February 16th, 2008

Chris Hestnes in Studio

"Moves by Chris and production by Allan, the way you like it. Credits: Joey Burton, Allan Hagen, Daryl Martinez, and the Bucks."

Chris Hestnes

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Axe18 years ago

Awsome! What is the double spin called?

sybileno18 years ago

Well, what can i say? 5/5. just excellence.

Ehrgeiz18 years ago

not bad..err...actually....VERY BEST!!. Nice job man.

tashfiq199318 years ago

man, ur a nutcase, and i mean that in a good way

Magnivore51918 years ago

Nice job at 0:20. I love air moves.

Jalal18 years ago

Pretty much loved it Allan and Chris. Good job as always, you two work well together, have fun at BP.

Erik18 years ago

Good video. I love the professional look! Small correction though: Daryl isn't called "Martinez" anymore, he took back his old family name "Easton". -Erik

Evan Era18 years ago

your aerials around :23 seconds are fantastic too...

Evan Era18 years ago

Wow man, I've been trying to pirouette a double for quite some time... swear you didn't use any spit? if not, how many takes did you all do? cause that's unbelievable if you're able to do it with any sort of regularity. I think I've successfully done it maybe three times out of the few hundred attempts, the top card always comes out of square... that's just amazing chris, I'm more than impressed

Allan Hagen18 years ago

I think we got it on the second take. No spit, just clever technique. Often helps to bend the cards slightly while turning them over, should make them stay squared for a brief moment, enough to do the whirl flourish. Chris can do it with very high regularity. Personally I wouldn't rely on it in a performance, but it's fine for knocking off magician's socks.

Philip18 years ago

Wings of the Bumblebee haha.

kingarthurlove18 years ago

love your spinning with 2 cards~ trying it now, and it is hard to get the force though~

Bizar18 years ago

That switch at 25 seconds was crazy. I'm off to go practice it now.

adam18 years ago

there was no switch.

Bao Hoang18 years ago

Where can you download it? 5 stars!

Bao Hoang18 years ago

thanks alot. i have it on my ipod and im watching it everyday on the bus.XD

Allan Hagen18 years ago

Sorry, nowhere at the moment - but as soon as I get my site back up and running, it'll be available as a HD .mov file from there. edit: actually, I just uploaded it to my Vimeo profile. It can be seen in better quality there, and it also allows you to download the original .mov file. www.vimeo.com/698167 (copy and paste link to browser) The vimeo version should also replace the T11 version soon, hopefully. Allan.

zatch18 years ago

definitely needs better quality

Allan Hagen18 years ago

It was indeed shot and edited in HD, although exported as a 640x360 .mov file encoded with Sorenson 3. The T11 media converter has a grudge against my .mov files, and they turn out really bad after encoding to the flash format. This is the reason I preferred Decknique's media system over T11, as Decknique did not convert the videos, just embed them. I'll provide for a HD download as soon as I can.

Eddie18 years ago

No... if this was the same video on YouTube, we should be able to click on the video and direct us to YouTube. This was uploaded through T11. Not YouTube.

Ghost of Spades18 years ago

Err.. this IS the youtube video. The Theory11 player made it pixel-y, I believe.

Eddie18 years ago

Actually zeanator is right... I'm seeing too much pixels in the video. The one in YouTube even has a better quality...

AdrianFF18 years ago

"better quality"?!! you must be joking, I think it was shot in HD.

dejavu0518 years ago

very nice...it was fun to watch

AdrianFF18 years ago

That double is freaking amazing!!! It's even better in my opinion than the ginastaire double.Great muzic, great editing, best video since Portable Playground.

Tally18 years ago

wow that was very smoothe

Jack18 years ago

Simple production, great song (nice job allan's friend - reminded me of DJ Shadow or Blockhead). I liked it all a lot! Cheers!

ace o clubs18 years ago

very nicce

IS|Maver1ck18 years ago

Awesome. Love the moves and the "WHITE ROOM" *lightning in the background*. 2 things: 1) What was that move at 0:30? 2) Name of the song :D

Allan Hagen18 years ago

Correct, I wouldn't attempt learning off any videos or anything - because it's disrespectful and you have a very small chance of actually doing it correctly.. as for me personally - well, I know Chris, so that's certainly an advantage when it comes to learning stuff. oh well, just wait and see, or try to obtain a copy of his DVD, there are a few out there, and there's probably someone willing to part with theirs. The DVD/Lecture notes bundle is called Ownage Explained.

Allan Hagen18 years ago

1) WOTB, or Wings of The Butterfly - one of Chris' own cuts, which was published in a DVD about a year and a half ago, and is unobtainable right now. Not saying he won't publish it again, though. Just wait and see. 2) It was compiled and put together by a friend of mine - who makes electronica music on his Mac. It doesn't really have a name - so no use trying to dig it up, as it's not released or anything.

IS|Maver1ck18 years ago

Alright thanks. So I'm guessing WOTB can't be learned without the DVD?