This short video (see it here) has become very popular since it was first posted and with good reason. The stunts are incredible - obviously - but this amateur film has also been pretty well shot (by Dave Sowerby) and effectively edited. The soundtrack uses the single 'The Funeral', courtesy of US indie group Band of Horses (from the album Everything All of the Time). As an accompaniment to the stunts on display, this track works perfectly. Of course, it is also great to see the Edinburgh locations, many of which are familiar to me and my children from regular visits to our cousins who live not so far from MacAskill's stomping (or stunting) ground. A good deal of the appeal of the video for me is the way in which the city's streets become the space in which MacAskill shows off his skill, much like parkourt or street running, which transforms the cityscape into an extension of the body or conjoins the body with the architecture that surrounds it in a fluid and aesthetic fashion. My children love the video and so do I...For MacAskill's interview with Scottish TV in April 2009 see here.
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