Videos

Denfeld Lip Dub 2014: “It’s Always a Good Time”

Duluth Depot

Video Archive: How many geeks can you fit into a Kia Rio?

The third iteration of Geek Prom was held in 2004 at the Great Lakes Aquarium. As a publicity stunt, the prom committee decided to find out how many geeks could be crammed into a Kia Rio. Answer: 21. The more important question, however, was: Would the sight of it make WDIO-TV Eyewitness News anchor Dennis Anderson lose his composure? Answer: Yes.

R.I.P. Memorial Community Center

The community center building at Memorial Park in West Duluth is no more. The PDD Drone did a fly through on Sunday for posterity.
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Duluth Denfeld Sing-along Drone Video

Footage by Liftoff Aerials.

The Halls of Denfeld (alma mater)

Oh, we love the halls of Denfeld
That surround us here today.
And we will not forget,
Though we be near or far away. (more…)

My Duluth: Short film about saying goodbye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnhhwBA4cys

If you enjoyed it, please help me out and vote for this short film at rodemic.com. The grand prize is a bunch of really great film equipment, which would help me make more short films in the area and another feature! Thank you for your time. I hope you enjoy it!

R.I.P. Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Enger Tower inside and out

The PDD Drone takes an up-close and faraway look at a Duluth icon.

New Perspective of Duluth

Duluth Man on the Street circa 1994

The low quality of this video is not just because it’s 20 years old; it’s also because I was the camera man and I probably neglected to white balance or something.

The low quality of the content is because it’s all made up on the spot. My then-UWS classmate Trent Jameson simply asked me to go shoot some video of people on Superior Street with him. (more…)

Helmet Cam: Shark Pilot, Diorama-rama

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbahU_ClTmw

What the Shark Pilot Helmet Cam saw.

Ice Cutter on Lake Superior

Amazing images by Carl Sauer of an ice cutter takin’ care of business on Lake Superior.

Minnesota Workout: Shoveling Snow in Duluth — March 27, 2014

I decided to put on my boots and go out and get a little workout today as only a Minnesotan can. Here is a video of how to workout in Minnesota … with a little Minnesota accentuation.

Bliss – “The Most Important Things in Life are Invisible”

Video by Duluth rapper Bliss for a song from his new album, The Most Important Things in Life are Invisible, which will be released May 17.

Homegrown flashback through one lens

Photographer Rich Narum strung together all of his 2013 Homegrown Music Festival photos — the good, the bad and the out of focus — for this silent video. Running time is well over an hour, so grab a beverage.

The Perilous Inlet (a short film)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWbO6j6_FDQ

Final, scored version of something I’ve released excerpts of over time.

Four harrowing stories from one of Lake Superior’s perilous inlets, as told through the magic of toys.

Cabin Fever

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C2Sk4DbZfM

Sound design created by Bryce Kastning.

What snowboarding looks like for non-Olympian adults

Winter Ruled

Highlight reel of sights and sounds from extreme winter 2014.

PDD Drone over the ice … and on the news

The PDD Drone’s latest mission took it to the skies of Grand Marais last week, hovering across the icy shore of Lake Superior. Before the trip, however, the drone and its “pilot,” Cory Fechner, spent some time with the Northland’s NewsCenter’s Kevin Jacobsen for the report below.

Apologies for the commercial before the clip, which we can’t control.

Portage – Columns

The band Portage was formed in Duluth, but is now located in Minneapolis. Band member Trent Waterman shot and directed this video. Portage plays at Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe on May 2 during the Homegrown Music Festival.

Goat Pro Camera

Spankie eating cheese balls.

People of “Doolith,” you’ve been warned

Under the Ice at Stoney Point

Glen Avon outdoor hockey is postcard classic

In an era of kids walking from heated SUV seats to climate-controlled arenas, Duluth is home to one of North America’s last all-outdoor youth hockey leagues. (Story via KARE-11.)