I’ve always wanted to travel to Japan. From my perspective as a westerner it seems as if going there would the closest I could get to visiting another planet without first having to leave this one. I can remember being in middle school during the early 90s and setting an alarm on Friday night so I wouldn’t forget to wake up and watch the Saturday Anime block on the Sci Fi network. Those mornings were formative for me: I’d be up before the sun, slack-jawed-and-in-awe in front of the tee-vee as my brain booted itself into consciousness on such audio/visual feasts as Record of the Lodoss War, Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Vampire Hunter D.
“Where did this come from? Who made this?”
The attached film by Alex Lee starts to answer those questions by stringing together a succession of fleeting moments that provide insight into this unique, vibrant place. The speed of the film will quickly shift from fast to slow and back again, pulling your focus into attention on a face, a movement or a landscape for a quick instant before moving on to find another, driving home the point that there’s plenty more to see. Alex’s choice for a backing track couldn’t have been more perfect; what better way to evoke another world then a collaboration between Flying Lotus and Thom Yorke?
This one’s a winner so gratitude is due to Aubrey for sending this one our way: it was a treat…thanks, Aubrey!
[ TOKYO SLO-MODE ]
posted by respondcreate on Oct. 13, 2011 in Videos | tags: alex lee, colorful, contemplative, flying lotus, hd, japan, slow motion, thom yorke, tokyo, travel
Absolutely loving this abstract, monochromatic, slow motion, abstract and positively gooey music video that Romain Glé and Thomas Séon turned out for Team Ghost. We love how the visuals slowly evolve in complexity right along with the steady progressing intensity of the tune. Our only gripe? Don’t worry, it’s a small one: no HD. This kind of stuff begs to be seen big and sharp with the volume cranked.
posted by respondcreate on Jul. 08, 2011 in Videos | tags: 16ar, abstract, french, liquid, monochromatic, music video, romain glé, slow motion, team ghost, thomas séon
Experience the world of various vibrations we hear and see every day, only slowed down 1000 times. This short but sweet video was created by the crew at Fluke Technologies. I’m assuming this was done for promotional purposes, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out what these guys are trying to sell. Calibration and testing products? It’s all greek to me, but if they’re cool enough to spread trippy vibes via the interwebs, then I’m a fan!
My favorite part is the cymbal, btw :)
[ Vibrations via BuzzFeed ]
posted by tizmatti on Jun. 21, 2011 in Videos | tags: slow motion, tools, trippy, vibrations
Love this surfing video by filmmaker Iker Elorrieta. Elorrieta filmed at night off the Canary Islands of Spain, then edited (adding stars and moon, effects) to create a beautiful short piece. I hope he tries his hand at a longer feature soon.
[ Nightsurf via BuzzBrewery ]
posted by tizmatti on Jun. 13, 2011 in Videos | tags: film, iker elorrieta, night, slow motion, sports, surfing
“Time to light the fires; build ideas inside our homes. From up upon the rooftops we’ll see the people stirring. Time to understand your place in trees and buildings, well the time to dream is almost over, over…”
One of prize stallions in Ghost Robot‘s stable of talent, Ben Dickinson, directed this video for NewVillager, a bi-coastal art collective that creates rad stuff in lots of different mediums. This music video is a prime example of what they’re up: it combines unique costume design (all household items!), dance, performance, music and film-making into a big ball of creative expression. Their album should be out any day now and, from what I’ve been reading, it seems like their live shows are not to be missed. In other words, they’re fascinating folks we’ll be keeping our eye on.
A big thanks goes to Britlee for sending this video in – CHEERS!
posted by respondcreate on Apr. 13, 2011 in Videos | tags: art, costumes, ghost robot, hd, inspirational, music video, newvillager, slow motion, trippy
One of the things I love almost as much as snowboarding itself is high-speed, HD camera footage of people boarding gorgeous back country trails. This trailer for The Art of Flight, set to be released this Fall, combines just the right shots with a well-suited soundtrack by Anthony Gonzalez of the electronic group M83 and Curt Morgan of Brain Farm, the production company behind the film. Even if you don’t board, I think you can certainly appreciate the stylish, trippy nature of this trailer.
posted by tizmatti on Mar. 10, 2011 in Videos | tags: brain farm, hd, slow motion, snowboarding, sports
“I was working a gig in Vegas with a brand new Phantom Flex high speed digital cinema camera. I had to try it out. In fact, I never did go to bed that night. I opened up a wormhole shooting at 2,564 frames per second.”
A big thanks goes to Jess for sending in this high speed delight from Tom Guilmette. If you want to download some clips in full 1080p head over here and snag the torrent at the bottom of the page (right above the comments).
P.S. We’re all fancy and modern now with our new RSS feed so add it to your favorite reader if you want to be notified of new posts here on the site.
[ Locked in a Vegas Hotel Room with a Phantom Flex via Gizmodo > Engadget ]
posted by respondcreate on Feb. 14, 2011 in Videos | tags: hd, high speed, phantom flex, slow motion, tom guilmette
Bizarre, alien and just plain weird. Just think, this happens every time you strike a match. Existence takes on a whole new dimension of wonder when seen from the perspective of 2000 frames-per-second macro-vision. Thanks, UltraSlo!
My only complaint is that there’s no soundtrack, I feel like the right tune could take this video to a whole new level of great. Anyone out there got any ideas? If so, rip the video, put it to a tune you think appropriate, post it to the ‘Tubes or Vimeo (making sure, of course, to give full credit to UltraSlo for the original source material), and send us the link to where we can see it. I’ll feature the best one, right here on the site, and serve up some linkage of your choosing. The deadline for submissions is 12am ET this coming Monday the 24th (that means late Sunday night). You dig?
[ Match and flame in Extreme Close Up UltraSlo ]
posted by respondcreate on Jan. 21, 2011 in Videos | tags: 2000 fps, alien, bizarre, flame, hd, high speed photography, match, slow motion, trippy, ultraslo
Hey! Look! It’s high-speed footage of floating paint! You’re welcome. :)
Directed by Johann Coors and Siggi Kuckstein; editing and compositing by MIchael Koch and Michael Lüben; top-flight music and sound design by Kian Djialili. Sehr gut, meine Freunde!
[ floating ]
posted by respondcreate on Jan. 12, 2011 in Videos | tags: colorful, german, gorgeous, hd, high speed, paint, slow motion, trippy
Behold! The coalescence cascade! (That would make a great band name, btw.)
[ Waterdrop shot in 10000 frames a second via Gizmodo ]
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 14, 2010 in Videos | tags: coalescence cascade, high speed photography, science, slow motion, trippy, water
”...eating, bathing and fighting- all in a day’s work for a Starling!”
Soundtrack: Corazon de Melon by Perez Prado and Rosemary Clooney
posted by respondcreate on Dec. 02, 2010 in Videos | tags: beautiful, birds, hd, nature, perez prado and rosemary clooney, slow motion, trippy
For lovers of film noir, slow motion, car crashes, and romance.
[ Nuit Blanche via StumbleUpon ]
posted by tizmatti on Nov. 21, 2010 in Videos | tags: arev manoukian, hd, noir, nuit blanche, slow motion, vimeo
The Eurasian Eagle Owl is the second largest owl (only slightly smaller than Blakiston’s Fish Owl) but is easily the most powerful: in addition to it’s normal diet of small mammals it can even take down foxes and deer if it can catch them by surprise. Whoa. Read more about the Eurasian Eagle-owl on it’s wikipedia page.
[ Photron SA2 Camera - Eagle Owl in Flight ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 16, 2010 in Videos | tags: beautiful, birds, eagle owl, nature, slow motion, trippy
This video is a year old but I don’t kurr none! Why? If you’ve already watched it then it’s definitely worth seeing again and, if you haven’t? You’re in for a treat. Cheers to pixelworkers for shooting/producing/editing this gem and Justice for the soundtrack.
[ Winch Madness ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 06, 2010 in Videos | tags: extreme sports, hd, justice, pixelworkers, slow motion, wake skating, winch
Check out this gorgeous slow-motion high-definition footage David Coiffier took of a rugby match – with fire-breather! – (0:50) a liquid filled koosh (1:50) and a jello cube (2:00-end). All the video was captured at 1000 fps except for the last shot (the jello cube) which was taken at 2,500 fps. Gorgeous stuff.
[ SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel ]
posted by respondcreate on Nov. 06, 2010 in Videos | tags: 1000 fps, 2500 fps, david coiffier, hd, slow motion
Just gorgeous.
[ BBCHD: Super Slo-mo Surfer! ]
posted by respondcreate on Oct. 22, 2010 in Videos | tags: austrailia, bbc, slow motion, surfing, waves