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M3 DRIFT WIN – KIND OF
by Brian Baldwin on Jan.11, 2010, under cars, video
This video is pretty tite, but the guys high-pitch cackle in the background is almost enough to make me turn it off.
AMERICAS YOUTH
by Brian Baldwin on Dec.17, 2009, under video
This is what happens when unattentive parents give their kid a $3,500 video camera for christmas. He and his grom friends all get together and think they’re making “art”. But hey, who am I to judge? I bought a camera in high school and thought I was David O. fu*king Selznick.
I’M ADDICTED
by Brian Baldwin on Nov.17, 2009, under video, wtf, youtube
I honestly can’t stop watching video on the internet. At work, at home, in the car…. I’ll watch youtube/break/vimeo anywhere they’re accessible.
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I really have no idea why I think this is so funny, but it put me in stitches. Pretty sure I started laughing when he barks and didn’t stop from there.
HOW FRICKIN COOL IS SLO-MO?!
by Brian Baldwin on Oct.22, 2009, under video
I mean seriously, why isn’t everything shot in slo-mo? EVERYTHING looks better slow. When we were shooting the video for Porsche (see my MOTION link above) I couldn’t get enough of the clip of the GT3RS sliding sideways in 120fps, but slow motion is way beyond that nowadays. My buddy Ian sent me the top video and it got me to thinking, “virtually everything I’ve ever seen shot in super slo-mo looks tite.” Note my examples below.
Typically, pool isn’t that interesting… But in super slow motion….
Birds into jet engines, terrifying. In super slow motion, exhilarating!
This is just plain bad ass!
Everyone has seen this video, so I thought I’d post it and give props to the slo-mo drifting
ODST FTMFW!!1
by Brian Baldwin on Oct.05, 2009, under advertising, video
Everyone inside my circle knows that my passion for the Halo series ranks amongst the highest in all the land – along with my ability to completely pwn your ass at it. Cocky? Perhaps. Don’t believe me? Look me up on xbox live: WolfTroutCobra, and lets dance.
Ok so maybe the title is a little misleading (because I’ve only played ODST for about 3 hours EDIT: After last nights marathon the total PT is up to 6 hours!1!), but so far Halo 3: ODST is well worth the *caugh* $60 *caugh* I spent on it last night. And while $60 might seem like a lot of money to spend on a video game, I try and explain it to my wife like this, “It might seem like a lot now, but think of all the money I’ll save by staying in!”
I could turn this into a typical game review and talk about how insanely awesome the “Firefight” game mode is, or how whack the new grenade throwing trajectory is, but I’m going to take another angle and talk about how rad the marketing and advertisements have been for the Halo 3 series.
Could you imagine getting a call on some random Tuesday morning from Bungie’s marketing director asking you to produce a series of live-action Halo vignettes?!? Rumor has it that Peter Jackson was actually scheduled to direct the feature length Halo movie, but the film was put on hold most likely for some bureaucratic red tape BS…
Well in typical twentyfortyone blog fashion, I have started a post acting like I’m going to go all in depth but by the end I get bored and just want to post videos and call it good. Enjoy 
If only we were all so skilled
by Brian Baldwin on Aug.25, 2009, under video, vimeo
Man, I’ve spent 26 years of my life looking for that golden ticket to wealth. Turns out I’ve found it!
AIRBRUSHING FOR FUN AND PROFIT from Future Schlock on Vimeo.
My favorite part of this piece is either the starburst montage at the end, or the fact that he has a dollar sign light stencil for the enhanced backdrop. I also love how it’s just a regular-ass white dude airbrushing things like “Bigg Dogg”! haha, I’d love to see this guys business plan. I mean, he’s talking about profit margins and he has a few different price points, so I’m sure he’s thought it through.
Objective: Sell as many airbrushed can coolers, visors, nail file-looking thingies, and faux license plate covers ranging from low-end dollar stores (for the $4.99 model) to higher-end retailers such as Value Village and Super Store (for the $9.99 model).
But hey, who am I to knock it? Props to this guy for taking his hobby to the next level.
Howling Pup
by Brian Baldwin on Jun.16, 2009, under video, youtube
Now don’t think that just because I married that I’m going to start posting weak-ass softie blogs, but this video is too cute/bad ass to pass up! However the frickin guy gets his own voice to sound THAT much like a wolf is incredible in itself, but when the lil pup gets going I can’t help but smile and laugh.
Live Streaming 360 Degree Video NAB 2009
by Brian Baldwin on Apr.21, 2009, under advertising, motion graphics, performance, technology, video
The TV, film and video industry is one of the most technologically competitive markets out there, so it’s no surprise that the 2009 NAB Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center has been the talk of the tech blogosphere lately. I was lucky enough to get the chance to go to LV for the 2007 SEMA Auto Show (similar in proportion, only it’s for the auto industry instead of the TV, film and video). There is nothing like being in a convention center the size of Boeing (…not really…) that is fill with more lights than Tokyo, and more gadgets than Fry’s! It’s a tech heads dream. NAB has become the industry standard location for product launches, updates and fresh ideas.
Most media hardware and software companies believe that the evolution of video is resolution and speed, which is why I think that the SE Portland based company, Immersive Media is doing something right! Not only do they have a camera that shoots 360 degrees x 360 degrees, they’ve also figured out a way to stream the data LIVE(!!1!) from anywhere! I truly feel that their hardware/software is an industry revolution, not evolution (as keynote speech as that sounds…).
The video above and the photos below are examples of the media streaming from a camera setup in Texas and at the NAB Show, and how the viewer would navigate through the video stream. This technology has ENDLESS applications, and will only continue to explore the possibilities.
