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Skate 3 First Look Trailer

November 6, 2009

Here s what we’ve been up to on all those rainy days the past month.  It premiered last night on Spike TV.  Enjoy

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Skateboarding,Video,Video Games |
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So Good

November 4, 2009

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Events,Jock stuff,Mystery,Our History,Parks,People,Public Spaces,Random,Skateboarding,Sports,The Outdoors,Theatre,Video |
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Ali Milner “I Can’t Wait Forever” Music Video

November 3, 2009

If you don’t know Ali Milner and her music you do now. At 19 years old she is already a sort of crafty veteran of singing and songwriting.  Ali just released her second c.d and we got a chance to shoot a video for her in the deep woods of Squamish B.C and North Vancouver.  It was a blast and Ali truly knocked it out of the park.  Even in the rainy cold environment and us making her play the track at double speed she kept her composure and pretty much nailed every take.  Today is the day this video goes live.  Please feel free to embed it/email it to friends/facebook it etc.  Enjoy

Ali Milner I Can’t Wait Forever Music Video from Deer Head on Vimeo.

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Fishing,Music,Nature,Parks,People,Public Spaces,The Outdoors,Video |
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High Fiving Celebrities- Lucas Puig

November 2, 2009

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Lucas flew in from the south of France for a day to do a little PR work for the Skate videogame.  Somehow he found time for a little Seylynn sesh with some locs.  If you re not familiar with Lucas click here

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: High Fiving Celebrities,Skateboarding |
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Until We Have a Helicopter Curatorial Project

October 13, 2009

My two favorite Vancouver curators have a new show opening this Thursday from 6 to 9.  The concept this time around was every piece that is showing at the gallery had to make it through the 3rd story window of the Back Gallery Project and whatever was used to get it through those windows had to be a part of the artists work as well.

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Here is a video we whipped up of the installation

UWHAH – 3rd Floor Installation

More info after the jump Read more

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Architecture,Events,Public Spaces,The Arts,The Outdoors,Video |
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Tonight at V.I.F.F “Tetro”

October 9, 2009

I can’t believe this isn’t sold out yet.  Head down to Granville street and buy some tickets for one of the 2 screenings of Tetro tonight.  Its directed by some guy named Francis Ford Coppola and stars some dude named Vincent Gallo.  I’ve been waiting months for this

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
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Vancouver Short Film Festival October 23-24

October 6, 2009

Short films are awesome. So is this festival.  More info go here http://www.vsff.com/

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  • Category: Events,Family Fun,Film,Video |
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Another Give Away From VIFF!!!

September 30, 2009

 

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The good people at V.I.F.F are giving away more tix to their film festival.  This time its for Vancouver director, Bruce Sweeney’s latest “Excited” . The first person to leave the correct answer to the question below in the comments of this post will win 2 tickets to Friday nights screening.  The question is, What award did Vancouver director Bruce Sweeney win at VIFF 1998?

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Film |
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Ali Milner live at the Chan Center Thursday Night

September 27, 2009

I’ve had the chance to work with Ali recently on some videos for her upcoming album and wanted to let you all know that she is performing October 1st at the Chan Center in Van.  If you have never heard of Ali, check out the interview we did below for a little more info about her.  I will post her upcoming videos as soon as they launch online.  Here is a link to some stills from the one of the video shoots

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For info on how to buy tickets go here

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Events,Music,People |
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Brasstronaut – Old World Lies

September 15, 2009

Salazar just posted up this video they did for Vancouver based band Brasstronaut.  Enjoy

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Music,Public Spaces,Random,The Arts,The Outdoors,Video |
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Skate 3 goes public today!!

September 15, 2009

Its official.  I hate keeping secrets but for the last half of year we have been busy working on the latest and greatest skateboard game ever.  For all you video game nerds (Kelly Litz), I give you the first look trailer.  We might not be in the heart of Vancouver anymore (moved to EA Burnaby) but this is still something awesome coming out of here and i’m proud to be a part of it.  Release date May 2010

  • Written by: Ben Stoddard |
  • Category: Local Business,Skateboarding,Video Games |
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indeed

September 14, 2009

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