Now with audio

Perfection over pride 2.2 from Ben on Vimeo.

Perfection over pride 2.1

Perfection over pride 2.1 from Ben on Vimeo.

Tweaked and added to, now I need to add the audio and re-edit so it fits together.

Perfection over pride REBORN

Perfection over pride 2.0 from Ben on Vimeo.

Moving towards a more info-graphical style, the video is now comming to life and featuring sleek graphics overlayed on the skating footage showing some of the thought process a skateboarder goes through while performing a trick.

Pefection's obsession

Pride's obession from Ben on Vimeo.

The video which will be featured with the audio of people explaining their obsessions.
It's currently edited to a song but will be re-edited to the vox pops.
This will draw a parallel with how OCD is not too dissimilar to the obsessive nature of a skateboarder when trying to land their tricks.

Vans - Pass the bucket

Pass The Bucket with Tony Alva from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.

Pass The Bucket - Amy Purdy from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.

Pass The Bucket - Stephen Murray from Off The Wall TV on Vimeo.

These videos are about skateboarding/bmx/snowboarding but not in the usual manner, they are concentrating on how it has been used to help people and showing a more mature side of that community which isn't often seen in the usual videos found and seen by the general public. I feel these videos are more relevant to my project as it is less about skill and more about what goes on with the rider.

I'm working on a point of sale which features a broken skateboard and possible other damaged and worn skateboards, carrying on the theme of obsessively retrying a trick until it's perfect but showing the tools which are being used in order to achieve this perfection.

The board will feature a Sugar Skull - with the break acting as the mouth - something which is used to celebrate death in Mexican traditions which is relevant since when a skateboard is broken it is not forgotten but the user doesn't stop their compulsion to perfect their tricks either. A broken skateboard is instead a testament to their perseverance.

Unkle - Heaven

Unkle - Heaven Remix from We Love You So on Vimeo.

This video was directed by Spike Jonze