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Ever since the first rolling videos hit the market in the early '90's, certain releases – such as 'The Hoax' and VG installments, or later published milestones like 'Coup de Tat' and 'Brain Fear Gone' – have changed not only the way people tend to look at and think about the specific scenes and rollerbladers portrayed, but also rolling culture itself. Even though I think it's too early to say what long term effect the release of GC.1 will have on the rolling world it undoubtedly has heightened my expectations regarding filming and video graphic techniques. Adding the extremely high production quality to the skills of one of the best teams in rollerblading yet, the math basically does itself. The Ground Control team video represents the passion and hard work Jon Elliott and his crew have put into their dream, resulting in one of the most spectacular videos to date.
Here is yet another Winterclash 2012 edit produced by Minimal Motions, a professional film and post-production team from Poland. In this edit you are able to experience the Clash from different perspectives and through high quality filming gear.
Are you as excited about the new Ground Control video as we are? You probably should be. For over a decade Ground Control have been leading the pack in frame design and have become a staple in the rollerblading community. In order to commemorate the videos release we’ll be giving away three free copies in a prize raffle!
Last night CX-Games had an after party for all the athletes and staff to end a great event. We all had a great time but when the alarm went off at 8am we were all wishing we would have got to sleep earlier. Either way today was a day that we had all been looking forward to due to the fact that we would be going to see The Great Wall of China one of the wonders of the world. CX had arranged a van to pick us up at 9am and once we all piled in everyone was back asleep before the car started moving. An hour and a half later the car stopped and we all woke up. We had arrived at The Great Wall.
As I made my way to the bathroom around 9am my legs felt like I had walked across the great wall ten times. Usually this would concern me but due to the fact that yesterday was so great I was content with the way I was feeling. The best trick was scheduled for 1pm and like clockwork Franky picked me up at 11:30am and we headed to the event. As we made the drive the sky was grey and the fog was thick giving the day a very Halloween type feel. As we drove to the event we joked about how spooky the best trick was going to get!
The phone rang at 8am and through the Chinese I heard the name Silhan. Though I didn't know what the voice was saying I knew something must be wrong with Mathias. Yesterday during practice he had a slight fall that kinked his neck and now today that small kink wouldn't allow Mathias to move his head at all. Franky decided it was best if we all went to the contest and that he was going to take Mathias to the hospital to make sure nothing serious was wrong.
As we entered the course around 2pm you could sense the excitement as well as some nervousness affecting most of the competitors. With only 30 minutes of warm up time before the contest everyone was very eager to get warmed up and finalize their run. The contest format was 2 runs, 60 seconds each, and they take your best run. Along with all the international competitors there was also three Chinese skaters who had moved on from the China National contest the day before. Due to the fact that the skatepark was very spread out everyone had different tricks and unique lines which was very cool to see.
Since the weather took a turn for the worst yesterday with all the rain and dropping temperatures my expectations weren't very high for today. Surprisingly driving to the event the sun was out and the temperature was the highest it had been since arriving in Beijing. As we made our way to the course the mountain bike contest was running late which was fine because it gave me some time to decide how my line was going to be laid out and what lines would required the most practice. As always the local skaters were super welcoming and looked happy to see us which made the feeling more like a skate park session than a contest.
Before a contest everyone is always so excited to begin practicing and most of the time the anticipation is the hardest part. Everyone woke up this morning excited to go to the event site and check the course out. Even Horn and Mathias were in great spirits and dealt with the jet lag really well. We all went to a small coffee shop near the site and as everyone began to wake up the weather began to get worse.
With the sun beaming into my room around 7am this morning I knew it was going to be a good day. Not only was the sun out for only the second time since arriving in Beijing but today some of my good friends/Razors teamates were about to join me in China! It has been one week since I arrived and while my time has been great I haven't been able to communicate fully with anyone and I was excited to share all the amazing things I'd seen and experienced since arriving!
Winterclash 2012 took place three weeks ago. Just in case you might forget about the contest's illness, you can get a sweet refresher here.
More and more edits are popping up and the people that have not been to the contest are starting to get an idea of the things that went down. Here is a compilation of Raw footage by Daniel Prell that gives you a good idea of the contest and the atmosphere at the Winterclash 2012. Enjoy...
All healed up and ready to go, Winston is in the streets of San Clemente almost every day he can to film for the upcoming Razors vid. He's been skating so much in fact, that his hard drive is overloaded with clips from last year, so he had to sit down with his buddy, Alejoh, and put a little something together to keep us up to date on his skating.
After reading a lot of awesome stories telling us why you should win this DVD we were able to pick out three winners among the best stories. The winners are Sebastian Banks from Denmark, Peter Neil from the UK, and Max Cortes from Sweden. Congratulations guys! We will send the DVD to you as soon as possible! Didn't win in this raffle? Dry your tears because there will be another prize raffle soon!
In this episode we were on the move from Russia back into France, our second home! The rain this year really sucked but we made the most of it. The French bladers are the dopest! -Josh Glowicki
Every frame has a story to tell. Every scratch is a letter, every chip a flare of creativity, every mark a test of endurance, every groove a path of accomplishment. Every ramp, every rail, every fall, every cheer, every journey. Every trick you land and every trick you don't, carved into a layer of plastic, concealed beneath our feet. Every frame has a story to tell. This is ours.
Check out this footage straight from the Christmas party at the Razors house. Your favorite pros drunk on Glühwein.
One day before Winterclash (on February 10th) the Razors International TEAM including Brian Aragon, Stefan Horngacher, Dre Powell and Julian Bah will visit the Forward Freestyle Skatepark in Belgium (Roeselare). Make sure to join the session and have cosy session with some of the World's best skaters.
Franky Morales is in San Diego right now to kick off the filming for his section. I'm shure all of you know that some of the best skaters in the world skate for GC. With a line-up like this we're in for a video of epic proportions!
Boom - that's the sound it makes at the end of this edit when Brian Aragon jumps of from the Kink. We are sure this video will also leave some moore booms when you see it in full length. Get ready for Game Theory.
It’s been a while since Razors did a tour through Germany. Meet Brian Aragon, Horn, Chaz and Mathias Silhan on tour:
The International Razors Pro Team will be on tour through Germany from July 2nd to 9th. On July 8th Brian Aragon, Chaz Sands, Mathias Silhan and Stefan Horngacher will come to one of Western Germany's finest Skateparks, the Rheinpark Skatepark, located in Duisburg (Germany). The Razors Team is looking forward to meeting you. Austria's finest Gabriel Hyden will be joining the Razors Team on their trip as the tour filmer. He will make sure you get your clip with your Razors idols. So come out, say hello to the Razors Team and have a chilled and relaxed session with them. See you on July 8th in Duisburg!
To celebrate over a decade of Ground Control frames, comes the film to define a generation. The UK Premiere of the much anticipated Ground Control DVD, a film by local Simon Mulvaney. The premiere is on December 9th at the Rampworx Skatepark in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
