Skateboarding has been an intrinsic part of my like. My introduction to motion graphics led me to combine my passion for design and for the X Games.
Extreme sports come from street culture and from young people’s drive to express their personalities through sports. Thus, they are a form of self-expression and personal challenge.
In my mind, all these challengers are heroes, but they are not the traditional, archetypes of what we think of as heroes. They can be perceived as deviant, and out of the norm. A graffiti animation style was used to embody the notion of anti-heroes, street culture and self-expression.
Video reference
Baltic Games 2012 Skateboard [Frontside Magazine] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqTiHJVZ2oM
Competition Report: Asian X-Games 2012 in China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYP1vyL4auQ
Federal BMX - Simple Session 2013 https://vimeo.com/62252277
GoPro HD: Ryan Sheckler Skate Street Course Preview - Summer X Games 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDbu9NUQHhs
