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Red Bull's "Learn to Earn" Trick Tip Contest is easy.
Just follow the directions below and you could win the package of your favorite Red Bull Australian skateboarder, Shane Azar!!
How to enter:
1. Watch and study Shane Azar's ENTIRE Trick Tip.
2. Learn the trick better then ever (if you dont know it already)
3. Perform and videotape your new trick at your local spot or skatepark. (any format)
4. Upload your filmed trick to YOUTUBE or SHRED OR DIE -
5. Lastly, paste the link of your trick to the Leave A Comment section below this post!
(if you post them in the comments section of Shane's youtube or shredordie clips, that will work too.)
What you will win:
The winner of Shane Azars Red Bull "Learn to Earn" Trick Tip Contest, will win a prize package of all of Shane Azars sponsors!
When we will pick our winner:
We will view all the clips from the comment pages, and choose a winner in about a month!
Make your clip short and sweet and remember creativity and style count, just as much as doing the trick. Don't feel confined to having video of just the trick. Add these elements to boost your chances of winning: Skits, Girls, Red Bulls, High Fives and Bails. PS: If you can't seem to land this trick - We will have a trick tip from each of our Red Bull Team Riders! STAY TUNED! (also any questions can also be posted below)
Shane Azars Tricktip from Shred or Die:
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Shane's Tricktip from YouTube:
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Anyone will tell you that Paul Machnau is one of the most talented and skilled, not to mention motivated skateboarders in the skateworld.. All of these things combined has granted him a amazing career as a professional skateboarder, and one of the perks is being involved in fun projects like STT. Red Bull asked him a couple questions about his win with Ryan Decenzo and Magnus Hanson.
Red Bull: So Paul, your the winning team, eh? What are you gonna do with the winnings?
Paul Machnau: Winnings? I didn't know we won anything. I've gotta look into this.
RB: Were you aware it was gonna come out soo good or were you just giver with hopes it was gonna turn out?
PM: Well the story line was amazing, and the crew was as good as it gets. So I had a pretty good idea it was gonna turn some heads.
RB: How was it working with Benny Stoddard and good friend Brian Cassie on STT?
PM: Benny is a very motivated guy. He has amazing ideas, and has the confidence to bring them to the top. It was the first time I have worked with him, and hope it wont be the last. Thanks Benny! I go out and shoot on a reg with Brian anyway, so this was just like a little skate weekend. Brian is one of my favorite photographers to work with. I new it was going to be a great weekend.
RB: What were some other personal film favorites from STT 2008?
PM: I really like Fred's mirror image idea. It was very enjoyable to watch! (watch click below)
RB: If asked, are you gonna enter next year, even if Hoops is the director, haha?
PM: I would love to do this again. Even if Hoops is the director. It would be another comedy for sure!
RB: What are you currently working on now, and you do you have any travel plans?
PM: I am filming for a Darkstar video, and the next Globe Video: UBF5. I am planning to drive down to Cali for a few months in January, and maybe hit up some AZ. You know hunt the sun!
Thanks soo much Paul!!
To read more about this winning team, read Brian Cassie's Interview and Ryan Decenzo Interview about Shoot to Thrill.
Watch Paul and the others in the winning video of Shoot to Thrill 2008 below.
In 1988 Mack Dawg Productions released a skateboarding film called "Sick Boys". Shot entirely on Super 8 film "Sick Boys" documents the early street skating movement in San Francisco. The film primarily focuses on legends Tommy Guerrero, Mickey Reyes, Bryce Kanights, Mike Archimedes, Natas Kaupas, Julien Stranger, Jim Thiebaud, Ron Allen, and Steve Caballero as well as shots of Christian Hosoi, Tony Magnusson, Eric Dressen, Danny Sargent, and many, many others.
Here is the exclusive Red Bull Interview with Bryce Kanights regarding the legendary film Sick Boys.
Red Bull: On the website it mentions that Sick Boys was a skateboarding montage filmed on Super 8. How long was the original piece, where was it filmed at and who had major features?
Bryce Kanights: The original film is 55 minutes long including the credits. A majority of the footage was shot at various skate spots in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, with some other events and sessions in Modesto, Phoenix and Santa Monica. Natas Kaupas was the only skater to have his own part per se. Nothing was planned really; Natas had accumulated the most footage and laid down the most progressive stunts at that time, so it was quite clear that he should get his own feature.
RB: How were a lot of the tricks filmed? Scheduled and coordinated like skateboarding films today, or much more nonchalant and random?
BK: Many of the shots were filmed as follow cam footage on a skateboard. Mack Dawg had a Century Optics fisheye and also used a 2X2 piece of wood as an extension arm to rig his camera and get unique angles back then. It was crazy hack job stuff, but it worked. None of the skate sessions that Mack Dawg filmed were coordinated more that a few phone calls back then. There were no plans for parts, certain tricks, graphics, titles or anything. It was filmed completely in the moment without much thought as to what the next day would bring or what we would skate and film next. Hell, we didn't really give much thought that there would be a film as an end result. It just happened over the course of 11 months of Mike shooting and gathering random footage really. He hit the road with two road trips with intentions of filming and that was about it.
RB: Was Sick Boys a one-time video or did Mack Dawg make another one, or want to?
BK: Sick Boys was Mike McEntire's first skate film and his entry as a filmmaker. He was a friend of mine who surfed, skated a little and met everyone and got involved with our skate scene, and parties, etc. Due to the influence and his work with Sick Boys, He went on to film, edit, and produce the first two videos, Shackle Me Not and Hokus Pokus for H-Street and the brand's insane roster of talented riders. That's when street skating emerged to a whole new level and skate videos as a whole, became the true litmus test for emerging ams and pros. The skate video part still stands true today 20 years later; if a sponsored skater's video part sucks...they're soon forgotten.
RB: Not knowing much about Mack Dawg other than through his famous and larger scale snowboard films, was he originally a skateboarder/filmer and how did you guys meet?
BK: I met Mike through another filmmaker friend of mine named Jon Malvino. Mike was assisting for him and we met on some of those shoots. He told me that he wanted to shoot his own film and we began to hang out more where I introduced him to the crew of skaters in SF. Mike would show up to film at many of our skate sessions and the film developed from there.
RB: Did you grow and skate up in San Francisco? What were the local spots back in 1988.
BK: Yeah, I'm a native San Franciscan and as a young kid I learned to skateboard on the streets of SF. There are only a handful of us who grew up in the city. Most other skaters moved to SF when EMB became the mecca for skateboarding.
Back in the late 80s we had some backyard ramps, the Hilltop Dish (skatepark in Hunters Point), the hills in the avenues, downtown San Francisco spots and several spots around the East Bay. Once we all had the ollie on lock, downtown SF was like paradise to us and very reminiscent of one huge skate plaza. Marble ledges, gaps, rails, banks, EMB, China Banks, and more. It was a great time in skateboarding, years before skate stoppers, security guards and catching the mainstream's attention.
RB: What was going on in that intro? With you and the Wheaties, was that an inside joke? Also, what was going on with the wig store scene, is there a cool story behind that?
BK: The intro idea was one the Mike and I collaborated on. Back then little toys and prizes were put into the packing of cereal marketed for kids, so we spun it into a skateboard. There was no special meaning to it other than starting your day with a bowl of skateboarding. If you look at the Wheaties box you'll notice the image of Mark "Gator" Rogowski that I'd pasted onto the front of it.
As for the scene at Suzie's wig shop in Arizona, I have no idea about what was going on there. I wasn't on that road trip. Mic-E Reyes was probably behind the entire idea though.
RB: Was that one of the first frontside boardslide ever done that Julian Stranger did in Sick Boys? What other legendary tricks have you witnessed during that era?
BK: Yes, it was the first front boardslide on a handrail. It was at Everett middle school in SF. We were skating around the yard in the back and then rolled out to the front of the school for a few boardslides on the small handrail. Julien just busted out with the frontside and we happened to shoot photos and film it right then and there. It was totally unplanned. A lot of important moments in skateboarding happened like that back then.
I think that since communication was limited to land line phones only at the time, there was less pressure to perform and less immediacy involved. Everything just happened without too much production or anticipated end result. The progression just evolved organically.
Other important tricks that I'd witnessed around that time included the first 50-50 by Natas Kaupas on the rail at the Federal Building in Santa Monica. Tommy Guerrero's first ollie-to-grabbed variations off of launch ramps.
RB: In that time during 1988 and skateboarding not being what it is today, what was the daily routine and how was the following obtained: money, travel, skate product?
BK: Well, our daily routine was to meet up at SF's Fogtown skateshop and go from there pretty much. The shop was the gathering point. If you were lucky enough to have a sponsor you would get a couple of boards a month. We just skated in whatever shoes worked best at the time. Some of us would wear Converse Chuck Taylors, some of us would rock the original Air Jordans, or Vans. Shoe sponsors with major financial support didn't really exist back then for pros or ams. As far as travel money was concerned it wasn't even on the table. We paid for everything out of our own pockets pretty much. Mack Dawg didn't have any outside funding for gas money, film, processing; he scraped by to make it happen. We did the same on our skateboards. That's just how it was back then. Skateboarding was our drive and the money wasn't really there so we didn't set our sights on financial gain through sponsorships.
RB: If you were to explain this video in your own words, what would you say it meant to you and how did it affect the way you are and skate today?
BK: Well, aside from the Sick Boys video, skateboarding provided me a direction at a young age to get out and make something happen, to explore the city and other areas (while looking for skate spots) and meet other like-minded friends that shared the same passion and enjoyment through the freedom that skateboarding provided. My parents had divorced, the neighborhood that I grew up in was changing into a gay community, and being too young to drive at the time (and without a car), my skateboard was my means of transportation and connection to fun and a release from pressures in my life. Through skateboarding I've met lifelong friends that share those same experiences and still skate today.
In regards to the influence and importance of Sick Boys and the impact that it has had on my life, I would say that the video primarily depicted our crew of friends and the fun that we shared without any commercial attachment to promote any particular brand. In all honesty, the film pushed fun and the ease of skateboarding's accessibility and the imaginative and fundamental spark of the street skating revolution. Its affect on me hasn't really changed since then, I like to skate everything possible...it's just that my body doesn't work on stair sets any longer. Aging bones truly favor transitions and bowls.
RB: Thanks so much Bryce for your time and effort.
Please visit Bryce Kanights' websites: www.brycekanights.com and www.skatedaily.net.
For more information about the Sick Boys film check out www.sickboysfilm.com
By Jay Revelle
With experience participating in last year's Shoot to Thrill event, Ryan Decenzo might have had substantial experience to draw from. However, with the expansion of this year's contest to include ONLY 16mm film, as well as being on a team aiming for a new level of creative endeavor, care of his director, Benny Stoddart, Decenzo quite possibly had a whole new beast to face. Regardless, that didn't stop him from showcasing his usual skateboard wizardry and unearthing some Decenzo acting flair, and the rest is now history--his team rolled to victory. Congratulations Ryan! Here's the lowdown from Decenzo himself, as he reminisced a few days after the very successful event and looked back at a job well done.
Red Bull: So what were you doing when you realized, "Hey, this is fun!"?
Ryan Decenzo: I was bombing a hill for the start of the "race" that we were in and i was hauling behind Machnau and just loving the adrenalin rush.
RB: Were things like time constraints, weather, and the use of 16mm difficult for you? What was your biggest difficulty?
RD: Sometimes it was hard to try and land a trick with the pressure of the 16mm film. Or, it was hard because sometimes tricks take an hour and you have think like, "OK, how long is this trick gonna take and when should I ask for these guys to use the 16mm?" There was pressure for sure. I think it only sprinkled for a minute during the miniramp session, so we got lucky weather-wise.
RB: You guys did something story-based; how was that for you? Were you acting?
RD: We had a story for sure. It was awesome. The acting was minimal and funny, plus the story is sort of comical so it doesn't matter if we sucked at acting. Or, I hope not at least. Skateboarders aren't usually actors, you know?
RB: Benny said you are addicted to skateboarding? Why, and how will that come across from your parts in Benny's film?
RD: I am addicted to skating! If I'm somewhere where I have some free space and my board I'm definitely gonna be rolling around jumping on and off stuff or kickflippin' all over the place. I'm not sure how that will come across in the film.
Red Bull: Being involved with Paul Machnau on this, what was the best thing about being on a team with him?
RD: MOTIVATION--Paul is a motivational skateboarder. Dave and Benny were hyped and motivating us too.
RB: How did this compare to last year's?
It had more organization, and included 16mm instead of super 8.
RD: We traveled in cars to spots all over the lower mainland, where last year we took Montréal's public transportation system.
RB: What other teams out there do you think is a force to be reckoned with and why?
RD: All the teams; I was watching the Am category videos and they were killing it!
RB: Do you approach skateboarding in any certain way?
RD: It's my life--all I do is skate, eat, sleep, and travel. I always try to approach it as a fun healthy exercise.
RB: Did you approach Shoot to Thrill with a certain goal and strategy going in? I mean, you must have been expecting a challenge.
RD: I was just planning on skating a bunch of spots that we had lined up and getting done what Benny wanted us to do for the story part of the film.
RB: What sort of role did the guest skaters play and what were the highlights of working with them? What was cool about having them come out?
RD: It was cool having John come out because he's always down to shred hard and get some good tricks. He directed us smoothly around Surrey and he's got a positive mellow attitude that keeps the stress levels down.
RB: What initially attracted you to skateboarding way back in the first place
RD: The fact that how crazy skateboarding looked to me when I first saw it, how it looks like the board is defying gravity as it pops, floats, and flips. It looked cool, and Bart Simpson and the ninja turtles were already down. So, I was into it instantly.
RB: (Laughs) Where are from or where did you grow up?
RD: I'm from Delta B.C., and I grew up there pretty much all my life.
Who do you look up to in skateboarding and why?
I look up to a lot of skateboarders. I look up to Machnau, Haslam, Appleyard, Hastie, Hayes, Desarmo, and Momolu--all solid Canadian shredders.
RB: If there was one thing you could change about how you performed in Shoot to Thrill, what would it be? What would you like to change about your skateboarding?
RD: It would have helped to not roll my ankle on a 540 shuvit within the first 15 minutes of the Friday!
Thanks to Jay and Ryan for the interview.
Red Bull Battleship was christened on a clear and crisp Saturday afternoon in the coastal town of Wilmington, NC. Despite the unseasonably cool temperatures, a crowd of 750 came out to witness the first skate competition on a decorated WWII battleship.
Skateboarder, FTK, Focus and Line Up were stoked to come out and cover the event that brought out the core skate shops in the southeast. Locally, the Wilmington Star-News and NBC affiliate WECT were on-site to cover the event while alternative rock station, Surf 98, promoted the event on-air.
Here are two links to same day coverage in the local market:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081213/VIDEO/812130283&template=video
http://www.wect.com/global/story.asp?s=9516260
Click here for the official press release.
Click here for the photos from Red Bull Battleship Contest
This is the first of the Interview Sessions from the Red Bull / Color Mag contest called: Shoot to Thrill. Welcome Brian Caissie, the photographer of the winning team and also talented artist, impressive photographer and not to mention photo editor behind Concrete Magazine in Canada. Checkout his blog at Bneeth.com
Red Bull: When the Benny came to you with the concept, and considering you have a eye for film/photo/skate motion, did you add some idea's that altered the final video?
Brian Cassie: Not very much to be honest, they're all so talented. That and they had the whole thing planned out quite well on the day of shooting. Before hand we spoke of a lot of spots, which skaters and the general idea. It all came together very fast.
RB: How was it working with Benny on such a great project?
BC: I knew right away that it would be done right. He has a lot of expierence with skateboarding and standard films as well so i knew we could mash them together well. A lot of skateboard filmers have an eye for filming action but not portraits and a script.
RB: Did you have an idea that you guys would win?
BC: It was a possibility for sure. With the skaters we had, filmers and editors it was going to be a good project for sure. Some of the other teams definatly scared me though as canada has some amazing talent.
RB: About your photos, what format did you primarily use?
BC: I used 2 different digital cameras and medium format film as well.
RB: Magnus said that you guys filmed/shot way more then what was in the film, do you have any of those photos and were they used in the Color Magazine?
BC: We shot probably twice as much, but with the 5 minute maximum we had to cut out a lot. My favourite photo that never got used was a doubles ollie of Machnau and Ryan down the Black double. I stood at the bottom of the set with my fisheye and they both ollie and landed on each side of me. The photo is timmed as they are both at their peaks of the ollie. I was worried that one of them would kick out their board at my shins.
RB: You actually won the first year's STT about 3 years ago when it was soley a photo contest. What's your thoughts on how STT has evolved since the first one and where do you see it going?
BC: Yea I really like the new format of having both. It's sort of two contest's in one. As for the future we'll see. Maybe with the new cameras out there that film and shoot stills they could be used for next years contest? Or you could do a multimedia movie of just stills but edited to music and vocals. I would like to see that.
RB: How are you spending your winnings? What new products are you getting?
BC: Mostly just 4×5 film and lots of instant film for it as well.
RB: Who were some personal favorites from the event?
BC: I think just having Machnau there saved us quite a few times. He's older than the other guys but is always so excited to skate and takes charge of a session if it starts to fizzle out. Super motivator. That and having John Hanlon around is always amazing, he's super funny.
RB: Since you and and the team (Magnus, Decenzo and Machnau) are such good friends. How was it working with them, and do you remember any problems you guys had during the 3 days while making the film?
BC: No real problems. Ryan rolled his ankle the first 15 minutes of the first day which was bad. I think he was learning impossibles or something.
RB: Do you think Concrete Magazine will ever do something like this?
BC: Not sure yet, maybe a "Make a magazine" contest in 72 hours! Yikes, that would be a deadline nightmare actually.
RB: In closing, what are you working on next personally as a photographer?
BC: Actually , I'm working on a big photoshow in March that will have a lot photos. That should be a fun night. Also slowly in the works of putting my first photobook out as well. That's been on the back burner for over a year but is looking really good.
I booked out one morning and arrived into Vancouver the day before Red Bull Shoot to Thrill event and realized not much has changed since the couple years i had been here last. Quickly i went straight to my favorite pizza place, "The price had gone up!". The bad economy had even hit Canada. Hope it doesn't hit their beer prices.
The next day I awake to a nice brisk walk throughout the city. Sun was beaming to the west, but rain still dropped sporactily on Vancouver as I walked around in the 55 degree weather. The people there are for the most part the same, in this gloomy sort of life. Though I did pass by a window of topless chicks which was cool (see above) Heavy jacket and all, I made my way to on the sky train to Rick McCrank's Anti Social store, and of course ate a burrito at the infamous Budgies (I recommend any veggie lover to go there)
Upon walking home I witnessed one of most beautiful sunsets I have seen in a long time. Not to many places in the world can have sunsets like this, but Vancouver is one of them.
Being from an area like LA in which I don't walk much, this was kinda over doing it. I probably walked about 10 miles total roundtrip, and my calfs were starting to cramp up (i know I am a pussy)
I got a call from Gabe from Red Bull Canada, "Free Drinks at 7pm till the events starts" After the news, I directly head driectly home and take a nap before my night of drinking. Well that endedup screwing me, because I woke up at 8pm and rushed over to only enjoy one free beer and 4 chicken wings. God I suck! Anyways, the night was still young, and we as a group consisting of Magnus Hanson, Ryan Decenzo and pretty much the entire Surrey Posse, we arrive infront of the Vogue Theater....
Today was a "work day". Meaning we weren't able to skate or do anything that we wanted to. Today was interview's for the Fuel TV show that is released in a couple months. Plus we wanted to see some of the sights so we mixed it up. Pretty cool.
First off was Buckingham Palace. Wait, I forgot to mention it was raining, which sucks for sightseeing, but we made due. Where was I, oh yeah Buckingham Palace: Kinda a bore, it was just a gate with the palace behind it. No guards, other then the ones we created for ourselves. see Azar photo Joey B. made a little friend real quick and was the entertainment of most the crew. Man that little guy can party.
The walk to Big Ben was awesome, because it was through a huge park, with tons of tree's we made friends with some squirrels, who Ryan Decenzo actually picked up and almost was able to pet. It was crazy that they weren't scared. Little piece of chocolate I guess goes a long way, especially for animals.
Once we arrived to the ole Big Ben, which is just a tower. I mean, its cool and old, but simply a clock tower. But when you got a group of goofs, even a clock tower is awesome. Next was the boats. We took these awesome boats from one end of the 
river to the other and saw London from the middle of the water, instead of one side or another.
Basically we lerked really hard and just walked around the area for "work". What was a real treat was this London Eye, which is basically a huge ferris wheel type thing which takes like 45 mins to go all the way around and hung out for "work". Joey booked it early, because he had some "beer testing work" to do with Paul Shier. While the rest of us took cabs home for a little break.
So after a couple hours of maxing and relaxing, we headed out to a nice dinner with the crew and after a couple drinks, we started to let loose.
Oh did I mention it was our Team Manager Pete's bday? So it was really on! Drinks all around, shots, beers and more shots! I wish I could describe how we all felt when we woke up, but it wasn't a good thing.
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IT'S SIMPLE.
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Red Bull's "Learn to Earn" Trick Tip Contest is easy.
Just follow the directions below and you could win the package of your favorite Red Bull Amateur skateboarder, Ryan Decenzo!!
How to enter:
1. Watch and study Ryan Decenzo's ENTIRE Trick Tip.
2. Learn the trick better then ever (if you dont know it already)
3. Perform and videotape your new trick at your local spot or skatepark. (any format)
4. Upload your filmed trick to YOUTUBE or SHRED OR DIE -
5. Lastly, paste the link of your trick to the Leave A Comment section below this post!
(if you post them in the comments section of Ryan's youtube or shredordie clips, that will work too.)
What you will win:
The winner of Ryan Decenzo's Red Bull "Learn to Earn" Trick Tip Contest, will win a prize package of all of Ryan Decenzo's sponsors featuring:
Darkstar Board and Wheels - Dakine Backpack - Globe Shoes - RDS Clothes and of course Red Bull.
When we will pick our winner:
We will view all the clips from the comment pages, and choose a winner in about a month!
Make your clip short and sweet and remember creativity and style count, just as much as doing the trick. Don't feel confined to having video of just the trick. Add these elements to boost your chances of winning: Skits, Girls, Red Bulls, High Fives and Bails. PS: If you can't seem to land this trick - We will have a trick tip from each of our Red Bull Team Riders! STAY TUNED! (also any questions can also be posted below)
Ryan's Tricktip from Shred or Die:
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Ryan's Tricktip from YouTube:
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