Most inluential and important video parts in skateboarding

[first_ave_dunks_are_sexy]

I dont know what it is about that spot in the start, but something about it makes me extremely uneasy and uncomfortable.

[backside_reacharound]

Ignore everything else in this thread... there is only one video you need to watch

[No Wave Comply]

Most of my favorite video parts (or videos) were mentioned, old and new (Gonz in Blind "Video Days", Brian Lotti in Planet Earth "Now 'n' Later", Pat Duffy in Plan B "Questionable", Henry Sanchez in Blind "Tim and Henry’s Pack of Lies", Fred Gall in Sub Zero "Real Life", Jim Greco in Baker "Baker2G", Jake Johnson in Alien Workshop "Mindfield," Dylan Rieder in Gravis "Dylan", etc.) were already listed, however, I’d like to add a couple:

Jeremy Klein in World Industries "Rubbish Heap"
Jason Lee in Blind "Video Days"
Ethan Fowler in Stereo "A Visual Sound"
Gino Ianucci in 101 "SNUFF”
Van Wastell in Krooked “Gnar Gnar”
Mike Anderson in Krooked "Naughty"
Kevin Rodriques in Polar “I Like It Here Inside My Mind…”
Bobby De Keyzer CONS “Purple”
Andrew Allen in Hockey "Hockey III"
Kevin Rodrigues in Supreme "Blessed" & FA/Hockey "Dancing on Thin Ice"

[Dark Knight]

Most of Koston’s parts
Guy Mariano -Mouse

[Rasmus]

If you are into the polar videos (which in itself has been crazy influential), then I know the generation of Hjalte in Copenhagen was very much into Bobby Puleo in Static 2. It kind of showed a way of being minimalist, while still keeping everything very impressive and most of all beautiful.

[thebacker]

[Dishonest John]

Sheffey - Life - A Soldier's Story

[Dark Knight]

[juuhnuuh]

I would recommend approaching this the same way that people study art or film history.

1.) Start with the most recent major piece:
We will use 2018’s Blessed for this exercise, but you can argue that one of the earlier Primitive or GX1000 vids is more influential to today’s skating. Watching  Blessed is just easier for this.
 
2.) Look at the recent pieces that directly influenced step 1
Blessed is a sequel to 2014’s Cherry and an homage to the late Dylan Reider, so you should check out:

- Cherry
- Gravis ‘Dylan’
- Cinematographer Project
- Mindfield
- A Time to Shine

If you chose to rewatch blessed after this, you’ll notice a lot of references.


3.) Then you start looking at the earliest major piece from that genre
- I would recommend starting with 1991’s Video days, because that’s when you start seeing a lot of modern editing choices (and you see a young Gonz in contrast to what you saw in the supreme and tws videos), but if you want to go earlier than that you should start with 1987’s Animal Chin

4.) Look at all the major stuff in chronological order until you return to the starting point

Most of which has already been listed

I quite like this approach and I would like to add that TJ has spoken about Herman's influence on him as a young skater. So having a peak at Baker 3 and specifically his Stay Gold part ( the table lines) will tell you something about where TJ seems to be coming from.

[biggums mcgee]

Habitat's Mosaic
Static II
Ipath 2005 promo

All required viewing. Mosaic might be the GOAT

[Paulie Gualtieri]

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[Bristol_Palin]

[GardenSkater77]

Ron taught me safety hands are wack and you don’t have to wax red curbs. Favorite part from Rubbish Heap…

[Lowcalcium]

Didn't see it mentioned yet: but Transworld's Sight Unseen (2001) is a super sick video. Another Greg Hunt & Jon Holland masterpiece.

Everyone has a good part: skaters: Cardiel, Henry Sanchez, Tosh Townend, Dustin Dollin, and Heath Kirchart shuts the curtains on us beautifully. But since you mentioned just video parts:



Also you said your not very knowledgeable about skateboard history, watch a few OnVideo segments, or jump into the full movies. They are probably my favorite skateboarding histories...next to Epicly Later'd

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