Archive for the ‘Airmout’ Category
Posted by misterparkour on
August 7, 2008
Most Parkour enthusiasts have only seen David Belle fall once. That of course was his famous slip at the UCLA Campus. However there is another fall from David that was captured on film many years ago and we at MisterParkour.com are happy to be the first major Parkour website to ever feature the footage.
This video is not solely of David Belle, but is instead an interesting compilation of film. In the seven minute edit the video has six distinct parts. The first part is a mix-tape edit of Kazuma, then second is the Le Chat Effravant (Scary Cat) – Behind the Scenes video from the Nike Presto shoot, the third part transitions into an old Nike commercial featuring Kazuma, the fourth features rare footage of David (including his fall), the fifth includes a complete version of On r’met ça with alternate music, and finally the compilation ends with some more clips of David.
Although the footage throughout is rare and is well worth watching and studying in its entirety, the main draw to this video and the portion we want to emphasis is the footage from and fall of David. Not only is this film of David extremely rare to say the least, the fact that he falls in it makes it even more unbelievable that this video has never been prominently posted on a Parkour site! Ultimately the fall, although violent in many regards, is neither incredibly moving nor ultimately consequential. Nevertheless, it is always good to be reminded that even the best Tracers make mistakes.
“I fall all the time—I fall like the monkeys—but it never shows up on film, because they just want the spectacular stuff.”
-David Belle
http://www.dailymotion.com/speedairman/video/x54r18
Posted by misterparkour on
July 11, 2008
We have come to the end of our Top 10 Parkour Commercial Countdown. The series lasted two weeks, and was comprised 15 videos including the top 10 Parkour-featuring commercials of all time, the Banlieue 13 Trailer, Le Chat Effravant (Scary Cat) – Behind the Scenes, and the BBC-Coca-Cola commercial combo. Because the series was spread over such a long period of time we have decided to run back through the top 10 commercials in this succinct recap.
#10 Commercial: Two very similar K-Swiss ads shared the #10 spot. Race to Center Court featuring Levi Meeuwenberg and Even Playing Field featuring Tyson Cecka, Victor Lopez, were filled with great action, and the excellent production and the prominent U.S. presence of the ad was enough to give these two commercials a spot in the countdown.
#9 Commercial: The BONT commercial featuring David Belle with production by Airmout was a quality edit that featured the best in the world performing in the world’s most famous Parkour training ground. Whether it was ever an official commercial or not, the production, location, and presence of David all contributed to this commercial coming in at #9.
#8 Commercial: The Coca-Cola commercial featuring Kazuma, Romain Moutault, and Dominique Lexilus came in at #8. As one of the first Parkour-featuring commercials ever made, this ad introduced Parkour to people around the world and established an advertising precedent for pure Parkour.
#7 Commercial: The first of three Nike Presto commercials in the countdown, Premier Amour (Young Love) featuring David Belle started with a highly creative concept and was carried through with a flawless performance by David. The presence of only a couple moves and the awkward comical ending kept this commercial from making it higher in the countdown.
#6 Commercial: Scion was the brand behind the great commercial that came in at #6. With a great performance from Sébastien Foucan and Jérome Ben Aoues, excellent production value, and a touch of creativity this Scion commercial was a high quality production that left the viewer remembering the product.
#5 Commercial: David Belle broke the top 5 with the Korean Canon commercial. The non-stop, fast-paced, incredible action, coupled with outstanding production utilization made this ad one that remains exhilarating no matter how many times it has been watched.
#4 Commercial: Nissan teamed up with David for the #4 best Parkour commercial ever created. Conceptually similar to Premier Amour (Young Love) David again scales a building and jumps from balcony to balcony in an attempt to win the affection of a girl. Great production value and product utilization made this Nissan commercial better than Nike’s, and an ending that leaves the viewer with a smile made this well deserving of the #4 spot.
#3 Commercial: Nike Presto and Wieden+Kennedy produced another Parkour classic with Le Chat Effravant (Scary Cat). Featuring David, Sébastien, and a slew of other great Tracers this commercial was the most talent packed in the countdown. Its inherent comedy and genuine filming location in France added to the production and made this commercial more than worthy of a top spot.
#2 Commercial: One of the first Parkour-featuring ads ever made, David Belle threw in an eye-popping performance that to this day mesmerizes viewers in the 2001 BBC commercial. Featuring one of the most famous Parkour jumps of all time, this ad is unforgettable and contributed greatly to the exposure and growth of Parkour around the world.
#1 Commercial: Barely edging out the BBC commercial for the #1 spot was Le Poulet de Colere (The Angry Chicken). Well deserving to be called the greatest Parkour commercial of all time, this ad demonstrated everything anyone could ever expect, want, or hope for in a Parkour ad. An iconic Tracer in Sébastien, incredible Parkour throughout, great production, and a unique and comical plot makes this commercial vastly enjoyable no matter how many times it is watched.
Will this top 10 Parkour commercial list ever change? Probably only slightly. Even though potential for Parkour utilization in commercial spots has only just started being tapped in the last few years, because of the influence and exceptionalness of these top 10 we doubt that anything will be created that could replace anything other than last few of the current top 10. With that said barring an extremely prominent ad that exposes millions of people to Parkour (e.g. a Super Bowl commercial), we also doubt that any commercial NOT featuring David or Sébastien will ever enter into the top spots. Think about these numbers: Of the top 10 Parkour-featuring commercials ever made David is featured in 6 of them (5 by himself) and Sébastien Foucan was featured in 3 (2 of them independent of David). With 8 of the 10 best Parkour commercials ever made featuring David and Sébastien the only way that we can see for this countdown to ever noticeably change is if those two continue to be involved in even more incredible and impressionable ads.
We have revealed the top 10 Parkour commercials of all time, but there are still years of advertising to come. Only time will tell the future for Parkour in the television advertising realm. Will Parkour based advertising ever widely extend beyond the cliché running, jumping and chasing themes or will companies follow Nike’s lead and continue to think of original concepts? And will iconic Tracers like David continue to perform for company’s commercial spots and if not will other Tracers become iconic figures in the Parkour world and being also making impressionable ads? These are just a few of the obstacles that the future of Parkour commercials will face, but from what we have seen so far we can’t wait to, literally, watch the outcome.
Posted by misterparkour on
May 24, 2008
We are so pumped about this next video from Airmout! This is a special edit that includes footage from David’s Speed Air Man video, Et Vous?, and his BBC commercial roll which we will be posting soon. No new footage of David, just a cool new version of it all. The following two quotes from the No Obstacles article -written by Alec Wilkinson in April 2007- may help explain some of the motivation behind creating this edit.
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David’s grandfather told him stories about Raymond that revolved around his exploits—“Spider-Man stories and Tarzan stories,” David says—and left him wishing to emulate him. He wanted to be Spider-Man when he grew up.
Last fall, David said, he had discussions with Sam Raimi, the director of “Spider-Man,” about playing the role of Spider-Man’s double, but he decided he wasn’t interested. “That was a childhood dream, to be in a Spider-Man costume,” he said. “Now I’d rather appear on a poster with my own name, not as a character, saying, ‘This is me performing.’ ”
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http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4dp0m_ba-speed-air-man_extreme
Posted by misterparkour on
May 24, 2008
Here is the official copy of David Bell’s famous Speed Air Man video. Although this video edition is longer than the Speed Air Man copy we previously cataloged, for all practical purposes the two are exactly the same. None of the video footage is different, and the extra 11 seconds is due to additional frames at the beginning and end of the video. To view our original Speed Air Man post and to learn how this video is single handedly responsible for Stephane Vigroux’s introduction to Parkour please click here.
http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4dt4q_speedairman_extreme
Posted by misterparkour on
May 23, 2008
We are so excited about this next David Belle video! In all of our searching we only found it posted on the internet in two locations. And by combining the viewing totals from those sites we estimate that as of today this video has been viewed less than 6,300 times! With some videos of David boasting 1,000,000+ views this is a phenomenal find!
David has arrived at the port late. And not only does he only have one minute to reach his final destination, he doesn’t even know exactly where he is supposed to go. Leaping, climbing, jumping, and rolling his way over, past, and through the impending obstacles, David puts on another great performance in this relaxing and yet highly entertaining race against the clock.
http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4djzw_portonbfinale_extreme
Posted by misterparkour on
May 22, 2008
This is our third post of an Accroches Toi video. However, different from the last two posts, this version is less than a minute in length and it includes some great new aspects including the uncut (although sped up) tree swinging clip, different music, and original sound effects from the actual action. To see the official and complete version of Accroches Toi please click the link above.
http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4dn2i_ba-acroiche-toi-023_extreme
Posted by misterparkour on
May 22, 2008
Here is a fun video of David Belle called Ba Parkour. This video is also featured at the end of the interview Parkour de David Belle.
If you have seen David’s videos before then you will recognize a majority of the clips included in this one. As we have continued to add videos of David to this site we have, like many of our loyal visitors, become increasingly aware of the repetitiveness of many of these clips. Certain footage of David, especially that which was originally included in his Speed Air Man and Et Vous? videos are, in fact, used over, and over, and over again, in video after video. But we also realized something else. Even though these moves are incredibly redundant, they never get old or cease to be entertaining. Even if you have seen this video before and/or many of the clips contained within, we know you will still enjoy it immensely. That is the testament to David’s abilities and just one of the things that makes him so incredible.
http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4diap_ba-parkour_extreme
Posted by misterparkour on
May 22, 2008
Here is the official and original copy of the interview with David Belle which we posted a couple weeks ago. This video is exactly the same as our previous post except it does not have the Portuguese subtitles or the English translation which we included before. To see that original post with these alternative language options please click here.
In addition to posting this exclusive interview, we have also decided to include the caption below which is currently featured in the video’s original context on DailyMotion.com. We have posted this text in French and in a roughly translated English version, which may actually make you laugh once or twice because our translation is poor. If anyone can provide us with a quality translation it would be much appreciated.
This entire length of Parkour de David Belle is 4:08, but the interview ceases at 2:54. At that point the video transitions into a unique edit of David doing Parkour. This short video includes many classic clips of David in and around Lisses, but it also includes a few clips that you won’t see anywhere else. This video is called Ba Parkour and you can view it without the preceding interview by clicking here.
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J’ai découvert David Belle a travers B13, et j’ai eu la chance de le rencontrer et travailler avec lui dans Babylon A.D. J’ai découvert un homme qui a elevé son art à un niveau international malgré lui. Cette situation le dépasse et le motive. Le Parkour est pour moi l’enfant naturel du Break dance, et cache une véritable pensée et un mode de vie proche des arts martiaux. David est discret et réservé, il n’aime pas avoir à s’expliquer sur ce qu’il fait et ce qu’il recherche, c’est un travail intérieur qu’il s’impose au quotidien, tout comme son père lui a appris. Des jeunes du monde entier découvrent ce nouveau moyen d’expression urbain et découvrent leur propre capacités et limites. On a tous voulu voler, bondir, et redevenir animal. David l’a fait. Je pense que dans quelques années, on se souviendra de lui comme on se souvient aujourd’hui encore des fondateurs d’art martiaux tel que le Karaté et le Judo.. Après l’ITW, je vous invite pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas encore à apprécier en image ce qu’est le Parkour de David Belle. Retenez votre souffle.
I discovered David Belle from B13, and I had the luck to meet him and work with him in Babylon A.D. I discovered a man that has elevated his art to an international level despite him. This position surpasses him and motivates him. For me Parkour is the natural child of the station wagon dance, and harbors a mentality and a method that closely mirrors the martial arts. David is discreet and reserved, he does not like to explain what he does to the newspapers and what, for him, is an internal work, just as he learned from his father. Youth all over the world are discovering this new means of urban expression and discovering their own capacities and limits. Everyone wants to fly, jump, and move like the animals. David did it. I think that in a few years one will remember David as one now remembers the founders of martial arts such as Karate and Judo. After the ITW, I hope that you appreciate the picture which is the Parkour of David Belle. Hold your breath.
-M. Kassovitz
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http://www.dailymotion.com/airmout/video/x4djgt_parkour-de-david-belle_extreme
