This thing is awesome, so cool that we had to let you guys know about it. Check out the video below to see Chris taking us through the rapid-prototyping process and how it keeps Burton on top…

The movie was shot completely in Hi-Definition, so if you can wait a month, cop the Blu-Ray version at Best Buy, or download it off iTunes today for $8. Read on to watch the trailer and see an interview with Travis about how it all went down…

Interview by Bradley Carbone

Complex: Travis, what's the deal with That's It, That's All?

Travis Rice: We wanted to make a movie that could appeal to all types of people. Skateboarding is fun to watch, but unless you've skated, you can't have a respect for what they do. Same with surfing. Unless you've paddled out, you don't get the intricacies. Same with snowboarding. Unless you do it, you can't grasp what's going on.

Complex: So how do you speak to the masses with a core film like this?

Travis Rice: So that's the whole reason we made this film. We spent extra time and money on production to give something that the 16-year-old ADD-ridden punk can love and get stoked on and that the 50-year-old Texan who has never snowboarded can enjoy. The cinematography really makes the film work on a lot of levels. Each shot in That's It, That's All has multiple days involved in its production, and we took the extra step with aerial-stabilized systems, and all these crazy custom rigs, so you get images that are great snowboarding shots. But even beyond the snowboarding, the shots are beautiful to look at, so the causal viewer can get just as excited as the core snowboarder.

Complex: Some of these shots look like Planet Earth.

Travis Rice: We actually used the same Cineflex system that Planet Earth was shot on for our HD shots. That system is amazing. Basically you have the camera mounted in a bubble, and then they surround it with 3 or 4 gyroscopes so that the camera operates on it's own axis. The helicopter can make a steep bank or jump in the air, and the shot stays perfectly on point. Whenever you see a steady helicopter shot in a Hollywood movie, it's either the Cineflex HD system, or the Wescam system shooting 35mm. We shot with both for the film.

Complex: And you shot That's It, That's All over 2 years?

Travis Rice: Yes. Skate videos are successful because the film doesn't get released until it's done. Snowboarding is usually the opposite in every way. They come out every year based on the previous season, whether or not it's a good season. For this movie we wanted to make sure we got the best riding we could, so we gave it two years of production instead of the standard one year.

Complex: And it worked out?

Travis Rice: Even working on this project, we probably got shut down on a third of our trips, just because of weather. It's tough, dealing with mother nature. But all in we spent 3 months over two summers in New Zealand, 5 weeks in AK, a good 3-4 months in Jackson, and filmed two years of the contest run in hopes of creating a film that appeals to the core rider as well as the dude who has only seen snowboarding on a TV commercial.

Party time in Aspen. With the 12th Winter X Games underway, the ritzy Colorado town is booked full with action sports athletes, industry folk and fans. Our first night in town, we managed three parties in one night: First it was dinner and cocktails at the Oakley House. A stop off at the Target Chalet. And come early a.m., we had no choice but to let loose and wil’ out Rocky Mountain style at the New Era digs, where Lil’ Jon held it down for all. Stay tuned for more.

Check the photos after the jump.

Pro snowboarder Chanelle Sladics steps into the Oakley House

Skier Kristi Leskinen and Burton team rider Anne-Flore Marxer sporting a fresh raspberry

Pro rider Eddie Wall at the New Era party

The presence of a camera can produce different reactions from people…

Check back for more updates from X Games XII.

–Tracy Anderson

Winter X Games XII kicked off in Aspen last night. Tanner Hall placed first in the men’s ski superpipe and Levi LaVallee took the gold for doing backflips on a snowmobile. Something he’s obviously practiced before. Shaun White, jamming with Mat Hoffman at the Target Chalet last night, hasn’t slipped any gold around his neck. But he’s definitely cashing checks in Aspen. Yesterday Burton announced a new 10-year deal with White with intentions of expanding his signature line, The White Collection. The announcement comes on the heels of White’s new contract with Target to produce a casual line under his name. Maybe White will get the big Red Dot to change its stance on bloggers.