2009 Skate & Create: DC In The City
Ben Kelly
- August 24 2009
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Here’s the official video entry for Skate & Create II from DC. See the photos from In The City in our October issue and for more photos and videos from 2009’s Skate & Create contest, click HERE.
Intro by Mike Blabac, DC Shoes Staff Photographer
Basically our idea was to re-create cities by simply printing our black-and-white backdrops, and make the supplied obstacles look like real skate spots. We kept everything really simple to the point of being ghetto at times not to overproduce it and make it as skate as possible. I shot some DC catalog portraits a while back in front of black and white backgrounds and decided to shoot a few skate photos in front of them for sh-ts, and I thought they looked cool. So a few people at DC just took that idea and ran with it by adding two-dimensional elements to the foreground and had a lot fun with it. I especially like the rats. I liked Phelps too, but I’m not too sure how he’ll like it. Hopefully he takes it as a compliment being he’s such a staple of skating in S.F. even though we fucked up, and he’s only four feet tall! We didn’t mean anything by it at all-we’re just not too pro at making sets. Just skate shoes. Sorry, Jake.
DC Teamriders: Danny Way, Ryan Smith, Josh Kalis, MVP Nick Dompierre, Wes Kremer, Marquis Henry.
Video Director Mike Poore
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August 24th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
FIRST!!!
August 24th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I'M A DOUCHE BAG!
August 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
yes you are
August 24th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
i think this is the best of them so far
August 24th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
whats the name of the first instrumental song?
August 24th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Sub par editing and music selection. Last years event was a 1,000 times better then this years. Nothing really that special about any of these videos.
August 24th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
They did an awesome movie! Best of all!
August 24th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
i like wat they did here made it look like a real street enviroment! emulating real cities real creative best one so far!
August 24th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
you are dumb as shit
August 24th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
you are dumb as sh*t
August 24th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
No…I just tell the truth.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
I think the Philly section was amazing, the new york part was also great but the LA and SF sections didnt seem unique like the Philly and NY sections. You could tell it was Philly and NY without DC telling you but the other 2 just didnt have their own character
August 24th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Last obstacle was way dope for sure. nice job DC
August 24th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Dc does it again…some serious skating!
August 24th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
plz die.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
true ur ignorant for sanfransico the last obstical was right on point its at some highschool pros skate it all the time you are a noob end ur life with a knife or other sharp object plz.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
i really liked this one for sure but i feel that marquis shuda got MVP dat nigga was killin it, dont sleep on this dude. Jus like how A.W.S. didnt put his fall part in the actually vid. whats up wit dat?
p.s. Miller should of been in this too!
August 24th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
go wes kramer
August 24th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I am with you emerica's video last year was the best circa was ok and every thing else sucked. hope etnies can pull one out of thire ass's
August 24th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
he is the best
August 24th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
DOOM!
August 24th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
mf doom in nyc was the best section. - love park with cut out and statue with the block kicker over the trash can had a very 1995 skate feel but still came off fresh. Nick D was great, best one yet.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
This shit was about skateboarding…It wasn't a movie it was skating first. Good shit, not flashy & not what you'd think DC would do.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
shut the fuck up you little girl, go outside and play.
August 24th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Sweetest Video ever!
August 24th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
YEA DELETE THIS COMMENT U FUCKING ADMIN PIECE OF SHIT
August 24th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
That was solid! Better than Circa for sure. I'd say DVS and DC are pretty even. Good work!
August 24th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Creative idea for sure, but I dont know I didn't like it too much for some reason like the feel to the video wasn't right, I think Dvs's was the best so far I wonder how Etnies is going to be.
but Nick Dompierre killed it.
August 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
this one is sick! would have been better if they made all famous spots thats what i thought it would be when i saw the first set up
August 24th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
metal fingers
August 24th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
fuck you nigger
August 24th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
very original, and the skate level was top class , one thing I didn't like so much was the background…was kinda unfinished , besides that props.
August 24th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
And where's Danny Way? it would be better if they took Greg Myers or Lyndsey Robertson
August 24th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Pretty good but I vote for DVS for the skating.
What the DOOM song in the NYC part?
August 24th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
hola santa claush shit
front bord 360 pop out??!
August 24th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Not trying to be a hater the skating was amazing but i got tired of the same side dolly shot, the wipe transition, and everything being really dark. The skating was amazing though
August 24th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
yo wes's front board 270 pop over, cold as ice dog, cold as ICE
August 24th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Skating indoor parks with backdrops and flatland comps on the internet….American skateboarding is at a nadir. What would Duane Peters say?
August 24th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
Now THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT!
August 24th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
boring, good tricks/good skaters but not as creative as the other two especially DVS. These guys skate street spots for a living and the obstacles were no where as technical as the other two teams
August 24th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
this was alright, still think dvs was better though
August 25th, 2009 at 12:22 am
video wasnt shit compared to DVS. not really creative and the spots were to boring. marquise definitly shoulda been mvp too. he fucking killed shit. front crook bs flip out! gnars
August 25th, 2009 at 12:37 am
best skating so far but worst video so far
August 25th, 2009 at 1:07 am
how was DVS better then this?
DVS just had wood…
thats it… wood.
wood=BORING!
August 25th, 2009 at 1:13 am
I still think this is second to DVS.
Before you say anything, keep in mind I'm a circa fan.
August 25th, 2009 at 1:55 am
marquis henry needs to blow the fk up!
August 25th, 2009 at 1:55 am
dude marquis henry looks like sucha poser
it doesn't even matter what he does it looks horrible
August 25th, 2009 at 1:56 am
my favorite for sure. kept it simple with hella legit skating! Kremer = BEAST
M henry = poser!
August 25th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Dvs was the best yet. Circa's was really boring in terms of the skating and obstacles, the best was the car, but it broke the rules they set last year. This one was way too busy with all the black and white, and the camerawork sucked. DVS theme was boring, but the skating was amazing. This needed more Danny and Ryan. They shoulda put in someone besides Danny. Etnies had betty be pretty damn good though.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:27 am
The skating's good, but I think DC didn't fully grasp the purpose of Skate and Create. They focused way more on the tricks and the skateboarding, than they did with the artistic side of this project.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:36 am
no
August 25th, 2009 at 2:43 am
wes killed it…
August 25th, 2009 at 3:38 am
mvp marquise henry is more like it
August 25th, 2009 at 4:23 am
of course greg wasnt in here. probably too busy smoking whapps…..
August 25th, 2009 at 5:44 am
What was the start of the video josh kalis appreciation day. Love park was great but please let's get over the raised block of concrete frontside flip days that was so 1995. If it were Ricky Oyola then it may be interesting. Thenjumping over a band that was Mike Vallely's idea in the King of Skate Contest. Good skating, some nice tricks but not that creative at all except for the pretty backdrops.
August 25th, 2009 at 6:21 am
that was an unreleased Mr.E track called "It's Been A While" check mrebeats.com
August 25th, 2009 at 6:50 am
you guys are trippin..this is ill. good job poore!
August 25th, 2009 at 8:14 am
what? dc reppin mf doom? best skating, but lacking creativity this year is pretty schwag compared to last. i sure hope sean malto and the rest of the creature team can come up with some kewler shit next year
August 25th, 2009 at 8:59 am
WTF is Nihilist doing in that rap video?
August 25th, 2009 at 10:54 am
i like the idea, but the outcome is too plain and boring
August 25th, 2009 at 10:59 am
how many bluntslides can you do in NY before it gets boring ?
August 25th, 2009 at 11:15 am
when i saw the pic i realy thought theyd be like godzilla style huge but like skating the buildings … i think that wouldv been a bit more creative than this ?
August 25th, 2009 at 11:19 am
WE$
August 25th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
okay, first off, for such a legit, good, well known company, this was a good choice of theme, especially considering some of its riders. Especially with Dompierre recently added. It fits DC company rather well.
And second, each and every skate and create is so sick, i mean of coarse you could pick each one apart and say there was something you liked and didnt like, but its so overdone, and so much more farfetched than anything MOST of us will ever be able to put together. Thats why i love them, all of them. Its crazy to think about the work put behind all of it. And how much fun the teams have. Good jb everyone.!!!i look forward to seeing etnies.
August 25th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
you must be stupit to say that this isnt' creative. They fuckin' built 5 different cities and created the perfect mood and caracteristic spots for each one. This is by far the best skate and create so far, for sure. Sick skating too
August 25th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Maybe you're forgetting this but art is supposed to be attractive and of any of the videos so far DC's definitely has had the most aesthetic appeal. As far as the skating goes I'm sure they just let the team riders go to work on the sets they assembled.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
that was raw quit hatin…… i really like the front crook to nollie bs flip out into the bank marquis did.
KREMERs over blunt and front board 360 over the last obstacle was raw too.
August 25th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
was that dompierre without a beanie?!?!
August 25th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Dont know why, this one just didnt do it for me.
Circa was AMAZING !!
August 25th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
wes kremer is fuckn PIMP
August 25th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
wes kremer is straight PEEEEEMP
August 25th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
They grasped it just fine. They re-created street, which is still creating. It's just as artistic as the others, they basically made the cities in some warehouse.
August 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Always so many negative comments. Don't let them get you down, this is great stuff!
August 25th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
THE CUT OUT OF THE 3 DUDES SITTIN ON THE LEDGE WHILE KALIS IS TRE FLIPPIN ARE THE SAME DUDES THAT WERE IN THE ORIGINAL PIC OF KALIS TRE FLIPPIN OFF OF THE TILE!! AWSOME
August 25th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
^^ WORD!!! ^^
August 25th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
nigga, Henry busted a front nose grind past the statue of liberty and backside nollie flip into some quarter pipe covered in sky scrapersxD. shut the fuk up fool you're the poser!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
good!!!
im from cancun mex…
August 25th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
doesn't matter what he does it looks ugly as hell… NO STYLE MAN!
August 26th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Agreed.
He did do some good tricks though, they just look like a$$ ahahaha!
August 26th, 2009 at 1:06 am
I actually thought this one was the most artsy. It was simple, understandable, and clean.
And best of all, I COULD SEE THE SKATEBOARDING!!
Unlike the other ones where they focused too much on being artsy and it wasn't even about the tricks anymore!
August 26th, 2009 at 3:24 am
he's got that front crooks kick fakie but he looks like an idiot
August 26th, 2009 at 4:36 am
Ummm NO HE DOESN'T he's ASSSSS
August 26th, 2009 at 5:22 am
First word in the name of this whole deal is Skate and it's good to see DC come up with something RAW and real no Dyrdek, Cars or Chains. Wes Dom & MH!
August 26th, 2009 at 5:26 am
dang, that was sick! I like this one the best.
August 26th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
amazing skating, but not too much creativity with the pieces. THEY HAD THE SKATE, BUT MISSED THE CREATE.
August 26th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
where was d way i diddent see him
August 27th, 2009 at 2:51 am
Nick Dompierre is awsome abudoo
August 27th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
What a bummer brah, seriusly.
August 27th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
what! dude what are you talking about marquis is sweet, and there styles arent the same, and are you sayin that there can only be like one black skater or somethin. wats rong with you
August 27th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
m henry is quite good actually
August 28th, 2009 at 2:01 am
oh really?they focused on the skateboarding,thats wierd,cuz i mean it is a skate video
August 29th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
that was hot
i wish icould do that
August 30th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
DC's for bros!
how could we expect it to be artistic?
August 31st, 2009 at 3:27 am
no there can be a million skaters of every race. but this dude, has the weakest style. good tricks, but looks like he never learned how to ride his skateboard… that's all i'm saying.
August 31st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
it was great, great skating, great creativity but i could you do better than a back drop?
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:43 pm
jumping over the band i SF
September 5th, 2009 at 1:02 am
he did a noseblunt in nyc
September 5th, 2009 at 1:03 am
na that was nick dompierre
September 6th, 2009 at 4:01 am
i agree! they are obviously great skaters,but the obstacles and tricks are lacking originality and creativity.lets hope they pick it up next year!
September 9th, 2009 at 4:58 am
every skateboarder in that video is talented out of this world! marquise, every thing you did was absolutely insane and goes for every one else in the video. that team is hot out of this world right now!
September 10th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
front board nollie 270 was ridiculous.
September 11th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Where is the C1rca Video?
What the f***!!!
September 13th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
d way did the nose blunt that one time
October 4th, 2009 at 2:11 am
cool blog