FRINGE CASE: a problem or situation that occurs only at an extreme operating parameter.


SOUNDTRACK:

Bryan West - Baro
Tsar of Gamble - Hippos Critters and Pungence
lvusm - yoursmile
Liquid - Love Me

BACKSTORY:

This Christmas will mark seven years of kendama for me. Sometime in 2016 I began to focus more on innovation, when the worldwide skill level got so high that I could no longer contribute meaningfully to the progression of mainstream tricks, and I had to find new, unexplored realms of kendama where I could make a bigger impact.

In early 2017 I decided to film a section in which every trick involved a new concept, titled “Deep Lace Exploration.” I jumped right from that three-month project into the unofficial sequel, Summer Research Portfolio. That one took six months, and I premiered it in a hotel room at the 2017 MKO for a small circle of my favorite players.

As the year drew to a close, Jacob Low and I filmed a duo section (Winter in the Bay) which was published at the beginning of February 2018. Having missed the bus for 28 Tricks Later, I decided to do a 31-day challenge the following month, which I lovingly and pretentiously named “31 Ways to Gooncircle: A Study of the Dynamic Transitional Possibilities Between Slack-string and Taught-string Trajectories.”

Feeling refreshed and inspired after two smaller projects, I set my sights on a third section to finish the trilogy. I wanted it to be of a higher caliber than DLE and SRP, so I cranked up my internal ‘standards’ dial and steeled myself for what I expected would be a year-long project, if not longer. As it turned out, the filming process lasted from April 2018 until September 2019. Eighteen months in total, though filming for this edit was on hold during November 2018, February 2019, and May 2019, due to Lefty month, 28 Tricks Later, and the Grain Theory Eurotrip, respectively.

After a month of editing, gratuitous Instagram promotion, and three sold-out showings at the NAKO, I’m beyond ready to share Fringecase with the world. (Slow-Motion Redux coming soon.)


VOLUME UP AND ENJOY



-Ben

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