*"Russell Houghten's winning film entry for our 2014 REDirect project imagined a bizarro Los Angeles where traffic and pedestrians were non-existent"* Let's keep this comment afloat so people don't get misinformed. This video was recorded *SIX YEARS AGO* so the title is a bit nasty and cynical.
Ben L if nobody else was outside like it is in this video, then going outside would be a good thing. However, one person going out can cause another person to go out and another and another etc.
There is one passage in downtown that looks kinda futuristic to me that I've always been meaning to skate looks like it could be bad ass to skate now would probably be the time
Using this time to get back into skateboarding, practicing in my driveway Edit: Damn shoutout to everyone still skating, got my ollie and pop shuvit down so far.
It reminds me of 28 weeks later. Everyones isolated but them 2 kids just want to explore because they bored next minute they have 60 thousand zombies chasing they ass
Aw, whatever. It's poetic license, like the video itself, which somehow has (I assume) digitally edited out the cars. Loosen your knickers; they're making your nuts nervous.
If you thought we would never live through something like this then clearly you don't know history. Not that your from spain (sanchez) but the Spanish flu was only a 100 years ago. World war 2 ended in the mid 40s so 75 years ago .. then the threat of the cold war. If you thought we'd never live through something like this it's foolish. WE will live through something like this again... hopefully further in time then sooner.
@@steakovercake3986 I'm not from Spain. I'm from South America and I'm aware of all those things. But this feels different from a war, with all the development from science and research a pandemic like this sounded really far fetched. It was not. I tought we'd see a WW3 or something, but not this.
Im in Los angeles and it's definitely not what you think. People can care less about the order,people are still out and about. La is the city that never sleeps
This is Why it’s always Important to read a description. I was left in tears, usually I don’t read it first thing; I just enjoy the video. Now is not the time to falsify anything. Each and every human is extremely vulnerable and susceptible to any form of media. Please be mindful and careful 🦋 look out for one another.
Slappy This is a REDDirect contest submission from 2014 idk why berrics is posting this like it's new or real. Russel Houghten made this six years ago haha, did a whole behind the scenes and everything
I saw this first month of the pandemic, it brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me how much I love Los Angeles and her people. Beautiful editing. Thank you ❤
honestly i’ve been taking advantage of this, almost everyday i go out early in the morning, skate all the way to the skatepark and practice till i’m beat. getting closer than ever to kick flips, almost there
I‘m pretty disappointed from The Berrics that they recycle this video from 2014 and use it as a clickbait... Sorry guys but this is the wrong time to recycle this amazing video for this...
The streets were not empty. That‘s the art part of the filmmaker. He edited all the cars out. Meaning he took a second of an empty part of the image, froze it and then did it with all the other parts of the shot. Pretty much work but it looks very real. It‘s called compositing.
Growing up in Cali in the era of Tony Hawk Pro Skater on PlayStation, I used to stare out the window on road trips imagining exactly this. The nostalgia is unreal.
@Francisco Méndez Grajales yea all good brother one of my main issue with season 9 is that they hyped everyone with the first ever episode featuring snow and an episode later there's no snow like they should of at least done a few episodes in the snow
remember, with this “stay home” stuff, it’s healthy to get some fresh air once in a while, just DONT go near or interact with people while your at it. sucks for the states that have stay at home orders but if you don’t, go outside, take a stroll or go skateboarding maybe once a week, it’s good for the soul.
Normally i feel like it's a bit of a scum move when people who use covid-19 as an opportunity to profit. However, this is an incredible piece of art and I am glad you clickbaited me here. Well done.
Nah, it's a scum move and it's also fake. You don't think every filmmaker would love to be out there documenting this shit right now? We don't...because it's off the charts uncool.
Aurelien Giraud took the lockdown in France as his opportunity to throw himself down the Lyon 25 without having to worry about security interrupting him.
@@AngryChineseWoman good question, I guess it's possible. Given there is absolutely no one else around, and there was plenty of foot traffic when Jaws did it I'd say it was probably after the lockdown, but I could be wrong.
My boyfriend and I live in Texas, but we got the opportunity to travel to LA in early February before covid gained global attention. I'm still so glad we got to go, and with the hind sight of covid, I'm even more glad we got to go.
Kind of gross to retitle something from 6 years ago and put ads on it hoping to cash in on a pandemic. It is an interesting short film though and definitely prescient.
Quite the clickbait. Filmed 6 years a go and the shots were stitched together to show the streets as empty when they really never were for more than a second or 2.
dude episode 50 or 100 of 411? it was the one when Steve got the Swelbow skating his park. He was like "If you come to my skatepark you might get one of these." then smiling he pulls up his elbow all swollen up.
This is one of the most incredible videos I’ve ever seen on you tube. Fantastic work, beautifully shot. Russell Houghten you have a naturally appealing eye, a true gift.
*"Russell Houghten's winning film entry for our 2014 REDirect project imagined a bizarro Los Angeles where traffic and pedestrians were non-existent"*
Let's keep this comment afloat so people don't get misinformed. This video was recorded *SIX YEARS AGO* so the title is a bit nasty and cynical.
Thanks for the clarification! I was about to make a nasty comment about staying in.
Ben L if nobody else was outside like it is in this video, then going outside would be a good thing. However, one person going out can cause another person to go out and another and another etc.
Rene ZZ que pasa homiefellas?
Russel va con cadena
K4rnaL hola omnifella
While everyone else was ill, this guy was SICK!
Ohmethias Knight 😂👌🏽
Nice one bruh
If it wasn't 6years ago lol
Nah dawg he was the illest 🤣
@@scarlet5986 noooo 😭😂🤣
The streets are NOT this empty lol this had to be edited a lot
VelvetMidnight it was made in 2014
Generic Username cars existed in 2014 also....
LA Resident yeah it was edited, but I’m just saying that despite what the title implies, it was not filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Generic Username how do you know
John Michalis ruclips.net/video/GNBwTzJnIeE/видео.html
Not saying I love this but this is damn satisfying AF I’d live to skate some freeways with no cars
I'd live to skate always
There is one passage in downtown that looks kinda futuristic to me that I've always been meaning to skate looks like it could be bad ass to skate now would probably be the time
Tel Aviv, Yom Kippur, you can do it
I love it I Always wanted less people in L.A. with all the dam tourist
yes
Using this time to get back into skateboarding, practicing in my driveway
Edit: Damn shoutout to everyone still skating, got my ollie and pop shuvit down so far.
that´s good man. keep it up
same!let's get it!
Reliving the glory days
Oh yeah pull out the ol two piece button up rail and an X factor ramp
Same here. Got laid off and I've been skating everyday since
It reminds me of 28 weeks later. Everyones isolated but them 2 kids just want to explore because they bored next minute they have 60 thousand zombies chasing they ass
But they weren't zombies, per se. They were infected with the rage. They died of starvation. It does seem just like zombies, though. I agree.
yo fax
This is like a Tony Hawk game irl. Where the whole map is empty and you're the only skater.
You're right
So many times stuck in traffic thinking about all those spots that someone could skate and here is this dude just doin it!
Fr but actually there still alot people out on the streets
ruclips.net/video/GNBwTzJnIeE/видео.html
Wha I was just thinking
Ry Rymander 💯
Nice name! Is it an abbreviation? Not many Ry's out so I'm always pleasantly surprised to come across one.
There is something so, so beautiful about this, whether the video is old or not.
Misleading title. This is an old video.
Yeah. Kooks!
this comment needs to be higher
Wow, you're right. Checked the description and found this was around 2014
Aw, whatever. It's poetic license, like the video itself, which somehow has (I assume) digitally edited out the cars. Loosen your knickers; they're making your nuts nervous.
Aaron C. ruclips.net/video/OIYdXqBQAD8/видео.html this is the cgi video, for those who think the roads weren’t empty
I never tought we'd live to see something like this. Weird times indeed. Keep skating dudes, be safe out there!
The video is an art project from 2014. Breathe, wash your hands, and be cool to your neighbors.
@@seymourglass26 Yes sir!
If you thought we would never live through something like this then clearly you don't know history. Not that your from spain (sanchez) but the Spanish flu was only a 100 years ago. World war 2 ended in the mid 40s so 75 years ago
.. then the threat of the cold war. If you thought we'd never live through something like this it's foolish. WE will live through something like this again... hopefully further in time then sooner.
@@steakovercake3986 I'm not from Spain. I'm from South America and I'm aware of all those things. But this feels different from a war, with all the development from science and research a pandemic like this sounded really far fetched. It was not. I tought we'd see a WW3 or something, but not this.
Im in Los angeles and it's definitely not what you think. People can care less about the order,people are still out and about. La is the city that never sleeps
This is Why it’s always Important to read a description. I was left in tears, usually I don’t read it first thing; I just enjoy the video. Now is not the time to falsify anything. Each and every human is extremely vulnerable and susceptible to any form of media. Please be mindful and careful 🦋 look out for one another.
This reminds me of “I Am Legend”
If he switched up the color gradient in post, it would remind me of The Book Of Eli.
Y'all are uncultured, its all from "the last of us" they even added the theme song in the beginning
Whiiskey Rabbit right
Facts
ili-yes what is the last of us song called
This was shot incredibly well. I dunno who Russel Houghten is, but he's got the stuff.
in 2014 and cars removed in post
I’ve gone out trying to collect footage for a short during this pandemic in LA, and it’s never ever ever that quiet.
He put together a bunch of different shots, you can even see the color difference.
Never
Your Movies I noticed that thank you
@@Juan-Blasquez It wouldn't even be like that during a nuclear war. xD
Your Movies 😆
It’s crazy cause every shot, is on a street or intersection that gets packed af !!!!!!!!
Gee whiz thanks for explaining!
@@h3xag0nal Hahahahahaa! Thanks for the laugh .
Slappy This is a REDDirect contest submission from 2014 idk why berrics is posting this like it's new or real. Russel Houghten made this six years ago haha, did a whole behind the scenes and everything
this is from 2014 LA is nothing like this currently
ruclips.net/video/P8VDuLklaos/видео.html
When I turn off AI pedestrians and traffic in skate 3 XD
Jingle horse says hi
Its chicken
scuffedboyslive go fuck
scuffedboyslive CHICKENSNSNANAGAGAAHAAAAAAA LESGOOO
Lawak lo badut
For a minute I thought I was seeing los santos in GTA...
Just like the simulations...
😂
Same here, the thumbnail looks like taken from a remaster of the game
THIS IS FROM THE YEAR 2014. It’s clickbait.
I'm sorry, but what?
what happened in 2014 where the highways were like this?
im confused as well, wdym?
Ohh hes right. Check the description. 2014. Thanks for the info.
I saw that 2014 Minions Billboard at 2:38 and thought, damn, they haven´t bothered to take that old movie ad down 5 years later? Now I see why
It looks like a post-apocalyptic world where few men just survived
No it doesn't.
Nah, the city is in too good shape
I saw this first month of the pandemic, it brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me how much I love Los Angeles and her people. Beautiful editing. Thank you ❤
crazy times we are living in my dudes. stay safe out there.
Forilla
Stupid times we're living in
Keep ya ass a pistol
The world has always been this dangerous. Where have you been?
@@connorblaschak6320 sure, we all remember for example the isolation of the year 2018 or the isolation of the year 2014.
COVID-19: *happens*
Skateboarders: *it’s free real estate*
very fucking funny man super dank
@@l2m773 can someone tell me how you did the bold letter font?
@@RLeezyDeezy put something between *'s like this: * example *
Speak for urself man im not allowed to go out
@@ahrya3148 big L
honestly i’ve been taking advantage of this, almost everyday i go out early in the morning, skate all the way to the skatepark and practice till i’m beat. getting closer than ever to kick flips, almost there
Did you do it?
Enjoy it while we can ! As much as we can, aside from the fear and worry lol
I‘m pretty disappointed from The Berrics that they recycle this video from 2014 and use it as a clickbait... Sorry guys but this is the wrong time to recycle this amazing video for this...
I have a raging case of exploding hemorrhoids.
link for the vids ?
vimeo.com/russellhoughten/urbanisolation
Why were the streets empty?
The streets were not empty. That‘s the art part of the filmmaker. He edited all the cars out. Meaning he took a second of an empty part of the image, froze it and then did it with all the other parts of the shot. Pretty much work but it looks very real. It‘s called compositing.
“I am Legend” skateboarding.
Right
Haha
LOCK n' ROLL lol it seems like it right?
☹️😃
I am Leg
Growing up in Cali in the era of Tony Hawk Pro Skater on PlayStation, I used to stare out the window on road trips imagining exactly this. The nostalgia is unreal.
What every skater as a child grew up wishing they could do while in the backseat of the car
"Russell Houghten's winning film entry for our 2014 REDirect project" should be in the TITLE and description. Click Bait
Your comment is going to fall on deaf ears. People want to believe the internet so goddamn bad.
So this was filmed awhile ago huh?
I’ve seen it also 2 or 3 years ago
SO misleading.
If every video were honest, there’d be no need for bait titles.
It’s weird seeing LA so abandoned and quiet but I notice the sky’s are becoming are more beautiful when it’s sun setting moments
In reality downtown LA has tens of thousands of homeless everywhere.
Yep
So very many. Especially when I lived in Echo Park.
Looks like a scene outta the walking dead during its golden days
ma sei itAliano?
Well it’s from a movie from 2014
its pretty good at the moment
@Francisco Méndez Grajales yea all good brother one of my main issue with season 9 is that they hyped everyone with the first ever episode featuring snow and an episode later there's no snow like they should of at least done a few episodes in the snow
TheLastArk II or the London scene in 28 Days Later.
remember, with this “stay home” stuff, it’s healthy to get some fresh air once in a while, just DONT go near or interact with people while your at it. sucks for the states that have stay at home orders but if you don’t, go outside, take a stroll or go skateboarding maybe once a week, it’s good for the soul.
I mean, have interaction with people also is good for the soul, you can have interactions with them while keeping your distances.
@@spaceheads9356 Yeah, physical distancing is a better term than social distancing.
For the first time in 50 years or maybe even more, LA is finally breathing.
Pablo Smith not real
John Williams no I’m suggesting that the video of empty highways isn’t actually a result of covid-19
@@lasquish552 it's too bad. Looks awesome
HAWKWIND yea this fake cuz I still see and hear cars on the freeway the 105 is right behind me
HAWKWIND I know right
Normally i feel like it's a bit of a scum move when people who use covid-19 as an opportunity to profit.
However, this is an incredible piece of art and I am glad you clickbaited me here.
Well done.
Mattias W i think its still a scum move either way because it was filmed in 2014 and now rename with Covid-19 in the title.
@@voldrice yeah entertaining you for free is a scum move and this video sucks
Nah, it's a scum move and it's also fake. You don't think every filmmaker would love to be out there documenting this shit right now? We don't...because it's off the charts uncool.
You guys are uptight and judgmental
@@curanderoverde Shut the fuck up.
When you’re in a solo public session in gta
Fr lmao
🤣🤣🤣
What about the npcs lmfao
Or when you turn off Pedestrians and Traffic in Skate 3.
CARNAGE THIS SHIT IS NOT A GAME.
This made me realize how beautiful Cali is when no one is around.
What...just roads?
Imagine islands, mountains etc with no one around
It's making me happier when no1 is around, period.
Big cities is beautifull?? Thats sad...nature is beautifull cities no
Danilo Oliveira depends how you see it
Eh. SoCal is alright. I live on the beach so its nice. Downtown LA is kind of a shithole though.
World: in shambles
This guy: does a lil kickflip
Aurelien Giraud took the lockdown in France as his opportunity to throw himself down the Lyon 25 without having to worry about security interrupting him.
He didn't even take a dry run just charged it 🤯
I hope he had a skateboard under his feet.
He's a dick. STAY HOME!
Are we sure Aurelien's attempts were not filmed before the lockdown ?
@@AngryChineseWoman good question, I guess it's possible. Given there is absolutely no one else around, and there was plenty of foot traffic when Jaws did it I'd say it was probably after the lockdown, but I could be wrong.
I love how he does that trick on that concrete thing
this is so vague I love it
Oh yeah. *That trick* . That was awesome.
"Keep pushing forward" sk8 motto
0:42 that was definitely a paid tumbleweed. Nothing is ever that convenient.
Chris Geden
That tumbleweed was on it’s way to buy toilet rolls
It got paid with exposure.
He was only 3 grams so the math
Paid tumbleweed haha 😂👏
0:42 Honestly, I've never seen that "thing" in real life lmao.
Lol. A tumble weed?
So you’ve never been to the western parts of the US? Them shits are vicious, they poke thru gloves if you let em dry out 😡
Was thinking the same haha
Deam I actually never went to the USA and even I know what tumble weed is.
And I also saw it a couple of times.
Come to Nevada they're everywhere
It’s so…empty. I live in a fast city, it’s nice to have those moments where you could just slow down and catch up with yourself.
Now playing Session feels less weird without any NPC around. It's even more realistic.
haha they should get rid of the barriers
@@bakergravy3915 it's cause there's nothing behind the barriers.
Bhahaha
Dopesmoker hahahhahahhahahahhahahahH
this is the time to go skate that dope mall spot you've always been eyeing
Yea but try to stay away from people and make sure if you're in a group it's small and safe. Can't skate if you get sick out there so be safe.
My boyfriend and I live in Texas, but we got the opportunity to travel to LA in early February before covid gained global attention. I'm still so glad we got to go, and with the hind sight of covid, I'm even more glad we got to go.
At least we won’t be getting kicked out of our favorite spots lol
Thats what I was thinking
film now while you can.......makes for some sick footage for sure!!!!!
this is from 2014 LA is nothing like this currently
Even the homeless went home for quarantine...
Whoa🤯
Homeless: aight imma head in
But how do I got now the challenge "jump over 5 Hobos"?
The streets in LA are not like this, this was edited I believe
@@manuelsousa8479 This was probably just filmed really early in the am
@@manuelsousa8479 video from 2014, and edited of course by @russellhoughten
I mean, I hate seeing people making content out of covid 19,bit you have to admit, it's pretty awesome watching something like this
Everyone of us will remember this until we die. We are living through history.
We're only in the first couple weeks too...
@@ItisMeMike what exactly do you think well happen?
@@jordymurillo7996 idk.... but I think things will Get worse before better.... with The illness.. but also within money issues for many...
Jordy Murillo zombies bro zombies
This was filmed in 2014... so it is already history.
In someway this is just... beautiful.
All time favourite cinematic skate video from 2014. Never change
CLICK BAIT
This wasn't filmed this year. It says it was for a 2014 contest entry
Whatever bro still sick
Oh well no shit huh?
Some Person obviously it was filmed this year and entered in 2014. Duh
It’s not click bait check the description before you say anything.
@@oregongreen969 ruclips.net/video/GNBwTzJnIeE/видео.html
Great skating, great song, amazing cinematography, and a really weird feeling after watching it all.. wow..
@Jono Ya, this was a project filmed like 2 years ago, they just masked out the cars, but still really cool!
Fake shit then
Ikr. Beautiful. 🔥🔥
Very well said.
So basically, Skate 2 Free Roam. (The best Skate, obvi.)
LeBeautiful hi
LeBeautiful can u be my stepdad
This has got to be one of the most iconic skating videos ever! What a masterpiece! Amazing!!
One man” One skateboard” One mission” to skate till the bearings pop
I just bought my first skateboard recently, that doesn’t actually happen right?
@@V3RITAZ_42 no you have to be really rough to even happen lol...
The title is misleading af.
Bort how?
@SUBSCRIBO lol
It's supposed to be ironic
It says in the description it’s from 2014 and is just prescient considering we are all indoors now.
This. is. Pure. Beauty. Shot. With. Gold. Music. Period.
6th Street Bridge came down a few years ago and that is NOT what LA looks like right now. Still an awesome video.
well it says right there in the description that this was made in 2014 so....
L.A. has NEVER looked like this, especially in 2014
@@jaynightlife4628 they edit out the cars post production
Jay Nightlife dude hahah, it’s not that difficult, this video has a good postpro work
@@Pere99 I read description AFTER I posted this comment....
You know it’s bad when LA doesn’t have traffic
2014 video. It's all going to be ok as long as we're cool.
It's not footage during the pandemic
@@NeThZOR im 25 miles east of L.A and cars are everywhere on the freeway. People are still out, i knew this couldnt be right.
Dang, these are shots that may never be again possible or if they are replicated or have already been done, it costed millions. Dope skate video
Weird times. Stay positive. Much love
Jono word. But right now it’s very weird over here in California. Stay healthy.
That's how my vision of a perfect world looks like :D
I used to work in downtown LA and this is insane. Stay safe out there.
At the end when he skates under the overpass and cars start coming back in the road! There will be light in this storm.
Well this was made in 2014 with composite video...
this is amazing, perfect editing, perfect positions of the camera, this was made with such much love to skateboarding graate job Russel Houghten!
The first minute is like the beginning of a post apocalyptic movie
bro i miss skating so much
Then skate lol
demolitionist42 i can’t if i put a step on the street the police can fine me with 500 € of fine
@@simonskatesverybad7214 are you under house arrest or something?
Anyone else realize this was done in 2014 👀
UGLY SKATEBOARDS how can you tell?
@@acpcubing6177 there's a part where he skates the 6th street bridge. It was demolished over a year now maybe 2.
Also there's a lot of buildings missing from the skyline that have gone up in recent years.
acpCubing says it in the description
yeah. it was done during a filming contest between the most well known filmers using a RED cam
Streetbikes and RC cars ripping and roaring here!!!!! What a spot!
I was having a major case of deja vu watching this then I read the caption haha
same, 2014..
Me too
Kind of gross to retitle something from 6 years ago and put ads on it hoping to cash in on a pandemic. It is an interesting short film though and definitely prescient.
Ned Mononymous what was it?
@@darrenvargas2395 Information is in the description.
Wack as fuck, making it look like is all recent footage lol. SHAME.
@@JanMarcoCamacho-cc9nx Had an ad when I watched it. That's something you have to enable. So whether or not it's demonitized is besides the point.
Who cares if it was edited or not, this is a fucking great piece of art
Quite the clickbait. Filmed 6 years a go and the shots were stitched together to show the streets as empty when they really never were for more than a second or 2.
CJ O that‘s basically how filmmaking works. this is art. it‘s how you tell storys
Reminds me of old vids when they would use beats for the music
Dont they mostly use "beats"? Lol mu$ka beatz what are you talking about? Beats is general term for music
Old Transworld video style
dude episode 50 or 100 of 411? it was the one when Steve got the Swelbow skating his park. He was like "If you come to my skatepark you might get one of these." then smiling he pulls up his elbow all swollen up.
Agreed. Skate video musics ain't what they used to be!
Watching this, really makes you look at life twice. Just imagine if life just... vanished.
Would be nice
Still camera frames to edit out the cars. LA has less traffic but it’s not EMPTY
have you watched the end?
some cars we're clearly rotoscoped out but this is truly an eerie-post-apocalyptic vibe for sure. Nice work!
This is from year 2014 not 2020
Traffic > off
Pedestrians > off
I live in LA and this is definitely not real lol cars are everywhere, no traffic but definitely not lonely anywhere
Its from 2014
Lies
This is somehow relaxing and eerie at the same time.
TRUE DEFINITION OF SK8 OR DIE ❤️❤️
I imagine the air quality is a lot better. Just putting the final touches on my living room mini
Seems like the perfect time to film part 2.
this is a skaters dream.
When you know every location and then some.
That's legit the coolest thing i've ever seen in my life.
What makes this so incredible is that this was shot well before the lockdowns, this is all possible due to hours and hours of post work.
Skaters in the purge like:
That's the only thing I figure I would want to do
When was this shot? i was just in traffic on these streets.
Dude read the description thats what its there for
alberca90 there’s no information on shoot time
2014 mate
It literally says 2014 in the description
alberca90 Not figuratively?
Riding a dirt bike through the city streets would be so much fun
everyone is doing their part, but this guy is special.
This reminds me of the movie by Will Smith, " I AM A LEGEND"
I am incredibly jealous. Thank you so much for making this video. Currently living vicariously through you.
This is one of the most incredible videos I’ve ever seen on you tube. Fantastic work, beautifully shot. Russell Houghten you have a naturally appealing eye, a true gift.
Chip Chipperson tssss tssss sock cocka
Important man Commenting fawk yeah!!
When you're the only player online... 😂 Empty GTA chat
This is both cinematically beautiful and disturbing at the same time...
When the hell was this? I've seen traffic everywhere even in day time
Alex Ander it was made in 2014