Fast and furious.Extreme sports extreme sports Sports events characterized by high speed or high risk. Such sports include aggressive inline skating, wakeboarding, street luge, skateboarding, and freestyle bicycle events (wherein tricks such as back flips are performed on a bicycle). and video clips are red-hot these days, so why not combine the two? An extreme sports compilation--includes a series of one-minute clips of motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. , skydiving skydiving Sport of jumping from an airplane at a moderate altitude (e.g., 6,000 ft [1,800 m]) and executing various body maneuvers before pulling the rip cord of a parachute. Competitive events include jumping for style, landing with accuracy, and performing in teams (e.g. , stunt plane flying and base jumping--will be available this month on cell phones through the Sprint Network. The assembly, called "Stash stash Drug slang noun A place where illicit drugs are hidden ," is the brainwork brain·work n. Intellectual activity, especially as an aspect of a person's profession. of Panopoly Pictures. "It's truly attention-deficit-disorder theater," said Dave Riggs, Panopoly's chief executive. "That's exactly what it is. And to a degree, so is the Internet." Los Angeles-based Panopoly, winners of seven Emmy awards and six Clios, has in the past provided marketing muscle behind such films as the "The 40-Year-Old-Virgin" and "A Beautiful Mind." The firm also provided the promotional push for DVDs that have done a combined $2 billion a year in sales. The short form is right up Panopoly's alley, Riggs said. "If you look at the lineup of 'Stash' and the other products we sell, they're little clips," he said. "It's a very short attention span. A guy will jump off a building or it's a profile of a cute girl. You get the experience quickly." |
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