San Diego’s Finest Timelapse
Kevin Andrew Falk fits San Diego’s magic of Comic-Con to the Gaslamp Quarter to Coronado and beyond into just five minutes. The “World’s Finest City” finally gets the world’s finest time-lapse video.
C2C’s Down The Road Music Video with Skatestar Richie Jackson
Magical Death pro Richie Jackson cruises the dusty back roads of LA in this C2C video titled ‘Down The Road.’
Light Goes On Video shows that the dead can shred in California
“Light Goes On” is a stop-motion light painting animation of a skateboarding and dancing skeleton by photographer Darren Pearson. To create the video, Pearson spent a year shooting all over San Diego with more than 700 light painting photos. Featuring the track”Bust…
Kilian Martin’s “Altered Route” Skate Film
The gifted director Brett Novak has brought Kilian Martin’s unique style of innovative style of skateboarding to the masses. Kilian Martin explores an abandoned water park and uses this old playground with astonishing board control and spontaneous creativity.
Skateboarding Legend Rodney Mullen Speaks on “Getting Up Again” at TED
Randy Mullen is called the “Godfather of Street Skating” for good reason. He is credited with inventing numerous skateboarding tricks, including the kickflip, heelflip, impossible, flatground ollie, and 360-flip.
In this TED talk, Mullen discusses how we can all learn from great skateboarders the art and power of “Getting Up Again.” Even though life can beat you down to a pulp and every voice you hear says stay down, there is still hope. Not driven by the will to win, but by the will to live.
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham breaks the LAW (of Gravity)
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is a gravity-defying wheelchair motocross athlete who competes in BMX freestyle events across the country. Wheelz was born with spina bifida, a neural tube defect which left him unable to use his legs and put him in a wheelchair full-time since the age of 8.
How to Setup Your New CALI-Strong.com Email Address on Gmail
To use YourName@CALI-Strong.com, you will need to have an email account that allows you to configure an email alias. The easiest is a Gmail.com account. I will give you an example with Gmail, but it will be very similar on other systems.
Creative Skate Video: ‘Peter Brings the Shadow to Life’ by Joe Pease
Here’s an hypnotic video of a skater’s shadow from cinematographer, Joe Pease. This mesmerising shadow theatre was shot using just sunlight, a skateboard, and a camera. The unknown skater is not Peter. The title actually comes from an essay on shadow symbolism in Peter…