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[CCC 2009] Ambrose, Ben You and Jonathan – Wecallitshockeffect

TheCuso — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:28:27 +0000

Orange Bikes – Ambrose
Blue Aladdin’s – Ben
Red Tally’s – Jonathan

Featuring Ben You, an underground flourisher that has been ‘underneath’ since his last video ‘Crossroads’. And now he’s back for recognition with his sick concepts and moves.

Introducing Jonathan, an unknown to most, that has emerged for the crown. He has been into cards for 4 long years, and this is his supposedly ‘first’ video. His signature move, one handed killer ‘Laika’, can be seen from 1:25 to 1:32.

With that said, we bring to you shockeffect.
( You never know how much we’ve been through to get this video done, so treasure it! )

- Ambrose

This is my personal favourite. There is not much I can say, just watch the video and you’ll know why this is the clear winner.

Congratulations in advance Ambrose, Ben You and Jonathan.

You’ve earned it!

-Alejandro

[CCC 2009] Bao An Hoang, Kate and Mitchell Stafiej – Victorious Secret

TheCuso — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:58:34 +0000

“A secret unveils in front of your eyes…it is Victorious…hella victorious! Nothing about lingerie, guys ;)”
-Ekaterina Dobrokhotova

[CCC 2009] Brendan Conner, Luka Kastelic and Spencer Clark

TheCuso — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:13:46 +0000

This is probably one of the most awaited videos for the Cardistry Collaboration Contest 2009 because of the underground nature of the team members.

Brendan Conner, Luka Kastelic (de_lux) and Spencer Clark are probably (if you are able to tell them apart) some of the most creative minds there are right now in the cardistry world.

Although the video editing could have been much better in my opinion, the quality and variety of the flourishes were incredible.

Look at the creativity put into those fans and spins!

Too bad they couldn’t make it to the contest because this could have been a clear winner.

“Due to technical difficulties we couldn’t submit it on time.”

Five stars, favourited and saved to my hard drive ;)

Good job guys.

-Alejandro

[CCC 2009] Stein Halvorsen and David Pedersen – Explode

TheCuso — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:13:54 +0000

Here is our entry to the Cardistry Collaboration Contest 2009.

Performances by Stein Halvorsen & David Pedersen
Filmed by Stein Halvorsen & David Pedersen
Edited by David Pedersen

Filmed with Sony HDR-HC7
Edited with Final Cut Express 4 & Adobe After Effects CS4
Music from Videocopilot.net

Thanks to from Daryl Easton, Ashford Kneitel, Dan and Dave Buck, Jerry Cestowski, Huron Low, Kevin Ho, Daren Yeow

[CCC 2009] Eric Tam, Garry A and James Lai – AllYourDeckAreBelongToUs

TheCuso — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:43:15 +0000

It’s Cardistry Collaboration Contest time at Theory11 so I’m going to blog my favourite entries.

Let’s start with the “canaSians” Tam, Garry and James with this “All Your Deck Are Belong To Us” video.

A few new refreshing ideas but everything in the same $%&##GGRR~¬$% fast and chaotic style we are used to.

The highlights are the “story”, James’ fans, Garry’s wind elemental spin at 1:48 and the collab moves.

I think Tam could have done much more, he is probably my favourite of all three and I didn’t see much in this video.

Nice one anyway.

Good luck!

-Alejandro

Brendan Conner – CCC …

TheCuso — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:50:30 +0000

New video by Brendan Conner. A video was planned with de_lux, Justinkelly and Brendan for the CCC 2008, but couldn’t be done. This is Brendan’s footage ; imagine how awesome it would be if they participated…

Here is a compilation of some of the footage I shot for my CCC vid which, due to technical difficulties and overall lack of effort/drive, never actually happened.

Credits: Dan and Dave, Jonas Haglund

-Brendan Conner

[CCC 2008] Adam on the Contest results

TheCuso — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:13:37 +0000

Fiddling Steve and I entered this competition with one purpose. We didn’t enter the competition to try to gain fame, to better theory11, or prove anything. We entered to win. We realized that if we could put part of ourselves into the video – show everyone our personalities, that we would be different. Rather than pretending to be mysterious and underground we took you with us on our day in the city. Along the way several strange things happened, such as a cab driver telling me that the card I produced in his window was his, the random man walking up to me asking about how I threw cards so far, and more that couldn’t be shown.

We had a good time sharing each other’s company and hope that those watching can appreciate this. It is a true rarity in this world to find a fellow flourisher who lives in such close proximity. Add to this, a true camaraderie and the number suddenly drops to single digits. We understood this – it greatly improved our odds. If we could perform moves that utilize the two of us, we would enter into unchartered territories. Surely a panel of judges would appreciate two person moves in a collaboration competition, right? Well…one would think so.

Don’t take this the wrong way; the F501 video was truly an eye-popping work of cinematography. I have the upmost respect for you guys and wish you all luck in the future, although you really don’t need it. What troubles me about the results is the grading system. It seems fair. You look for videos that contain quality, originality, creativity, and a certain something. Naturally the last quality is somewhat gray; there’s no way to concretely explain what makes something “pop.” However, for the other three, there most certainly are. Theory11, you want to be the best forum, store, media center? Learn from those who have had contests before you. Handlordz, the originators of the so called “Battle”, created a system that declared a winner without any doubt. Like a teacher grading a paper, a rubric was designed that graded each portion of the video. This ensured the fairest results.

What happened was, you told us that our video had the best material. Dave Buck said himself that had this been a shorter video, we would have won – hands down. This puts a slightly bitter taste in my mouth. Let me verify for a second that this is in fact a collaboration contest. Were we not meant to create a video that utilized two or more people? What Steve and I did was perform moves that none of the other contestants thought of performing. We collaborated not only during the video, but in the very moves; performing cut sequences in time, transferring packets mid cut, and pulling cards from each others springs. Is this not what you were looking for? These moves had more originality than other groups – they had never been seen, they were devised in a Pinkberry. They were more creative. We saw the collaboration as a challenge and tried to create moves that would best show the teamwork. Quality you said was top-notch. So what then was the issue?

It seems this gray area has reared its ugly head. The intangible “wow factor” seems to have made the ultimate difference. So it was the style? I’m sorry that Steve and I stayed true to who we are. We aren’t mysterious. We’re two unassuming guys who can do some pretty neat stuff with cards. For us to make a video where we aren’t running around doing ridiculous things and generally having a good time would be ridiculous. It would be like the Bucks donning cloaks because it’s the cool thing to do at the time. I think that what many of us may have lost sight of, is the simple fact that what we are doing is playing with cards.

I’m not asking for a recount, an explanation, or an apology, because I don’t expect any. I just want people to see that flourishing doesn’t have to be so serious. Feel free to perform the way you want. With time, people will appreciate what you’re doing. Who knows, YOU may even get to be 3rd place in a contest somewhere!

-Adam

[CCC 2008] Cardistry Collaboration Contest Winners

TheCuso — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:17:46 +0000

Without further ado… it was difficult for us to judge each of these videos. Our panel spent several hours this weekend going through each video individually, making notes as we went through. Overall, we were blown away by the quality and quantity of submissions, and we will continue to do more contests like it in the coming weeks, months, and years.

The judges’ choices were unanimous. The top three winners are listed below, from third place to first. Some of our judges’ notes on each are included as well:

THIRD PLACE :: 48dumplings by Adam & Steve

Dave Buck: I loved this video, but then I started to really hate it. Why? I felt like it was lengthy. You guys have mad skills, no doubt. However, I believe videos like these, since they don’t create emotion like film, should at least leave you wishing for more. You guys did a great job, but you handed us the full experience, 100%, which became boring and wonderless. There are some really amazing, one of a kind, moments in this video, in fact, pieces of this video were so good, that I guarantee if it were recut to under two minutes, it would be first place with a rating way above any other. It’s like David Williamson always says, “only give them 40%”, and I doubt he’s just talking about magic.

RichardZ: I loved the feel to the video at the beginning. Some very great moves in here too, and loved that they made it into downtown New York. A lot of great moves in the beginning, and I liked how they got other people out on the streets to come talk to them as well. What really set this video apart was the great collaboration moves they had together. Of course not everybody was lucky enough to have an opportunity to do this, so I’m glad they took advantage of this. However, like Dave said, I think the video went way too long, unfortunately and could have stopped way earlier, making it an even better video.

daniel+Madison: A lot of creativity and fun with a lot of personality, it was very entertaining. Very nice work.

SECOND PLACE :: Battle – Bowen vs. Jaspas

Dave Buck: This video showed good use of a solid concept, which by-the-way, if far more entertaining then just a montage, which I’m sure we can all agree too. The subway provided a style and appeal that enhanced the quality of the video but not so much to distract the important aspect of the flourish “Battle”. I also enjoyed the crescendo of music, rhythm, and complexity of each flourish as the video neared the end. Good work.

RichardZ: Another great build up to this video, and got to love Jaspas in a cowboy hat. However like in 48 Dumplings, I think they built up a story (with great build up fitted to the music) that didn’t really ever happen. That is, I didn’t get much of a sense of a battle once they discovered each other, which was too bad. Still some great moves, and I love the moment where Jaspas flicked the angel and the girl freaked. Also I was hoping they would’ve noticed the guy in the middle of the shot just staring towards the camera. It was a bit freaky. Overall great job, and obviously they entertained whoever was on the train. Great work.

daniel+Madison: An energizing and upbeat display of skill and style. I loved the moves, the interactivity, and the choice of location (subway).

FIRST PLACE :: F501

Dave Buck: Great video! I know you guys planned this out, and it shows. Great use of the location, awesome compositions, kick ass material, and well produced. You guys rock. Keep up the awesome work.

daniel+Madison: Amazing, charismatic and cool, perfect cinematography and editing with flawlessly articulated flourishing… Great teamwork; a very entertaining show.

RichardZ: This video had it all. Some form of story, snazzy clothes, great camera work, a Fiat, great setting, unique moves to boot too. Was a great video in general. The one thing I was hoping to see more of was people together. At one point you saw somebody sitting in a car while another person was doing their cardistry, but aside from that I think they could have made their great video even better if they had people doing their moves at the same time. I was also expecting they were going to do more with their story with such the great set-up. I also wasn’t sure what F 501 meant… I’m guessing it was a F 500 but then… why the 1, when there were 3 of them? Is this a sequel to another video they made?

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Congratulations to everyone that submitted a video – great work all around. To all of you that won, prizes will be sent out midweek : custom engineered steel plaques created by Jamie Schoolcraft especially for this contest. Once again, amazing work, and congratulations to our winners.
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// j.bayme
: ceo / theory11

[CCC 2008] ShoeMan and Nebelfuchs

TheCuso — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:26:32 +0000

Nice oldschool style moves and great fans. Congrats and good luck!

[CCC 2008] Mattgic, Maxim and Dimitri – F 501

TheCuso — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:05:49 +0000

A Cardistry rendez-vous
My favourite video hands down. A must win. Congrats in advance frenchies.

Very original and smooth moves, perfect production and direction, what else can i say? you tell me, leave a comment.

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