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Post by icebear on Aug 17, 2006 14:22:46 GMT 7
So I'm about to roll out to Shenzhen in a week and I figured I'd keep one persistant thread on skateboarding during my time there. You know, one central place for movies, pictures, experiences, etc. Not that I expect many skaters to be stumbling onto the Saloon, but we might as well feign the looks of some organization, right? Ok, will do. As a sneak peak, here is a video I've just put together which features the best of my recent (i.e. last two years) footage. Only 4 minutes long, I'm the Brian fellow in the middle. Enjoy, and hopefully we'll all be seeing some progress soon in the other hemisphere! theprecipice.us/video/new-montage-800.mov Edit: Corrected link for new, higher quality version. |
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Post by ObertonGluek on Aug 18, 2006 10:32:48 GMT 7
Love that movie, as well as the others on your site. I love and appreciate video direction and editing, and I must admit that I love those low shots you take rather than settling for shooting the whole thing in the 'normal height' first person view all the way through.
I need to buy a camera or something and shoot some of my own stuff and edit it. When we get to China I'd love to get hold of the raw footage of that stuff and put something together myself. It might be cool to see skateboarding from the point of view of someone who doesn't do it.
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Post by cheekygal on Aug 18, 2006 12:41:11 GMT 7
icey, come by Beijing - we often have skateboarding competitions in Sanlitun!
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Post by icebear on Aug 18, 2006 12:46:16 GMT 7
Ob, it shouldn't be a problem to pass along some raw dv format footage for your experiments. In skateboard videos the editing is generally pretty strict and clean cut so as not to distract from the tricks, but I've seen some really interesting takes from non skaters along more artistic lines (interesting in both the good and bad ways). Again, no problem if you want to fool around with it.
Cheeky, will do. I have so many places I'd like to visit, but a few certain ones are Shanghai and Beijing, not only for the cool "I went to ..." factor but also because they have good skateboard scenes as well I've read. Sooo many places to go, so little vacation time. Almost looking to need another year already! Ok, ok, I'll sit tight before making that leap!
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Post by ObertonGluek on Aug 18, 2006 13:18:40 GMT 7
Haha, I know what you mean though. It's so annoying and there are so many things you could do that are just too tempting. Got to go to the capital though, and we're already close to Hong Kong, so that's cool.
Anyway, I'll stop hi-jacking your thread. It'd be nice to get hold of some raw DV footage and I'll start experimenting in my magical little ways *rubs hands together*.
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Post by George61 on Aug 20, 2006 16:52:35 GMT 7
Not exactly PRC, but there is a Pom involved, and it is Australia, and we have both Australians and Poms on this board, so there is a tenuous link.....
UK skateboarder aims to cross Australia
August 20, 2006 - 4:39PM
A British man is on a quest to conquer Australia's vast expanses on a skateboard.
Dave Cornthwaite, 26, of Swansea in Wales, climbed aboard a skateboard for the first time in March 2005 and promptly fell in love with the sport.
He set off from Perth to ride his long skateboard 6,000 km across the Nullarbor plain to Adelaide and then around the eastern coastline to Brisbane.
Before he left, Cornthwaite told AAP he was tired from intense preparation over the past few days but "raring to go".
"I can almost see Brisbane from here," he joked.
The English-born freelance graphic designer began planning his journey to Australia just weeks after taking up skateboarding.
He set up an initiative called BoardFree to raise funds and awareness for charities via skateboarding adventures.
He decided a warm up was in order before coming to Australia and so skateboarded the length of Britain, from Lands End to John O'Groats, a 1,500 km adventure he finished in May.
Cornthwaite, and his support team, hope to cover 50 km a day and reach Brisbane in December.
The Briton says he is keen to see the Nullarbor Plain but thinks his team will probably be even more eager to see a city by the time they get to Adelaide.
If successful, their journey would break the current world distance skating record by 1,500 km, he said.
The trip will raise funds for three charities including Sailability Australia, which encourages people with disabilities to go boating.
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