Manhattan Days || A film by Pontus Alv for Converse Cons

In follow up to last years beautifully shot Trocadero Days, skateboarder Pontus Alv and Converse CONS have teamed up once more, this time taking to the streets of New York City for a new short black-and-white film called Manhattan Days. Alv and his Polar Skate Co. team arrived in the city complete with DIY painted jump ramps and shopping carts, making the most of every street and building makeshift spots where they could.

The enjoyable video is a welcome relief from the Street League-esque skate videos which are abundant on the internet these days, embodying what skateboarding is all about - messing around with your friends and having fun. Skateboarders include Aaron Herrington, Kevin Rodrigues, David Stenström, Jerome Campbell, Dane Brady and Pontus himself.

Dazzle Beat @ Xalala Dance Party

Arbor Skateboards || James Kelly || Burn It Down

Longboard makers Arbor Skateboards has released an insane new video which shows skateboarder James Kelly hitting up some downhill mountain roads at ridiculous speeds. Arbor Skateboards didn't say where exactly the video is shot, but from checking out some previous videos, and based on old skid marks on the road made by his skateboard, we can assume he's ridden these hills quite a bit. Despite that, he does make a pretty bad bail at around the 2:30 mark. Watch below! 

TATTOOING Close Up (in Slow Motion)

Destin from Smarter Every Day brought a Phantom Miro camera to a tattoo parlor to get a super-up-close look at how the process really works. He starts with a tutorial on the inner workings of tattoo machines (which are NOT supposed to be called "tattoo guns," thank you very much), followed up by a close-up view of what tattoo needles are actually doing when they permanently mark human skin. There's also a helpful guide to why you should NOT under any circumstances try to tattoo yourself. You know, in case you were considering it.

Nightingale and Canary

Australian artist Andy Thomas specializes in creating 'audio life forms': beautiful abstract shapes that react to sounds. In this animated short, he visualizes two recorded bird sounds from the archives of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.

Nightingale and Canary from Andy Thomas on Vimeo.

41 Years Later || Long Live Southbank

It's fair to say that the Long Live Southbank team have been through some pretty rough times over the last year-and-a-half, but thanks to their constant hard work they've come out the other side with an amazing victory, saving the iconic London skate spot. To celebrate, they've put together a short black-and-white film entitled "41 Years Later", which recaps their journey from the first skate jam in May 2013, all the way to the finish line. There's also some skateboarding from Casper Brooker, Chewy Cannon, Blondey McCoy, Domas Glatkauskas, Kyron Davis, Joleyon Pressey, Darius Trabalza, Rob Smith, Lucien Clarke, Chris Ault and many more. Watch below!

Wes Lang || The Studio

Los Angeles based artist Wes Lang (b. 1972) in the process of setting up his very first solo show in the framework of a museum. Here you can listen to some of Wes’ own reflections on his works and see how the exhibition has been built up.

WES LANG | THE STUDIO from I DO ART on Vimeo.

Live Painting Show || Woman's Life

South Korean illustrator Seok Jeong Hyeon captures a woman's aging process from babyhood to old age, in a single digital 'live' drawing.

Water

Anybody with a GoPro can make a surf film these days, but the latest piece from Los Angeles-based surf, fashion and lifestyle photographer Morgan Maassen is 20,000 leagues better than most.

Titled “Water,” the four-and-a-half-minute short was filmed in Hawaii and Tahiti and features surfers Frankie Harrer, Kanoa Igarashi, Miguel Pupo, Johnny Gannon and Damien Hobgood, all set to a dreamy song by SJD. Maassen, a 24-year-old freelance photographer, boasts a client list that includes Apple, Audi, Nike, prAna, Billabong, Wilson, Corona, Quiksilver, Red Bull and Delta Airlines.

Water from Morgan Maassen on Vimeo.

7,685 Frames Of The Netherlands

A time lapse video of the Netherlands, taken in Delft, Rotterdam and Amsterdam.

Sneakers.fr || Meet Nicolas Charavet

Meet Nicolas Charavet, designer and collector of art Nike products for over 15 years.

Nicolas launched late 1990s one of the first books about the sneakers.

Sneakers.fr | Rencontre avec Nicolas Charavet | Meet Nicolas Charavet from Thomas Prudon on Vimeo.

SKATE || London with Nick Jensen

Nick Jensen and crew give you a personal skate tour of London.

Gladiator Football || Come And See || Canon

Canon invite you to Come and See what happens in Florence every year in June - the Calcio Storico, aka. Gladiator Football! With few rules, and plenty of action this historic event is perfect for action photography.

Find out more about the game and how this TV advert was shot here: http://comeandsee.canon-europe.com

Reebok Classic || Give Me Your Classics And I'll Show You The Future

The Rig Out has teamed up with Reebok Classics to release a new campaign and short film titled ”Give Me Your Classics and I’ll Show You The Future.” The film highlights the story of an innovative and pioneering brand that helped shape the destiny of modern sports performance, as well as British youth culture. Directed by Antony Crook with cinematography by Lol Crawley, a voiceover from Paul Popplewell, and an original score by Illum Sphere, the short is set in Bolton and Manchester—the birthplace of Reebok—and coincides with the recent release of the retrospective Reebok Classics brand book.

Reebok Classics 'Give Me Your Classics And I'll Show You The Future' from The Rig Out on Vimeo.

Pride Bodyboards || The Mexican Mirage

PRIDE BODYBOARDS presents the latest film by MILLER BEST, exposing the latest endeavours of the PRIDE international team, following them into the heart of rural Mexico in an attempt to find paradise. 

The Mexican Mirage from NΛPCO on Vimeo.

Sneakerness Paris 2014 || YARD WAS THERE

After editing in April in Zurich, Sneakerness took up residence first in Paris on 6 and 7 September. Founded in 2008, the Sneakerness has quickly become one of the conventions of reference on the sneaker in Europe (Zurich, Warsaw, Amsterdam, Cologne, Vienna ...) as well as Solemart or SneakerCon. On the occasion of this first Parisian edition YARD went to meet the players in this event: Francky B, the organizer, the collector Kish Kash, illustrator Caroll Lynn, Sneaker Freaker Prehn Pascal or the director Romain Levy.
This is a community consisting of experts, collectors, amateurs or sneakerheads and basketball enthusiasts who found himself in the 104, to strictly enforce the credo of the Convention: "Exhibit Buy. . Sell. "

It's Payback Time

Their world is in the grip of a lethal outbreak. A mysterious blue substance is leading to catastrophic destruction. Who is behind it all?

JOYRIDE

New York-based filmmaker William Strobeck, who recently created Supreme's skate video "cherry", is back with a new short video showcasing the talents of the Fucking Awesome crew. Entitled JOYRIDE, the 9-minute video features Jason Dill, Ave, Lucien Clarke, Dylan Rieder, Sage Elsesser, Sean Pablo, Nakel Smith, Tyshawn Jones, Kevin Bradley, Aiden Mackey, and Ben Kadow, as well as guest appearances from Mark Gonzales and Bryan Herman. Watch below!

Apple || Perspective

A day after it announced the iPhone 6 and Watch, Apple has introduced a new commercial which pays tribute to those among us who "have always seen things differently." Entitled "Perspective", the three-minute spot is filmed in one single take in an empty warehouse and uses clever visual illusions to unveil words and phrases. Watch below! 

Fourstar Clothing || Day in the Life with Cory Kennedy

Crailtap recently headed over to Washington State for a a day (or maybe two) to document skateboarder Cory Kennedy and what he does in his day-to-day life.

Kennedy briefly shows them around his house before him and his buddies head out to have a little snowboarding sessions, afterwards they skate some pretty rough terrain and then visit the local concrete park. Watch below! 

Red Rabbit

A man lives alone in a small apartment. The little contact he had with other people has dropped to zero since the rabbit appeared. Every attempt to get the rabbit out of his apartment has failed and since he is not sure whether or not pets are allowed in the building, he does not let anybody enter his apartment.

Red Rabbit from Egmont Mayer on Vimeo.

Svalbard || The High Arctic

A short film showing off the majesty of the landscape of the high Arctic. Experience stunning aerial footage over sea ice, ice caps and glaciers as well as stunning mountain landscapes. See what it's like to encounter walrus and polar bears from a first person perspective.

Svalbard - The High Arctic from Peter Cox on Vimeo.

Burning Man 2014 || In Line At The DMV

Before mutant vehicles can hit the open playa at Burning Man, they have to pass an inspection at the Department of Mutant Vehicles, and like any other DMV, that means waiting in line.

Bali || In The Highlands

A journey through interior Bali that takes us to the Lake Temple, Tampaskiring Spring Temple, a rare look at a cremation ceremony for a beloved village priest, glimpses of the Barong, Kris, Fire, and Kecak dances, Wayan Kulit puppet theater, the landscapes and the village craftsmen of this magical island.

Bali: In the Highlands from Bob Krist on Vimeo.

Visualtraveling || The Baltics & Belarus

Patrik Wallner presents another episode of his Visualtraveling series, this time The Baltics & Belarus featuring Tobias Ulbrich, Stas Provotorov, Madars Apse, Kirill Korobkov and Gleb Bentsiovski: Great job as usual!

Visualtraveling - The Baltics & Belarus from Patrik Wallner on Vimeo.

Smuggla || Warface Mix

How To Eat Sushi: You've Been Doing It Wrong

World renown sushi chef, Naomichi Yasuda takes you through the proper steps of eating sushi, highlighting the do's and don'ts while also providing some additional insights into the world of sushi.

The Expedition

A space travel story. Check it out below.

The Expedition from Louie Zong on Vimeo.

Portugal Hyperlapse/Timelapse

Time-lapse of the Portuguese cities Lisbon and Sesimbra.

Portugal Hyperlapse/Timelapse (Lisbon & Sesimbra) from Kirill Neiezhmakov on Vimeo.