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Add some sweet Houdini dynamics, and Mixamo.com is looking pretty good
"With Mixamo you have access to a 3D character system that lets you download high-quality character motion in a matter of seconds using director level controls. Thanks to Mixamo, The Houdini community has access to a wide range of motions that they can very quickly...
Spinning Southward and other long distance tours featured on GearJunkie.com
http://gearjunkie.com/worlds-best-bike-touring Spinning Southward and other long distance bike tours featured on GearJunkie.com
Revision 3 Profiles Working as Motion Capture Director
Yesterday our friend Mauricio Balvanera from Revision3 up the hallway in our building released this awesome short documentary piece about the motion capture industry here at Mixamo: "Today we're talking to Nateon Ajello from Mixamo, where magical things happen in the...
Spinning Southward DVD on sale at Amazon.com
In honor of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month and National Bike to Work Month, I am pleased to announce the official launch of the Spinning Southward Film DVD. After nearly 6 years of editing, awareness events and preparation, the Spinning Southward adventure is...
Not So Average Saturday Night
Not too long ago Pamela and myself were getting a little stir crazy and burned out on the daily grind followed by weekends of wedding planning. We needed some quiet time away from... Well, everything. It was already Saturday, and Saturday night was fast approaching. ...
Sonoma County Museum Exhibit – Customized: The Art and History of the Bicycle
Photos by Pamela Bennett Exhibit at the Sonoma County Museum
Operation BORP Ride Completed Sucessfully – Thanks for the Support
First rest stop on the rise after 22 miles So we did it. It was supposed to be 65 miles, but we ended up doing 70. Pam blew her tire open. Last ones to finish. Had a blast though, couldn't have asked for a better day, better ride, better scenery, or a...
Our Little Italian Bici Tour from Milan
We’re Fundraising for the BORP Revolution on September 24th
After years of making videos for BORP, Pamela and myself are finally going to ride it ourselves and raise some money for the cause. Videos we've made for BORP's Revolution with the help of Entropic Studio Bay Area Outreach & Recreation Program (BORP) is a 501(c)3...
Spinning Southward Given the Silver Palm Award at the Mexico International Film Festival
Spinning Southward has been awarded the Silver Palm Award from the Mexico International Film Festival, and invited down to Rosarito, Mexico, to accept the award. We are honored that they felt our film deserved such an award, especially coming from a country that we...
Spinning Southward Screening at the Capoeira Mandinga Academy in Oakland on Feb 25th
UPDATE: The screening was a great success, thanks to everyone who showed up and shared in the film, as well as donated to the NBTS. Was great to relive it yet again and hear all the great stories from other epic bike touring adventures. What: Spinning Southward...
Fundraising Page up on National Brain Tumor Foundation Web Site
The fundraising page for the Spinning Southward Documentary is up: http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/goto/spinningsouthwarddoc This site allows you to donate directly to the NBTS on behalf of the Documentary, as well as see the funds raised so far.
Spinning Southward at Camera 12 Cinemas in San Jose September 18th
UPDATE: Thanks to the National Brain Tumor Society for helping us put together the San Jose screening, it was a great event and wonderful to finally see the finished product of all our hard work on Spinning Southward! For More Photos of the Event Click here Above...
Spinning Southward Added to the IMDB!
Spinning Southward added to the IMDB. Go vote for it so we can get a better ranking! IMDB page here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1704267/
Short film for the Bay Area Outreach Program (BORP) posted to YouTube
"Faces of the Revolution" are stories of the people who make BORP's Revolution Happen. Once a year BORP (The Bay Area Outreach Program) has "The Revolution," a ride to support the work they do for people with disabilities. This is a look at the positive ways BORP and...
New England Bike Adventure (In the Fall, by the way)
Nateon Ajello, Director of Spinning Southward, Honored at the NBTS Annual Gala
It was my honor this year to receive "The Community Leader Award for Awareness." I got to fly to Washington DC and stay at a beautiful hotel, and I got to see what was really going on in the brain tumor community. You can see the article on the National Brain Tumor...
July 5th, 2009 . . . Looking back by Mike Logsdon
...It has been 3 years now since all parted ways in Ushuaia. John left and sped home to New York and a long neglected and amazingly patient girlfriend. He took up work where he is today, at Malaria No More. Nate hitched a ride to Chile to make good on a promise he...
Spinning Southward Mother’s Day Trailer
Here's the second trailer for the Spinning Southward Documentary, a special version focused on our mothers and released on mothers day.
Spinning Southward Screening Article in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The upcoming Spinning Southward Santa Rosa Screening was featured in the local Santa Rosa paper. Thanks Bob Padecky! You can read it here: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20090408/NEWS/904089875
Jan 6th 2008 – Dirt Rag Diaries Video
Acclaimed outdoor photographer Blake Gordon sat down with Dirt Rag to give his account of life on the road with Spinning Southward. Hear him talk about what it was like to push his skills to new heights and search for a defining shot.
The Central America Chapter of Spinning Southward on BlakeGordon.com
Check out Blake Gordon's photo essay on the Central American chapter of Spinning Southward: http://www.blakegordon.com/stories/spinningsouthward.html
Teaser Trailer for Spinning Southward Bike Touring Documentary Complete
A first look at footage from the Spinning Southward bike tour we completed on September 10th last year. This should give you glimpse of what our trip from Alaska to Argentina was like!
Reception for Spinning Southward ride at The San Francisco Ferry Building
Photos from the Reception The Spinning Southward team enjoyed a warm reception from the NBTS at the San Francisco Ferry Building with the friends and family who watched their journey unfold.
Spinning Southward Featured on Bike Tourist Podcast
Check out Spinning Southward on the "Bike Tourist Podcast" with Gabriel Sierra. We talk about stories from the ride, tips for your own bike tour, and what we went through on our journey. Part 1: http://biketourist.podomatic.com/entry/2006-10-15T05_22_34-07_00 Part 2:...
September 10th, 2006 – The End by Mike Logsdon
by Mike Logsdon The legs stopped but the crisp rush of air, chilled by a Patagonian winter, continued to bite our weathered faces. Wheels clicked and hummed in their familiar rhythm as we descended Garibaldi pass. Ahead, about an hour was something we knew well from...