Battle of the Rumblehorn | Grain & Thunder

Freestyle bullfighting has no rider. A bullfighter steps into the arena alone with the bull, and the judges split the score between them: half for the fighter's poise, skill and agility, half for the bull's aggression. The Battle of the Rumblehorn brought two nights of it, plus bull riding, to the North Dakota State Fair in Minot.

We covered both nights for Arena Wear and cut the event while it was still running. The night-one highlight film was finished at 2:20 a.m., with five vertical socials done by 3. On championship night, the winner socials were finished about 80 minutes after the last ride.

Vertical socials

A bullfighter in orange sprinting ahead of a charging black bull — Inches from the horns

A black bull's horn at the shoulder of a bullfighter in stars and stripes — Stars and stripes vs. a black bull

A bullfighter in a patterned shirt colliding with a black bull — Bullfighter vs. bull, no rider

A bull rider thrown sideways on a spotted bull out of the chute — Spotted bull, hard spin

Full Deliverables

Night-one highlight film Widescreen, finished overnight

Short cut Widescreen, 1:39

Vertical socials 7 bullfighting and bull riding clips

Winner socials 2 versions, finished championship night

Two nights in the arena, edited as it happened.

Directed, shot, and edited by Derek Olson. 11 deliverables across widescreen and vertical.

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