World builder
A strange man uses holographic tools to build a world for the woman he loves.
This short was created by Bruce Branit (remember ‘405, the movie‘ ?). World Builder was shot in a single day followed by about 2 years of post production.
The Crevasse – Making of 3D Street Art
In Dun Laoghaire (Ireland) the “Festival of World Culture” took place from 21. to 24. of August 2008. Edgar Müller has followed the invitation and continued his series of large-sized 3D Street Art there. For this year’s Festival of World Cultures renowned German street painting artist Edgar Müller transformed a huge slice of the East Pier into a dramatic ice age scene. This project was supported by the Goethe Institution Germany.
You can find more informations about Edgar Müller and his work on his official website : www.metanamorph.com.
Take Away Show : Ra Ra Riot
There are a lot of hidden treasures on the internet. But I can say I was thrilled when I discovered the “take away shows“. I love the idea, and I love the way it is done. It gives everyone a chance to meet artists as if we were close friends. The music enriches every landscape, it enlightens every face in the streets.
It’s a real privilege to be able to listen to that Ra Ra Riot take away show, but there are a lot more to listen to on takeawayshows.com.
Xavier de Le Rue caught in an avalanche
March 29, 2008 2 pm, somewhere in the Swiss Alps…
Xavier de Le Rue, snow cross triple world champion, is doing a great ride in the beautiful light of a warm sun, when suddenly… Snow begin to rush around him. In the helicopter, Henrik Windstedt can do nothing but watch…
The rider from Saint-Lary is found 2 kilometres further. Thanks to his ABS backpack, he has been able to stay on top of the 6 metres high avalanche.
It’s been a close call…
Here’s what Xavier has to say about it :
It’s been a close call, as close as it could pretty much get and a great example for all riders to remind what the other side of the coin can look like. There are times where having the gear (beacon transceiver, probes, shovel, mountain guide, ABS backpack…) and the best technique doesn’t help much anymore. Good to keep that in mind for future session.
In the head (short animation movie)
Antoine Bertrand, a young man leaves his girlfriend Anna to enroll in the army. During a conflict, he gets shot by a bullet in the head. Antoine then arrives at the gates of Paradise…
A funny animation movie directed by Grégory DAMOUR, Maxime ENTRINGER, Anthony GILLES and Allan SELLIER, students at the ESMA school in Montpellier, France.
The music is from Clod.
On the official page of the movie, you can also find a small making-of and some HD shots.
BIGZc : Freeskate in Paris
The sharp eye of ReKil has followed Ben, Greg and Zuber, some of the best freeriders around the best skating spots in Paris : Bercy, Louvres, Gare de Lyon, Invalides… Just relax and enjoy.
You can find on ReKil’s website, a high definition version of this movie and some great shots from this 3 days Paris tour.
Yves “Fusion Man” Rossy crossed the channel
On Friday September 26th 2008, Yves Rossy, a swiss pilot and modern adventurer born in 1959, became the first man to fly across the English Channel, from Calais to Dover, using a homemade single jet-powered wing.
He reached the UK within 13 minutes, covering a 35 kilometres trip at an average speed of 200 kilometres per hour.
Watch the best of this historical flight, which was broadcasted live on National Geographic, and find out more videos on his official Youtube channel.
Alain Robert : The french Spiderman
Do you suffer from vertigo ? Alain Robert does. But this does not keep him from climbing the world’s tallest structures using only … his bare hands. Known as the french spiderman, he started his carreer as a solo rock climber, before entering a urban climbing carreer. Now 46, and despite 7 accidents, he continues climbing to raise awareness towards global warming and other humanitarian causes.
The video presented here is an extract from his movie : “the legend of the french Spiderman“, that you can watch on vodeo (in french).
Alain Robert also have his official channel on Dailymotion, where you can find more videos about him.
Stomp out loud
Do you know about Stomp ? It’s an english dance troupe that uses ordinary objects like brooms or trashcans to create a percussive physical theatre show. In this video, they’re doing a percussion performance with basketballs. Amazing.
Find out more about them on Stomp Online.
Jean-Yves Blondeau is “Rollerman”
Jean-Yves Blondeau first conceived of his plastic 31-wheel inline skating body suit in 1994, while he was a student in Paris. 14 years later, it has received a lot of improvements, and Jean-Yves “Rollerman” Blondeau is now able to reach 110 km/h using his suit on open roads. It’s now a sport named Buggy Rollin.
A huge community of fans is waiting for the sell of the first commercial buggy-rollin’ equipment, which could happen within a few months.
You can find more videos of Rollerman skating down moutains on his official channel on youtube.