Gymkhana 4

[Xavier2342]

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[theotherspongey]

lol I dont get the gorilla thing though

 

[Xavier2342]

lol I dont get the gorilla thing though

This video explains it all... lol

 

[T-Squared]

In before the Ken Block hate storm.

 

[Kishkuman]

I can see the words epic and awesome being used quite allot but they just don't do it justice

 

[Dennisch]

It looks cool, but still it's a video stitched together from separate parts.

 

[theotherspongey]

Well I like it ^^

 

[Cano]

Man, this really sucks. The production value is quite high, but the entire idea sucks big time.

 

[-Fred-]

Man, this really sucks. The production value is quite high, but the entire idea sucks big time.

Exactly what I thought. The production and camera work is top notch, but he should just go back to driving like he did in the first one.

 

[rocko100]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btViXvIDsi0">YouTube Link</a>

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I don't get it, is it some sort of advertisement scam?

 

[Joey D]

It was entertaining. I wasn't expecting much from it but it delivered on the, "hey that's cool" front so I was all good with it. The driving, while good and much better then I could do, wasn't as intense or exciting as previous vids.

 

[Perfect Balance]

They're getting worse each time.

Although the one at the old Autodrome was still cool.

 

[Cano]

Although the one at the old Autodrome was still cool.

It's the only one that's any good.

 

[AudiPro]

Why does Ken block even try rally racing. He should just stick to the fancy drifting he does.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I liked it. I know it's tongue-in-cheek to the point of self-parody. It's very different to the others; Ultimate Playground was more about finding an actual motorsport venue and using it accordingly, but The Hollywood Megamercial was deliberately designed to be over-the-top. I especially liked the way he drove through the wall, even if it was an obvious tear-away. I think the Universal backlot was a good place to shoot it.

I've never seen Epic Meal Time before, but based on this video, I already know enough about them to know that I can't stand them.

 

[Omnis]

It's not fantasy drifting, it's stunt car driving. They do this stuff every day at Universal Studios in Orlando.

 

[ranhammerR34]

I thought it was cool, but the third one was the most awesome... I'm watching it right now!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

I disagree. It might be stunt car driving, but it's unassisted stunt car driving, which is not something that gets done every day.

Take, for example, Casino Royale - there's a scene where James Bond rolls his Aston Martin to avoid hitting Vesper Lynd. In order to shoot that scene, they placed a narrow ramp on the roadway and retrofitted the DB9 with a nitrogen canister. The ramp was to get the car up on two wheels, while the canister was there to propel it into a barrel roll.

In The Hollywood Megamercial, however, Block has no assistance. Everything he does is done with the car and the car only. Sure, when the gorilla on the Segway blasts off, he's got a nitrogen canister of his own and he's hooked up to a crane to get him out of the way. But Block himself doesn't do anything beyond the abilities of his car and his own skill at driving.

 

[Xavier2342]

They're getting worse each time.

Although the one at the old Autodrome was still cool.

Personally, I don't necessarily think the videos are getting any worse, but instead what's happening is that we're seeing the same thing we've seen in previous videos but in a different setting. One thing I will say that is making these videos worse is the fact that each is progressively becoming more of a DC products commercial as opposed to a display of Ken Block's skills.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

All of the videos so far have been commercials. In fact, I suspect that's why they were created to begin with. Mountain Lab 1.5 is about the only video in the series that I can't remember having any advertising in it (except for the sponsor decals on the car). It may not have been obvious in the past, but commercial elements are there. When most people think of Ultimate Playground, they think of the driving around the Autodrome at de Linas-Montlhery - but that video was released in two parts. The first part was a four-minute video that got all of the commercial stuff out of the way, and the second part was the actual driving. I'm guessing the idea didn't work as well as was planned, with most people watching the second part and ignoring the first.

And it's not like they interrupt the driving to sell you stuff. The adverts come at the start and the end, once the smoke has cleared.

 

[Eric.]

People are just upset because Block is making the videos his way instead of their way.

 

[Omnis]

I disagree. It might be stunt car driving, but it's unassisted stunt car driving, which is not something that gets done every day.

Take, for example, Casino Royale - there's a scene where James Bond rolls his Aston Martin to avoid hitting Vesper Lynd. In order to shoot that scene, they placed a narrow ramp on the roadway and retrofitted the DB9 with a nitrogen canister. The ramp was to get the car up on two wheels, while the canister was there to propel it into a barrel roll.

In The Hollywood Megamercial, however, Block has no assistance. Everything he does is done with the car and the car only. Sure, when the gorilla on the Segway blasts off, he's got a nitrogen canister of his own and he's hooked up to a crane to get him out of the way. But Block himself doesn't do anything beyond the abilities of his car and his own skill at driving.

That's more SFX than stunt driving. Stunt driving is what you see in car commercials and all that. I'm not diminishing Ken Block, because his stunt driving skills are incredible. I'm just responding to the people that say Ken Block sucks at driving because he can't win in WRC.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

That's more SFX than stunt driving. Stunt driving is what you see in car commercials and all that. I'm not diminishing Ken Block, because his stunt driving skills are incredible.

Sorry, but I'm going to have to disagree again. At the same time as agreeing with you.

To me, special effects include things like bluescreen and greenscreens. And yes, they do feature in this video (I love the way it malfunctions when the title comes up). 'Special effects' implies something added in post-production that augments a scene. I think what Block is doing is much closer to practical effects.

Take the chase scene in THE DARK KNIGHT. Almost everything in that scene was actually shot. Working models of the Tumbler and the Batpod were constructed. The semi-trailer was actually flipped in the middle of a street (again using a nitrogen canister; you can see the plume as it's fired, but the piston was removed in post-production). All of this qualifies as practical effects.

There are only two parts of that scene that were not done for real. The first comes when the Tumbler slams into the garbage truck, crushing the canpoy against the tunnel roof and forcing it backwards. The production crew tried to film it, but couldn't figure out a way to do it safely, so miniatures were used. The second part of the scene is when the Batpod ejects from the Tumbler. There is a one-second CGI shot at the point where it is ejected. The production crew actually built a Tumbler that could eject a Batpod, but it was too difficult. The use of CGI and miniatures are examples of special effects. Block didn't do anything like that, so I'd argue that everything in this video is practical effects.

I'm just responding to the people that say Ken Block sucks at driving because he can't win in WRC.

Well ... he can't. But that's beside the point.

 

[Kishkuman]

For those that don't like the ken block vids because of what ever reason. Are there better vids on YouTube of a similar nature? Or are you just feeling that you underachieved in life and are hating on KB because he pretty much has the dream job? He gets payed to do his hobby. Wouldn't we all want that??

 

[boiltheocean]

For those that don't like the ken block vids because of what ever reason. Are there better vids on YouTube of a similar nature? Or are you just feeling that you underachieved in life and are hating on KB because he pretty much has the dream job? He gets payed to do his hobby. Wouldn't we all want that??

No it's because he's overplayed the Gymkhana thing, really he should of stopped after the second.

 

[Kishkuman]

No it's because he's overplayed the Gymkhana thing, really he should of stopped after the second.

But what is out there that's better. If he stopped after the second there would only be two vids like this not four. The more the better as far as I'm concerned and if/when other top drivers get involved it can only mean more gymkhana style vids and I will love to watch them too!

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Well, it would be good if the next video contained multiple gymkhana cars. The problem is that the guys who might be the best candidates - Tanner Foust, Brian Deegan, etc. - are sponsored by Rockstar.

 

[Keef]

It looks cool, but still it's a video stitched together from separate parts.

I do believe they did it in one take this time. Obviously they practiced, but the video is one run. At least that's what the Epic Meal Time guy said.

 

[Small_Fryz]

The semi-trailer was actually flipped in the middle of a street (again using a nitrogen canister; you can see the plume as it's fired, but the piston was removed in post-production).

Always wondered about that... Epic scene!!

As for the vid, I really enjoyed the sensation of speed. In a few of those scenes he was really hooking....

I look forward to maybe seeing more high speed stuff in the future.

 

[boiltheocean]

I do believe they did it in one take this time. Obviously they practiced, but the video is one run. At least that's what the Epic Meal Time guy said.

It wasn't one take, look at the camera rigs on the car.