The Beauty of Pixar

In my opinion, the best animation studio of all time.

I love Manhattan

This also made me realise again that I fell in love with the city after 1 visit.

Happy Holidays

Runaway

Don't be afraid to be who you want to be.
Have no shame.
Kanye did it MJ did it. Shows that the top comes from the bottom...

Lamborghini Murcielago

LP 670-4 SuperVeloce.

Street Etiquette

We are the intellectual prep, preparing the steps for success dressed in the attrie that evidentrly reflects an inner drive that can rival a sustence farmer cultivating his harvest. So we sew the ivy, invoke our flavor and reap cool...

The Black Ivy

Also featured at NY|Fashion week.

Doin the Robot

Simon Christen

San Francisco Bay Area roughly shot over the period of one year.

Simon Christen

Hospital Records

After 4 years of following Hospital records has to be a definite all time favourite label. I also love the fact its number1 under google search|Hospital.

Netsky - Moving With You ft Jenna G.

Hospital Records

13thWitness

THE TAKEOVER : NYC Feat. Nigel Sylvester

13thWitness|Archive

A Brother from another Mother

This has to be the hardest post I've had so far it’s been a long time coming but Kierz has been my buddy since day1. Now its time for uni, its time to say bye. After 18 years side by side saying bye will be difficult and knowing my main man aint up the road or walk away. It does bring a tear to my eye. Ill miss you bro

Work This City (Kovu Garage Remix) - Body Language by Kovu

Kovu - Long Distance by Kovu

Soundcloud.Kovu

Fish

There's plenty more fish in the sea.

We Are Human

You are your own person you are your own mind your choice is our influence. Live once to make a difference. And smile all the time.

Greenwich Park

Some flowing footage of the UK's top longboarders surfing greenwich park.

Team Adiridas, 3Essen & DC

oh fuckin shit.


They all had to be in 1 post.

Megaball

Its time for a short film. Sit back and enjoy.

Nike 6.0

Jay was at home playing with his He-Man zoetrope when a brief for a set of stop motion Nike spots came in. He dropped his dumbbells, downed his protein shake and headed to the studio ready to tear into some photo-realistic 3D Nike shoe renders. The campaign highlights the induction of Nike's 6.0 "Zoom Primo" into the wild world of "Nike ID" (a crazy, addictive land where the user designs the colorway, personalized embroidery, and materials, and Nike builds it) . In addition to the standard options of Nike ID - The "Primo" is one of Nike's first 6.0 shoes where the user assembles the shoe from a menu of performance options, such as customized tread, stiffness, traction and pretty much every other tech spec to aid them in their pursuit of progression. Sold on the customizable performance benefits, Jayson designed a pair specifically to aid his squats.

weareroyale.com 

Iceland

Iceland's landscape shows that maybe the best things in life are not man made or sculpted but are the most natural things. e.g.

BLVCK SCVLE

Black Print Collection from BLVCK SCVLE A brand identity that shows a side that hasn't been seen before.

This gives me a chance to introduce Greasy Couture a brand in the making. The elements of jump bikes, street riding and highly distinctive photography style shows a similar style to black scale. Brand identity is key. So maybe they just have the same set of keys. Greasy Couture

Burn Ignite

Julius Wright a.k.a Lyrical God". A 21-year-old Philadelphian beat/rap artist, a combination of urban percussionist and MC, whose exceptional talents combine to deliver a moving and sometimes brutal street soundscape. Burn


Steve Berra (The Berrics) joins Mexican skaters Jesus Gonzalez, Eder Martinez, Mario Saenz, Angel Santiago and American Luis Tolentino for this Burn Ignite film, shot on location in Mexico City. Burn

The Third & The Seventh

2.1Million views, 20K Likes, 1,919 Comments. Infinite inspiration.

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

What a Hero

'I shot it from where I work. The people on the ground were very strict about where you went when you were down there. They would yell at you not to take photos or video.'
The video was secretly shot out of an office block over looking the Transformers3 set. Luckily I still have the download.

G20 Summit in Toronto June, 2010

On the flip side.
This video was made as a response to the G20 Summit in Toronto June, 2010.
The rest speaks for itself.

The Little Things In Life

"Every Monday through Friday morning for the past 4 years, I have gotten an email from my friend, Pascal. In fact, I have an entire folder dedicated to Pascal Campion with over 1,000 e-mails. And in each email is an attached image. It's his "Sketch of the Day (SOTD)." Every SOTD is a story that Pascal tells with his amazing talent."

Follow the Pascal Campion

Momentum Session III

This is a box that hasn't been ticked just yet, i've witnessed these events when skiing in the past but its a definite must do for a future holiday.

The People

The world cup may have boosted the South African economy but Africa still needs to be saved for the people.

Marmaris

We may have came in 2010 but the natural beauty of Marmaris hasn't changed. What an amazing place.

Blaze

The Times - "The aptly named Mega Super Awesome Visuals Company eventually makes selective use of every available surface as a screen upon which to project a dazzling variety of digital graphics, from animated landscapes and pulsating lights to oozing liquid and raging flames."

The Guardian - "Es Devlin's clever set, constructed from piles of boxes, cupboards, TV screens and doors, gives the dancers plenty of levels to move on, and, better still, functions as a three-dimensional screen on which the lighting and video team can project their most astonishing effects. A B-boy trio performing against images of melting snow acquire a rare luminous purity; Lizzie Gough (also a finalist from So You Think You Can Dance) becomes a fiercely demonic figure, conjuring a kaleidoscopic storm of flashing light."

Financial Times - "Here is the most blissfully energetic, sassy, to- hell-with-everything-except-street-dance show. And it is superbly designed by Es Devlin ... Devlin has, tremendously, placed the action against a wall of grey, office-equipment- suppliers’ drawers and the occasional ice-box and a single bath. These serve as background, exits, launching pads for dance. There is stunning lighting by Patrick Woodroffe and Adam Bassett, and amazing video projections."

Today is

its' also a good day for me because its my last day of 6th form.

13thwitness Relaunch

Don’t worry. You didn’t end up somewhere else, it’s just a revamp, and it’s nice, isn’t it? Like a cyber fresh breeze in the unforgiving summer heat, 13th Witness switched it up a little with some housekeeping, streamlined and relaunched his website which is now an interesting dazzle of the night and simplicity. Everything you love about New York City photographer and videographer extraordinaire who prowl the world to bring us new perspectives is still there, but arranged in an abbreviated, comprehensive manner–stills, motion, blog. And various ways to connect with the photographer are available for your admiration, use and abuse. If you haven’ seen it for yourself yet, click on over to 13th Witness.

H by Harris

Launched at 1 Year On pop up exhibition and celebrating H by Harris A/W 2010 line. "Fixed" by Director Manny Bonett is a viral campaign featuring some of the UK's finest fixed gear cyclists.
Fixed features H by Harris A/W collection worn by a sartorial gang of riders styled by Harris Elliott. Spiralling the ramps of a car park somewhere in Peckham SE London the riders gracefully perform stunts and create a beautiful film with energy that has you on the edge, uncertain of what to expect next..
H by Harris

P.S. It's an old post but I didn't catch the message about it being on vimeo until now. This dad life video could make up for it though.

Onra:Long Distance

"Overall, the music is simple but remarkably effective – punchy kicks and obnoxiously reverb-heavy snares and hand claps form banging catchy drum loops. The bass grooves are repetitive, always funky and precisely in-the-pocket, and the head-nodding rhythms are flawlessly laced with suitable sample chops, warm pads and silky synth lines. Long Distance is absolutely jam-packed with good vibes and is definitely an essential for the clubs and parties!" says justlikemusic.com A good description but the sounds through the speakers do this album even more justice.

The One (ft. T3 from Slum Village)

Out Now on iTunes

The Bowler

Meet Rocky Salemmo. He’s a ramblin’ gamblin’ man.
For the majority of his adult life Rocky has hustled bowling for a living, not having a job for the whole of his life.
A short documentary about booze, broads and bowling.

Drake:Thank Me Later

It seams Hip-Hop artists don't have a straight story or speak thier true feelings or experiences often and are sucked into commercial record sales. But after a few albums Drake is still keeping it real. Drakes now stepped into the light sharing the mic with the most respected names in hip hop Drake is making his way to the top with the new album Thank Me Later. Big up

The Mentawai, Behind the Scenes Documentary

THE MENTAWAI
The Mentawai are a tribe of people living in the rainforest of Siberut, Indonesia. Siberut is a remote island off the coast of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. With the exception of owning pigs and cultivating sago, the Mentawai are hunter/gatherers looked after with devotion by their medicine men- the Sikeri, or Shamans. These are the healers of the tribe, who practice a form of animism called Jarayak. The Mentawai also practice one of the oldest forms of tattooing, which represent the important elements in their lives...continue

1 year on and now the final edit is here Joey L. on a trip of discovery. Photographs/Blog

UP THERE

Commissioned by Stella Artois, The Ritual Project tells the untold story of a group of craftsmen dedicated to the almost-lost tradition of hand painted advertising. High above the New York City streets, this beautifully shot documentary brings to life the incredibly skilful and demanding craft of wall painting a once prevalent form of advertising now barely sustained by just a handful of artists. Working for up to 30 hours at a time, often in appalling weather conditions, it’s the dedication of these artists that leaves the lasting impression from this poignant film.

Watch till it ends.

Write The Future

Some of the world’s best players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Patrice Evra, Gerard Pique, Ronaldinho, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Thiago Silva, are featured. Special guest appearances are made by tennis legend Roger Federer and basketball superstar Kobe Bryant. Homer Simpson completes the star-studded cast of appearances.
full lengt:Write the Future


featuring;  Andrés Iniesta,  Cristiano Ronaldo,  Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribéry,  Gerard Piqué,  Landon Donavan,  Sir Wayne Rooney,  Theo Walcott,  Cesc Fabregas,  Didier Drogba,  Kobe Bryant,  Roger Federer,  Ronaldinho.

Dirty South Dance 2: A-Track

10.DEEP Skateboarding

 At 10.Deep the motto is simple: "forget everyone and listen to yourself. Strength lies in the hands of an individual (10 fingers), not in the approval of one’s peers. 10.DEEP COLLECTION 09/10

Why I Feel This Way

Turf dancing Vs Flexing - powered by YAKfilms San Francisco. Pretty much two genres on a hype.
This is just an add on, something special to the crew. A real R.I.P message. And yes the soundtrack is Nero.

Swallow and Follow

The end message is talking about following my blog, you will see the light. its at the bottom. Would of been funny if it was an extract with 'Luke' the disciple. Oh well. This isn't a real post just saying you can follow the blog at the bottom.

BMW:Ticker, a short film

Basically a year ago BMW created adverts to go on the internet showing how well there cars perform in rather intense situations instead of just the pureness of the cars. This tripped my memory from a couple of year back whilst studying advertinsments in media. Pretty much searched and found them all, soo though I might aswell post them as they are pretty intense. So check it out.

My other favourite is BMW:Hostage.
And 6 others!

It's Your Ride

Some things people may have seen and not shared need to be shared this is one of those things. If you aint seen this then you'll see why i'm sharing this one with you.

The film spins a visual ballad between the two cyclists experiencing the city in their own unique ways. Both cyclists are city dwellers who amidst the chaos of the concrete jungle have created a private and peaceful psychological space as they traverse the streets. They are both alone and yet they are both very much aware of each others presence. The film speaks to the harmony with one's environment that can be found while riding a bicycle in a city and the synchronistic connection we can have with those we have not even met. The short was commissioned by Hutchinson tires.

Pilbara

Now prepare yourself for this.


'Sorry i though i put them both on.'
How many ways are there to tell stories about a place, especially a place as vast as the Pilbara? Perhaps there are as many ways as there are people. Imagine that. For every person, a story of landscape, experience, home.
The Pilbara Project is a blog and ‘real world’ project connecting the people, places and stories of Western Australia’s remote Pilbara region.

Pillows

April 3, 2010 was worldwide pillow fight day! Chris Crutchfield got word of it the day before and decided to try out a new idea he had along with some new camera gear. So I present to you... Pillows..

Serious Times

These guys have found their way to escape all stresses and have the ultimate chill. Floating through the sky without a care in world.This guy is paragliding over Vierville-sur-Mer with a population of 241 this would be a pretty peaceful glide.

If you want to watch more paragliding then click the link. Paragliding.HD

Detonate

 This probably wont make sense but i just got back from the bank holiday weekend with the tuffguys.

Just another weekend fully hittin it hard. the video does say something about my blog. I'm not gonna write about the blog as I've never read a blurb and don't think its really necessary. But I'm sure you get the idea.

By the way this isn't from Detonate Indoor Festival Nottingham, but pretty much the same idea. I'll upload one if there's an edit.

Oh wait, there isn't one everyone was too messy.

M.I.A, Born Free

Another incredible message from Romain-Gavras following the Jus†ice, Stress video. Should it really be baned from Youtube?

Cristóbal Vila

As you all should know Fallingwater is a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece, here Cristóbal Vila has created a tour of Falling water in 3D. One of my other favorites is Nature by Numbers. Just mathematics. 

1.61803399 The Golden Ratio, i know its a wiki page but this is pretty much why this is so pleasing to the eye.

Freezelight

Making of Vancouver

The Russian Freezelight crew will be making there website in two languages around March but If you can read Russian then this should be pretty interesting, Freezelight.ru 

Iceland

Volcano eruption in Iceland on Vimeo.

This video shows the Raw Iceland team in a long expedition to photograph this amazing volcano. After 7h hike from Skoga, they arrived at the top of the glacier. This is what the discovered. To know more about Raw Iceland: raw.is

Celebrating Originality

The Street Where Originality Lives

Reggie Watts

(Reggie Watts) Out Of Control on Vimeo.

One of many Reggie Watts recordings, just showing my appreciation and sharing this mans talent. 

Johnny Cupcakes

Maestro Knows - (Johnny Cupcakes)

Late May (Date & Location TBA)
London, UK, Carnaby Street

Features & Benefits

Riding High

This is why people ride fixed gear bikes. Not because it looks cool it just is.

Once I was a Millionaire.. 

"this world is about love, the sooner off everybody understands that, the better off everybody will be."

Take it

Within the Emptiness - Promo Mix, Phaeleh.

This definitely took me to a place of emptiness, if you haven't been then go. Its Phaeleh and oh my.

If you aint seen this then damn

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

Sewn From The Soul from Alejandro Perez.

If i could give this blog a theme tune it would be this M.A.N.D.Y., Booka Shade - Donut (Boy 8 Bit Remix).

A Conversation with A-Track