Russell Brownley is the guy that every time you see him, he makes you feel like the coolest guy in the world. His attitude on life and his job is contagious and anyone who has ever surfed, worked, or just hung out with him has only the best things to say. I had the pleasure of trading music with Russell as he worked on the film Cancer to Capricorn and The Path of The Modern Gypsy chronicles with Reef and not only is he a top level visual artist, but his comprehension of editing and sound rivals the best in the industry.

This month Russell released his most recent show reel and it is breathtaking. He highlights the last 2 years of projects all perfectly synched to the song Vireo’s Eye by Future Islands. Keep your eyes out for Russ and The Wuss Productions, or don’t, because either way you won’t be able to miss him.

visit Russell on Vimeo
visit The Wuss Productions.

M83 and Time Lapse videos might be getting a little overdone, but this video is worth sharing for the sheer beauty and power that is Yo-semite.

“This video is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. All timelapses were shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with a variety Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses.”

Brilliant video by Jalouse Magazine narrated by Matthew Frost staring the beautifully chic Ashley Frost. A refreshing take on film-making and the creative process.

Une Fille Comme Les Autres from Jalouse blog on Vimeo.

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An experimental short by AG Rojas contrasting the awkwardness and hurt of adolescence with beautiful imagery as Quinn offers up some insight to what has shaped his life.

Directed by AG Rojas.
Produced by Christopher Black.
Titles by MISTERDOCTOR.

All we have to say is Kreayshawn and Iggy Azalea are bad. How’s the costume design in these videos, unreal.

This winter Witness This had a chance to meet Aamion Goodwin (co-star of The Goodwin Project), Jess Bianchi (Director), Heron Calisch-Dolen (Producer) and Cody Welsh (Sound and Film) on the North Shore. Informally we had an opportunity to hear about the journey that has taken place so far, and what lies ahead.

Aamion, Daize, Given and True Goodwin are the stars of this breathtaking documentary film project that follows the Goodwin’s on a 13 month journey through 18 countries. Below you can watch the teaser that took our breath away. An absolutely amazing preview of a film that seems to be about reconnecting with the earth as a family and the adventure that is born from birth and on. We can’t wait to hear more about this project and get a chance to speak with the crew when they return home.

Follow The Goodwin Project on Facebook here and on their blog here.

Russell Spencer has a way with capturing simple moments and allowing the viewer to feel like they are intimately along for the ride. Russel follows Taya throughout her day where we learn a thing or two about being radiant and cooking.

see more from Russell here and Taya Rogers here.

Merry Xmas and happy holidays from us at Witness This.  We’ll be getting into some Gremlins antics tonight, those guys can party.

One of the best segments we’ve ever seen in terms of creativity and out of the box or should we say off the mountain skiing. Props to Sherpa Cinemas.

JP Auclair Street Segment (from All.I.Can.) from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.

A breathtaking salute to British Columbia’s Great Bear rainforest, by Ben Gullliver. To find out more about conservation of the threatened Great Bear Wilderness head here: Pacific Wild.org

Witnessed @ Almond Surfboards

From Brooklyn, Friends is part of the label Lucky Number Music. We just found out that friends is the only independently signed artist to make it on BBC’s Sound Poll of 2012. Considering how much insane music makes it onto the poll, we applaud Friends for the achievement. Enough about stats, check out their single I’m his girl, and support them by picking up their album on Bandcamp.

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We took our favorite little buddy, Dalton, on a short bike ride this weekend.

Become a fan of Dalton on Facebook.

Had this video sent to me by my sister, and about half way through watching it, for some reason I started to get teary eyed and couldn’t understand why. Maybe it was because of so many hours spent alone wrestling with creativity and confused by it’s mystery and I found something I could really connect with. Whether it was tears of inspiration, or relativity, or just the fact that I’ve been on a diet of shakes and codine for 7 days and im delirious trying to design 25 tee shirts in 3 days, this talk really struck a chord. If you are a creative and have wrestled with those blocks and doubts that tend to creep through our days and nights, take some time to watch this, you won’t be disappointed.

Finally a video for this sing along anthem from Guards.

We saw the long haired Guards with Cults and few months back during their homecoming at Soda Bar (Siblings Richie Follin of Guards and Madeline Follin of Cults are San Diego natives).  Listen to their EP below and pickup the limited edition vinyl.  Because they are so sweet, you can also download it for $Free.

Can’t wait for yet another iconic skateboard film from the Girl Distribution family.

“The Game of Things” by Cristian Straub for Ethel Vaughn from Cristian Straub on Vimeo.

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