Video
Last week I got an unexpected call from my buddy Nik at 2one5 inviting me to link up with a few Technine pros and help show them some spots around Philly. Needless to say it was a privilege to kick it with those guys and help them do work! I can’t show you much but be sure to look for the next Finger on Da Trigger release…hopefully a couple clips from Philly make the cut!
We’ve had a record setting amount of snow here in Philadelphia this year! While most of the city sighs with agony and continues to dig out, a few of us “lucky ones” really know how to enjoy a freezing, snowy winter! I’m that dude on the snowboard. Video by the fantastic Pete Herron!
I saw this video when it dropped a few weeks back but it wasn’t until revisiting it that I really became fond of it. There has been a lot of make-up / goo / dripping paint and plenty of psychedelics in videos the past couple of years that it becomes boring or un-interesting. However, Yeasayer’s Ambling Alp uses a little bit of everything to create a captivating video, using beautiful footage that feels at home with their sound…I’m really looking forward to their album and their Philly show this spring
Last January I began working on a surf film with a good friend of mine Kyle Pahlow…Nearly an entire year later we are finally happy to announce the film is now available on DVD! It has been a ton of hard work and an amazing experience…I hope you’ll find the time to check out the film’s website and learn a bit more about A Pleasant Surprise
A Pleasant Surprise is a 16mm surf film that I’ve been working on since this past January! I can’t believe it has been almost a years worth of work. The DVD has finally gone to press and I can’t wait to see the finished product…It will be a great relief to know that the movie is finally finished. Below is an image from when the film was tentatively named Pleasant Surprises…It was one of the first graphic treatments I experimented with…Keep your eyes peeled for the DVD out soon. Check apleasantsurprisefilm.com for more info!
Deadlines, or at least notes and to-do lists seem to be all to common these days. Its not rare that my desk has 3 or 4 sheets of paper on it that are covered with doodles, phone numbers & to-do lists. This stop-motion video is super cool & is in tune with the deadline theme as of late. Pretty great stuff! (via SuperSpectacularAdventures.com)
Ever since I purchased Thicker Than Water on VHS I’ve admired and been inspired by all projects involving Woodshed Films. After watching the 3 minute and 47 second trailer for 180° SOUTH (an upcoming Woodshed release) I feel just like I did as I sat in the backseat of my Grandmother’s car heading home from the surf shop, itching to pop the ‘Thicker than Water’ VHS into the 15″ TV/VCR combo the moment we returned home.
180° SOUTH’s cast includes the legendary Yvon Chouinard (Founder of Patagonia), Jeff Johnson & Keith Malloy and is inspired by a 1968 trip to Mt. Fitzroy, Patagonia. The same trip which eventually led Chouinard to start Patagonia (the brand). Watch and learn more at 180South.com
*Also if you have the chance read Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing, a truly inspiring book!
I’ve obviously been a little slow on updating this here blog of mine, partly because things have been crazy & partly because when I stumble upon something cool I don’t feel as though me re-posting (poaching) is really the thing to do…but then again I guess re-posting and finding the cool is what blogging is all about (unless you are writing/creating original material, in which case I’d like to congratulate you) – Speaking of ORIGINAL (not completely) check out this really f*cking cool music video from a band called ‘We Have Band’ – Think ‘Blu’ but on Humans!
I posted a while back about Sean Bones’s small boutique label S/S Friends and while checking out some of Sean’s new music I stumbled upon this trailer for ‘Wah Do Dem’. The new indie film, in which Sean plays the lead role, follows a hapless guy named Max (Sean) who wins two cruise tickets, but gets dumped and has to go on the trip alone. Max spends a week on a Senior Citizen’s cruise before getting robbed and lost in Jamaica during his day trip there. Somewhere along the way, he gets taken in and sees the ‘real Jamaica’. The trailer looks beautiful and feels refreshing, partly because of the beautiful Jamaican landscape & the underlying theme of discovery. The film ‘Wah Do Dem’ premieres at the LA Film Festival on June 20th & 24th so if you are in the area don’t miss it! Additionally Sean Bone’s first full length album is set to release July 21st on French Kiss Records and I don’t doubt that it’ll become a late summer staple for beach days and BBQs.
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I’m super happy to share with you the trailer for A Pleasant Surprise – A 16mm Surf Film by Kyle Pahlow. I’m helping Kyle with all things for his upcoming film including but not limited to Business Hustle, Art Direction, Viral Marketing, Music Direction & Editing! Please check out the website and sign up for a free snail mail ZINE made by me!
