This edit is the result of a few hours of chillin with the Risky Devil Street Car Club in Chicago. Can’t wait to get back to Chicago and do a full edit with these guys. To me, a street-able drift/race/drag car is the ultimate challenge. Forget high dollar race programs, I want to see a car that can make a run to the store an adventure. That makes other drivers do double takes. No trailers, not waiting for a dry weekend afternoon. Cars were built as transportation. They make mundane errands and the boring trips enjoyable. Drive them. Hard.
santir - lovin it!!!!!!! so ill.. the track kid cudi my dream..
matthew koonce - awsome vid!!! good shots of the fc3s and ae86. what song did u use for the edit of the video???
Will - Thanks matthew. The Fc3s, ae86, supra, Sc300, LS swapped 14 - all are super fresh and street ready cars. The song in the edit is KiD CuDi - Alive.
VIDEO> Roegge Devil – MotorMavens - [...] Will Roegge just posted up a short edit he made from his visit to Chicago with our friends Risky Devil. I know street drifting is supposed to be bad (mmmkay)… but there is something about slammed out drift cars doing their thing against a raw urban cityscape that just warms my heart. [...]
Video Of the Week, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Stop.
By the time I return to Los Angeles, I will have been on the road for over a month. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is a rock n roll band. Yes, Rock n Roll. They are one of the few. Most music that is labeled Rock n Roll is far from it. BRMC is a rock band, their sound is timeless and its not an act – they kick a lot of ass.
This video is all about cross country travel. Road tripping from the west coast to the east coast. Which over the course of the last 20 days and 2,500+ miles – I’ve just done. It has been awesome to work with a crew of 6 on the Nation of GO project. Six super-talented-easy-going folks who made the trip enjoyable from day one to day twenty.
Enjoy, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s Stop as my pick for Video Of the Week!
lily - one day i'll get me a cutlass convertible and do. just. that.
fantastic band. terribly underrated.
lily - oh and - for more roadtrippin with them (the mellow-er sort) go here:
http://www.buddyhead.com/black-rebel-motorcycle-club-are-giving-away-a-remix-of-666-conducer/
;)
Will - Thanks for the recommendation! Terribly underrated indeed. BRMC has had me hooked for a couple years now. Thanks for the comment!
NationofGO.com – Sunday Drive with Austin Speed Shop
All around Austin, TX, you see stickers encouraging you to Keep Austin Weird. Driving through town with the gang from Austin Speed Shop you feel like you’re doing your part. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network for gearheads from BFGoodrich Tires. Equipped with cameras, a mobile editing suite and all the latest tools for social networking, the Nation of GO Tour is posting constant updates along the way. Pics. Videos. Anything cool we see.
Elijah - Awesome video yet again. Gotta stop watching these because it's makin me wanna get back into video and that dream looks like it is out the window now cause I just found out I'm gonna be a daddy. ha ha
In college, someone showed me Breakin’ 2 – Electric Boogaloo. The scene that really had the greatest impact was the rotating room dance sequence. Where Turbo and Ozone pop and lock all over the walls and ceiling of a rotating room.
Another influence was getting really hyped up listening to Lionel Richie’s Dancing On the Ceiling as a kid. My sister and I used to rock out to a lot of great music. Like Earth Wind & Fire, Poco, The Beatles, and Lionel Richie. I credit my parents for starting my eclectic taste in music.
Here is what the images look like flipped vertically. Or if you use your imagination, what I look like breakin’ on the ceiling. For the record, yes I can do the clock and a few steps – invite me to your wedding reception and prepare to be entertained…
Thanks to the Holiday Inn Express in Harrisburg, PA for providing me with some springy beds and solid walls – to keep housekeeping off my case.
Ride Tech’s Bret Voelkel has a heavy right foot. So when you ask to him to bring out a few cars from the company’s “toy garage,” as they call it, you’re not going to see pampered trailer queens. Bret and his crew are more than willing to burn some rubber. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network for gearheads from BFGoodrich Tires. Equipped with cameras, a mobile editing suite and all the latest tools for social networking, the Nation of GO Tour is posting constant updates along the way. Pics. Videos. Anything cool we see.
Being on the Nation of GO tour has not left much free time for socializing. On an average day we are covering a few hundred miles, shooting multiple locations, and then doing post work at the hotel. The last third of the tour takes the van through the midwest. Which feels mighty homely. Its nice to be back where people are friendly and there is plenty of greenery.
When we rolled into Chicago, I called a few friends including Tim Tulov aka T2 Films. Tim has put Chi city’s Risky Devil crew on video and shown the world what’s up. Risky Devil has an ill selection of cars in their cabinet. Lexus SC, Mazda FC RX7, Toyota Supra, s13, s14, LS equipped s14, AE86, and a nasty time attack street destroyer EVO. Photos of said cars have gotten lots of play from forums and blog sites like motor-bro-hunters-mavens tv.
Why?
Because they are doing it. They are legit. Street cars with mad steez. Risky Devil backs it up! I called T2 at 8pm, met up at 10pm, had a crew assembled by midnight and was hitting a spot before 1am. Pretty sick for a few hours notice. Everyone was super chill and ready to drive – whether they had a 5 page paper or work in a few hours. They were down.
Here are a few snaps I took, when I wasn’t shooting video. I experimented with some filmic treatment.
Out front of Columbia University. Chicago is a rooted city. To me, its grounded while still being a big city. It has heart.
Out by the Shedd aquarium. Waiting for Voltron to assemble.
T2 showing off his latest gear.
An in-car camera mounted inside of a crazy looking stuffed animal. Swagger.
Post drift session chill at BP.
Cannot wait to get back and shoot a proper Sunday Session or at USAIR. Thank you for the hospitality Risky Devils & Chicago. Until next time.
Will Roegge + Risky Devil Street Car Club | Will Roegge - [...] edit is the result of a few hours of chillin with the Risky Devil Street Car Club in Chicago. Can’t wait to get back to Chicago and do a full edit with these guys. To me, a street-able [...]
blog.profoto-usa.com – A Controlled Look at Light II
“For this blog post we are going to focus on two very different types of light shapers- the Magnum Reflector and the Giant Parabolic Reflector. One provides strong, smooth light and the other a hard yet even light.”
“I then called up my buddy Will Roegge- director/videographer/editor extraordinaire to shoot some behind the scenes video. We piled all of our gear into the car and headed over to Stage 14 at Southbay Studios in Long Beach where we met up with models Chrystal and Genette.”
Was able to “bounce” back from my minor finger injury and Jump On Beds again. This time, coming to you from the Hooiser state, Indiana. Pushing the shutter speed as high as my ISO would allow – I was able to get less blur and a faster shutter – which gives the illusion that I am floating in mid air rather than falling. Nice to look like you are hanging down from the ceiling, rather than jumping at it.
Rich Evans, the man behind Huntington Beach Body Works is a hardcore dude. His gothic design elements, skulls, and chrome – are pretty dark and heavy. But, Rich is also a father of three and a really nice guy. We wanted to capture the duality of Rich Evans with this quick vignette. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network for gearheads from BFGoodrich Tires. Equipped with cameras, a mobile editing suite and all the latest tools for social networking, the Nation of GO Tour is posting constant updates along the way. Pics. Videos. Anything cool we see.
An impromptu interview, utilizing natural lighting and the garage at Street Concepts as a backdrop. The Nation of GO Tour is a 20+-day road trip supporting the launch of nationofgo.com, a new social network for gearheads from BFGoodrich Tires. Equipped with cameras, a mobile editing suite and all the latest tools for social networking, the Nation of GO Tour is posting constant updates along the way. Pics. Videos. Anything cool we see.
This quick edit was created on the road during BFGoodrich’s Nation of GO tour. The crew visited WORKS, a tuning company based out of Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. WORKS was hosting an autocross/drift event during the car meet for the tour. I was able to capture the WORKS drift EVO and a wicked LS1 powered S14. Color grading done with Magic Bullet Looks Suite and Colorista.
Client: BFGoodrich – Nation of GO
Role: Director, Camera Operator, Editor, and Colorist.
Cory - That car was so much fun to ride in. Would have been even better to drive. Nice video dude.
Will - Thanks Cory, glad we could run some in-car. That's always part of driving that I want to capture and usually am limited to exterior shots.
stefan - the works evo is pretty sick i saw it at stockton 99 a few weeks ago.
5150 350z - F@ck ya ,first time out and I made it to video. Thanks Josh and everybody at works and infineon for making this possible cant wait for the next one !
I woke up in a van. Third row bench seat. A stack of tour t-shirts as a pillow. The humid Arkansas air was stale when the van door opened. In a daze, I gathered my batteries, camera bag, laptop, and my trusty suitcase. Looking down at my legs, I was impressed that they were carrying me to my hotel room. Mechanically, they churned forward and my eyes watched like they were witnessing something foreign and removed.
Plugs into outlets, batteries on charge, teeth scrubbed with tooth paste, I’m into bed and was out quickly.
The heat wakes me first. Baking the hotel room’s window. Roll out of bed. Select clothes for the day. While trying to keep my bag neat to avoid re-packing it.
Assemble the Canon 5d MII and 24-70 2.8 lens. Snap in the CF card. Snap the battery door closed. Kick on the self timer. Depress the trigger. Spring on to the top of the mattress. Count the flashes in the mirror. Listen for the beeps. Bounce in anticipation.
BEEP…BEEP…BEEP BEEP BEEP. The shutter clicks open for what seems like ages. Longer than 1/400th of the second that I’m airborne. While my eyes scan the mirror for the flashes and ears reach out for any indication of timing.
CRASH, the mattress catches you like a baseball into a mitt. I try to relax. Keep my body loose. Spring back up and press the trigger again. Repeat. Jump. Crash. Review.
I landed on my right middle and ring finger bending them un-naturally backwards. It stung. Like catching a fast line-drive in the webbing.
by Will
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