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June 11, 2015 7:10 AM

Tilting the Streets of San Francisco (Via)

Created by filmmaker Ross Ching (Previously), with Karen X. Cheng, of the the original #DonutSelfie video.

"The week before we filmed this, we ran all around San Francisco looking for steepest streets we could find (and gained some killer calve muscles).

The hardest part was coming up with ideas that made the gravity illusion look good - we tried lots of stuff that we thought would look good but didn’t work for various reasons (balloons got blown away, pouring water wasn’t visible enough on camera, moonwalking looked weird at an angle). Our favorite effect is the pendulum!"

Music: I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ By Scissor Sisters

SF Locations: Potrero Hill (22nd St), Nob Hill (Taylor St), Dolores Heights (Hill St) and Alamo Square

Photography with Similar Effects
* Dan Ng (Previously)
* Paul Octavious

posted by zarq (19 comments total)

Ha. The 22nd Street one (at :06) is near my house. It's not even the steepest one nearby, not that that stops me from panting and cursing when I walk up it.
posted by rtha at 7:52 AM on June 11, 2015 [2 favorites]

If they are doing things that directly involve the streets of San Francisco, why would they not use the theme from Streets of San Francisco?
posted by chambers at 7:56 AM on June 11, 2015 [4 favorites]

Even a mopey cynic like myself can't help but like this. Awesome :D
posted by slater at 8:08 AM on June 11, 2015 [2 favorites]

I'm not sure this is on the level, in fact, I'm pretty sure their perspective is skewed.
posted by blue_beetle at 8:13 AM on June 11, 2015 [2 favorites]

I loved the hills. My calves never looked better then when I lived in North Beach.
posted by grumpybear69 at 8:30 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

"Calve muscles"? Sounds painful.

/pedant
posted by nevercalm at 8:40 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

Oh, and this is cute.
posted by nevercalm at 8:40 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

Was expecting to see Karl Malden on a 45. WTF?
posted by davebush at 9:04 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

Pretty much chiming in on the adorable crowd. Kinda nice, in today's cynical world, to see people good-naturedly clowning around with no harm to anyone or anything (except for calf muscles).
posted by Samizdata at 9:47 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

I want these people to be my friends.
posted by psoas at 9:50 AM on June 11, 2015

Why are you all so impressed? Anyone can do this if they've got the inclination.
posted by yoink at 10:08 AM on June 11, 2015 [8 favorites]

That was far more delightful than I expected.
posted by Thistledown at 10:19 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

Fun.
posted by zzazazz at 10:40 AM on June 11, 2015

And Karen X. Cheng, previously.
posted by filthy light thief at 11:10 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

This West Coast ‘tilting’ is impressive, but not nearly so difficult a feat as ‘Climbing the North Face of the Uxbridge Road.’
posted by LeLiLo at 11:26 AM on June 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

And Karen X. Cheng, previously.

Thank you! I searched before posting but came up empty.
posted by zarq at 12:43 PM on June 11, 2015

Reminds me of the Mystery Spot nr Santa Cruz
posted by 13twelve at 3:47 PM on June 11, 2015

yoink: some of us are like that tower in Pisa - we have the inclination, but we don't have the time.
posted by techSupp0rt at 1:10 AM on June 12, 2015

It also reminds me of magnetic hills.
posted by Hubajube at 9:36 AM on June 12, 2015