This winter was the pits! I think we received less than 20 cm of snow in total for the whole season, so any hopes of getting out to shred some streets spots were extinquished quickly. As well as having such a weak winter in the city, the resort we had bought season passes to was garbage all season long. A shitty park setup which had rarely more than 6 features open at a time made for some frustrating days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not all negative on it, because its better to be out doing something you love than sitting on the couch, but damn was this year a struggle. The one saving grace from this season was our homies in the west coast sending tons of gopro powder footage back east for us to drool over. Anyway, we had big plans for this years video, but not having the conditions or setups needed to make it happen, we ended up making this video – NOTHING TO SERIOUS. Enjoy.
Hit a bridge spot a few days ago with some of Toronto’s finest, and this is a short edit of the footage I shot. Hyped to get another graffiti video up, and I think that this one shows the process of painting the best of any yet. Here are some photos to go along with the clips from the day – Enjoy!
Here are a couple little edits from the loft over the last few weeks, the first being a little session with Derrick Stryder Flocka, Nicky Young and Zack Ferguson on some ledges and a launch. The second edit is from last nights Third Quarter profits premier, with skating by Nicky Young, Blake Saye, Josh Forgues, Nolan Waller, Erick Valentic, and Mitch Donovan. Check out the video here – http://youtu.be/nJXcG1vPoS4
Its January 8th and I’m still filming skateboarding. Crazy. Almost everything else around the neighbourhood was wet, so Nicky and I had a little session on the Canadian Tire ledge, which ended up producing these clips. Decided to make this edit a little slower, so you could really get a sense of how good that front crook is. Straight goods. Slow motion for me.
Shot this first video a little while ago for a Bitter Bushings / Skate Loft competition, and being the only people who submitted anything, we won. The snow is a little over exposed in a few shots, but you gotta give Nicky mass credit for doing as much as he did in these conditions. Kids hungry. The second video is a short ashbridges session were Nicky gets served up for diving in the shallow end. Making waves on concrete is pretty impressive if you ask me. Check out the Skate Loft at http://eyskate.com/ey_loft , as well as Bitter bushing at https://www.facebook.com/BitterBushings . Go out and skate no matter what the weather!
The winter is slowly creeping up, meaning that anyone hoping to get a skate session in is going to have to head towards the skate loft. I had been off my board for a few months due to a busy work schedule, so when the chance to get a couple sessions in with some friends at the loft arose I was there in a heartbeat. I had forgotten how much fun skating there was, from the perfect mini to the hype of just getting to session with friends again. Do yourself a favour and go check this place out - EY Loft – EYskate.com
Picked up a Canon T2i the other week, and have been trying to get comfortable with the whole “shooting video on a dslr” concept and feel. I really like the quality of the images and video, but am still getting used to how hyper realistic everything looks. Anyway here are a couple of edits that I shot over the last couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy.
Had the opportunity a few weeks ago to visit NYC for the first time with some buddies for a little skate mission. For years people have been telling me how much I would love it, and man were they ever right. That city is incredible – I mean I love Toronto and everything it has to offer, but I have never felt an energy like the one in New York. Having only 4 short days to skate around and check things out, I instantly realized that you need at least a few weeks in this city to get a real vibe for it. Here is some footage I shoot, with skating by Nathan Dell-Vandenberg, Nick Pierre, Yash Presswalla, Everett Maclean, and myself. Didn’t get tons of good shots, but I was honestly just too overwhelmed by everything the place had to offer to have my camera out the whole time. Like most of the best things in life, this place just left me wanting more. Big ups to all the EY guys for setting everything up and inviting me along! Again soon!
The never ending wave. The CNE had a FlowRider set up this year, so a few of the homies went down to check it out. I never got a chance to ride it, but this thing looks fun as hell. Here is an edit of of some the clips they shot, to get you hyped for board riding of any sport. This has been the summer of new board sports, and we here at FRG are looking forward to a winter of one of our favourites – snowboarding. Enjoy the sun while you can!
“Get off the course”. Went down to check out the element team skate the Ashbridges plaza a few days ago, and this footage was the result. Got a few clips of the element guys, but wasn’t feeling competing with 1000 other kids with cameras to film them skate the 8 set, which is were they spent most of their time. Instead I lurked around the 11 set and watched the locals carcass toss, which was way more fun. Got some good shots, but also got trucked in the head as a result of filming too close to the rail and drinking a few too many beers. Next time I shoot long lens.
