Finchy's Bloggin'

Pictures from the weekend + random ones...

2008-07-14T12:33:00.000-07:00

Been dodging about abit this weekend, out at Jukebox on friday with the wife and plakka tom and his wifey and then met up with Newrick and German George there... then on saturday, popped over Hexham for the annual 'selefest' where i met up with cooper and a few others, weather was pretty wack but coop still went for a mooch on the kiddies climbing wall which was pretty funny.... fully kitted up!

Urban Exploration photos

2008-07-08T16:39:00.000-07:00

Here's a few photo's that i found on a forum that i think are pretty cool. There's thousands more really good pictures of some of the craziest looking places in the country.

As the copper who searched us at the MOD site said, '' If somethings happens to you here, you might never be found....''

Proper Bikes RTG Trailer

2008-07-08T16:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a trailer for the edit for the Proper bikes video that i did from the Ride to glory trip.

The DVD should be on the front of the august issue of Ride mag

Urban Exploration

2008-07-08T15:39:00.000-07:00

Haven't post anything for a while so i thought i would pull my finger out and stick something up...

When we nearly got our asses banged up by the ministry of defence on the Ride to glory trip for breaking into and attempting to ride some full pipes in this supposedly dis-used ''industrial site'' (MOD facility) , the security guards that apprehended us seemed very clued up about where we got our information about the location of the facility.

- It turns out that they have quite a busy time at that place and its all thanks to these urban exploration sites such as 28dayslater, people all over the world go on these forums and share locations and photos of sites like this as well as dis-used schools, sewers and also things like high-rise cranes that are right in the middle of cities and there are some crazy photographs and stories of peoples adventures.

- After remembering just how bitter those security guards were that we had re-cut a hole in their perimeter fence i thought i would do abit of exploring of my own and find out what kind of people go into these places and check out all of the crazy things that they climb up, go under and break into.

Some of these people seem to take it quite seriously and take time to shoot some really good photographs.

In a lot of cases it is really dangerous and definitely illegal but it is pretty interesting and you could spend hours going through all of the sites and reading the things people have been doing.

I also thought it might be a good way to find some unusual, unknown spots to ride but so far its been unsuccessful.

- On reflection i think that the fact that we go away with not getting arrested and managed to dump (and the next day retrieve) the camera tapes which had shots of us cutting the fences is amazing and just shows how seemingly badly protected these government sites are, even if they had massive dogs.

Wait for the Ride UK write up which hopefully does it justice, as well as the footage we managed to salvage of the broken camera tape. :-)

Ill try and post up some of my favorite photos and stories that i find on the net soon!

Some trip pictures

2008-06-09T13:06:00.001-07:00

'Ride to glory' . finished

2008-06-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

Just got back last night from the 'Ride to glory' trip where i tagged along with Proper Bikes and filmed a bit of stuff for them.

We started at Unit 23 in Scotland and ended in Hastings for the after party.

Thanks a lot to Jamie Cameron, Carlo Griggs, Steve Bancroft, H-man and the Proper team, they all killed it!

Just captured 18 tapes, let the edit begin.

You should see it in about august.

Go over to Ride UK to see daily updates from Proper, and all of the other teams!

Stuck in a lift...

2008-05-22T04:23:00.000-07:00

Mad Jon, Chase Hawk, Travis Collier and some other guys get stuck in a lift in france... everyone is pretty drunk so everyone is talking shit so its pretty funny.
Mad Jon gets shut down by Chase Hawk too hahaha

Doritos Advert

2008-05-20T15:11:00.000-07:00

Here's an advert for doritos that i shot and edited, its a project for college that we were also meant to be entering for a competition that was started by Doritos to win 20k, but unfortunately i missed the deadline... :-(

It ain't perfect, a little scrappy if anything but i like the concept and it was a laugh to do.... let me know what you think. :-)

p.s i didn't make the sound FX.

A few park clips...

2008-05-11T10:57:00.000-07:00

'Ride to glory' - Preparation

2008-04-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

This is my new post production set-up that i've just put together...now that i have a new desk. This is mainly because i am editing the Proper Bikes section for the 'Ride to Glory' trip in the summer, which i will also be shooting.

Fit bike co, Federal Bikes, Wethepeople and Demolition will also be on this trip, starting in Scotland and Ending in Hastings.

ooops!....

2008-04-16T02:40:00.000-07:00

Not what you want to happen we you sit down in a bar... especially when you have just arrived!

Fortunately i was able to get a replacement pair shortly after so it didn't ruin the night! I think i need to burn some fat off me arse! :-)

Cheeky Edit...

2008-04-13T06:32:00.000-07:00

This is just a little edit i did this morning with some street and a bit of park, just having a bit of a play really... :-)

For Sale

2008-04-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Head over to Streetphire if your after some Jeans, a NewEra, a Frame, some Forks or some bars! :-)

Little Timelapse Edit...

2008-04-03T03:38:00.000-07:00

Here's a Little edit of some timelapsed Footage that i have been collecting for a while from around Newcastle and London.
Check on Streetphire for everyone else's efforts! :-)

Cabin Fever

2008-03-29T03:54:00.000-07:00

If its not the crappy weather it getting a flat tire while walking home in the crappy weather...

Cabin fever is starting to set in a bit with the lack of BMX action during the week so i have been busying myself with with the Streetphire Time-lapse 'Assignment'.

Went out in the week down towards the Quayside and shot some things with Cooper. Be good to see what other people come up with too... :-)

Joe Simon Interview

2008-03-29T03:46:00.000-07:00

Stumbled upon a good interview with Mutiny's Joe Simon this morning about the recent web video that he just released and he explains how he shot a lot of the more technical shots and just what he used to accomplish this... :-) Im looking forward to what he has in store for us in the coming months!

Interview

Ride BMX 'Insight' DVD

2008-03-13T15:44:00.000-07:00

Just watched Ride BMX's new video 'Insight' by Ryan Navaz, and its a treat!

All the sections are crazy and the overall production is really good! Very similar to Navaz's last video 'Left Right' but it's still really fresh!

Check out my review over on Streetphire! :-)

Clip's of the day...

2008-03-11T12:07:00.000-07:00

Here's a few clips that i bashed together today for you to keep you happy... Featuring Mark Westlake, Myself and James Newrick! :-)

Quick picture...

2008-03-10T13:47:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick picture of myself from a few weeks back in Wallsend trying to master a luc-e grind 180 on a flat rail. Thanks to H-man for that!

Footage from today!

2008-02-28T16:55:00.000-08:00

This is a few clips from todays riding where we went to this newly discovered spot in Newcastle that Mexican John stumbled upon, previously unrideable, John was quite excited when the land that it is on became disused and we were able to have a good session in the sun. Not long into the session my chain snapped as i was pedaling for the flat bank which sucked, as it was brand new! Not having any tools or spare links to speak of, i concentrated on getting some footage of John.
Thanks to John for taking us there! I will definitely be heading back there with a fresh chain!

Head over to http://www.mexicanjohn.blogspot.com /to check out some photos of it

Quick Clip and a lesson...

2008-02-28T12:34:00.000-08:00

Here's a quick clip of Federal flow rider Scott Taylor from a few weeks back... and also a lesson on why not to clean your £600 lens with a t-shirt... (Wasn't me by the way)

Time for a repair i think... :-(

The $1 Million BMX video....

2008-02-27T16:01:00.000-08:00

Here is an interview with 'Nine to Five Films' Will Stroud about the upcoming 'Electronical' DVD from Odyssey.... and yes they did have a $1 Million budget....

http://expn.go.com/expn/story?id=3256703

H-Man Interview on Defgrip + Style43

2008-02-27T05:54:00.000-08:00

Photo - James Cooper

Check out this Interview with Streetphire's H-man over on Defgrip.

Also check out an H-man Q&A over on Style43.

Old Web vid

2008-02-27T05:07:00.000-08:00

Here is a web vid that i did a few months back featuring a few guys from the Newcastle area.... :-)

A few Trails clips

2008-02-27T04:59:00.000-08:00

Just a few clips from the trails last summer... Andrew Murphy, Scott Taylor and Kraig Mein doing their thinggggg....
Definitely looking forward to going to the trails in the summer.... and filming :-)

Brighton Ain't Ready

2008-02-24T13:44:00.000-08:00

Check out Seventies new project in Brighton.... watch out for video clip updates and photos and news of what's been happening down there..... looks good!

The final DVD should be good!

My New Bike

2008-02-24T12:58:00.000-08:00

On friday i set up a shiny new

Federal Notorious frame, forks and bars

courtesy of Seventies.

i Haven't had a chance to ride it yet but it looks pretty good :-)

Glidecam Footage

2008-02-21T15:04:00.000-08:00

Here are a few clips shot with my new 'Glidecam' (Steadycam) that i got last week, not perfect but i've only been using it for few days...it's all about practice!

Only 2 riding shots, the rest are just random filming.

ill stick some more up soon and hopefully we will all see an improvement! :-)

Filming and Editing set-up

2008-02-21T13:33:00.001-08:00

Here we have the most expensive things i own which fortunately i do use a lot, and hopefully will be using a lot more in the future.

24'' iMAC

Wireless keyboard and mouse

Final Cut pro. to edit

Ogio Ty Evans video pack

Sony VX2100 camera

Glidecam 2000 pro

Century Optics MKII Fisheye lens

Bescor 100w Video Light

Samsung capture camera

Apple Macbook 13''

Lens cleaning kit

2 camera batteries

Panasonic Mini DV tapes

Ill try and get some footage filmed with the new Glidecam posted soon! :-)

Shook Over the Pond

2008-02-21T13:07:00.001-08:00

Last March i was lucky enough to get to go on the Shook Over the Pond trip around the UK.

Me and H-man set off from Newcastle and met up with Chad Shackleford and Wade Young who flew in from the states and toured the UK for 3 weeks. We started in London and from there we visited Hastings, Bristol, Chester, Liverpool, Leeds and finished back in Newcastle.

Chad and Wade shot around 16hrs of footage and that all ended up in the 10th issue of Shook

which i reckon turned out really good, it was great to see a Pro like Chad filming and i learnt alot from traveling with him, i also had a great time just chilling and partying with him, wade,h-man and everyone else along the way. :-)

Group shot by - H- Man
Tom Finch rail shot by - H-Man
Dan Lacey 70s Clip by - Tom Finch

Hello and Welcome!

2008-02-21T13:01:00.001-08:00

Hello! Welcome to the TomFinchVideoBlog. I will be posting footage that has been filmed by myself and possibly of myself along with photographs and news from my local area.

I will be posting as much as possible, whether it is a quick snap from the days riding, some footage that i have filmed recently or some addition to my camera or bike set-up :-)