Mpora Video Crimbo Comp

Some of you may already be familiar with internet TV company Mpora either through their extreme sports website (http://mpora.com/snowboarding/) or via their Joost channel.

They are best known for streaming well known snowboard and skateboard movies online for free but with their new Christmas competition, YOU could be the star!

Upload your snowboarding (or skateboarding) video to Mpora and you could win 500 bucks US. Don't worry I checked out the T&Cs and provided that you are over 13 years of age, it seems ok to enter even if you're not in the USA. if you win, you receive the money via Paypal.

You upload your video and promote it yourself by embedding it on your blog or sharing it with your friends on Facebook.

Whoever tops their HOT 10 video chart when the competition closes on December 20th will get $500.

Upload your video and check out the competition details here: http://video.mpora.com/xmasgiveaway

If you have broadband and want to try Joost's internet TV software for free on your computer (Windows or Mac), including Mpora's snowboard movies and loads of other channels ranging from hip hop to manga to The Monkees, download the Beta software here:
http://www.joost.com/download/

It's the best way of watching Mpora!

Special Blend: First Chair Last Call - movie review

‘Talent Technicians’: Travis Kennedy, Joni Malmi, Stevie Bell, Nic Suave, Daniel Ek, Kareem El Rafie, Niko Cioffi, Peter Kőnig.

It may sound like coffee but Special Blend is a clothing brand for snowboarders who in their wisdom have decided to present their movie as a free download in high def (Quicktime), low quality (Quicktime) and iPod ready (.m4v) formats.

"As you might expect from what is in effect a moving clothes catalogue, the film is very colourful and crystal clear"



As you might expect from what is in effect a moving clothes catalogue, the film is short, colourful and crystal clear. It’s also high quality, lots of fun and let me repeat – it’s free!


"A legal download where credit card or email details are not exchanged is a rare and beautiful thing."

A legal download where credit card or email details are not exchanged is a rare and beautiful thing. A good will winner in my book.

It’s also as jibby a movie as you’ll ever see because it’s mostly one park session after another.

"Finland’s Joni Malmi provides the best trick of the movie..."



Finland’s Joni Malmi kicks off the more traditional movie sections with urban rails and big airs, plus he provides the best trick of the movie - a magnificent wall ride along the side of a hut. It’s the way he hits it horizontally and 360s out that’s a bit special.

I also cruelly enjoyed Travis Kennedy riding straight into a skip, not that I have anything against the guy!

Personally I can take or leave the dick jokes lads (don’t give up the snowboarding job) but if ‘Dick Listener’ sounds up your alley viewers, stick it out (as it were) to the very end.

Verdict: Short but sweet (4 out of 5)

FREE DOWNLOAD from:
http://www.special-blend.com/FirstChairLastCall/

iPod ready (.m4v) 221mb
Quicktime (.mov ) small 146mb
Quicktime (.mov) large 307 mb

Be a talent spotter and help someone get sponsored

Check out this competition on snowboard boot company Thirty Two's website. They asked riders to send in their homemade videos and have promised to sponsor the winner of the three best entries posted here:

http://thirtytwo.com/blog/2007/11/14/sponsor-me-contest-needs-your-vote/

Check out the videos and post who's your favourite!

Oh, and the second guy is called Joni, not 'Toni' as you'll see if you watch his video to the end. He's really good too, certainly the most pro, although Dan's my man.

Macaroni, Beer & Weed

Here are a couple of homemade snowboard videos from the East Coast of the USA that I came across in blog section of the SNOW BOARD magazine site in the US ( http://www.snowboard-mag.com/node/28394 ).

As I've been old enough to drink - even in the US - from many many years now, I still find these juvenile boozers really funny (as someone points out, one guys looks about 12) and they can jib too! Big up bmlittler.

Macaroni, Beer & Weed video (Part 1)




Macaroni, Beer & Weed video (Part 2)