Stoked to see that our friends from The Drawing Boards are about to drop their first ever full length promo video very soon. Today they have released the “Draw The Line” promo teaser ahead of the full project coming soon featuring sections from Jerry Wilson, Matt Hill, Liam Teague, Elliot Rowe, Jak Tonge and our latest Fresh Blood victim Isaac Miller. Get on it at www.thedrawingboards.com
Thrasher have rolled out a new 8 minute video feature from Darkstar Skateboards whose amazing efforts have unleashed a really exciting edit that is well worthy of your time today. Their new promo Forward Slash features killer footage of Chet Thomas, Greg Lutzka, PLG, Adam Dyet, Tyson Bowerbank, Ryan Decenzo and more. Get stuck in.
By Ralph Lloyd Davis
If the rose-tinted image of a skate video was like a cute mogwai in our eyes, the internet came along and threw the little thing we love and hold dear into an Olympic-sized outdoor pool with a finger buffet stacked heavily beneath the diving boards. Footage has literally flooded the internet and our retinas over the last few years and today you can quite easily spend an entire afternoon and evening watching pros, amateurs and oddballs flip, spin and launch themselves the world over in pixelated 3 minute bursts.
Without bashing the free perspective of this digital media, many filmers and cinematographers take this opportunity to put their hard work out there for our viewing pleasure and ask for nought in return. Unfortunately they are small fish in an ocean teeming with life, so we thought we could fish a few out for you to take notice. These deserve to be bookmarked and watched full screen so get the teas on and push play.
The Golden Triangle by Boris Proust
Boris Proust has unleashed a fantastic travel edit featuring himself, Peter Molec, Fabian Verhaeghe, Alexis Greusard, Joachim Fromant, Joseph Biais and Samuel Partaix skating through India’s wonderful terrain. Sit back and take in this short film feature titled The Golden Triangle.
Offset Skateboarding Film by Commune
Comune’s experimental short featuring Jordan Sanchez, Al Partenan, Nial Frederickson, Josh Murphy and Joseph Lopez is. Directed and Edited by Jordan Minardi and Noel Sinclair Boyt.
Color Your Memories by Ludovic Azémar
A French full-length feature focused on upcoming amateur skateboarders from Paris, Bordeaux and Lyon. Featuring Alex Richard, Valentin Bauer, Sylvain Tognelli, Guillaume Dulout, Sean Hanley and Remy Taveira.
Skateboard Cafe Promo ’12 by Rich Smith
A full length video from Bristol-based crew The Skateboard Cafe. Featuring Harry Ogilvie, Shaun Currie, Josh Arnott, Tom Gibbs, Louis Marshall, Pat Garrahy, Barney Page, The Cafe Family, Korahn Gayle, Andy Coleman, Ben Rowles, Nicky Howells and more! Filmed and edited by Rich Smith.
Studio Skateboards Moodlighting by Dave Pelletier, Jason Auger and Jai Ball
Canadian Studio Skateboards presents their team video in collaboration with Slap Magazine. Featuring Joey Larock, Wade Fyfe, Kyle Macdonald, Darrell Smith, Mike Fyfe, Jai Ball, Jean Mat Vincent, and Chris Melvin. Filmed by Dave Pelletier.
More from the Couch Potato very soon…feel free to recommend yours to us here.
There’s nothing like watching it raw, especially when it’s Rune Glifberg ripping his local skatepark to pieces. Monkeyglove were there to capture a feeling you only get in full if you are standing right there on the coping.
Photo: ARTOPHOTO
The upcoming Girl/Chocolate DVD title has been announced today and it’s called Pretty Sweet. Get hyped on what will be dropping in November this year!
The Black Label crew went up to Wade Speyer’s ranch to enjoy some of the country life and the “Raise Hell” annual barn bowl jaunt and a session at Ripon. Watch Tyler Mumma, Riley Stevens, Brandon Perelson, Peter Watkins, Javan Campello, Peter Raffin, Wade Speyer and many more.
Stereo have a new deck series out there this month featuring pro decks from Stereo pro’s Benny Fairfax, Raymond Molinar, Ben Gore and Jack Sabback. The Shutter Series is made up of film and Polaroids from personal collections so press play to hear Benny Fairfax take you through his choices for what photos made the cut from his travels.
Death Skateboards are rolling out a limited edition collaboration deck and t-shirt with Sidewalk Magazine right now. There could be only one graphic from this joint venture, the epic Cates fishtank shot that graced the cover will be featured so ask in your local skater owned shop to order one this weekend.
“It is an honour to have made this collaboration deck with Sidewalk Magazine, we don’t take their hard work for granted. Long live Sidewalk!” – Nick Zorlac.
The Flip Skateboards team will visit the UK in July for an evening session at Hemel Hempstead’s XC park on Thursday July 12th.
The date is set in stone and the rider list could possibly include David Gonzalez, Luan Oliveira, Arto Saari, Tom Penny, Lance Mountain, Louie Lopez, Curren Caples, Ben Nordberg, Greyson Fletcher, Geoff Rowley and Rune Glifberg.
This list of visiting pro’s will be confirmed nearer the time but get this date in your dairy and get your tickets sorted from the skate park. the session will start at 7pm.
Watch Ben Nordberg’s brand new full section for Flip released last week in advance of this visit and get hyped.
The 5Boro team from NYC hit the road to Detroit with Rob Smith, Pontus Alv and Phil Zwijsen and documented what went down.