Video: Riley Hawk's "Shep Dawgs Vol. 4" Part

I originally saw the Shep Dawgs video just under a month ago but am running behind on posts; regardless I figure a lot of people still haven't seen it so I decided to still share it here. Most non skateboarders are familiar with the name Tony Hawk but much like the name Pharrell is now synonymous with radio pop, once mom recognizes the faces and names that define a style that shit is D-E-A-D!

Clip-stacking king, Riley is Hawk’s son and produces so much footage you just have to pick the edit you want. This one showcases his big snaps, smooth style, and gnarly spot attacks. Check it below and watch individual clips from the film HERE.

Video: Red Bull Daily Grind - "A Day At The Office"

© Jesus Arellanes / Red Bull Content Pool

Been a while since I posted anything skate related on the ol’ blog but this Red Bull sponsored video is a whole lot of fun and features some great continuous shots of riders tearing it up in a Chicago office space located on the 23rd floor of a high-rise in the heart of downtown. Featuring Ryan Sheckler, Felipe Gustavo, Joey Brezinski, Corbin Harris, Alex Midler, Ryder Lawson, Gard Hvaara and Sewa Kroetkov.

Thanks to Nicola for sharing.

Video: “The Revenge of the Beasts”

You know those sports commercial’s that shoot everything so it’s in slow motion and all epic looking once edited? Well “The Revenge of the Beasts” is a five-minute skate film that is composed entirely of such breathtaking moments. Using hypnotic slow-motion footage, Sebastian Linda has created a film that he says tries to bring back the fantasy of skateboarding. Using high-end cameras and unconventional methods of shooting, like eliminating tripods and dollies in favor of a skateboard, a car and natural body movement, the results are top notch and complemented perfectly by Woodkid’s score.

BONUS:
In the making of video below Sebastian shares the though process and vision behind the film as well as some anecdotes about the colored powder and long brutal days of trying to get a trick captured on film under perfect lighting conditions.

Video: Kilian Martin – “Internal Departure”

Freestyle street skater Kilian Martin and filmmaker Brett Novak have once again teamed up to create a short film by the name of “Internal Departure,” the latest in their series of collaborations showcasing both their talents. For the shoot Kilian and Brett were invited to work in Austria where they were given free rein to skate an entire art gallery filled with Kay Walkowiak’s work. As always there are lots of whimsical tricks by Martin set to some stunning and dramatic camera work by Novak.

Video: Skateboarding VS Architecture: A Study of Public Space and Materiality in Auckland City

In this video the relationship between skateboarders and architecture in the city is explored. Through a series of interviews with city council members, architects and skaters, opposing views and opinions are shared on what defines a public space, what it should be used for, the measures being implemented to restrict areas from being ridden, the monetary value involved in both preventing skateboarding and encouraging it via the introduction of artificial environments as a substitute to the streets.

Skateboarding VS Architecture: A Study of Public Space and Materiality in Auckland City from SwineTrotters on Vimeo.

For further exploration into the subject matter I recommend a book called “Skateboarding, Space and the City: Architecture and the Body”  a book I read while attending university in the U.K. by Ian Bordensc.  The book was the first detailed study of the urban phenomenon of skateboarding and looks at skateboarding history from the surf-beaches of California in the 1950s, through the purpose-built skateparks of the 1970s, to the street-skating of the present day and shows how skateboarders experience and understand the city through their sport. Dismissive of authority and convention, skateboarders suggest that the city is not just a place for working and shopping but a true pleasure-ground, a place where the human body, emotions and energy can be expressed to the full.

The huge skateboarding subculture that revolves around graphically-designed clothes and boards, music, slang and moves provides a rich resource for exploring issues of gender, race, class, sexuality and the family. As the author demonstrates, street-style skateboarding, especially characteristic of recent decades, conducts a performative critique of architecture, the city and capitalism. Anyone interested in the history and sociology of sport, urban geography or architecture will find this book riveting.

Video: Skating NYC’s Subway System

In our ongoing quest to cover a little bit of everything we love, here is our latest Skate oriented story… Slap Magazine shot a sweet short of some skating in NYC’s subway system, pretty great that they got away with this.

NYC Transit Rules of Conduct: It is a violation to:

Stand on a skateboard.
Jump the turnstile or enter the system improperly.
Move between end doors of a subway car whether or not train is in motion.
Damage subway or bus property - that includes graffiti or scratches.

Check, Check, Check aaannnnd Check!

Filmed and edited by Colin Read