Macaskill Film

essex-commuter

I haven't seen this one before, I think there was a programme about it on TV last night (I misses it).

Uber cool. Check out the riding along the wire. Unreal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShbC5yVqOdI

Gussio

The guy is awesome.

rjsterry

Concrete Circus on C4. It's up on 4OD. EDIT: oops, not quite.

Rich158

Excellent film, great programme and four very different films at the end. Danny Macaskill is an inspirational rider but there's very little that hasn't been done before, look at Martin Ashton, Chris Akrigg, Ryan Leach or Jeff Lenosky. What they haven't benefitted from is You Tube and viral advertising. The only films and athletes that really pushed the boundaries imo were the flatland BMX that was simply amazing and the skateboarding, they both had me absolutely spellbound

chadders81

Was just about to post this. To be honest I was thinking 'hmmm there's a pretty new setting but he isn't doing anything I haven't seen before'.

And then he went across that wire. And the way he jumped from rail to rail...

Beautifully shot as well.

l0key

to watch the other clips if you missed it (as i did)

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/conc ... /the-films

graeme_s-2

I thought the best film was the final one with all of the athletes in the Barbican. It's listed as Barbican Bolero in the link l0key posted.

Blacktemplar

Mackaskill????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhoUq6PSJJE

Didn't know he skated...

C4 programme was pretty cool though...

Wrath Rob

Had a mate come into the office this morning totally fired up by this. I'll be watching this on 4oD tonight.

mouth

Watching the programme right now. Though it isn't bike specific it is awesome.

Bassjunkieuk

Impressive! Think I'll have to try and find that on the ol' Vision box this evening....

Can't wait for the Skyride next month as the last few years we've had a trials team down doing demo's and it's just amazing to watch live :-) They tend to do audience participation and usually pick a male. May have something to do with the precision wheelies and bunny hops they do, men tend to have a bit more "at risk" then the fairer sex :-D

mudcow007

reminds me of Ryan Leech on the Roam DVD.

an anyone remember Dirty Tricks & Cunning Stunts with Martyn Ashton an martin Hawes

this is why i love street trials....my limit was doing a rockwalk or back hops, damn my sausage like fingers!

rolf_f

Slightly disappointing for me - Danny Macaskills film was good and the skateboarding one wasn't bad though it doesn't interest me much as a subject. But the BMX one was just the director showing off at the expense of actually showing the skills of the rider and the free running one spoiled by a half baked plot that was really pretty ridiculous. I think these things work best when a mate with a knack for it does the directing and there is no attempt at fancy production values.

What was nice about Dannys film is that he still showed mistakes and a bit of the setting up and planning of moves rather than pretending it is all a single take thing.

Bassjunkieuk

I agree the free-running section (Storm Origins) was based on a rather thinly veiled "plot" but it was interesting for me as it's was filmed in my hometown :-) I spotted the distinctive East Croydon Station at the start and then recognised most of the other places. Some of their jumps where amazing and it was nice to see the out-takes at the end, have to admire these guys at they literally throw themselves into these things - another example being in the Barbican Bolero where the black guy does that insane jump from the upper foyer section through the skylight :shock: