Zack Gerber Video

January 17, 2008

Zack has a new edit too.. full of wildness.. after your done go up to the interviews tab and find zacks from 07′!

San Diego needs your help!

January 16, 2008

Hello my friends, shortly after posting my first positive post here on Bmxunion…A lame,negative thing ruined the positivity of Give D! .Read up on it on Defgrip.

All of Give Ds ability to film and shoot photo have been taken from us….

Due to our situation we started a Give Fun-Ds donation on the D Space!

If you would like to donate please do so.Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated…Thanks!!

Tom is the man, always a good session when you ride with him and always super down for helping you figure out new tricks.. I really need to get an interview with him!.. However there is a new video of him from VitalBMX

See More BMX Videos at VitalBMX.com

DIALED… like you expected anything less?

About: Super BMX DVD

January 15, 2008

As some of you already saw the post before Alex’s awesome news WOO ALEX!, I posted up a trailer for the Super BMX DVD.. I got a little more information about it and maybe it will be your next DVD buy. I should be getting a copy of it and I will do a review to post up after I get that.

Name of DVD?
SuperBmx presents… ‘Live For Today’ a BMX Road Trip Video

How did the name come about?
Oh Man! Settling on the name was really difficult. Originally it was to be called “SuperVision” in the late 90’s but that never happened. A bunch of other names floated around in my head for awhile too, “Whammo” was one and then it was pretty much was gonna be called “Fuel to Burn…Roads to Drive” after a lyric in a Neil Young song and since its somewhat of a road trip video. But then I realized it should be shorter and simpler and it became a toss up between that and “Live For Today” a song by an old hippy band called ‘The Grassroots’. I used a cover version of that song by ‘Lords of the New Church’ for the ‘Keyko Trails’ (our crew’s trails). Basically the very last part I edited was the title scene and I just went with ‘Live For Today’ at the last minute. It’s funny because in the video promo, in the bonus section it still has the Fuel to Burn title.

How long has this video been in the works?
I started the SuperBmx video project around ’97 or 98′. Base Brooklyn’s ‘The Shady Bunch’ had dropped about a year or so before and Glenn Milligan was gonna help me edit this project. I only had a low end Sony Hi-8 camera and everything was progressing so fast then by the time I got enough footy together the older stuff was too dated, and then all videos that were being released were pretty much filmed strictly with 3 chip cameras. So it was put on hold till I could get a real camera.

Who filmed and edited it?
I filmed and edited it, it was my first video editing project so it was a huge learning experience, I pretty much learned as I went along so I think the parts I edited last came out a little better than the others. It gets to the point where you can look at something and keep tweaking it over and over forever but at some point you gotta chill and realize that if you keep doing that it’ll never be done so you just gotta leave it alone and live with it, thats a hard part too, but overall I’m 100% satisfied with it. Other people who filmed were James Reres, Paul Cvikevich, Brian Kaminsky, Steve-O Ciron, Chris Zeppieri, Grady Corbitt, Brian Russell, Paul Eibeler, Craig “ManBoy” Passero, Tom Passero, Alex Samide, Jake Ehrinberg, Dan McAllister, and Joe Trimarchi.

What kind of cameras and editing equipment was used?
A Sony TRV-950 is my only camera, story behind that is funny, my ex-girlfriend worked for an Advertising agency, it was their camera but she could bring it home if she wanted to so I got to use it on the weekends. Long story short, she got laid off from the company while I had the camera and it never made it back to them, then I got laid off from the relationship and it never made it back to her. She asked for it back once but I think she knew I needed it more than her and she just let it go as a parting gift which was cool. For editing I used a pirated copy of Final Cut Pro 5, on a Apple G4 eMac, really. I only use the best!

Is there full parts? Who all has some?
All the parts are of places, I think it kept the Road Trip vibe going through out. It was also an easier way to feature the 67 or so different riders that have clips in the video without breaking them into their own sections.
Parts are:
1. Intro
2. Austin Texas part one
3. On the Road (mixed places section) part one
4. Long Island
5. Crash Section
6. Hooligan Trails (R.I.P.)
7. Austin Texas part two
8. On the Road part two
9. Keyko Trails
10. Ender mixed section of antics and some riding over Karaoke
11. Slide Show of over 500 photos
12. Credits

It says there’s some “pros” in this video, who would those guys be?
Guys that definately would be considered pros would be guys like Chase Hawk, Brian Foster, Jimmy Levan, Chris Hallman, Derrick Girard, Brian Yeagle, Joe Simon and a ton of other guys I’d considered pro

There’s a whole bunch of unknown guys, who are some of those guys?
A few of the guys coming up that are killing it and are really cool are Pauly ‘the Pirate’ Cvikevich, Craig ‘Manboy’ Passaro, and Bobby Delaat. Also Chris Zeppieri and Marvin Morales are coming up doing their thing in the streets.
There’s a ton of other people in too, they’re all listed on the website. And there’s a lot older guys in it too, who party way too much but still manage to ride somehow too, like “The Hooligan BoozeHounds”. We’re all about 30 years old now and the older you get the harder it gets to ride off those hangovers after a good Friday night!

Did you pick who would be in the video or is it more a crew of guys who put there stuff together?
Pretty much everyone in the video are people I’m friends with and happened to be around when I was filming, nothing was planned out too much. And then there’s also the crew that rides the Keyko Trails, all the Hooligans, and all the Long Island kids.

What kind of stuff can people expect to see in it?
Pretty much an even mix of Trails and Street filmed throughout the country. A ton of antics and comedy mixed in too, with a bit of partying and boozing too, Hell there’s even Inter-Racial Bum Intimacy in there as well.

It says there’s like 2 tailwhips and two barspins in the whole thing, how did you manage this and why?
The people I ride with and filmed don’t really do them I guess. I put that fact out there just so people would know ahead of time what they were getting. If you’re looking to see a ton of barspins and tailwhips you probably won’t have a hard time finding a video full of them these day. I’m not hating on that type of video at all, the Animal videos are amazing and I love to watch that type of video, they’re some of my favorites. I just wanted to go do something different. I like a variety of different things, I just wanted to balance things out a bit and focus more on guys who aren’t the best at doing the latest tech stuff but are pretty damn good at what they do and who are the best at having a good time on and off their bikes.

Is there any special features or anything with it?
Bonus sections include:
The Video Promo
The SuperVision Promo from ’98 edited by Glenn Milligan
My (Superfly) part in my friend tom Bivona’s video “DV3”
My 3 parts from Base Brooklyn’s videos “The Shady Bunch”, “Off The Hook”, & “Neighborhood Superheroes”
An alternate Keyko trails edit from ’06
And an edit called “Fish Face” that you gotta see to understand

Where can people pick it up?
Right now the easiest way to get it is through the website www.superbmx.com
But it should also be available through your favorite BMX Mailorder and Bike shops very soon

How much?
Its $18.00 and shipping is included within the U.S. (for international shipping email us)

Where can people find more info?
Everything you need to know is right on www.superbmx.com
We also started a Myspace for it, its http://www.myspace.com/superbmxvideo go add us now!

Also copies #1-16 were individually numbered and autographed by Jimmy Levan each with a unique personal message
those copies are $25 and are available only through the website.
100% of the sales from them are going to the Stephen Murray Fund and the Jimmy Levan Fund to help with their medical expenses

Go Buy this, You won’t be disappointed!!!

Holla from San Diego!!

January 15, 2008

Hey everyone,I was recently given contributor duty for Bmxunion and well I’m finally posting up on here…Get used to seeing posts about Give D and S.D. from me on a regular basis.The S.D. updates have been well overdue and my apologies to Kurt for my slackin.Big thanks to Kurt for the chance to be a contributor on Bmxunion as well !! The Give D Crew and I have been puttin in work filming for new web edits and working with our sponsors to get everything legit with everything we got going on.

Ryan Sher is in town right now for a couple weeks to hang out with Hoang,Kyle and the rest of the D crew.When Ryan came out to Cali he brought the rain with him for the first few days of his stay.We tried to have a session when it was raining out,so we made some phone calls and attempted to ride the Zero Warehouse.After the first group of ours being there it seemed fine to ride,but once our car showed up with another 4 people we instantly got booted.The skaters were laying down negativity and a shitty unwanted vibe,so one of the main guys asked us politely to leave.It was easily one of the best indoor parks I’ve ever laid eyes upon and I didn’t even get to do a damn thing…Lame…Once the rain cleared up,we got some real sessions going… The D team had planned a San Francisco trip about 6 weeks ago and we had it planned out pretty well…Unfortunately the weather was against us and we had to drop our plans.So for the week we were suppose to be in S.F. we rode and filmed locally,but we did happen to make a trip to the new Desert Hot Springs Bike park.It takes a good 2 hours or so to get there from San Diego and the drive is rather boring,so we passed the time with bike videos on laptops and food sessioning.We noticed it was pretty damn cold upon arrival in this desert,but the park made it worth it .We brought a good sized crew with us and some special guests for the trip,we filmed,shot photos and had an amazing time.Desert Hot Springs is in the middle of nowhere, California and you would never think that there would be an amazing park out there or even a bmx scene for that matter.We were all pleasantly surprised in the amount of kids who rode out there,the kids were stoked to see half of the Subrosa team come through their town.Ryan and Hoang were signing autographs left and right along with the D team,it was quite a sight to see.All the kids kept clear of us and respected the space we needed to get some filming done and I thank them for that…I’m sure we’ll go back out there for another session soon and this time I’ll be sure to bring some Give D Goodies to flow out…Philly Jake flew out from P.A. to get rad with us and to help film for our upcoming web edits and the Give D Shook section. Which I believe is to begin filming in February…

I’ve been working with Odyssey and Coalition lately as parts sponsors and they’ve been a lot of help to us..I’m working on getting some of the D team sponsored by Odyssey and the others representing Coalition…We have a rather large team and I think it benefits everyone to maybe spread the D and positivity out amongst the two companies…More news on that soon…

San Diego as always has perfect weather,even during winter you can expect days to reach up to 70 degrees with sunny blue skies.This is exactly why numerous states back East may be jealous of us and is probably why a lot of people relocate here in California for the winter…Clairmont skatepark is sessioned by everyone on a normal basis being that its open everyday for bikes after 2 PM..Weekends are saved for schools and all that good street stuff that we like to film for the edits…I would advise anyone whos tired of bad weather to relocate to California if possible.I’m sure you’ll have minimal regrets if you can make it here and see what we have to offer.

In other news I was called by Crandall over at FBM and he notified me that my name was dropped at a meeting for a team manager position over at The Take…Of course I was really stoked to hear of this news and the opportunity at hand.Mike Erb sent me an email about the offer and we sealed the deal over the last email and phone call yesterday.I’m the new team brand manager for The Take…Big thanks to Mike Erb and Steve Crandall for the opportunity.I can’t wait to get things rolling with the brand and I’m ready to bring The Take way up!! As team brand manager I’ll be in charge of the team,clothing designs,design and upkeep of The Take site/Myspace and the budget…I’m going to have a really good time working on this new project and I’ll give more information as soon as it comes my way…

I believe that is all the news I have for now,expect some new things from Give D soon and some more news from San Diego…

Now watch this!!!

Super BMX DVD

January 14, 2008

This is the trailer that was posted up over at Vital BMX for the Super BMX DVD …. looks so good, just because they have a lot of fun and some good riding.. I liked the part where the dude crashes into the tree…

See More BMX Videos at VitalBMX.com

“From the Super BMX website…

There are only 2 Tailwhips in this video

There are only 3 Barspins in this video

There is no Hip Hop or Rap music in this video

There are Trails in this video

There are well known “Pros” in this video

There are unknown “Non-Pros” in this video

There is no contest footage in this video

There is only 17 seconds of skatepark footage (outdoor, concrete)

There are riders over age 30 in this video

This is an actual video that can be viewed on a real TV

This is not a web video

This Video is 48 minutes long

This Video might be the best video of 1998

Drinking- Yes

Obscene Language- Yes

Immature Behavior- Yes

Inter-racial bum intimacy- Yes

Bad Karaoke- Yes

Good Times- Yes”

Check their myspace out also at http://www.myspace.com/superbmxvideo

Also sorry for the lack of updates, been busy. I should have a few interviews back soon.

Stefan Lantschner video

January 13, 2008

Dominik over at Woozy sent me this to post up..
so click here to see the video of Stefan Lantschner right there.

Jake Geisel Interview

January 12, 2008

Andrew Anderson is a contributor now for the website. He is from the Millwaukee area, a photographer, and rider. So you will see stuff popping up from him.

We’re also doing some new things to start off the year, this is an example, interviews with photographers also. You and I know it, without them the magazines wouldn’t be there, nor would your awesome myspace pictures to show all the chicks be there.
So here it is.

Name, age, location?
my name is Jake Geisel, im 17, i live in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Photo setups?
nikon d70s(digital)nikon n80(35mm)bronica sq-a (medium format)lens: for my digital, 18-70mm and a 10.5 mm fisheye.for my 35mm:28-85mm wide, and a 50mm.for my MF:80mmflashes:1 sb800, 1 sb600, pocketwizards. and lots of odds and ends.

How long have you been into photography and more importantly how long have you been riding little kids bikes?
I’ve been into for photography for about 2 and a half years now, and ive been riding little bikes since i was 12. so 5 years.

Being one of the more prominent photographers in the Milwaukee area do you find yourself shooting photos of different people for different projects non-stop?
yeah. in the summer im usually gone everyday. i shoot a lot for mankind and profile with jeff k. I do some stuff with lil jon for kink. and stuff for mutiny with brandon hoerres. and stuff with mike hinkens for madera. and a lot of other random stuff.

Who’s soul do you steal the most?
haha I would have to say jeff k. I shoot pretty much everything for him.

What are some recent projects you worked on?
some stuff im working on now is getting more into medium format. ive always liked it a lot. and learn more about metering and lighting. as of shooting stuff theres really not that much ive been shooting. some random park stuff but nothing big.

(Brandon Hoerres)

Do you find yourself shooting more 35mm, digital or medium format?
all my stuff that you see now is in digital. but hopefully sometime you’ll be seeing a lot more medium format.

I know you don’t really touch up your photos at all, what are your thoughts on post-photo work?
meh. its alright. i would rather look at a photo that hasn’t been corrected and good right off the camera. i think it takes away lotfrom what it really was. like if you look through any photography magazine, for example nature photography they have a lot of fixing photos in photoshop and changing pretty much everything. i just think it makes stuff unreal. some people take it to far.

Who do you enjoy taking photos of the most and why?
I like shooting for jeff a lot, cause were good friends and its always fun. and if I dont like how the photo came out or I wanna shoot it adifferent way hes always down for doing it again. pretty much all the people i shoot for I have fun with.

(Mike Hinkens)

Any crazy stories from when you were out shooting?
ha. I dont have that many I can think of. I know when im done with this I’ll think of one. one that I remember is when I was in iowa shoot with brian kachinsky and jeff k. brian was doing some stair gap to flat rail. and as soon as he landed it we were getting kicked out. and the grounds keepers were chasing us up the hill in there little gator,that was pretty funny. this one time in st. louis the campus police tried to take me away because i was underage. that was sweet. had to call my mom. she thought it was pretty funny.

Describe your ideal shot.
hmm, thats a hard one. I like shoot at night and messing with lighting. I like just the subject and whats going on light up and black background. It helps you focus on whats going on. or shots with lots of colors or good angles. that was a hard question to answer.

Do you see yourself making a living off of photography?
meh. it could happen. it would be a pretty sweet job to just shoot photos for people. work for a magazine or something.

Text much?
oh man, I’m holding my phone right now. I text way to much. probably over 10,000 a month. the other day my phone wouldn’t stop shutting off I texted like over 1200 in a day. It didnt wanna work anymore, but it’s all good now.

Do people ever make fun of the way you speak?
Theres only a few people that do. I always ask people if I talk weird and they say no and don’t understand why like only a few people talk shit on it. pretty shitty. I never talked shit on them.

(Lil Jon)

Shoutouts and thanks……
ha. AJ would have to be the first. he made this interview for me and leaves me good threating messages to wake up to a lot. Jeff K, for getting my name out a lot, my parents for helping me pay for stuff when I didnt have money, and letting me skip school so I can go on trips. Jeff Zielinski for helping me out with my questions and publishing some of my photos. Kurt at bmx union, theres about a million other people so thank you to. -Jake Geisel