Respect Authority

This is like talking about the Stone Age as far as the Internet is concerned, but last year Color Magazine and Red Bull put together a contest where 10 different Canadian skateboard teams filmed video parts in 10 different Canadian cities to produce, obviously, the closest thing to pornography skateboarders can get aside from actual pornography: incredible, original skateboarding footage.

Unfortunately for my knuckle-dragging ass (important to note: my ass does not actually have any knuckles) I only just discovered this footage. And because it’s Canadian and strange, I imagine there is a chance you have yet to see it as well. After all, a year in Canada isn’t really any time at all since they haven’t actually invented this “time” thing up there yet.

This is my favorite entry from the contest — it features Rick McCrank alongside a couple of other lumberjack spawn, and is filmed entirely through reflections. It’s definitely one of the most unique approaches to a video part I’ve seen, to say nothing of how simply beautiful it is. Skateboarding’s relentless progression is due in large part to the massive amounts of creativity within its culture, and it’s really inspiring to see it played out in other facets of the industry aside from just trick selection. Inspiring in a “Wow, that was sweet, I sure feel like an unproductive loser with a sprained knee” kind of way, which is even better than normal inspiring.