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  • HD Automotive Videos: ClashProductions and Format67

    Today I felt like highlighting automotive videos shot with REAL Production quality. While the burnout you did in your dad’s Camaro on Streetfire was cool, the fact that it was shot on a cellphone and was so fuzzy you could barely make out your mullet and acid washed attire was not cool.

    I suppose the point is, regardless of whatever you’re shooting, if you’re shooting with crappy equipment, it’s going to be crappy. People enjoy things in High Definition, and that’s a fact. It can indeed make a piece of poop look like the most wondrous thing ever beheld. Using this logic, you have to figure if it can make something bad look good, what will it do to something that looks good already?

    First up is Format67, based out of Germany. With a team 5 strong, Daniel Michaelis and crew put out their first automotive short in July of 2007. They’ve covered MANY vehicles including but not limited to: A R34 Skyline, AE86, Ford GT, BMW 135i, and the Subaru STi. Music choice and post production is top notch with this group, conveying and capturing emotion in a very powerful way. You can tell there is a lot of storyboarding that goes into each video as there is always a story to keep your attention.

    Check out these two, as they are some of my favorites. -Watch in Fullscreen-

    Two Imprezas on an Asphalt Playground.


    Ferrari F430 playing on the Streets.

    Next up is Clash Productions, Based out of the UK. While strictly autosport (Drag/Drift/TimeAttack) and more action based, Clash Productions does a ridiculously good job portraying emotion and capturing the spirit of any event. I swear these guys can make ANYTHING look amazing. Clash Productions has been together since 2005 and has put out some amazing things since then. Although I’m only going to post two examples, I highly suggest you check out their Streetfire Account and watch some other stuff too. The level of post processing skill is ridiculous here. Selective focus also seems to be a favorite technique. I haven’t seen anyone be able to capture the spirit of the event like Clash Productions.

  • 1994 Nissan Skyline

    1994 Nissan Skyline

  • 2009 Nissan GTR

  • Turbolestra: Your Once Daily Tablet For Automotive Enhancement

    Watch the video below to learn about the greatest breakthrough in medical science since the twelve hour erection. And if for some reason the embedded video doesn’t work for you, click the following link to learn more about Turbolestra.

    Hear what customers are saying about Turbolestra!

    “Turbolestra is the most mind-blowing experience I’ve had since Ford’s Theatre.”
    -Abraham Lincoln

    “The best drug I’ve taken this hour.”
    -Courtney Love

    “Turbolestra is so cool, when it goes to sleep, sheep count Turbolestra.”
    -Ralph Waldo Emerson

    “After taking Turbolestra, I drove from New Jersey to California in forty-five minutes and still had time for a seventeen hour tantric sex binge.”
    -Sting

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  • 2008 Mini Cooper

  • 2009 BMW M3

    2009 BMW M3

  • Running on Fumes: Automated Parallel Parking

    We’re now through the looking glass. The world has changed and there’s no turning back. The machines have won. At this point it’s only a matter of time before Judgment Day arrives and a metallic endoskeleton that looks strangely like the Governor of California comes marching down the street to urge you to vote Republican and punch your spinal fluid. Now I know what you’re thinking, “Why the sudden hatred for all things mechanical?” Simple answer: Ford’s Active Park Assist System.

    You're Terminated

    According to a recent press release, Ford’s new automated parallel parking system will allow owners of the Lincoln MKS and Lincoln MKT to parallel park their cars with the simple push of a button. I’d like to repeat that as I find it scary and want to make sure you understand how ridiculous this is: Ford has manufactured a car that will park itself!

    “With the touch of a button, Lincoln MKS and MKT drivers can parallel park quickly, easily and safely without ever touching the steering wheel,” said Derrick Kuzak, Ford’s group vice president of Global Product Development.

    Take me to your Leader

    I don’t know about you, but taking control away from drivers and putting it in the hands (wires?) of an artificially intelligent device scares the absolute crap out of me. Drivers today are complacent and absent-minded enough, the last thing they need is one more chance to talk on their cell phones while the computer parking their car backs over a miniature Schnauzer.

    You’ll have to forgive my tired old bones as I climb onto my soapbox but, I remember the days when driving was an honest to God skill and the ability to parallel park was a badge of honor. My Grandfather could parallel park a school bus in New York City traffic if he had to and was damn proud of it. Nowadays you don’t even have to parallel park on your drivers test. What’s the world coming to?

    If this automated trend continues pretty soon we won’t even have to drive our cars or clean up after ourselves. We’ll sit idly by as unemployment rates climb, average IQ’s drop, and the machines slowly take over our day to day lives. National Speed won’t even need bloggers anymore. Posts will be written by an automated machine (and probably contain less typos and grammatical errors — so at least that’s a plus).

    Perhaps the alarmist in me is getting a little worked up, but I damn sure want to be able to brag to my children that I once parallel parked a Hummer without them asking me, “what’s a parallel park?”

    Warmest Regards,

    Blogging Automaton #117789-2

  • 2003 Nissan 350Z – Single Turbo

    2003 Nissan 350Z – Single Turbo

  • 2003 Nissan 350Z – 3.8L Single Turbo

    2003 Nissan 350Z – 3.8L Single Turbo

     

     

  • 2003 Infiniti G35 – Single Turbo

    2003 Infiniti G35 – Single Turbo