STARTING OUT
The last video I made for Nike was Disc, which was out in the middle of 2019. Disc came out and right away I filmed a couple of new tricks with Rowan [Davis] and Ben [River Lawrie]. After Disc, Rowan came down to Melbourne and we filmed a bunch and then I realised that we were getting a fair bit of Melbourne footage, especially with Rowan and Ben, so I thought maybe that was the idea: keep logging as much as possible in Melbourne and mould it into a Melbourne-themed video. I was enjoying keeping it local and exploring new areas, as well as trying to get tricks on classic spots. I was excited to make another Melbourne video.
THE CONCEPT
The idea was similar to the Cumberland County video we did a few years ago with the Sydney Nike guys. It started essentially as a Melbourne version of that. But, Cumberland County only included Sydney skaters at Sydney spots, whereas with this video, most of the cast aren’t even from Melbourne. I wanted to include everyone on the team, and make it more about the video being filmed in Melbourne, rather than showcasing only Melbourne skaters. In a way, I wanted to make a video like I used to make when I was younger with all my friends, but obviously with the Nike team.
ONE FILMER, ONE EDITOR
My goal was to try to work on this video myself as much as possible, instead of having to rely on other people. That’s basically how it’s turned out. I’ve filmed about 98 per cent of the video and the second filmer has been Rowan Davis. He picks up the camera sometimes and does a great job.
I really love the process of filming and trying to craft your own video. It can be hard when there are a lot of contributing filmers. I dealt with that for the Pass ~ Port video [Kitsch] and with Disc. It’s tough when there are 50 cooks in the kitchen. Everyone has their
