Monthly Archive for February, 2009

Tour de Bloc 2009: Coyote Rock Gym, Ottawa

Unfortunately, I don’t have much time to comment on the wonderful competition Jody’s crew put up at Coyote Rock Gym. There were a ton of problems, 58 in total, and they were all pretty awesome. One thing I really appreciated (thanks to Jody!) was that the setters waited until the female competitor who qualified first started finished climbing problem #2 before they started to roll in the male competitors. I personally think it gives a little more time for the competitor to concentrate and not be bothered by the setters shuffling around with a ladder, etc (I had mentioned that in my post on the comp at Boulderz). Anyways, another amazing competition for the Tour de Bloc. I can’t wait for the regionals at Coyote (Apr, 11, 2009) and the nationals at Allez-Up in Montreal (May 16/17, 2009)! Let’s get ready, it’s gonna be ridiculous!! And now the results:

Results: Women’s Open

  1. Eva Pepin-Helie
  2. Amanda Berezowski
  3. Bonnie de Bruijn
  4. Erin Ford-Zieleniewski
  5. Melissa Lacasse
  6. Eveline Lapierre

Results: Men’s Open

  1. Dustin Curtis
  2. Yves Gravelle
  3. Simon Forget
  4. Sebastien Lazure
  5. Benoit Dubois
  6. Izzy Friedman
  7. Sebastien Gardner
  8. Jeff Beaulieu

Scintillation, by Xavier Chassaing


SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

I am extremely happy (and proud!) to finally see the new film from Xavier. It is entitled scintillation and it is simply stunning. The mix of colors, depth of field, and the perfect synchronization between the images and the music. The choice of music is brilliant (we have the talented fedaden to thank for that!) and the techniques applied to the images are incredibly cool! There are no words to describe the video. Make sure you look at it full size and have a good set of speakers. That’s all I can say. If you like it, spread the word. Here is a quote from Xavier on vimeo:

This is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.

Xavier told me that he will work on a small “making of” to explain his technique. I’ve seen previews of his installation and of how he made the video. It was really impressive! All I can say is that I already can’t wait for the next video. I know they take a lot of time, but they are unbelievable! Well done Xavier!





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