BlackBerry Fanboy Video Contest Finalist #3: I'm Falling for BlackBerry!!

By Kevin Michaluk on 5 Oct 2011 10:44 am

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Following the first and second of our top five CrackBerry Super Fanboy contest finalist videos (which we're posting in no particular order), our third finalist video comes from Julien who lives in Los Angeles. A BlackBerry user for over seven years, Julien says he takes his BlackBerry with him just about everywhere he goes.

For his fanboy contest entry video, Julien takes his BlackBerry and puts it to use in a place he never has before... I'll let you watch the video find out where it is and see how it all unfolds. When you're done, you can keep reading below for a bit more on Julien and the story behind I'm Falling for BlackBerry. Love it!!

About Julien and Falling for BlackBerry

I'm 27. I live in Los Angeles, originally from France. I've been a BlackBerry user for over 7 years and passionate about it ever since.

I've had every BlackBerry device since the release of the 6230.

When I saw the contest, I spent the whole day thinking of what would makes me feel like the rush I have when I use my BlackBerry.

I take my BlackBerry with me everywhere I go, everywhere.

So I woke up the next morning with the idea and then looked for a place that would let me jump out of a plane with my Bold 9700 for the very first time ever, that very day.

Perris Skydiving saw how enthusiastic I was about it and they jumped on board.

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29 comments

vlade31 Oct 5, 2011 at 10:47 am

first!

emt23 Oct 5, 2011 at 11:01 am

cool jump but lame video overall. There is better

pkcable Oct 5, 2011 at 11:06 am

Amazing! Great job Julien! It's gonna be REAL tough to pick a winner, so far we have had 3 awesome videos!

bizzyqu Oct 5, 2011 at 11:10 am

Current Order for me
1. Parkor Playbook
2. Falling for Blackberry
3. Berry-Rap

All good videos so far though, great job finalists!

Deathcommand Oct 5, 2011 at 1:06 pm

Thats a much better Title. I should have thought about it some more. D:

npunk42 Oct 5, 2011 at 11:15 am

Good idea, good video.

Jean-luc_Picard Oct 5, 2011 at 11:44 am

Amazingly great idea of jumping out of a plane, but there was so much more you could have done with it. 5 star concept, but I'd say 2 star implementation... I'll give you a break because I know you're not a professional movie maker (neither am I), but if you had such good coverage you should have at least watched a YouTube video :P. The best thing I can think of for this video (but I can understand why you didn't do it) would be to have your phone loose in your hand and let go of it during the free fall so that it just hovers beside you.

ChrisInSD Oct 5, 2011 at 12:49 pm

"5 star concept, but I'd say 2 star implementation..." LOL--sounds like RIM with the PlayBook...

El Platanero Oct 5, 2011 at 1:18 pm

You'll give him a break? Give me a break. Where's your video super critic? This was just for fun and guys like you put this full review like you work for Crackberry. Lay off dude. Its for FUN!!!

TheWait_IsOver Oct 5, 2011 at 12:17 pm

This must have been VERY fun for you Julien! Jumping out of an airplane for the first time is something I've been wanting to do for the longest time...wonder when I'll get the chance?
Great video!

juliendhome Oct 5, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Thank you for your support

feldmen01 Oct 5, 2011 at 12:39 pm

hmm... doesn't seem to want to play for me.

Loses by default!

Deathcommand Oct 5, 2011 at 1:05 pm

It appears someone is still living in the past with an iPad. :p.
Works fine on my PB.:p

So risky.. I'd be so afraid of losing grip.

I can imagine. after landing. BAM. BB hits you in the head. lol

feldmen01 Oct 5, 2011 at 2:54 pm

haha, yeah right! I have my playbook sitting next to me, but I am at work. Work servers are probably blocking it... oh well.

BBPandy Oct 5, 2011 at 1:14 pm

BlackBerry users are exiting people. We have wannabe rappers, Parkor jumpers, and sky divers....I wonder what else BB users do.

Any more videos like this & they could call this contest "Taking your BlackBerry to the Extreme"

vx1 Oct 5, 2011 at 1:43 pm

aaaaaa hahaha lol nice hilarious guy :) give this guy the phone :)

thats pretty wicked

bbdivasweet Oct 5, 2011 at 2:01 pm

Really good vid. What an extreme measure. Good luck to you, too.

mrskittens Oct 5, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Another great entry! For me, this is so far the most brilliant idea, but the rapper is winning for best video that just totally screams out fanboy :)

andrewmcwhirter Oct 5, 2011 at 2:26 pm

You should have taken a picture from up there, or a video, or sent a BBM to a friend on the ground, or something!! Great concept.

Pete Sake Oct 5, 2011 at 2:51 pm

lmao @ 2:41 the guy jumping with him smasks his arm and then hold his head back LOL

Pete Sake Oct 5, 2011 at 2:51 pm

lmao @ 2:41 the guy jumping with him smasks his arm and then hold his head back LOL

sf49ers Oct 5, 2011 at 3:45 pm

you are the man, cool concept and nicely done

juliendhome Oct 5, 2011 at 5:02 pm

I would like to thank you all for the support....

1/ I thought about dropping the phone in the air and then catching it but the professional skydivers said no: It can simply kill somebody on the ground if I'm not able to get it back.

2/ I actually sent an email to CrackBerry saying "I'm falling for BlackBerry" and took a picture while I was in the air, if anyone interested.

3/ CrackBerry asked to wow them by being BB dedicated, creative and risky (wow factor).

4/ Good luck to all. May the best video win.

rtk777 Oct 5, 2011 at 7:11 pm

Nicely done. I was actually thinking that it would be cool if someone actually did this or base jumped. Very cool, If you had say a neon orange, green, or pink case on it(so you could easily see it) and dropped it, only to retrieve it, that would have had a HUGE HUGE WOW factor. It would've proven that you would put everything on the line for Blackberry. Live and Die Blackberry ! ! !

But as pointed out for obvious safety reasons, you could not do it. When you jump solo, you should think about it, though ! ! !