Why would I leave Colorado for a white water rafting adventure?
Simple answer…
Colorado doesn’t have the Youchiogheny River — or the worlds largest steel pool.
If you ever make it out this way, I would recommend a wilderness voyage adventure and it’s always nice to have a little home away from home at the Historic Summit Inn.
The top 10 picks for April, with links to view on YouTube (the link to Stella Artois “Up There” is on Vimeo):
1. Nike – Write the Future, agency: Wieden & Kennedy
2. TomTom – Behind the Scenes of Darth Vader’s Voice Recording, agency: Pool Worldwide
3. Olympus – Pen Giant, agency: DSG
4. Hi Tec – Walk on Water (Liquid Mountaineering), agency: CCCP
5. Arriva Movia – Mukthar’s Birthday – Better Bus Ride, agency: bybird/cadaver
6. Toyota – Toyota Sienna “Swagger Wagon,” agency: Saatchi & Saatchi
7. Sony – 3DTV, agency: Anomaly
8. Nissan – Urban Bowling, agency: TBWA/G1
9. Stella Artois – Up There, agency: Mother
10. Google Chrome, Speed Tests, agency: BBH
Genius:
1 – Nike kills it (again)
5 – Flash Mobbed birthday – This is the power of social media and the direction it should go.
6 – Still give Toyota props on this, but the original is better.
9 – Quite the interesting look into a skilled original talent.
I somehow popped backstage last night at BHTM 2010 Live at Red Rocks without ever having a ticket. It was a good show – with sun, rain, a torrential downpour and meeting new friends — but nothing compares to the 06/07/08 four hour live recording dvd show.
From me to you… enjoy the adventure.
Rock on.
From last night:
Genius and scary. I don’t even know what it’s for or if this is completely real, but I intend to find out.
1. Dean’s Blue Hole – this is no joke.
2. Guillaume Nery is no joke either – but considering the deepest any freediver has ever gone in the blue hole is 120 metres (394 ft) – just last month – I do not believe Guillaume actually made it to the bottom. Still, this is ridiculously insane and opens up an entire new world to a sport I knew existed, but had no idea s to what capacity it was being taken.
Excellent work goes out to Bluenery Productions with a quick 1 month turn around on this project.
A couple years ago Dave Morin and I were openly talking about the inane direction of freestyle skiing and where it was going. We joked about creating a ski movie production company with a name that defined the craziest thing we could ever imagine seeing a skier do… and so, Flying Helicopters Under People Productions was formed.
FHUPP – A now common adjective for something that is ultimately crazy – has randomly shown up in nearly every film from the last couple of years… However, from my understanding, a true FHUPP has not been accomplished and I challenge anyone who may be willing to strive for it.
The latest installment of a FHUPPed up jump comes from Level 1 Productions latest park shoot at Sun Valley, Idaho.
Tom Wallisch gets inverted on one of the largest kickers I have ever seen. Click the image. Inspect for yourself. This is not small.
Just imagine the kid who guinea pigged this 110′ transfer gap – FHUPP.
ESPN Freeskiing blog has the writeup.
I can’t wait to see the actual chopper footage in Level 1’s new film “Eye Trip” due out in September. Thanks for the share Berman.
The top 10 picks for April, with links to view on YouTube:
1. Heineken – Men With Talent, agency: TBWA
2. Nike – Earl and Tiger, agency: Wieden & Kennedy
3. Old Spice – Flex, agency: n/a
4. Samsung – Master of Business Card Throwing, agency: The Viral Factory
5. Coca-Cola – Quest, agency: SANTO
6. Nike – The Secret Behind Nike Air, agency: n/a
7. Sony – Around the World in 80 Seconds, agency: Rapp
8. Nike – Music Shoe, agency: Wieden & Kennedy
9. Greenpeace – Give Earth a Hand, agency: n/a
10. Nestle – I Like Big Butterfingers, agency: n/a
Interesting perspective Toyota. Win one for the accelerator stick.
John Teas is Ellen’s Video of the Day.
Don’t forget to watch the original.
Worlds Largest Naked Front Flip… Good find Nate Warner via JF Cusson via Jen Crichton.
From what I have gathered – Some guy named Nico Zacek throws this event called Nine Knights. Skiers (Oscar Scherlin, Henrik Harlaut, Laurent Favre, Mikael Descenaux, the best British rider Paddy Graham, and the top Austrian/German riders Fabio Studer, Thomas Hlawitschka, Martin Misof and Nico Zacek) jump the castle. Photographers (Mattias Fredriksson, Klaus Polzer, Elina Sirparanta, Yarrek) photograph the jump. And everyone parties.
Until this guy blows the wind through his balls on a massive crack open front fly to flat. Teddy Berr – I know you have balls, but are they still intact?
Read more – more and watch more.
I watched this once … and laughed.
Watched it again… and laughed even more.
I can’t figure out why I’m laughing? But this kid John Teas is pretty entertaining.
I don’t know if it’s his amazing double grip on the mic… or the pinned feet and body twitch on the major beats of the song (watch 1:13-1:20) – But something sets this amateur video apart from the rest.
I do know John is local to the Denver area and he apparently has a large set of pipes in his second grade body. Combined with moms lackluster camera work and a completely clueless grand finish – this video has it all. Plus Journey doesn’t suck either.
Nice work John Teas and Mom.
Innocence Rules.
UPDATE – April 19th
Rumor has it that John Teas will appear on Ellen next week. Ellen airs at 3:00pm in Denver on channel 9. Keep you posted.
UPDATE – April 26th
John Teas WILL appear on Ellen with Marisa Tomei on Tuesday, April 27th 2010. Ellen airs on NBC channel 9 at 3:00pm Denver time.
Watch preview here.
MattMatt sent me this … I laughed. Partly because it was a double wammy in marketing efforts – and now – it just turned into a triple wammy.
Let me explain.
Have you ever been driving down the road listening to the radio and lets say a Coors Light advertisement comes on the air… and at or near that very same time you pass a Coors Light billboard – Or maybe your following a Coors Light truck, or drinking a Coors Light (not recommended while driving). If you realize both instances and actually process what just happened, then chances are you were just double whammed.
In this case – I was triple whammed by the Insane Clown Posse.
1st – A surprise appearance by Violent Jay at a Hoodlum event.
2nd – MattMatt sends me the Miracles music video.
Triple – Saturday Night Live spoofs it.
Bang Pow Boom – now it all makes sense. Just don’t forget that these guys never graduated from high school.
If magic is all we’ve ever know
Then it’s easy to miss what really goes on
But I’ve seen miracles in every way
And I see miracles everyday
Oceans spanning beyond my sight
And a million stars way above em at night
We don’t have to be high to look in the sky
And know that’s a miracle opened wide
Look at the mountains, trees, the seven seas
And everything chilling underwater, please
Hot lava, snow, rain and fog
Long neck giraffes, and pet cats and dogs
And I’ve seen eighty-five thousand people
All in one room, together as equals
Pure magic is the birth of my kids
I’ve seen shit that’ll shock your eyelids
The sun and the moon, and even Mars
The Milky Way and fucking shooting stars
UFOs, a river flows
Plant a little seed and nature grows
Niagara falls and the pyramids
Everything you believed in as kids
Fucking rainbows after it rains
there’s enough miracles here to blow your brains
I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco bay
It tried to eat my cell phone, he ran away
And music is magic, pure and clean
You can feel it and hear it but it can’t be seen
Music is all magic
(Are you a believer in miracles)
You can’t even hold it
(Do you notice and recognize miracles)
it’s just there in the air
(Are you a believer in miracles)
Pure motherfucking magic Right?
This shit’ll blow your fucking mind
(Do you notice and recognize miracles)
Music is a lot like love, it’s all a feeling
And it fills the room, from the floor to the ceiling
I see miracles all around me
Stop and look around, it’s all astounding
Water, fire, air and dirt
Fucking magnets, how do they work?
And I don’t wanna talk to a scientist
Y’all motherfuckers lying, and getting me pissed
Solar eclipse, and vicious weather
Fifteen thousand Juggalos together
And I love my mom for giving me this
Time on this planet, taking nothing for granted
I seen a caterpillar turn into a butterfly
Miracles ain’t nothing to lie
Shaggy’s little boys look just like Shaggy
And my little boy looks just like daddy
Miracles each and every where you look
And nobody has to stay where they put
This world is yours for you to explore
there’s nothing but miracles beyond your door
The Dark Carnival is your invitation
To witness that without explanation
Take a look at this fine creation
And enjoy it better with appreciation
Crows, ghosts, the midnight coast
The wonders of the world, mysteries the most
Just open your mind, and it ain’t no way
To ignore the miracles of every day
(Are you a believer in miracles)
Magic everywhere in this bitch
(Do you notice and recognize miracles)
it’s all around you, you don’t even know it
(Are you a believer in miracles) Shit’s crazy
(Do you notice and recognize miracles,
So many miracles, the magic miracles)
Have no clue who the teams are or what the significance of this game was – but this replaces the previous video I had in this slot because copyright removed it.
Their celebration dance is how I feel about YouTube when they remove videos… even though they are not to blame.
The top 10 picks for March, with links to view on YouTube:
1. BMW S1000RR – Dinner Table, agency: n/a
2. Pedigree – Dogs, agency: TBWA
3. Pepsi Max – ‘Oh Africa,’ agency: n/a
4. Nike – The Human Chain, agency: Wieden & Kennedy
5. Adidas Originals – Street Corner, agency: Sid Lee
6. Tropicana – Arctic Sun, agency: BBDO
7. Sprite – Spark, agency: Bartle Bogle Hegarty
8. Sony Playstation – Move, agency: Deutsch
9. Specsavers – ‘The Specs Effect,’ agency: Specsavers Creative
10. Natural Gas Belgium – Soft Heat, agency: TBWA
Genius: 4, 10
Hydle Favorite:
Although I am a fan of a couple of these commercials – the key word here is that they are mainly all commercials – and that I am not a fan of. Goviral needs to rethink this batch.
About the Rankings: goviral issues a monthly top-10 list of viral video rankings on its site, including additional commentary about the videos, their approaches and why the firm thinks they are viral or likely to become viral in the future.
“oh the street drift video. here goes.
Idea was simple. Shut down a windy road that lots of car people know about and drift it. It’s been done before so the best way to stand out was to do it on the first take. That right there sounds like a project I would want to be part of. Now here’s where it goes downhill. They had some sort of funding for this project. I don’t know what it was, and frankly it doesn’t matter, because the final product was good, but not great. Driving was good, but not great. When you take into account that it was Tanner’s first run, it does push the impress-o-meter up a bit, but not enough for me. Its the same reason people love watching the chase scenes in movies despite the skid marks on the road. even if it’s the 50th take, the audience feels like it’s the first because thats the first time they’ve seen it. So when two cars crash or slide past each other at 100mph within 3 inches of each other, it’s still impressive.
I would have rather seen Tanner really push it to the limits and tap some guard rails and rocks, rather than lay fresh rubber the whole way. He played it safe, and who can blame him? It’s a car that probably has Half a Millon dollars invested in it and it’s the only one he has for Formula D competition, which is where he makes a big chunk of his bread and butter. Using the “It was his first run” statement to justify the video is like justifying Steve-O’s behavior by saying, “Well, he’s a druggie.” It makes sense, but doesn’t change the fact.
The driving is impressive, but I’ve seen Tanner do WAY more impressive things in a car. The filming was a debacle. Again I don’t know the situation, but if I had to guess here’s what I would say. Someone talked their way into being able to direct the project, and decided that Ken Block’s videos were a good way to go. Rather than do something original, they applied a style that worked for someone else, despite not having toyed with the style themselves. Then you have a budget that doesn’t allow for proper cinematographers AND proper cameras. It allowed for one or the other. They chose nice equipment, but you can have the best stuff in the world and not know how to use it effectively. So you have a crew that isn’t familiar with this type of action sports short film style, using equipment they may not be familiar with, shooting something in one take. Even with the best subject matter in the world, it’s a recipe for a mediocre final product. Thats why film has always revolved around the concept of multiple takes. You do it until you get it right. No one gets it perfect the first time, not even Tanner, who is, in my book, one of the best drivers on the planet.
So when they looked at the footage, they realized they needed to spice it up somehow and went with, “Well, it was his first run.” Then the editing wasn’t great in my opinion. there wasn’t much flair to it. Kind of mundane.
So to re-cap. Impressive idea for a project, decently executed, poor choice of style, lacking originality, and good driving flaunted as amazing driving. Not much to write home about. I’ll keep you posted as we get ready to release our street drift project to the world.
Also, let’s close Berthoud this summer and make a movie.”
