Make it Rock, Make it Roll

"Make it Roll" is the brand-new music video of my band Akouphën!

Its making of was epic and the video experienced a 14-month gestation period! Most of the footage was symbolically shot on November 11th, 2011 (11.11.11), on the release of the album the track is from, entitled "ΣLΣVΣN".

With all my injury problems it took me months to get the rushes back, and months again to find the time to shoot the missing scenes (the introduction basically). It took me quite a long time too to get used to the editing software and understand how to improve the lighting, the colors, the encoding and all...

I know it is not perfect, I am just an amateur, but we are quite satisfied with the final rendering!

Thanks again to all the people who took part in the making of of this video, and thanks in advance to all of you who will be willing to SHARE it!

A little click is a big help ;)

 

"LET'S GONNA TAKE CONTROL

MAKE IT ROCK, MAKE IT ROLL

PEOPLE"

The lyrics are quite simple.
I am aware that it is not totally idiomatic but:

1. We are French and
2. It has a good rhythm in it.

Akouphën.fr

The album is available in its CD version on the AkouStore of our website.
And if you are more into MP3s, we are registered on iTunes and CDBaby!

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• Akouphën's "(Not) Sorry"
• Akouphën's "Shit Talker" Cheap Clip
• Akouphën's 2nd album: "ΣLΣVΣN"

Paris RollerGirls 2012 Compilation

"New Year" often rhymes with "Previous year" flashbacks and anthologies.

Here is one that comes just at the right moment featuring the Paris RollerGirls, with shots from bouts and demos, public footage on the track, private footage in the changing rooms, a good series of hits and falls, stolen moments... all compiled by Marie Coquand.

Will you find who is where?

Enjoy the show!

Paris Roller Girls_Compil 2012 from Marie Coquand on Vimeo.

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Freestyle Patchwork

I MADE IT!

I made a presentation video edit of Chloe Seyres.

... Oh wait, that's me!

I was always worried when asked "show me what you do" because I did not have any representative video material. Then I was forced either to put my skates on and "do my stuff" or show various videos for the person to get a general overview of what freestyle slalom is.

One or two years ago, Seba gave me great hope when he told me that I was going to have a profile edit. But I was soon disappointed in seeing the result: I had ordered something like this and I received something like that, which in my opinion severely lacks editing talent. Unrefined, slow, lacking details and video material, crucial shots cut and useless shots inserted... and last but not least it does not match the music rhythm! It is a shame because it was the first time I had the opportunity to get such a quality of image...

Then, in addition to the slow-motion failed profile, I would show some nice edits such as Around the 20 which is the exact opposite: great editing but poor content, a fan video shot during a winter session, and a couple of competition videos...

This week, I found the long-awaited motivation to gather youtube material and make a compilation, as I had promised to rest after my 4-week rehab stay and my weekend of rollerdance demos. I set my mind up in watching the edit of a b-girl that I met in the rehab center. It was exactly the kind of breathtaking punchy video that I wish I had.

Of course, the quality of image sucks... you cannot ask too much of youtube!

But yet the edit is dynamic, and it even makes ME want to slalom again.

If you want something done, most of the time you'd better do it yourself...