Black Friday

November 27, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

BLACK FRIDAY MUSIC

There's a theme here. Let's see if anyone else gets it.

Had to start this off with a banger...

Music video by Blackstreet performing No Diggity. (C) 1996 Interscope Records

Blackstreet - No Diggity

Still, and always will be, one of my top 5 songs I go to when nobody else knows/cares what they wanna hear at a party but wanna keep the party going.

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Amy Winehouse - Back to Black 

Miss her and her voice dearly. This album, Back to Black, is something I return to quite often. Whether it’s for clarity with a female perspective because what she sang came through so vividly and sincere or whether it’s to hear a voice that’s simultaneously timeless, old school and current, I go back to it.

Big L - All Black [Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous]

Big L - All Black

I got down with this guy later on as I delved deeper into hip hop. It’s interesting how people discover music because there’s no “right” way: you come across it however you can as long as you keep your ears open. I’m sure most people my age heard of him through Eminem referencing him in songs or through grainy youtube freestyle videos. I saw an album cover of his in a cd store - The Big Picture - and saw this dude with glasses looking back at me like he was trying to burn a hole through my head.
Also, this hook is so gangster. It’s weird to hear lyrics like this guy’s and not cringe a little. As Kanye says, “Last year Chicago had over 600 caskets…man, killin’s some wack shit.” But this was the era. This song was what it was to be a Harlem rapper: come at the mic like it talked about you behind your back. One of those “gotta wonder what else he could’ve done” guys, for sure.

Diane Mizota Cadillac CTS Commercial

Black Iris Music - Fire Hydrant Floods

There was this movement, sparked by Mitsubishi and Nissan, where car commercials yanked little-known but well-produced songs and fit them to commercials like a tailored suit. This company, Black Iris Music, was a company that was a tonal haberdashery for these kind of striking visuals. Like I’ve always done, I dove in and did my Youtube comment research and found it. Hell of a beat.

Artist: Thom Yorke Song: Black Swan Album: The Eraser Lyrics What will grow crooked, you can't make straight It's the price you gotta pay Do yourself a favour and pack you bags Buy a ticket and get on the train Buy a ticket and get on the train Cause this

Thom Yorke - Black Swan

I’m listening to this song while I write down all of these. I chose this one to carry me through transcribing my thoughts. I think that says enough.

Music video by Soundgarden performing Fell On Black Days. (C) 1994 A&M Records

Soundgarden - Fell On Black Days 

There are probably 20 songs that were on rotation back in the early-to-mid 90’s that I knew by heart, phonetically, but might not have caught the meaning or even known the band name. Sponge’s “Plowed.” Blind Melon’s “No Rain.” “Cumbersome” by Seven Mary Three… these songs blended in and out and I loved it. Something about Soundgarden made me listen a little more intently. They, along with others, I’m sure, made me give a shit about what I was hearing.
EDIT - Add in Pearl Jam’s “Black” as a song that I didn’t know (title or lyrics) but could hum right now, end to end, if you asked me.

Music video by Blackstar performing Respiration. (C) 2004 Rawkus Entertainment LLC

Black Star - Respiration

I have a hip-hop scholar of a friend named Pat. We’ve bonded on music so much so that, even though we haven’t seen each other in a while and miss out on opportunities to hang and all of that stuff, anytime we hang, it’s all smiles because we almost always end up bringing it back to music. We’ll bust out our microscopes and get down to the DNA of songs and subsequently expand those notions to galactic perspectives and man, it’s always a good time. We differ on a lot, as intelligent people with opinions do, but this is one of the songs he and I vibed with on a level of sameness and congruence that it was weird. Amongst the many other thoughts that it brought up, there’s one image that stands out with this tune: Chicago.

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Death Cab For Cutie - Black Sun

Great tune from their newest album. One of those bands I’ll always follow.

Music video by Dan Black performing Symphonies. (C) 2010 Polydor UK / The Hours USA

Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi - Symphonies

A friend of mine, Dan, had just bought these new padded, legit looking headphones. I hungoverly stumbled into his new apartment with a few friends and I noticed them and wondered if I could try them out.
This isn’t about the headphones, but about the first time I heard this song and how I don’t remember one detail of the headphones but I remember this song making my skin hot and having to hide the reaction. That’s what music does, right there.

A hip hop artist that has never been mentioned ever since his first and only album

Guerilla Black - Hearts of Fire

Like most 80’s/90’s kids, you knew you were making an investment in an artist when you bought an album on CD. Boom or bust, once you bought it, you were committed and if you bought it for one song and knew nothing else about the artist, it was quite a gamble, especially if you had already crushed your allowance on a Playstation game or new sneakers. Not to say that this guy’s stuff wasn’t great, but I just didn’t vibe with it. Never got past track 4.
But this was the introductory track and it still goes in workout playlists.

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Pitch Black - It’s All Real

I think I heard this around the same time And 1 had a grip on ESPN’s schedule like Gary Sheffield gripped a baseball bat. Maybe I heard it in a video for that show…? Regardless, I hear this song and can’t stop thinking of crossovers and huge slams and people losing their minds.

"Black Balloon" is available on Vinyl for the first time EVER.

Black Balloon - Goo Goo Dolls

Classic.

Video for track 'Black Balloon' taken from the album Midnight Boom, and directed by Kenneth Cappello Track is also taken from Black Balloon EP, out March / April 2009 www.thekills.tv www.myspace.com/thekills www.midnightboom.com www.dominorecordco.comDomino Recording Company is an independent record label founded in 1993.

Black Balloon - The Kills

Not classic... yet.

and finally...
 
Johnny Cash - Man In Black

I found part of this clip elsewhere, but missing Cash's extended spoken introduction. I hate to sound like a college nerd (because I'm not, I just married one), but the additional context his remarks add make the song even more impressive to me.

Gotta finish strong with a guy that proves you can still be cool and intimidating and blaze a trail when you're old.

All songs that have been used in prominent spots so much that they almost got worn out…but they’re too good.

Kanye West - Black Skinhead

***Won "Trailer Of The Year" last year.

Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://goo.gl/dHs73 The Wolf of Wall Street Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio The story of a New York stockbroker, played by DiCaprio, who refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, the corporate banking world and mob infiltration.

Featuring Brand X Music's "Brutal" for Volume 11

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is a dark, gritty future where a new breed of Black Ops soldier emerges and the lines are blurred between our own humanity and the cutting-edge military robotics that define the future of combat. See you on November 6, the new Black Friday.

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Yes, that was a BLACK FRIDAY commercial. My mind is boggled.

Albums that, while writing this, can’t wait to listen to, entirely.


Mos Def - Black On Both Sides 

Album - Black On Both Sides(Please Rate and Comment) Production By Dj Premier....

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From 1999 Album: "Black On Both Sides"...[Artist info below]..... Get Mos Def's Music: http://www.amazon.com/Mos-Def/e/B000APZDZ2/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d & http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mos-def/id92012 Born Dante Terrell Smith on December 11, 1973, in Brooklyn, NY, Mos Def began rapping at age nine and began professionally acting at age 14, when he appeared in a TV movie.

I sometimes feel apprehensive about proclaiming that I love this album… ‘cuz I’m a white guy. Like, really white... So white that I regret writing “‘cuz” back there. And this album is so NOT white. But every single note that comes up in this album is something I’ve admired and I vibe with it on every level. Every lyric is something I’ve studied and it's influenced me in ways and thoughts that still come up. Saying “Race relations is an issue” is like saying “the Earth has water in some parts of it,” so I won’t even try to craft a thought on that right now, but this album has made me more intelligent on the “issue” by miles and miles and I’m glad I know this album so well.

This is a clip of Jay-Z performing "Encore" from the live recording of Jay-Z's show at Madison Square Garden on 25th November 2003. It was taken from the 2004 documentary "Fade to Black". I DO NOT CLAIM OWNERSHIP OF THESE TRACKS OR THE VIDEO, THEY BELONG TO VARIOUS PARTIES: ROC-A-FELLA, DEF JAM, UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES TO NAME A FEW.

I can name probably 20 albums that are so engrained in my brain that I know the order of the tracks (Encore = 4, Threat = 7, Justify My Thug = 11, Allure = 13). Succinct but verbose, upbeat and dramatic, genuine and cavalier. A guy who deserves to be mentioned as one of the greatest to have ever spoken into a microphone.


Muse - Black Holes And Revelations 

Muse - Supermassive Black Hole Original Music Video Copyright © 2006 A&E Records/ Helium 3 & Warner Music Group http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pta-gf6JaHQ Comment & Subcribe

Simply put, bands have albums that push them into “headliner” status. This is that album for Muse.

Bands that are as good as Thanksgiving leftovers

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

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I feel cooler listening to their music. Eons cooler than I actually am.

 

It’s them, The Beatles and The Strokes. No order, no favorite. There are obviously hundreds of others, but those are the 3 for me.

A marvel with the elemental aspects, a catalog demonstrating fantastic versatility and longevity, respect amongst his peers and a crew that are killers. The Roots are the San Antonio Spurs of music and Black Thought is an obviously more charismatic Tim Duncan.

This was one of the few posts that I hope others catch. Hope y'all dig it.

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It's on my list - Watch Later, pt. 2

September 03, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

"I'll do it this afternoon!"

Uploaded by Samfid on 2013-06-02.

I've accrued another lengthy list of videos to catch up on, consisting of a few short films, a couple timelapse pieces and a music video from a band I love and haven't listened to in too long.

I'll put 'em here so I'll know where they are when I need to procrastinate.

This was shot on June 28, 2015 in an area of San Diego County called the Tijuana Slough. It is the most southwestern corner of the continental U.S. where the U.S. meets Baja Mexico. The landmass in the bottom left of the frame is a neighborhood of Tijuana called Playas de Tijuana and just before that is the international border. The area is historically rich and politically complex. During the 80s and 90s the border exchanges, of Mexican workers, drugs and sewage became central topics in heated local and national debates that continue today. In the national dialog the border is always depicted as a simple binary system but this is not at all the case. The exchange between the environments, the communities and economies has always been nuanced. Any dialog that reduces the relationship to simple “us and them” is very suspect. Is this a metaphor about the complexity of the border? No. I’m just trying to make something I’ve never seen before that says something about the region. I injured my shoulder last summer and couldn’t surf or swim all year so I started flying kites at the beach for fun, that’s the source of the idea. In the previous videos I looked for large scale events but for this one I was curious to see what could emerge from something really simple. We shot at the border because it has predictable wind and the area doesn’t attract crowds, so it’s serendipity that I made a video about hidden complexity in a place with an enormous amount of hidden complexity. A note on the gray sky, these weather conditions are called June gloom by Californians. Throughout late spring, low altitude stratus clouds are produced over the ocean and brought inland, usually late at night, by prevailing winds. For people from more intense climates, these weather conditions are very mild but for many southern Californians it’s like deep winter and there’s an art to complaining about it. The clouds are a sign that our waters are cool, not warm like much of the east coast. The cool waters make it impossible for hurricanes to reach us and produce an incredibly stable climate, for now. Tech notes, the video was shot on a BMCC camera in 2.5k RAW with an 80mm full frame lens and cut in After Effects. The kite separations were done with a combination of the Luma Key, key framed masks and the Soft Matte effect to clean up the edges. The most difficult tech problem was finding the right shutter angle to balance strobing and motion blur. For this particular kite speed we found a shutter angle of 72 degrees at 24fps worked best. In the near future, you will be able to make a video like this with computer vision. You’ll just tell the computer to separate the red kite while you eat a sandwich. If I were you, I would wait till then to make one cause they take forever my way. If you'd like to know more about the post process, here's a making-of video: https://vimeo.com/135602152 A film by Cy Kuckenbaker Camera by Alex Graham The San Diego Studies is a series of short videos that collapse time to reveal otherwise unobservable rhythms and movement in the city. There are no CG elements, these are all real kites that have been separated from their original shots and compiled together. The rest of the San Diego Studies videos are here: San Diego Study #1 vimeo.com/54658957 San Diego Study #2: vimeo.com/58240175 San Diego Study #3: vimeo.com/82038912 San Diego Study #4: vimeo.com/95867186 San Diego Study #5: https://vimeo.com/originals/lumia/101557016 To request permission for distribution and licensing contact: cysfilm@gmail.com Connect with me: cysfilm.com, @cysfilm on twitter and instagram copyright © 2015 Cy Kuckenbaker To see some amazing flocking videos take a look at Dennis Hlynsky’s work, it’ll blow your mind: https://vimeo.com/102399221

Visualization of nuclear detonations from 1945 to present. Atmospheric: red Underground: yellow Underwater: blue By Orbital Mechanics (http://orbitalmechanics.io) Code / Visuals: Ehsan Rezaie Sound: Phil Rochefort & Patrick Trudeau

OFFICIAL TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/130754208 OFFICIAL SELECTION: Las Vegas Film Festival 2015 Format: 35mm Runtime: 7min 10sec Writer / Director: Rollo Hollins Poetry by: Mandy Kahn Producers: Jack Goodwin & Lizzie Goodman Exec: Thomas Byrd Cinematographer: Drew Bienemann Editor: Adam Biskupski Production Designer: Megan Fenton Hap: Josh Collins Madeline: Arienne Mandi Director / Cupid: Andrew Elvis Miller Production Company - KODE

What started as the DC Downhill Club (DCDC) has grown into DC Drain and Clean - a group of skateboarders from the Washington, DC area who have made it their mission to seek out backyard pools to drain and skate - making unique friendships along the way. Shot on Red Epic Dragon, Leica R lenses and Duclos 11-16mm. Plus a few shots on the Scarlet. Special thanks to Anthony and the DCDC crew for allowing us to document their work. Produced by RUN RIOT FILMS Directed and Edited by CHRIS TUSS Cinematography - DAVE ADAMS Additional Cinematography - BRIAN STANSFIELD Aerial Pilot - BRYAN HARVEY Audio Recording - JOSIE SWANTEK Production Assistants - KYLE BILLER, EMMA ASHER, KATIE BRYDEN Color Correction - SAM GURSKY, Irving Harvey Sound Design / Mix - ROB FRITTS, Shine Creative Music - MUSIC BED, CHUCK FAY, HOLDFAST

This is compilation of hyperlapse videos that I shot over the course of the past 2 years. I spent a lot of time scouting for locations, waiting for the perfect conditions, and catching the beauty of the city. Lighting is important. Sunrises, sunsets; transitions from dawn to day, and from dusk to dark. I used a lot of self-developed tricks and techniques in both the shooting and editing processes - it took a lot of time and passion to make this video. Some of these clips, as well as many more, are available for licensing EXCLUSIVELY at Dissolve.com . You can check out my collection here http://dissolve.com/contributors/vadim-tereshchenko Looking for a LA based production company to collaborate with. I do personal trainings for hyperlapse/timelapse shooting and editing. For all questions and inquires; email me: vlgoesla@gmail.com Thank you and enjoy! vadimla.com "One Day They'll Know" (Derek Smith) 8 Minutes 20 Seconds Records Performed by Pretty Lights. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.

Ishtar X Tussilago is a short film by Maceo Frost starring downhill longboard rider Ishtar Backlund in the epic mountains of Norway. Combined with a magical soundtrack from Swedish rock band Tussilago, the film is a glimpse into the profound feeling of believing in yourself and living one’s greatest dreams. Director: Maceo Frost DoP: Max Larsson / Maceo Frost Producer: Fred Thustrup Skate cam: Kim Hansson / Sammy Hasselberg Editing and Grade: Maceo Frost Illustrator: Su-Jin Nam Sound: Jorge Olivares / AT THE LAB STUDIO Production company: NUET Soundtrack: Tussilago - Waltz Riders: Ishtar Bäcklund Caroline Boström Kim Hansson Sammy Hasselberg Sander Hasselberg Thanks to: Longboard girls crew Kahalani Trucks Abec 11 Rayne Longboards ----- www.maceofrost.com (director) www.maxlarsson.com (DoP) www.facebook.com/ishtar.backlund. (Rider) ishti.tumblr.com Ishtarbe@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/Tussilagomusic (Music) http://bit.ly/TussilagoSpotify

A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots mining on a desolate planet. Contact: Hello@Jackanders.com Crew: Created By: Jack Anderson Original Score By: Cody Bursch Sound Design By: Jackie! Zhou Additional Animation: Jen Re, Erica Robinson, Hunter Schmidt, Justine Stewart, Jacqueline Yee Additional FX: Danny Corona, Matthew Robillard, Tim Trankle Cloud FX: Chase Levin Colorist: Bryan Smaller Rigging: Katelyn Roland Advisor: Bill Kroyer FINALIST: 2015 Student Academy Awards FINALIST: 2015 Student BAFTA Film Awards GRAND JURY PRIZE: BEST STUDENT FILM: NASHVILLE FILM FESTIVAL WINNER: BEST ANIMATED FILM- SONOMA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNER: "BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN ANIMATION" CECIL AWARDS 2014 RUNNER UP: ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (ANIMATION CATAGORY) Festivals & Markets: Santa Barbara International Film Festival Ottawa Film Festival Cleveland International Film Festival River Run International Film Festival LA Shorts Fest Rhode Island Film Festival Traverse City Film Festival New Hampshire Film Festival FIRST CUT 2014 @ DGA in Los Angeles & New York Fargo Film Festival Pune International Film Festival Omaha International Film Festival Sedona International Film Festival Independent Film Festival Of Boston Minneapolis International Film Festival Athens Animfest Cannes Short Film Corner Newport Beach International Film Festival River Film Festival Prescott Film Festival Free Range Film Festival Breckenridge Film Festival Fareham Arts Festival

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Less than a god, more than a man...

July 27, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

One of, if not the first, edits I ever made was a Michael Jordan highlight. It was to this song - Steve Miller Remix - and it wasn't that bad. Looking back, I can remember it not being fantastic, and if I ever find it, I'll toss it on here, but for now, just imagine a few stop-reverse edits and grainy color correction.

He made it watchable.

Anyway, once in a while, when I'm in need of some inspiration or just need to remember what it was like to watch this guy rule the landscape, I go to this Youtube channel - Hoopsencyclopedia - and it's a great way to relive what I remember and discover what I never got a chance to see.
Here are examples of both:

I originally edited this game years ago but due to Youtube's file size limit back then, only parts of it were put up. This is the full version of the game with cleaner quality as well. Bizarrely, as good as MJ was playing, he was "off" on his circus shots in this game.

Descrip to come but the title says it all

Here's a really well edited piece, what might be the last great edit that originates from his highlights. In HD, too.

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Michael Jordan. Nick Miller said he was "the first man that taught me that I could love a man." Comedic and sarcastic, but I can't deny it. Watching him was like watching a waterfall originate: it was sudden, powerful and elegant all at the same time.

23 forever.

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Tomorrow's another day...

July 13, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

"Don't do tomorrow what you can do today."
~ Benjamin Franklin, followed by everyone that's come across an image search for "crossfit motivation."

Crossing things off your list. Bringing things across the finish line. Ask anyone that's been deemed, by their own hand or someone else's, a "creative" person and they'll tell you it's a sad realization when they look at the 4 or 5 projects that they've been "creative" with for a spell and not one has had a bow tied around it.

Amongst a few things more weighty in life that I'm getting to, I've put off a lengthy list of things to watch. From dvds literally collecting dust to that storyboard of that one idea I had while I was driving home, I sincerely hope I can get to it all and hope that, at the very least, my reviewing what I've put off I may actually get to instead of simply remembered that it's been stored. My "Watch Later" collection on Vimeo, a list I've accumulated without the faintest intention of getting to, is something that I discovered and I figure putting most of them here would give me a better shot at checking them out.

If you've seen them and know of something just as mesmerizing or informative, stop by my contact page and let me know what it is and how you found it. Over this past year, I've learned that I'm as responsible for putting out my own work as much as I am for vocalizing my approval for that which spurs me on to go after it even more. To not purvey the knowledge is to worsen your own future.

Can't say I've seen that on any Instagram.

Did find this, though. Enjoy Neil Armstrong's inspiring finish, and then some cool stuff to watch.

 

Volcano Calbuco erupted on April 22, 2015, for the first time in four decades. Located close to the cities of Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt in southern Chile. We spend the prior couple of days on the neighboring volcano Osorno (~20km linear distance) shooting timelapses. After an amazing night under the nightsky we took the cable car downwards after a delay caused by repairs. Already late we headed south to catch the ferry on Routa 7 down to Patagonia. After 10min on the ferry we noticed a massive, almost nuclear looking cloud boiling upwards just were we left a few hours ago. Frenetically looking for a good outlook we then rushed to the only non-forested place to get a decent view of the show. We quickly put every bit of camera-equipment we could find on the constantly growing mushroom-cloud. We shot timelapses in 8K and 4K with a Pentax 645Z and Canon 6D. On the A7s we shot 4K video to the Shogun using Kingston HyperX SSDs. We filled almost all of our memory cards in the prior night so I had to do backups while shooting all this stuff. This was for sure the most incredible show I've ever seen. I think this is a one in a lifetime event and I am so happy that we were able to capture it in all its glory. We will also release a timelapse video of our 6 weeks trip to Patagonia soon. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimestormFilms | TWITTER: https://twitter.com/martinheck WEBSITE: http://www.timestormfilms.com/ 4K/UHD-Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVcTPfBxOPU Soundtrack: We wish it was never light - Anamog All footage is available for licensing (video in 4K, timelapses in 8K&4K). For professional inquiries please contact me: martin@timestormfilms.net FOOTAGE GALLERY: https://app.nimia.com/presentations/7388/calbuco-4k-volcanic-erruption-footage/ GEAR LIST: -Sony A7s + Atomos Shogun 4K recorder + Kingston HyperX SSDs -Canon EOS 6D -Canon 70-200mm f4 L -Canon 24-105mm f4 L -Samyang 14mm f2.8 -Pentax 645Z -Pentax 55mm f2.8 -Pentax 25mm f4

We asked a diverse group of artists to share a little bit about their motivations as they created work at POW! WOW! arts festival in O'ahu, Hawaii. This film was made possible by the friendly folks at WeTransfer. http://www.booooooom.com http://www.wetransfer.com http://www.powwowhawaii.com Producer - Jeff Hamada Director / Editor - David Ehrenreich Cinematographer - Liam Mitchell Sound Designer - Eugenio Battaglia Starring Hot Tea - https://instagram.com/hotxtea Tatiana Suarez - https://instagram.com/tatunga Lauren YS - https://instagram.com/lolo_ys Kevin Lyons - https://instagram.com/klyonsnatborn Smithe - https://instagram.com/smitheone Case - https://instagram.com/case_maclaim Klone - https://instagram.com/kloneyourself James Jean - https://instagram.com/jamesjeanart JPatt - https://instagram.com/mrjpatt Nosego - https://instagram.com/nosego Soundtrack "Adventures In Dentures" Written & Performed by A Wider Smile http://widersmile.bandcamp.com "Green Mountain Beauty" Written & Performed by Kool Music http://www.eprodux.com "Bitch in Society" Written & Performed by Perri http://perri.bandcamp.com "Feel The Lightning" Written & Performed by Dan Deacon http://www.dandeacon.com "I wannit" Written & Performed by A Wider Smile http://widersmile.bandcamp.com "Dancing with Myself" Written & Performed by The Knocks http://theknocks.com "Forever Rebuilt (the road to ideath)" Written & Performed by Dave Biddle Shot on a Red Dragon provided by Inspired Image Picture Company Inc. © BOOOOOOOM PICTURES MMXV

In this film, Steven worked with Team O’Neill surfer and professional athlete Malia Manuel to capture a unique perspective on a single day’s surf session in Western Australia. Utilising drones for the majority of the videography, Steven plays with perspective, taking the viewer into, above, and beyond the waves.

If you want to make video essays, there’s no better film to study than Orson Welles’ 1973 masterpiece, F for Fake. There are a million lessons to take away from it, but today, let’s see what it has to teach us about structure. NO SPOILERS. For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyframeapainting Music: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus & Max Roach - Very Special Michel Legrand - F for Fake (Cinéma) A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God (Instrumental) Michel Legrand - Orson’s Theme (After the Rain Version) A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God Interview Clips: Trey Parker & Matt Stone at NYU: http://nyti.ms/1bNx6xf John Sturges' legendary audio commentary: http://bit.ly/1C2Jq1J

Edited time lapse sequences of the sun’s atmosphere observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft between 2011 and 2015. Music: Una by Murcof Taken form the Album Utopía (2004) | CD: BAY 38CD, Digital: BAY 38E http://www.theleaflabel.com/en/releases/view/98/murcof/utopia Images courtesy of: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Scientific Visualization Studio www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard | http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov Editing: Michael König | http://www.koenigm.com Additionally EARTH is now provided in Full HD: https://vimeo.com/32001208 This montage features excerpts of 4K full-disk pictures in extreme ultraviolet channels, mainly using wavelengths of 30.4 nm (50,000 Kelvin) partially in combination with 17.1 nm (6.3×105 Kelvin), and offers a glance at spicules, solar flares, filaments and an overview of the sun’s atmosphere. The footage was captured by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) maintained by the Joint Science Operations Center (Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory in collaboration with Stanford University) Scenes in order of appearance: 1. Long shots of solar activity | October 2013 2. Boiling solar prominence | February 2013 3. Close up active regions | October 2013 4. Launching filament | November 2011 5. Twisting prominence | September 2012 6. Close up solar activity | October 2014 7. Solar prominence | July 2013 8. Lunar transit | January 2014 9. Solar prominence dance | December 2012 10. Solar activity | October 2013 11. Plasma eruption | September 2012 12. Coronal rain | July 2012 13. Close up active regions | October 2013 14. Trebuchet eruption | February 2011 15. Solar prominence | October 2013 16. Venus transit | June 2012 17. Extreme solar eruption | June 2011 18. Filament eruption & ’canyon of fire’ | September 2013 19. Erupting solar filament | March 2015 20. Comet ’lovejoy’ passes sun | December 2011 21. Earth eclipse and dark prominence | September 2012 More information on the Solar Dynamics Observatory mission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Dynamics_Observatory

Red Bull's Art of Can features the artistic talent and community immersed in the vibrant neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago, IL. -- Featuring: Bruce Finkelman of Thalia Hall, Juan Soto of the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council and Czr Prz, one of the Top 30 Artists of Red Bulls Art of Can -- http://strangeloopstudios.com

All about paint. You can see finished paintings here: www.alyssamonks.com Music: http://www.darksideusa.com

Brandon Todd is 5’5’’ and he can dunk. He has never believed his height to be a limitation but an opportunity to change how people view small athletes. Brandon transformed his body over the course of a few years, gaining over 80 lbs of muscle, increasing his vertical to over 45 inches. Todd hopes to teach others that through hard work and perseverance physical limitations can be overcome. www.fivefivedocumentary.com Director: Chris Jurchak Producer: Aaron Hill Lighting Director and Colorist: Anthony Jacoway Cinematographer: Rob Ruscher Composer: Kevin Burnes www.kevinburnes.com Camera Operator: Chad Vossen Key Grip: Kelsey Peters Production Assistant: Andrew Morris Executive Producers: Tristan Pelligrino and Chad Vossen Ambient Sounds: “Somewhere Between Night And Sky” (by A.M)http://freemusicarchive.org/music/AM/WHNZ1NYMI/03_Somewhere_Between_Night_And_Sky_by_AM Special Thanks to: 522 Productions www.522productions.com ikan Corp www.ikancorp.com Camera: Sony FS700, Canon 7D, GoPro3

A homage to Palm Springs that I've been working away on whenever I got a free moment over the past few months. Very much inspired by this gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNu_MY7zwzs The song is 'PS I love you' by Bobby Vinton, with a snippet of 'Route Nationale' by Philippe Pares' at the beginning!

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Hiro is kinda my hero

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

Hiro Murai

I was scrolling through my Vimeo likes and I realized that Hiro Murai, a director based out of LA, has stranglehold on half my list.

He's been a major purveyor of images that have ran parallel to one of my favorite musician's best works.

starring Donald Glover & Jhene Aiko dir Hiro Murai prod Jason Baum dp Larkin Seiple ad Jesse Fleece steadi Ari Robbins gaffer Matt Ardine ac Matt Sanderson wardrobe Elise Velasco edit Jackie London vfx Gloria FX color Ricky Gausis at MPC exec produced by Danielle Hinde at Doomsday Entertainment copyright Glassnote Records 2014

dir hiro murai prod jason colon ad kenny taylor dp kevin phillips prod design hannah hurney wardrobe michelle thompson choreography ian eastwood stunt mindy kelley edit luke lynch vfx robert shobert color ricky gausis @ mpc exec prod danielle hinde @ doomsday ent copyright glassnote records 2014

dir Hiro Murai prod Jason Colon dp Larkin Seiple ad Jesse Fleece prod design Megan Fenton steadicam Ari Robbins ac Ken Tanaka edit Eric Greenburg vfx Varnish FX color Marc Steinberg ep Danielle Hinde Doomsday Ent 2014

dir Hiro Murai prod Kim Stuckwish dp Kevin Phillips ac Matt Sanderson art Max Orgell edit Hiro Murai vfx Robo Shobo color Marc Steinberg exec prod Danielle Hinde - Doomsday Ent Glassnote Records

A Short Film starring Donald Glover, Chance the Rapper, Trinidad James, Danielle Fishel, Abella Anderson. written by Donald Glover Shot on 16mm dir Hiro Murai prod Jason Baum ep Donald Glover & Danielle Hinde dp Larkin Seiple prod design Ethan Feldbau edit Isaac Hagy set decorator Rhys Raiskin 1st AC Ken Tanaka 2nd AC Jonathan Dec loader Jake Bianco gaffer Matt Ardine best boy electric Koby Poulton additional photography Sing Howe Yam sound mixer Evan Freeman re-recording sound mixer Samuel Ejnes prod supervisor Rose Krane prod assistant Alonzo Beas / Jeff Cobb dir's assistant Justin Kappenstein assistant editor Carrie Schreck vfx Varnish FX color Arnold Ramm Doomsday Ent. 2013

He's hypnotized me into spending hours watching the same video over and over.

starring: Candice Heiden April Corley Appelusa McGlynn dir Hiro Murai prod Kimberly Stuckwisch dp Larkin Seiple choreographer: Ryan Heffington AD: Jamar Hawkins gaffer: Matt Ardine prod design: Maxwell Orgell PM: Sara Eric Lacombe wardrobe: Elise Velasco and Chris Velasco color: Ricky @ MPC ep Danielle Hinde @ Doomsday Ent

And even after all that he's made, he still humbly stoked when his creations garner attention, just as I hope to be.

I could keep going on and on but I'm walking dangerously close to "thirsty" conditions so I'll just say that homey is a badass and I hope I can work with him or at the very least gank some dope move he does and thank him for it later.

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Pool Scraps

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

As much as I'd like not to, let's put the omnipresent pearls of beauty aside for just a moment and recognize the skill: This video is badass.

Created in a wave pool apparently set in Saudi Arabia, this is shot pristinely and cut like a sexy switchblade to a Gil Scott Herron song that I never saw coming. One of those videos that changed the way I listened to this song, and music, in general, since watching it.

more at: WWW.GLOBE.TV WWW.GLOBE.TV/DION SONG: 'NEW YORK IS KILLING ME' - GILL SCOTT-HERON

So yeah, what was I talking about again...?

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GANG life

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

Take a peek into a world you might know about if you didn't, at first glance, cast its inhabitants aside.

Good stuff in this one. Makes me perceive producing videos in an attainable, yet still courageous way.

Presented by Dazed & Confused A Jefferson Project Directed by Clayton Vomero Executive Producer Diane McArter Executive Producer Meghan Lang Cast: Mel: Mela Murder Inf: Infinite Coles D: Denasia Moore Screenplay by Clayton Vomero PRODUCED BY: STINE CHRONE MOISEN DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: STUART WINECOFF EDITED BY: CLAYTON VOMERO, ADAM ROBINSON & MICAH SCARPELLI SOUND DESIGNER: ALEX EPTON COLORIST: MIKEY ROSSITER @ THE MILL ORIGINAL SCORE BY: ALEX EPTON ASST. EDITOR: HAOYAN OF AMERICA & SEAN GORDON-LOEBL WARDROBE STYLIST: ALPHA VOMERO HAIR & MAKE-UP: BRITT COCHRAN PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: TRAVIS WALKER-HODKIN CAMERA DEPARTMENT 1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: JUSTIN SIMPSON 1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: ARMAAN VIRAANI 1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA: JOEY ZHENG 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA: SHAUN MALKOVICH 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA: DOMINIC MILLER 2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA: AARON SNOW DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNICIAN: ROMAN FRANCE ART DEPARTMENT PROP MASTER: LAUREN NIKROOZ LOCATION SOUND RECORDING SOUND MIXER: ROBERT BLUEMKE SOUND MIXER: MICHAEL MOOTE SOUND MIXER: JUAN PABLO TRAMUJAS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: MILES SOBOLESKI PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: PHOEBE CHUNG PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: BRANDON FONTANA PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: MADISON PFLUG PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: BLAS BRUCE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: MICHELLE FAEROE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: DAY DANIELS

Thanks to Dazed And Confused for this one. Always checkin' for what wildness they're catapulting into the world.
 

 

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Look down. Right now.

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

"Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted." Technological philosopher Shoshana Zuboff threw that out into the world years ago. Perfectly put and sincerely realized after I watched this video.

I love these kinds of projects: random messages thrown in with images that you see daily, set to a song that'd make a champion weightlifter weep. I've made videos like these and always enjoyed them.

The comments on this video are enlightening, as well. And speaking almost solely English, the poetry of a foreign language is also a major draw. Add in the fact that it's edited cleanly, uses a fantastic song from Interstellar and has all the makings of a high-priced production but could've also been covered on a weekend by one shooter with a tripod, a few of their friends and a boatload of color correction, my imagination runs wild with this video...

And then it's over. Play again.

This is a tribute to the city of San Sebastián and its floor, as an online campaign for the classical shoe store Ayestarán. With 80K views in its first week, this fashion film has been viewed in every corner of San Sebastián. Now it´s time for Vimeo viewers! *This is a director´s cut so no commercial use of this video and its music will be made. If you wanna see the official campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46qcSQAWIew Directed by Alberto Gastesi Voice over by Kandido Uranga Score: Day One by Hans Zimmer (only in this director´s non-commercial version) Client: Ayestarán Agency: ACC Comunicación Chief creative officer: Santi Hernández Production company: laproducer Producer: Laura Aristeguieta DOP: Esteban Ramos Costume: Nagore Dendariarena Models: Irene Arróspide, Simone Hadder, Richard Arrese Shot in San Sebastián on a Sony A7S with a bunch of old lenses... and held by a DJI Ronin

Alberto Gastesi has a fantastic Vimeo page featuring a few other videos I enjoyed, including a short film, Alejandra. Give him a shot.

"Birth, love, death. Three milestones in a person’s life, or perhaps in every one’s." Alejandra is a film about the beauty and power of three unvarnished moments in a person´s life. Narrated with neither dialogue nor music, it has taken part of various film festivals such as: Shortfilm Corner Cannes Film Festival (France) Vertigo prize in Huhezinema Festival (Spain) Finished with the aid of "Deconstructing shorts" program in Alcine (Spain) Vagrant festival official selection (Belarus) Zinegoak, Bilbao LGTB International Film Festival official selection (Spain) Film Shortage Official Daily Short Pick Selection -- (eng) Birth, love, death. Three milestones in a person’s life, or perhaps in every one’s. The power of three moments, three pieces of life unvarnished. The power of the pure diegesis. And in the end, the mirror where everything comes together. Time is a point, the instant is eternal. (fra) La naissance, l'amour, la mort. Trois moments clés dans la vie de la même personne, ou peut-être de toutes les personnes. La force de trois moments, trois morceaux de vie sans peaufiner. Et à la fin le regard, le miroir où tout se joint. Le temps est un point, l'instant est éternel. (esp) Nacimiento, amor, muerte. Tres hitos en la vida de una misma persona, o quizás de todas las personas. La fuerza de tres momentos, tres trozos de vida en bruto. La fuerza de lo puramente diegético. Y al fin la mirada, el espejo donde todo se une. El tiempo es un punto, el instante es eterno. -- Produced by Vidania films & eSpoiler associated with Jon Corcuera & Haimar Olaskoaga Starring Aitor Beltrán, Oihana Maritorena, Ane Pikaza, Amaia Ruiz, Elvira Rodríguez, Begoña Aguirre, Nora Iglesias Written and directed by Alberto Gastesi www.vidaniafilms.com Follow us on facebook: www.facebook.com/vidaniafilms

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Fincher Fest

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

Might be my favorite director. Of all of the films that I've seen, I find myself placed into an awe-like, "what have I been doing with my life?" perspective by his more often than anyone else's.

These videos are ones that slowly fly over his career like a helicopter on the 4th of July, bringing into view fireworks from close up and far away that you'd never see otherwise or hadn't gleaned even though they're closer to you than you think, from a perspective you hadn't imagined, all while the planet you're looking at is cloaked in black.

Dude's awesome.

A tribute to David Fincher, one fo my favorite americans directors and visual genius. The Channel "A Tribute" : vimeo.com/channels/571724 Follow me on Twitter : twitter.com/AlegasGasulla Clips from 'Alien 3', 'Fight Club', 'Gone Girl' remain courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, © TM & Copyright 1992, 1999, 2014. Clips from 'Se7en' remain courtesy of New Line Cinema Productions Inc., © TM & Copyright 1995. Clips from 'The Game' remain courtesy of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, © TM & Copyright 1997. Clips from 'Panic Room', 'The Social Network', 'The Girl with the dragon tattoo' remain courtesy of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, © TM & Copyright 2002, 2010, 2011. Clips from 'Zodiac' remain courtesy of Phoenix Pictures, © TM & Copyright 2007. Clips from 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' remain courtesy of The Kennedy/Marshall Company, © TM & Copyright 2008. 'Sail (instrumental version)' composed by Aaron Bruno, remains courtesy of Megalithic Symphony , ℗ 2011 'Mr. Gateau ', composed by Alexandre Desplat, remains courtesy of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), ℗ 2008 'Magnetic ', 'In Motion' composed by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, remains courtesy of The Social Network (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), ℗ 2010 'Immigrant Song', composed by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, remains courtesy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (soundtrack), ℗ 2012 David Fincher - A Tribute is a non-profit project not aimed at breaking copyright laws. All material remains courtesy of their respective owners. Edited by Alexandre Gasulla © 2015.

For sheer directorial craft, there are few people working today who can match David Fincher. And yet he describes his own process as “not what I do, but what I don’t do.” Join me today in answering the question: What does David Fincher not do? For educational purposes only. You can donate to support the channel at Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/everyframeapainting And follow me here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonyszhou Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/everyframeapainting Music: Nine Inch Nails - Closer (Precursor) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Magnetic The Dust Brothers - What is Fight Club? Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross - Procedural Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man

By the way, peep his IMDB page -  - not only for his films, but for his music videos, like this one...

Production Company | Reset Director | David Fincher Editor | Tyler Nelson VFX | a52

That's right: Fincher.

Bow down.

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Mirror City

July 05, 2015  /  Travis Hawkes

This is as good as it gets. Anytime I've had a chance to show someone "something I saw online," this is what I go to.
Be sure to read the details of the video on Michael Shainblum's Vimeo page. Took this guy quite a while to snag this footage.

Worth the work.

When I first started Mirror City, I wanted to create a video that was completely out of the norm. I wanted to showcase something unique and artistic, which takes Timelapse photography into a more abstract direction. Mirror City is a visual story through some of the great American cities: Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. These clips were all processed from their original form, into the kaleidoscopic visuals that you see in this video. Many people visit these large cities every day, and all of these places have been shot and filmed, but I wanted to emulate these urban landscapes in a way that nobody has even seen before. I wanted to put man-made geometric shapes, mixed with elements of color and movement to create less of a structured video, and more of a plethora of visual stimulation. The video starts off with simple mirrors and recognizable architecture, as the video progresses, so does the visual stimulation, showing the real abstraction of the piece. I have worked on this piece for an extremely long amount of time. I have spent time mirroring images and videos for the past five years, and I have been working on this specific piece for about four months. I felt it was time to combine Timelapse photography and the simplicity of a kaleidoscope, and create Mirror City. Directed, Filmed & Edited: Michael Shainblum www.shainblumphoto.com/ www.facebook.com/shainblumphoto www.500px.com/Shainblum www.twitter.com/shainblum Music: Bassnectar Track: Bassnectar – Butterfly (ft. Mimi Page) www.bassnectar.net/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bassnectar/id2900657 Motion Control Gear Sponsors: Emotimo www.emotimo.com/ Dynamic Perception www.dynamicperception.com/ (All clips are available in the original and mirrored format) For licensing & inquires please contact at Shainblumphoto@gmail.com

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