Every once in a while, we like to skim through our Vimeo, Youtube and email archives to find some fun, Denton-related videos to share with you. Today, we usually have three, but there was so much this week, that we're opening up the floodgates and letting a fourth one creep on i n. Midlake's recent video for "Aurura Gone" (directed by Jason Lee), a look into the future with Denton 2030, a look into life at The Dime Store from the people over at Square 205, and the winner for Denton ISD's recent "be safe on the square" contest. Grab some bad coffee while you're counting down the hours at work and take a little video break. Studies show that it'll improve your productivity or something.
Midlake took a run around town and made a video of it to their song "Aurora Gone" from their latest album Antiphon. Jason Lee of Mallrats and My Name is Earl fame directs. We love how much these fellas champion Denton. What do y'all think of their latest video?
Despite our best efforts to make people hate Denton, people keep moving here. In order to keep up with the growth and keep our city structure in tact through that growth it is best to have a plan in place. That's why Denton 2030 was enacted a while back. To make sure that Denton doesn't get all Frisco (god forbid) on us or something. What do you want to see happen over the next 15 years?
We've seen y'all parkouring around the courthouse. That stuff ain't safe, dudes! That said, in spite of WDDI's constant helmet wearing, even we haven't been without a few accidents and what not in the last couple of years when driving around Denton. Luckily people think it's pretty hip to stay safe and the city is making a dedicated effort to make downtown Denton a safe area. They've already banned the use of cell phones while driving and there's talk about other changes to be made in the future. They recently sponsored a contest through the Audio Video Productions class at Denton ISD's Advanced Technology Complex. The winning video from the contest is displayed above.
The branding (and beer loving) buddies over at Square 205 have a new project on their hands. They're producing a series of videos under the name Project Denton that highlight different entrepreneurial efforts in Denton, and they've selected a lot of our favorites. Above is the video highlighting our friends Shelley Christner and Rachel Aughtry at The Dime Store, but on their site you can also find videos of Zera Coffee and Redwood Studios. They're all quality videos and we suggest you check 'em all out. We turned our threesome into a foursome just because they exist.