Gymkhana 2 is The Number One Viral Video in the Country!
The Number One Viral Video in the Country! Need we say more!
Mad Media Produces “Rally Horse” segment for MTV’s Nitro Circus / Travis Pastrana
Nitro Circus continues to be one of MTV’s most popular shows. As Travis Pastrana and the Nitro crew began to wrap up filming on their second season, they tapped rally superstar Ken Block for a new segment dubbed “Rally Horse”, and called Mad Media to capture all of the mayhem in pristine 4K resolution with RED ONE cameras. Shot on location at Miller Motorsports, the one-day shoot called for stunt coordination and direction by Mad Media TV/Film Director Joshua Martelli, and employed several of Mad Media’s top cinematographers for production support on the piece.
“We’ve spent the last ten years filming off-road, tarmac, and everything in between”, commented Martelli. “We know what rally cars are capable of and how they handle, and the best way to shoot them, so it was great to get a call from MTV and Dickhouse to come out and play. Ken and Travis have always had a friendly rivalry in rally, and that made for some hilarious TV. Obviously we roll with higher-end gear than a typical reality TV show has budget for, or time to use, but in the end I think the combination of the raw in-your-face filming that Tremaine and Knoxville use, will look great when mixed with our RED footage.”
Mad Media employed dollies, jibs, steadicam, and condor lifts in order to capture all of the chaos that ensued once Ken and Travis got in the car. “Basically they had a really funny list of ideas that we helped translate into realistic stunts that we knew would work. I was really impressed with their prop coordinator, the pace of the filming, and how well they captured all the funny moments between Ken and Travis”, continued Martelli. “I think Nitro fans are going to freak when they see what was thrown down.”
Nitro Circus is executive produced by Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville of Dickhouse Productions, Jeremy Rawle and Gregg Godfrey of Godfrey Entertainment, Travis Pastrana and Trip Taylor. Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, Chris Linn, Lauren Dolgen and Michelle Klepper are the MTV executives in charge of production.
Check out the behind the scene photos here:
Mad Media Produces “GK2.1″ with MTV’s Fantasy Factory and Rob Dyrdek / Ken Block
NEW VIDEO: Mad Media Produces “GK2.1” with MTV’s Fantasy Factory and Rob Dyrdek / Ken Block
The Gymkhana project has become the most successful automotive viral film campaign in history. So where do you go from there? Some would think bigger, but DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Member Ken Block teamed up with Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory and Mad Media, and went…smaller! Gymkhana 2.1 is a funny new video segment that was shot, directed, co-produced, and co-edited by Mad Media for MTV’s Fantasy Factory show and DC Shoes. It features longtime buddies Block and Dyrdek charging around a Gymkhana course side-by-side—Block in his Crawford Performance built Subaru Impreza WRX STI, Dyrdek in his mini shifter kart version of Blocks machine.
Gymkhana 2.1 showcases the same high-end cinematography that has become the hallmark of Mad Media film production, and was used in previous installments of Block’s Gymkhana videos. Dyrdek and Block brought the Mad Media film crew to El Toro Airfield to produce the piece, while the MTV crew documented the “reality” angle as it unfolded.
“Ken and Rob decided to get the kart built and film the clip when Rob made an appearance in the Gymkhana TWO video earlier this year.” said GK 2.1 director and Mad Media co-owner Joshua Martelli. “We were stoked to get a call from Rob and the crew at MTV to come out and use the same techniques and camera gear to create something totally hilarious, but equally cool to watch. We fleshed out the stunts onsite and created the main story edit. It was a blast to work with two super talented guys and come up with stunts that were scary but funny to watch.”
The complete version of Gymkhana 2.1 features more than what’s seen on Dyrdek’s hit MTV show, including near run-overs, drifting, racing and shenanigans that occur when two unique individuals like Dyrdek and Block hit the tarmac in polar-opposite-sized whips.To date, the clip has received over a million views on YouTube.
Watch the video here:
Check out the behind the scenes photo gallery here:
Ken Block and Gymkhana Two Featured in Modified Mag!
Modified Mag’s September issue hit newsstands August 4th. Enter here to win a signed copy by Ken Block!
Gymkhana Two in Times Square!
Gymkhana Two in Times Square!
Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial. Final day of shooting
Here is a look at all the action that went down on the final day of shooting Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial. Ken wanted to go back and nail a couple more things. The gate drift shot made it well worth it. All Images were shot by our own photographer Bendan Klein.
Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial. The Mad Media Action shots.
Here is a look at all the action that went down during the shooting of the Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial.
All Images were shot by our Director of Still Photography Vincent Knakal.
Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial. Behind The Scenes with Mad Media.
Here is a look behind the scenes of the Gymkhana Two:The Infomercial with Mad Media
Gymkhana Two Premiere Party!
DC Shoes hosted a super exclusive premier for industry insiders, celebs and tastemakers of the upcoming Gymkhana Two film we just completed. Ken Block gave rides to a lucky few in his super dope Subaru WRX STI custom built by Crawford Performance. Rob Dyrdek and Jason Ellis were there to have a look at their parts in the film. The jaw dropping reaction from everybody was great! Gymkhana will go live on June 1st on auto.dcshoes.com
Here are a few photos of the night:
Ken Block’s Gymkhana Two Project!
We have been hard at work on this one!