With the comely Jeremy Flores…
Derek floated the idea of doing film critic style evaluations of clips. I like it! Makes for decent filler content on slow days. And it’s fun to pick apart other peoples’ hard work.
So much easier to hate than create.
First on the block is Green Lines, a fresh hot joint from everyone’s favorite temperamental Frenchman, Jeremy Flores.
It’s a fun ride. Good surf, lots of Hossegor barrels. Sparing use of slo-mo. Which is a wise decision. Too much artsy-fartsy, frame-by-frame bullshit out there. Put to use well during one particularly pretty lay back fan.
A bit too much black and white. I don’t really understand why anyone would shoot surfing in anything but color. There are so many beautiful hues to play with, why stick with grey scale? Smacks of intro to editing.
Starting off with a bluesy ode to anal sex was a bold choice. One I fully support even though that particular musical genre doesn’t really speak to me.
The second half warms up good. Fleetwood Mac delights my white boy heart. Music that speaks to my honky soul in exactly the way the blues do not.
Thumping beachbreak tubes set to the crescendo of The Chain! What isn’t to love? Great hype up, got my pulse beating a little quicker. Made me check out how our hurricane situation is sitting. Excited to blow the dust off my fave pin tail and spend some time getting the ever-loving shit beat out of me.
A few filler turns, very nice B+ clips for the rest. I really enjoyed the waves with both a land and jetski angle. Love watching those little inside the barrel adjustments. The only area I really look for knowledge these days. Good tube riding skills are maybe still attainable. Airs are most definitely not.
All in all a very solid effort.
The type of stay-in-the-public-eye video that’s perfect for tiding over your fans while you save your best for a year-end edit.
I’m getting there with you on airs, mostly because I can’t afford busting boards. And, yeah, tube riding is the one area I think I might be reasonably competent, at least at not scary less than or equal to double overhead beachbreak… there, I think that’s a sufficient amount of qualifying conditions.
Why are edits named at all? Green Lines? I kind of understand naming full length “signature films” (shudder at the thought of Turdpill’s voice) but an edit? I thought the French were creative…. Green Lines. Maybe Jez the dumb frog should put his stack hat back on. He needs to fiercely guard those last brain cells.
Good point about “edit” titles. I remember having the same thought the first time I found out that individual TV episodes were titled…
It makes perfect sense you’d title an edit. From the perspective of the filmer and editor it’s a creative work. Totally deserves a title.
Plus people gotta be able to find it. “That new Jeremy Flores clip” doesn’t really work.
Pehaps Green Lines referring to that fuck ugly green wettie he’s wearing mostly?
don’t blame the French , as its quiksilver’s marketing arm that produces Jeremy’s video’s , and we all know how creative Quik are , “Stay High,”
Wait, Jeremy has fans?…
Just kidding, Jezza… don’t call you “Jezza?” OK… please don’t punch me…
P.S. video was enjoyable(ish)