Explosions in slow motion: the power of nothing

I've been working on a new commercial for the last couple of weeks. That means sitting in a room with an editor for days on end hopefully getting it right.

Our editor started talking about working with the guy who edited Spike Jonez's stuff. That jarred something loose and reminded me of this skate video. My friend Clark showed it to me way back when we were in high school.

Not only did it introduce me to M83 before I could actually appreciate M83, it also showed how 5 minutes of, really, nothing could be captivating. It's so simple but it works.

Some kind soul even remastered it in 720p so it's not the grainy mess I was subjected to years ago. Enjoy.