Video effects

Video effects, Mostly every popular video uses effects from negative to other weird effects but honestly i enjoy this video's effects. This video has effects that i rarely see and it involves some action  based effects such as shock waves, energy risers and mist. The angling of the camera in the video is from low to high which creates this action-e sort of feel, this video is a very creative one which is why i like it.

If i were to make a video i would actually consider some of these effects, none of the video's i've seen recently have used such effects.  I think they are hard to apply but if applied correctly it may become a great video.I highly rate this video and i highly rate this b-boy.

Breaking in my life

 Right now i've been b-boying for a year and five months, honestly it's difficult but at the same time i strive to become better. As a b-boy improvement is editing your style, finding what moves sought me and practicing until im able to use those moves. I started breaking in the summer of 2011 and over the years i've had problems mainly knee injuries but in spite I kept practicing, right now it is march 20, 2013 and i am currently injured. I hope i can recover from this injury because i love breaking and wouldn't want to lose it, Breaking is now apart of my life.

Practicing is trial and error, you practice until you can do the move correctly and you aim to be one of the dopest around. Even having a mentor like i do it is difficult to learn moves perfectly and use them as you wish but that all comes with practice.  Their are many aspects and things you can do in this style of dance, acrobatics, beat hitting and of course the occasional joking around. I still have yet to figure out what my style of dance revolves around, i enjoy fundamentals and basics but i also enjoy the rhythm hitting and power moves. If i can continue my breaking career hopefully i can find out what my true style is. 

TopRock

Toprock is one of the key parts of B-boying or breaking, whatever you want to call it but like I stated Toprock is a main in b-boying. Toprock is the standing part of b-boying its a bunch of steps you use to follow the music when you dance, which then corresponds to musicality. musicality or rhythm is basically the ability to listen to the music and pick up the beat, once you pickup the beat you hit most of it by using Toprock . Toprock display's your style aggressive, flow-e whatever you want to throw into your toprock can be add because it is your toprock.

Many dancers devote a lot of time on toprock, taking steps from house, using martial arts, flexibility when it comes down to it toprock is your pride. Toprock is what you do as a b-boy, You cant call yourself a b-boy or b-girl and not do toprock. Toprock is only a b-boy thing you cant get toprock anywhere this video explains the concept very well. 

  

City Slickers/ Solo Project Idea

A film or video of 2 minutes or so, about b-boying. Nothing is said just dancing with several b-boys i choose this video because my mentor and several dancers i know are in it. Also it relates to how i want to do my project, the video contains very little editing but some effects the shows the ability of the filmer himself. I dont want my film project to be filled with editing because in all actuality it makes the people in the film look so crappy.

I say it makes the people in it look crappy because heavy editing means that the way that they look is kinda lame. Same applies to the voice thing, heavy editing to the voice means you freaking suck, I want the film to be as raw as possible. So whether it be a music video, Dance video or skate video i want it to be raw people tend to over look raw videos but i think the raw videos show the true talent of the people. Thats why i find this video "city slickers" important it shows talent, but it shows little editing but also the ability of the filmer in a small amount of editing.

Acoustic Music

Acoustic music is named after the instrument used in it which is the acoustic guitar or any other acoustic instrument. SO Anything electric etc is not acoustic for your information, usually a soft tone of music but it can be fast paced. My group team based our project on this type of music cause we do have ties to this type of music so of course its easy. One of the group members wrote a song, the other played along and that was what the project revolved around that song.

Many play the acoustic guitar, i did as well so this project relates to me as well. Acoustic music can be violins though it is acoustic many amplify the sound using electric amplifiers sort of contradicting i know. Do to the low sound it is needed because in a room full of 600 you wouldn't be able to hear a single strum thats why they do that. Personally i enjoy acoustic music but I prefer rock a lot more because of the tempo, the sound and of course the lyrics.

 

Planet B-boy

As you know I am a b-boy myself, I enjoy the b-boy topic and anything in that category which leads me to this film. Planet b-boy a documentary on several b-boy crews and the individual b-boys in those crews, basically showing the lives of b-boys. This film is exposing this predicament because yes they are famous but they are not gaining any money.They are living in poverty and this shows their dream winning BOTY which is a Boy tournament of sorts. BOTY stands for Battle Of The Year, Their are different sections to this, performances and battles to see who's the best. B-boys dont have it easy, we dont make much money unless your a hitter on the streets or if you have gigs such as movies and parties. Most b-boys want to go to BOTY to prove their the best crew, but its difficult when you have to work and have a family. The hardships of a B-boy, we are also people and go through a lot but strive to become better and achieve tour goals thats what this film shows.

Screamo for a film?

For the film, me and my Crew mates decided on doing one portion on screamo which is a type of music. A sub category of rock to be more accurate harcore punk, screamo utilizes the screaming aspect in rock. As a fellow screamo listener i believe this would be a good idea to base the film off of because my whole crew is full of musicians aswell as myself and we enjoy screamo. It was pretty obvious that we would pick a topic for our film that relates to us the most because who knows music better then musicians.  The way we plan to do our video is kind of uncertian but we will make it so they blend in well.

Our goal with this film is to expose screamo to many people, or at least to make them understand why others like it. Screamo has helped people because some screamo can relate to peoples lives, and surprisingly it is calming so we're just working on showing people this. That is basically what screamo is and what we plan to do with this music form.

Ideas to expose

Most of my idea's come from my daily life as a dancer, skateboarder,muscian etc. I do alot of stuff and i I see a lot of stuff, I wish that I could expose such things to the public and people could realize that its  important. Many dont care for skating or b-boying or some music for that matter so  I want to expose them to the world so people can see. I think these can change the world if exposed to the public. As a dancer of course most of my inspiration comes from dance , some dances are underground in a sense because yes people see this dance on television but no one knows what it is, where it cam from or whats the history behind it.

 The people are basically clueless exposing the history and culture of the underground stuff, educating the people on the various ideas. These ideas can draw people much closer in a way because people can connect more easier since they now understand each other and the differences. The ideas are generated off of regular people so if I can find what interest them I can make them realize their flaws and their lack of understanding with out offending them.

Break Ton Neck

Break Ton Neck, a dance film which shows one dancer B-boying in a room. I believe that this shows how people do not know about B-boy's the dancer represents the B-boys. the empty room represents the people that don't know of this dance style.  A very good film and very straight forward cause its a guy dancing, no interviews no nothing just straight dancing.  B-boying is and was an underground form of dance, truth is people dont know anything about B-boying culture.

They even went as far as to call it by a different name which is breakdancing which is why this video is so good in my eyes. People will watch this video and be virtually clueless, asking questions like what am i looking at? how can they do that? etc. This will cause them to look up and ask questions about B-boying exposing this underground style to themselves and everyone around them.  The dancer in the video is very smart for making this video but he is also a dope dancer and he has my  respect.                              
Break ton Neck from Alex Yde on Vimeo.

Starbucks Origin

The Starbucks Origin experience made by the people of Starbucks video can be found on mediastorm.com. This video targets the idea of people not knowing, people tend to not know much for who they work or what they consume or buy. this video shows employees of Starbucks going on a trip to the origin of they're coffee. Thus enlightening them and letting them experience the origin of their company product.The video shows the trip of the employees to i believe one of the three places where Starbucks Coffee beans are grown, picked and processed.

These three places are held in tanzania , indonesia and costa rica these are the only ones mentioned in the video. The company is doing this to show the hard work and passion of those who work for the Starbucks brand.  From the fields where the beans are picked to the factory theyre processed to experience both of those things.This video and its contents are important because your finding out whats in Starbucks coffee. Not many knows where their coffee comes from or whats in it. Many dont know much about the companies they purchase from or eat at so Starbucks decided to show us.

Through the Origin Experience, Starbucks has taken groups of their partners to Costa Rica, Sumatra, Indonesia and Tanzania, Africa to experience first-hand the incredible hard work and passion that goes into each pound of coffee they sell. See the project at http://mediastorm.com/clients/the-starbucks-origin-experience-for-starbucks

My Inspiration: The Freshest Kids

The Freshest Kids is another film about hip pop bringing forth its awesomeness so the world can realize what they are passing by. The Freshest Kids highlights the B-boys, many call it breakdancing but myself and others prefer being called b-boys. This film educates those who do not know the history of B-boying and also about the hip pop culture, which many over look.  Just so you know B-boying just like the rest of hip pop was born in the South Bronx. It is a way to express yourself just like graffiti, but B-boying originally came from another dance called Rocking. Rocking is a style of dance that imitates fighting and also has the intensity of fighting but  that's as far as it goes. Honestly the Freshest Kids is one of the most inspiring and educating  films on hip pop culture,  It is my inspiration to keep B-boying and improve.  I also wish to make a film similar to this.

By similar I mean a video that exposes and teaches about something underground to the people.  The Freshest Kids educates people on hip pop culture but what about other cultures, styles, music? We know nothing about them, this film is one of the few movies that tackles these sort of silences. To be honest I have not seen anything like it besides Style Wars . To finish this off I'd like to say that this film is one of my favorites, it influences me very much as a B-boy. This film helps me strive to become a better b-boy and embrace the culture. It also influences how I would want to make a film.

Style Wars and What I think?

Style Wars a movie covering graffiti and its origins, honestly it is a good movie. Graffiti is an art from but people claim that it is not just vandalism, graffiti is a part of the hip pop culture. Many people are paying others to create a graffiti piece on their walls but it is not considered a true art form yet. Style Wars informs the people about graffiti and its back ground, I really enjoy the movie as an artist, B-boy and as a filmer/photographer. Why because like I stated they're bringing forth this art form the people deem bad and informing people and trying to show why artist love this.

why they do it. its a way to get people to realize that its good and its something people should know about. As a person who is apart of the hip pop culture i would say this film pretty much shows some of hip pop in its best when hip pop was new. I recommend this movie to those who enjoy or want to learn more about the hip pop culture. this is hip pop in it best and original form