Few New Projects

For your pleasure...




And a very special video about cats in space...
Password: kehts

Science in Motion

After weeks of uploading here is Science in Motion in HD almost entirely. The only thing censored is McKay jumping through the sprinkler naked so that these vids don't get taken down.

Enjoy.

SIM I - Montage Part I from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM II - Montage Part II from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM III - Sam Beaulieu from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM IV - Grant Slavin from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM IV 1/2 - Andrew McNeil from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM V - Travis Giguere from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM VI - Terence Lacharite from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM VII - Andrew McKay from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SKATAMA

Canned Sass II from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM II - Montage Part II from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

SIM III - Sam Beaulieu from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Things to come...

Starting today, and then again on every monday for the next 7 weeks,
I will be posting Science in Motion (a tribute to my beloved Maple from 2009) in it's entirety online,
part by part,
in order.

Part I is the first half of the montage section. A full list of skaters is located on the Vimeo Page.

Enjoy.

SIM I - Montage Part I from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Montreal & Some Tests

Over the past year, I made a project through OCAD digging up my grandfather's old 8mm films from the 40's through the 80's. Some of those reels included footage from Expo '67 in Montreal. Spending quite a bit of time there myself with my sweet sister and girlfriend, I decided to go on a mission over the course of a weekend the last time I was there. I searched out what I could find at the Port of Montreal and the Islands that appeared in those reels and shot timelapse of the locations. The end result seems a bit stark in comparison to the balmy beautiful 1960's summer paradise. Probably due to the just recently breaking winter and the seemingly endless bitter-cold rain, leaving me without much choice but to make an evil depiction of modern Montreal. To be clear though, I absolutely love the city of Montreal and all that it has to offer. This video is not representative of my personal views, just a product of that material I had to work with.

Montreal: Then & Now from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

I've also been gearing up the past few weeks to shoot a number of projects and short films. These are some miscellaneous shots I've also acquired in those weeks. Included are a timelapse of what is publicly accessible by car on the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal. Possibly one of the coolest random finds on my adventures to the Islands. Also, I tested a number of techniques to create a steadycam and have a polished test here.

Test Footy. from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Beyond Wonderland Equestrian

So three weeks ago I started a new business venture called Beyond Wonderland Equestrian. For the remainder of the 2010 horse show season we will be set up on location at Caledon Equestrian Park to film rounds at all of the A-Shows, and possibly more shows if time and success permits. We have scheduled rings I will be on location at available for reference on our new site located here. If you are in the horse community, drop by our tent or come visit me ringside and say what's up.

Here's our demo reel, and a sample video of Sarah Johnstone showing two fabulous horses at the $10,000 Devoucoux Modified Grand Prix during May's Caledon National Competition in which she walked away winning and in 4th place.

BW Equestrian Reel from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Sarah Johnstone $10,000 Modified Grand Prix from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Maple High Speed Tests from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

The Stranger

This is a project I made for my final piece in an art science and technology class.

The Stranger from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

End of May, beginning of June I'm going to be working on a number of music videos, so here are a few I've been enjoying lately...

Justice - Stress from Freedom Record on Vimeo.

This is pretty sweet too.


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/03/scarface-school-play-creators-step-forward-.html

Framez

Last year I made this piece called "Welcome to My World" for my frame by frame animation class. I did all of the animation and then just let it sit on my hard drive for a year.

I recently learned a little bit about making music for films so I finished the soundtrack over the last couple of days. This is my first stab at writing a score so don't be too harsh on me.

Welcome Home from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

I also shot this during the filming for Linwood Barclay's featurettes, just a short reading from his newest book.


And I know this is alot of viewing and most of you will be like fuck this after 3 or 4, but all of these are truly inspiring to me and I hope you enjoy them.

the earth in the air [a short film] from jared hogan on Vimeo.

Wood Smoke from Fredo Viola on Vimeo.

My Father's Garden from Mirko Faienza on Vimeo.

BLUE BUTTERFLY from Dikayl Rimmasch on Vimeo.

chat roulette from Casey Neistat on Vimeo.

When Lynch Met Lucas from Sascha Ciezata on Vimeo.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.

Lewis Cruise

Last night I finished this video for Lewis Cruise. I filmed the skating over two days downtown in the summer, then we kinda got slack on filming the intro, so I finished it for a lighting project this week. ;-)

Lewis Cruise Web Promo from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

It's been quite a bit of time since my last post and for good reason. For the past three months I've been working with my good friend Spencer Barclay on two featurettes for his father's novels. Aside from that, my computer went kaput, and everyone who's ever lost anything from a computer garb knows how much damage control one has to do to secure their long hours of work.

So on to some new content for your painful months in wait...

I recently compiled my work of 2009, and my new portfolio is available here with demo reels on the CV page at 720p or 360p.
http://www.akproductions.ca/index.html

Here are the two promos for Linwood Barclay...



And as always, here are some other good time killers.

Bowerbirds "In Our Talons" from Alan Poon on Vimeo.

Nuit Blanche from Spy Films on Vimeo.

macro kingdom from clemento on Vimeo.

Sky from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Trailer TIme.

Travis, your day has come, kinda. Here's some hype.

Password: science

.SIM. Promo from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

And some tasty treats...

A Hole in the Place of Heart from DavidMyriam on Vimeo.

Egypt / Lebanon Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo.

Lights and Water from James Adamson on Vimeo.

Ilulissat icebergs from icescapes on Vimeo.

Chukwa's Approach III (The Final Encounter) from depart on Vimeo.

JOB First Look from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

Kiel Johnson's Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.

Duelity from Ryan Uhrich on Vimeo.

Catwalk - Black Cat Crossing from no name party on Vimeo.

T Tease from Zak Tatham on Vimeo.

This kid is a beast. 15 years old and killing it.

Moviento Natural- Natural Movement from Nilo Merino Recalde on Vimeo.

Intervalos from Nilo Merino Recalde on Vimeo.

And big ups for a wicked use of google street.

The Promised Land from Dan Meth on Vimeo.

Significant Clothing.

Art of Fashion Show from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Art of Fashion Walkthrough from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Maple Thanksgiving 2009

Although cold and miserable, the few who endured maple at thanksgiving this year got to once again participate in a family celebration of another kind.

No password.

Maple Thanksgiving 2009 from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

And as per unusual, some definite gems from the interweb above and beyond the call of duty.

blue roses - "doubtful comforts" (3D camera shift musicvideo) from fabian röttger on Vimeo.

Evolution from Alex Glawion on Vimeo.

LUCIA from diluvio on Vimeo.

LUIS from diluvio on Vimeo.

Gotta give a big shout out to timescapes and their vault of knowledge for a forum. I've learned so much and solved so many problems over the past couple years by reading these pages and asking a few questions. Here's a few demo reels from timescapes' big cheese. Respect.

Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

Air has been one of my favourite artists of the past 2 years. And here's their latest video.

AIR MUSIC VIDEO SING SANG SUNG from MATHEMATIC SAS on Vimeo.

This would be hella badass to see in person.

Principles of geometry + AntiVJ: a stereoscopic show from AntiVJ on Vimeo.

And finally, easily some of the best 3D Animation I have ever seen. WishICouldDoThat.

ARTIFICIAL PARADISE,INC. from Jp Frenay on Vimeo.

Posted up on the Significant Blog with Ross Chanes Dies Again before I left for Quebec but apprently I got snaked for music rights on youtube, so here's the video again with sound as a private upload. Password's underneath.

Ross Chanes Dies Again. from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

PASSWORD: rosco

And As always, some great goodies. Thought I'd Start off with some classic trick tip videos to bone up on your flip trick stee.





















I know that was alot but here's some more, Dustin Dollin Raw & Uncut.



Chris Cole Mini Board.



El Toro In a Shopping Cart



Fuck BATB2, there hasn't been one decent game of SKATE yet, and some of the better skaters have already been wiped out by jacked games. So here's a game of skate not to forget down a 7.

New. Maple. Hype.

I claimed, and delivered. Here's a little promo.



P.S. - If you can guess the name of the video by figuring out the cryptic ending. Send me your one and only guess via facebook (http://www.facebook.com/alex.kingsmill). Winners will recieve a free DVD when it's finito.

And as usual, here are a few more gems of the interweb.

Makato Nagano, ninja warrior, man tank...


While we're still on the topic of Ninjas...


& finally, let's get sexy girl...

Let's Get Sexy with Craig Robinson from Craig Robinson

Boy oh boy oh boy, I've been doing a lot of scheming lately. I started working on a little project for the end of this fine skate season, so really I haven't put too much of substance on here lately. For the past couple weeks though, in my lack of a real job, I lurked around Burlington and Haliburton filming anything that seemed like a good idea. I also finished filming a short I started back in May when I flew to BC, so I'll be posting that soon as well. I'm rambling now because I'm tired as fuck, but here's a fine few additions for your viewing pleasure.

Here is a short glimpse of some raw footage (and by raw I mean I didn't color correct anything fo' yo ass yet, shits just a tease for now) from the past 2 weeks.
PASSWORD: twogeek

Two Weeks of Timelapse from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Second off, we've got a short film by a dude of the name Robin King. Thoroughly cool.

Ten Thousand Pictures of You from Robin King on Vimeo.

Third up, here's a sick installation out of a Toronto production company. The vimeo page lets you download the source file as well, so you can run a loop yourself and watch it for hours.

Civilization by Marco Brambilla from CRUSH on Vimeo.

And last but obviously not least...My good friend Craig stumbled upon this gem of independent cinema the other week. WATCH THIS SHIT WHILE YOU STILL CAN, I can't find a download anywhere yet and it would be a shame to go on living without watching it. This is for everyone that wished the new Batman movies were gnarlier...
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Howdy, I've been working on a video for awhile now, but it's just not finishing itself like I thought it would. So here's a week's worth of cool videos I didn't make.

BIG WORLD, little ass people.

Bathtub V from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Some crazy innovative stop motion...there's a section so you can see how hard this must have been in the credits...

Sorry I'm Late from Tomas Mankovsky on Vimeo.

Face paint stop motion...Kinda pissed this is so good because I tried this myself not even 2 weeks ago, and already I find out I'm even less original than I assumed.


Some Staple Cinema...made by a furniture designer or something along those lines. My memory fails me.


More Staple Cinema...Claude Lelouch killing it in Paris.


Here's a bomb music video from god knows where, but I dig the song and the animation alike.

STEREO RAKETA (minimix) from StereoNoize on Vimeo.

I bought a sick DVD last year of just music videos and this one is the first one on it. Weird as fuck but it's super fucking convincing at times.


And last and least, I want this videogame.

Hella Late.

I've been workin like a dog lately so I'm throwing together a retrospective for here soon. In the meantime I do have some goodies though.

MAPLE READING WEEK

Maple from back on reading week. from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

PASSWORD: reading


Revolutionary Animation
Saw this video earlier today and my play count's already at 3 or 4.

BIRDY NAM NAM - THE PARACHUTE ENDING from Steve Scott on Vimeo.

Dayvan Cowboy Music Video
I used this song in Feed Your Head back in the day, but this video tops me without a doubt. The skydiving footage up in space is the world record skydive altitude 103,000 meters. The gnarbag's name is Joe Kittinger and he's worth a little research.


& Some Badass 3D
Cool concept and an entertaining 5 minutes of your life.

Oceansize from Oceansize Team on Vimeo.

Sorry for being so distant...

I've been working on alot the past week. So just to show you I haven't been neglecting my daily chores, here's a rather lengthy little montage of some of my recent efforts.

PASSWORD: bubbly

A Weeks Worth of Slack from Alex Kingsmill on Vimeo.

Here's also some amazing videos I've come across and been referred to over the week.