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Last year (2010), Amber and I went to The Element YMCA Skate Camp for the MAKE IT COUNT contest series finals. The kids who had met us there, had each competed and won in their (respective) city, state, and country. Their excitement and energy to be at Camp was through the roof, and so we interviewed everyone about their experience at this skateboard heaven. The commentary was so inspiring that we ended up using these interviews to tell their story at Skate Camp.

Below are these commercials, which are airing on FUEL and The Berrics too.

If you register for Camp before February 1st, you get a free Element board.

skatecamp.org

Click to below to watch all three commercials…

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The FLATGROUND CASE STUDY is a short film I made, starring Chad Tim Tim, that played at the Love & Guts art show in Costa Mesa.

The idea was to create a non-linear story that didn’t rely on a musical soundtrack. This way people could watch from any point within the film, for any amount of time. So at the exhibition, the video looped seamlessly throughout opening night.

The film is an experiment in documenting style and technique, which was played back in a gallery setting (and now online) in a way that depicts the similarities of tricks through motion and style.

Most of the video is presented in slow-mo, with the hopes that you can observe the shapes and technique through overlapping imagery… The basics of skateboarding, silhouetted and colored, come alive and create a moving Rorschach test.

It was fun to come into this with a low-budget, creative way of thinking. The production process is simply Chad Tim Tim and myself, a white wall, two cameras, and a few lights, and then we edited it on Final Cut; no green screen or After Effects.

Here’s a link to the Vimeo channel I created, which has the full-length version, and also each individual segment.

FLAT GROUND CASE STUDY (Vimeo channel)

Click the link below for even more info, including still frames, and their coinciding information.

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Love & Guts began in 2005 as a skate influenced art show. Five years later, the traveling exhibition made its way to New York, at the Red Bull Space in Soho.

Amber and I were in New York to cover the exhibit, which featured skateboard icons Chad Muska, Don Pendleton, Lance Mountain, Pat Ngoho, Steve Caballero, Steve Olson, and a host of other creatives.

“Eyes Wide Open” was the theme of this show, which paid tribute to the unique characters within skateboarding, who sadly, are no longer with us.

Here’s the short film we created, documenting the installation and theme of the exhibition, and below that are links to the photo series by Amber.

Amber B  photos - ART WORK

Amber B  photos - PORTRAITS

No matter where Levi is, he’s somewhere else, and no amount of technology can ever help that. But it is this very mindset that defines his skating… With style for miles, Levi Brown has paved his own path.

Filmed and edited by fellow Club Mumble’r, Ricki “The Dude” Bedenbaugh, TRIO is a 3-part video series, featuring Chad Tim Tim, Levi Brown, and Darrell Stanton.

Schedule:
May 14th – Chad Tim Tim
May 21st – Levi Brown
May 28th – Darrell Stanton

Wake up, and smell the concrete… Chad Tim Tim begins the TRIO series with his full-length part!

Filmed and edited by fellow Club Mumble’r, Ricki “The Dude” Bedenbaugh, TRIO is a 3-part video series, featuring Chad Tim Tim, Levi Brown, and Darrell Stanton.

Schedule:
May 14th – Chad Tim Tim
May 21st – Levi Brown
May 28th – Darrell Stanton

Pop-music has always been a defining characteristic of a decade, and the last ten years have been no exception. Each and every generation has had its embarrassing sounds stamped in time, but never before has such shitty music been so diverse, yet so profitable. So as 2010 rolls around, let’s look back and pay homage to our shameful past.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you… “2010: The Twenty Worst Songs of the Last Ten Years”…

Click HERE to download or click the image for the complete album. And for the full track list and song info, click through the jump.

Chris Brigham has never been one to corner himself with one title, and he’s proved that again. From photographer, illustrator, designer, and all around hunk, comes his next conquest; furniture design and manufacturing.

So if you’re looking for anything from custom furniture to frames, or even a closet, yes a closet, give this a gander.

Knife & Saw

More photos after the jump (including the dream closet).

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MAKE IT COUNT, CHAPTER 4 – “EARTH”

“EARTH” is the fourth chapter of MAKE IT COUNT. The conclusion focuses on Element’s continued growth, reach, success, and diversity and is told through the familiar faces of the first three chapters. More so, Lil’ Jon, Pharrell Williams, and a host of artists and musicians (including Mumble members Amber B, Jeremy Fish, and Todd Francis) chime in to further explain the common thread amongst creative individuals.

http://www.elementskateboards.com/makeitcount/film/earth/