Nice! Very cool opening, the music begged you to do that, lol. Drove eastbound to 110 but only in the dark, that video was sooooo LA, and that's a good thing!
I still love the opening...and it's been a day since I released it, lol. Glad you enjoyed. Yeah man; you need to do the drive the day...preferably on a Sunday morning, when you're almost guaranteed a congestion-free ride.
Did I not ever respond to your comment? Whoops, lol. I'm still trying to respond to everyone who dropped by to comment. Thanks for watching! The only thing that I wasn't too satisfied about this video was the inability to showcase more of the LA skyline toward the end...but, I didn't want to have to use a different song or speed up the footage any faster than I already had. So, ending the video with a "taste" of the LA skyline was the end result. Glad you enjoyed!
WOW! Man, that opening was awesome! I hope this is something you stick with in future videos. This video makes me really miss being out there. :-( Again, excellent work!
Did I not ever respond to this comment of yours? lol. I guess too many comments for me to keep count of now. Anyway, glad you enjoyed, dude! I'm trying to tinker with different types of opening scenes, depending on what type of footage is being displayed. This video also makes me really miss being in LA...word.
This stretch is one of the first videos I've watched on your channel, a few years ago! Glad to watch it again remastered! I hope that more LA freeways will be again remasterised!
Cool! Yeah...I'm slowly but surely going to upload new videos and remastered ones of the freeways around LA. Just a matter of taking the delicate time necessary to do it.
Haha...it's probably not going to be a permanent new sequence...just something different. I may switch it up from video to video...I'm still waiting to finish up a new logo, before I proceed with a more permanent introduction scene to my videos.
Thanks for sharing! I remember Santa Monica Fwy clearly because we would take the Harbor Fwy to the Santa Monica Fwy and get off at La Brea Ave and, occasionally, we would ride the Santa Monica Fwy to the beach. I remember the Santa Monica and San Bernadino Fwy clearly.
Lovegainers5 : You're very welcome! I had so much fun putting this video together, even though I'll admit that it was time-consuming and perhaps a bit mentally draining at times, trying to synchronize the opening scene (pictures and music) together, lol. I'm glad the final product ended up with a lot of people enjoying this video. Did you ever check out my Interstate 405 video over Sepulveda Pass that I released last year? If not, I'll link you directly below. Thanks for dropping by! ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
Wow. Amazing ride. Might not be as wide or as impressive infrastructure-wise as I-5 through Orange County, but there's nothing else quite like the Santa Monica Freeway. Loved the way the music and the video came together.
Thanks for dropping by again! You're right...the 5 in OC is a lot more impressive...still hard to beat those downtown views of LA though, like what the Santa Monica Freeway offers.
Enjoyed the setup with the song, that opening and timing was pretty unique! The view of Downtown L.A. at the end was great, but only wished for a few more seconds!
Nice! I always did like LA freeways! Nice ride! I have been on the 10 freeway but it was a long time ago and I was impressed with it back then too! Nice ride!
Wow, thanks! It's nice to see when people really appreciate the hard work I put into these videos (I spent about 16 total hours of editing time, spread over 5 days, to put this together). Drop by again; I should have a new video up in about a week from now. Maybe by Sunday, if the timing works out okay.
Sounds awesome, I will check out more of your videos, I do not access to a computer, for fb I'm on my phone but when I get a chance I'll be checking your vids out. Peace!!
Ahhh, okay, I see. I'll link you to a couple of pretty cool ones (in my opinion, anyway, lol). I-5 North (CA), Climbing Up Five Mile Grade & The Tehachapi Mountains, Miles 177-198 North America's Busiest Freeway: Eastbound Ontario Highway 401 thru Toronto, KM 344 To Km 375
Haha...maybe! I wanted to feature more in this video, but the song was just too "perfect" to let go, in favor of more footage. So...I decided to leave a taste of the downtown LA skyline...for those quick enough to glance at it for a second :-)
Sorry I'm responding over 2 weeks later; things got busy for me! Hey, glad the video really piqued your interest. Truth be told, it took me 1 1/2 hours, just to sync the music and pictures together in that opening scene. Glad a lot of people enjoyed the end result!
Thanks, Zachary! I had sooooo much fun putting this video together. Especially the opening scene with the photos...spent a good 90 minutes, synchronizing the photos and music together. I was pretty happy with the way this turned out. Check back in soon for more videos. :-)
I'm trying, lol. I have so much going on in my personal life (all positive things), that it's difficult to sometimes to sit down and spend the time needed to put these videos together...with the way I want them to turn out, that is. But yeah, I do plan on releasing more videos from LA. I love it, every time I go back to visit (although don't put it past me to move back down once again). Glad you enjoyed watching; thanks for dropping by!
TW3EK69 : Nice! Thanks for dropping by and watching. Happy to be moving to the San Fernando Valley? I lived in Sherman Oaks for almost a year, back in 2011. Did you get a chance to watch my I-405 video, heading north over Sepulveda Pass? If not, I'll link you directly below to the video. ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
After Sherman Oaks, I lived in Altadena for more than a year, before finally relocating back to the Bay Area in January of 2013. I'm still in LA for about a combined 50 - 60 days a year, due to work and to visit friends as well.
Cool, glad you enjoyed the ride! The introduction I did here gives me some ideas of where my future videos may be heading toward. Time to reinvent myself, perhaps?
Thanks! This is the song that finally got me to put this video together...it sorta hit me when I heard it a month ago, that I could pull off the opening scene to the whole thing. Loved the way it turned out; thanks for watching!
Hey, thank you! It took awhile to put this together...glad people are enjoying the end result. Are you a new subscriber? Don't recall seeing you comment on any previous videos.
Franks Qc Haha, not yet...I was responding to Jasmurf's comment. So many people left comments on this video already, that I probably won't get around to answering them all for another week or two. I'm actually at a restaurant at the moment, in transit from Los Angeles, back to San Francisco. I'll respond to your comment later on. :-)
And you STRIKE again my friend !! L.A. is probably one of my favourite city in the world. I don't know why, but there is something really appealing to me there ! It has the perfect weather, beaches, mountains, lots of Expressways.... hence in the other hand, major earthquakes and probably one of the worst urban sprawl. This summer, I'll try to be back on the road. I plan to make a trip in Maritimes aswell as some Québec & Ontario roads. Let's cross fingers. Now I just need a new powerful computer to make my HD videos ! Keep up the good work dude! Btw, two questions : How long is it to work on a video like this one ? And how can you be sure, that the songs you put in your video, will not be muted by UA-cam? Cheers.
Thanks, dude! Did you happen to also watch my I-405 video over Sepulveda Pass? I released that a few months ago. I'll provide you the link below. ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
You could use that song for all your videos without a complaint from me. Great video and song. Is there a continuation of the video into the LA Downtown on the way?
Right on! Truth be told...I had been waiting a couple of years to hear a song that "fit" with the footage, and when I finally heard this song earlier in 2014, I decided it would be a good fit. As for a continuation of the footage, I might eventually do something like a downtown LA freeway tour, which would include the extra footage that continues along I-10 East.
+Molly Brennan : Thanks for dropping by and commenting! I've been busy working on Australia freeway videos in 2016..feel free to watch my featured video in Sydney, if you need to kill some time.
***** : Wow. How did I miss your comment, this entire time? I'm usually fairly good at getting back to people who leave comments on my videos within a few days or a week, but I failed big time here, lol. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I've released all sorts of other videos in the past 1 1/2 years...feel free to check them out, if you like. My most recent video, released last Sunday, coincidentally also features Interstate 10, but 800 miles to the east in El Paso, Texas.
Thanks, man! Sorry I didn't respond earlier...been busy, and have been responding to a few comments, here and there...whenever the time allows me to get around to them. I'll probably be releasing a new video in about 2 weeks from now, so check back in soon.
Very good! Be worth little time! Was watching, with all these 'overpasses' in Los A ngeles, hardly sees a 'pixado' (Grafit), if it were in a underdeveloped country, like mine, these bridges would be filled with grafit's! ('Pixar', is a destructive version of the Grafit!)...
I have a question for Brent, or anyone else familiar with LA traffic. When you talk about the various freeways in LA do you say the name or the number? For instance; do you say Harbor Freeway or the 110?
We actually say either/or...for example, for the San Diego Freeway, we'll say either "the 405" or "The San Diego Freeway." That's leftover verbiage from the days when few people ever referred to the freeways by their numerical designation.
Forever and ever, lol. In all seriousness, if it's anytime after 3 PM and before 7 PM, you're probably looking at 2 to 2 1/2 hours of travel time, sticking to the freeways. You'll have more luck, taking one of several major boulevards/city streets from Santa Monica to downtown LA, and then taking the 110 north to Pasadena. You can probably cut the travel time down to about 75 to 90 minutes, taking city streets to the 110.
Nice video and nice music! I do wonder whether you're gonna get trouble for using that music. I hope not, but I wouldn't be surprised. martin Solveig makes very good music :)
Haha, no, I'm in the clear. Truth be told, I have a secret account on UA-cam. The very first thing I do is to upload a "bare" video with nothing but the music to my secret account, to see if it passes the copyright restrictions without any issues. While this song did get tagged for copyright purposes, the music label still allowed the music to be playable, so that's when I proceeded with editing the video. And hey, glad you enjoyed watching!
Killah_Ghost909 : lol. Sounds like you enjoyed watching! Did you see one of my other more recent LA freeway videos? Showcasing Interstate 405 over Sepulveda Pass? I think you might enjoy that one too. Different music, but still a catchy beat. Link provided below. ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
Killah_Ghost909 : Hey man, I'm really glad you've enjoyed the 2 videos. It's probably a good thing you don't have to deal with the 405 anyway, lol. That freeway is usually one of the toughest commutes in the nation. Anyway, I'll link you to one last So Cal-area video, and then let you browse through my other recent releases, at your own leisure. I think you'll like this one a lot...Interstate 5 over the Grapevine in both directions. ua-cam.com/video/pvUj2M-wRHQ/v-deo.html
Nice! Very cool opening, the music begged you to do that, lol. Drove eastbound to 110 but only in the dark, that video was sooooo LA, and that's a good thing!
I still love the opening...and it's been a day since I released it, lol. Glad you enjoyed. Yeah man; you need to do the drive the day...preferably on a Sunday morning, when you're almost guaranteed a congestion-free ride.
Damn! Those are some nice views of Downtown LA on the left. That intro was badass to say the least, I loved it! Really good job on this video Brent!
bad ass. I love how you get the viewer involved with the annotations. the intro is a huge thumbs up. keep up the great work Brent.
Great Video! I loved seeing some of the L.A skyline towards the end!
Did I not ever respond to your comment? Whoops, lol. I'm still trying to respond to everyone who dropped by to comment. Thanks for watching! The only thing that I wasn't too satisfied about this video was the inability to showcase more of the LA skyline toward the end...but, I didn't want to have to use a different song or speed up the footage any faster than I already had. So, ending the video with a "taste" of the LA skyline was the end result. Glad you enjoyed!
WOW! Man, that opening was awesome! I hope this is something you stick with in future videos. This video makes me really miss being out there. :-( Again, excellent work!
Did I not ever respond to this comment of yours? lol. I guess too many comments for me to keep count of now. Anyway, glad you enjoyed, dude! I'm trying to tinker with different types of opening scenes, depending on what type of footage is being displayed. This video also makes me really miss being in LA...word.
Ah man you should have kept taping!!!! You were getting to the good part! You couldn't have picked a better day. I miss that California sun. :) Thanks
This stretch is one of the first videos I've watched on your channel, a few years ago! Glad to watch it again remastered! I hope that more LA freeways will be again remasterised!
Cool! Yeah...I'm slowly but surely going to upload new videos and remastered ones of the freeways around LA. Just a matter of taking the delicate time necessary to do it.
Fun ride!, I loved your new intro sequence, as this added to the impact and fun of the presentation...great sign overlays!
Haha...it's probably not going to be a permanent new sequence...just something different. I may switch it up from video to video...I'm still waiting to finish up a new logo, before I proceed with a more permanent introduction scene to my videos.
Really enjoy your work. Especially the coastline drives and choice of music. Fantastic!!
That's awesome to read..thank you! I'm planning on releasing a new PCH video, later this summer.
FreewayBrent awesome looking forward
Awesome opening and style on a great stretch of road! Thanks for sharing
Sweet! I was hoping that opening would really get people's attention...looks like it did the trick!
Thanks for sharing! I remember Santa Monica Fwy clearly because we would take the Harbor Fwy to the Santa Monica Fwy and get off at La Brea Ave and, occasionally, we would ride the Santa Monica Fwy to the beach. I remember the Santa Monica and San Bernadino Fwy clearly.
Lovegainers5 : You're very welcome! I had so much fun putting this video together, even though I'll admit that it was time-consuming and perhaps a bit mentally draining at times, trying to synchronize the opening scene (pictures and music) together, lol. I'm glad the final product ended up with a lot of people enjoying this video.
Did you ever check out my Interstate 405 video over Sepulveda Pass that I released last year? If not, I'll link you directly below. Thanks for dropping by!
ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
Cool video Brent. Thanks again for the ride.
Wow. Amazing ride. Might not be as wide or as impressive infrastructure-wise as I-5 through Orange County, but there's nothing else quite like the Santa Monica Freeway. Loved the way the music and the video came together.
Thanks for dropping by again! You're right...the 5 in OC is a lot more impressive...still hard to beat those downtown views of LA though, like what the Santa Monica Freeway offers.
Enjoyed the setup with the song, that opening and timing was pretty unique! The view of Downtown L.A. at the end was great, but only wished for a few more seconds!
Nice! I always did like LA freeways! Nice ride! I have been on the 10 freeway but it was a long time ago and I was impressed with it back then too! Nice ride!
I love your channel man. Thank you again.
Wow, thanks! It's nice to see when people really appreciate the hard work I put into these videos (I spent about 16 total hours of editing time, spread over 5 days, to put this together). Drop by again; I should have a new video up in about a week from now. Maybe by Sunday, if the timing works out okay.
Sounds awesome, I will check out more of your videos, I do not access to a computer, for fb I'm on my phone but when I get a chance I'll be checking your vids out. Peace!!
Ahhh, okay, I see. I'll link you to a couple of pretty cool ones (in my opinion, anyway, lol).
I-5 North (CA), Climbing Up Five Mile Grade & The Tehachapi Mountains, Miles 177-198
North America's Busiest Freeway: Eastbound Ontario Highway 401 thru Toronto, KM 344 To Km 375
Loved the edit Brent. Great ride - looks like you have another video coming with the remainder of the ride - should be great!
Haha...maybe! I wanted to feature more in this video, but the song was just too "perfect" to let go, in favor of more footage. So...I decided to leave a taste of the downtown LA skyline...for those quick enough to glance at it for a second :-)
a trilha sonora desta musica e fantastica arrazou gostei
Great work as always. That intro is so awesome!
Sorry I'm responding over 2 weeks later; things got busy for me! Hey, glad the video really piqued your interest. Truth be told, it took me 1 1/2 hours, just to sync the music and pictures together in that opening scene. Glad a lot of people enjoyed the end result!
Nice video ! Thank you.
Thank you so much i really enjoyed the ride .
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video! I really enjoyed it.
Thanks, Zachary! I had sooooo much fun putting this video together. Especially the opening scene with the photos...spent a good 90 minutes, synchronizing the photos and music together. I was pretty happy with the way this turned out. Check back in soon for more videos. :-)
My wife loved the intro - when the ride started she bolted. But she did remark, no wonder he has so many followers. Fun ride!
Haha, right on. Tell the wifey I said thanks for checking out the opening scene. I had fun putting it together.
it was an excellent job Brent.
Please make more of these Brent! Theres something about LA urban freeways that just stirrs up so many memories...
I'm trying, lol. I have so much going on in my personal life (all positive things), that it's difficult to sometimes to sit down and spend the time needed to put these videos together...with the way I want them to turn out, that is. But yeah, I do plan on releasing more videos from LA. I love it, every time I go back to visit (although don't put it past me to move back down once again). Glad you enjoyed watching; thanks for dropping by!
Thx for uploading this memories bouta year ago when i moved haha ... Now im moving back to the Valley 818 in a month
TW3EK69 : Nice! Thanks for dropping by and watching. Happy to be moving to the San Fernando Valley? I lived in Sherman Oaks for almost a year, back in 2011.
Did you get a chance to watch my I-405 video, heading north over Sepulveda Pass? If not, I'll link you directly below to the video.
ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
where do you live now...? and thx i will take a look at that video
After Sherman Oaks, I lived in Altadena for more than a year, before finally relocating back to the Bay Area in January of 2013. I'm still in LA for about a combined 50 - 60 days a year, due to work and to visit friends as well.
thats wassup man where do you like it the most though ? lol
nice video thanks for sharing nice edition
Thanks! I'm still responding to all the comments people left on this, including yours now, lol. Glad you had fun riding along!
Great video, Brent. Nice up tempo song to complement this.
Enjoyed this.
Cool, glad you enjoyed the ride! The introduction I did here gives me some ideas of where my future videos may be heading toward. Time to reinvent myself, perhaps?
Yes.
GREAT song!! Never been to Cali but looks beautiful.
Thanks! This is the song that finally got me to put this video together...it sorta hit me when I heard it a month ago, that I could pull off the opening scene to the whole thing. Loved the way it turned out; thanks for watching!
This video was great! Rock on freeway Brent!!
Hey, thank you! It took awhile to put this together...glad people are enjoying the end result. Are you a new subscriber? Don't recall seeing you comment on any previous videos.
FreewayBrent Were you answering to me or another one?
Franks Qc Haha, not yet...I was responding to Jasmurf's comment. So many people left comments on this video already, that I probably won't get around to answering them all for another week or two. I'm actually at a restaurant at the moment, in transit from Los Angeles, back to San Francisco. I'll respond to your comment later on. :-)
And you STRIKE again my friend !!
L.A. is probably one of my favourite city in the world. I don't know why, but there is something really appealing to me there ! It has the perfect weather, beaches, mountains, lots of Expressways.... hence in the other hand, major earthquakes and probably one of the worst urban sprawl.
This summer, I'll try to be back on the road. I plan to make a trip in Maritimes aswell as some Québec & Ontario roads. Let's cross fingers. Now I just need a new powerful computer to make my HD videos !
Keep up the good work dude!
Btw, two questions : How long is it to work on a video like this one ?
And how can you be sure, that the songs you put in your video, will not be muted by UA-cam?
Cheers.
That was AWESOME!
Thanks, dude! Did you happen to also watch my I-405 video over Sepulveda Pass? I released that a few months ago. I'll provide you the link below.
ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
Man, you make driving in L.A FUN!!
You could use that song for all your videos without a complaint from me. Great video and song. Is there a continuation of the video into the LA Downtown on the way?
Right on! Truth be told...I had been waiting a couple of years to hear a song that "fit" with the footage, and when I finally heard this song earlier in 2014, I decided it would be a good fit. As for a continuation of the footage, I might eventually do something like a downtown LA freeway tour, which would include the extra footage that continues along I-10 East.
You can't miss the Ralph's truck at the :46 mark. That place reminds me of the movie the Big Lebowski. 👍
Hahaha...that's one of my favorite movies from the 90's.
FreewayBrent You should check out my UA-cam channel. I have a really cool landing video at LAX.
Good job on the intro!
+Eli Smith (EliTheBusDriver) : Thank you!
ditto! watched it. You're awesome
+Molly Brennan : Thanks for dropping by and commenting! I've been busy working on Australia freeway videos in 2016..feel free to watch my featured video in Sydney, if you need to kill some time.
You had an older video of santa monica! What was the song played in it?
nice video man and a good intro
***** : Wow. How did I miss your comment, this entire time? I'm usually fairly good at getting back to people who leave comments on my videos within a few days or a week, but I failed big time here, lol. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed watching! I've released all sorts of other videos in the past 1 1/2 years...feel free to check them out, if you like. My most recent video, released last Sunday, coincidentally also features Interstate 10, but 800 miles to the east in El Paso, Texas.
see this is why I really love california it is the best state
Marcos Guzman
The I-405 traffic jams seem heavy almost all the time. The Los Angeles is the worst traffic nightmare in the nation this holiday season!
Despite frequenting LAs freeways in all sorts of directions, including CA 90 and CA 71, I've never actually driven I-10 between downtown and the 405.
😍 Los Angeles ❤️
Thanks for watching!
Nice intro!
Thanks, man! Sorry I didn't respond earlier...been busy, and have been responding to a few comments, here and there...whenever the time allows me to get around to them. I'll probably be releasing a new video in about 2 weeks from now, so check back in soon.
FreewayBrent No worries, mate!
Very good! Be worth little time! Was watching, with all these 'overpasses' in Los A ngeles, hardly sees a 'pixado' (Grafit), if it were in a underdeveloped country, like mine, these bridges would be filled with grafit's! ('Pixar', is a destructive version of the Grafit!)...
Nice!
Thank you!!
Hi, the video is nice, but there is no 720 or 1048 HD versions available. Is there some glitch?
Glad you enjoyed, dude! 720p should be available to you? Try watching now, maybe?
Andre Lot : It looks like UA-cam finally finished converting this to 720p, 60 frames per second this month!
I have a question for Brent, or anyone else familiar with LA traffic. When you talk about the various freeways in LA do you say the name or the number? For instance; do you say Harbor Freeway or the 110?
We actually say either/or...for example, for the San Diego Freeway, we'll say either "the 405" or "The San Diego Freeway." That's leftover verbiage from the days when few people ever referred to the freeways by their numerical designation.
FreewayBrent
Thanks for the answer.
...and as always, great video!
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So how long from Malibu to Pasadena on a Friday afternoon
Forever and ever, lol. In all seriousness, if it's anytime after 3 PM and before 7 PM, you're probably looking at 2 to 2 1/2 hours of travel time, sticking to the freeways. You'll have more luck, taking one of several major boulevards/city streets from Santa Monica to downtown LA, and then taking the 110 north to Pasadena. You can probably cut the travel time down to about 75 to 90 minutes, taking city streets to the 110.
Thanks, I've never been, i'll be coming in August and I'll be driving my self
Nice video and nice music!
I do wonder whether you're gonna get trouble for using that music. I hope not, but I wouldn't be surprised. martin Solveig makes very good music :)
Haha, no, I'm in the clear. Truth be told, I have a secret account on UA-cam. The very first thing I do is to upload a "bare" video with nothing but the music to my secret account, to see if it passes the copyright restrictions without any issues. While this song did get tagged for copyright purposes, the music label still allowed the music to be playable, so that's when I proceeded with editing the video. And hey, glad you enjoyed watching!
FreewayBrent That's actually not a bad idea, a second channel to test for copyright infringement!
Yup...saves me the "heartbreak" of having a video muted, after many hours of editing. Anyway, thanks again for dropping by! Until next time...
0:05 !!!
Killah_Ghost909 : lol. Sounds like you enjoyed watching!
Did you see one of my other more recent LA freeway videos? Showcasing Interstate 405 over Sepulveda Pass? I think you might enjoy that one too. Different music, but still a catchy beat. Link provided below.
ua-cam.com/video/zR0wp-0h1ec/v-deo.html
Great video! I have actually never used the I-405 so it was nice viewing from other than street view and images.
Killah_Ghost909 : Hey man, I'm really glad you've enjoyed the 2 videos. It's probably a good thing you don't have to deal with the 405 anyway, lol. That freeway is usually one of the toughest commutes in the nation.
Anyway, I'll link you to one last So Cal-area video, and then let you browse through my other recent releases, at your own leisure. I think you'll like this one a lot...Interstate 5 over the Grapevine in both directions.
ua-cam.com/video/pvUj2M-wRHQ/v-deo.html
You ended the video before the downtown skyline came more into view.
@James Hampton
The traffic is a mess for the holidays.
405 sometimes can be a real pain in the ass