If you’re already talking like a pro skateboard photographer, check out In Focus — a handy series of shorts from the Ride Channel, showing you how to shoot like a pro too. In the weekly series’ first episode,Thrasher Magazine’s Michael Burnett lends a bit of wisdom as he goes over the basics of using clever composition to tell a sophisticated story, as well as glossing over some of the gear you may need. The hands on video gives some valuable insight while also showcasing on-site uses of the techniques laid out. Read More
We invited 2 of our local skateboarders to the skatepark for a private session.
Gary Davies is one of the sickest skateboarders in the UK. Not many people have heard of Gary as he shuns the limelight, but this guy has some serious, serious tricks! Did we mention he has also helped build and design most of your favourite ramps in the park?
We decided to double up for this edit and profile one of our promising local riders Ste Meila who also has a draw full of tricks. Just check out what this guy can pull off, click play!
P.S anyone else notice the bear?
Music “Simple Hop” by Broke For Free
Filmed and Edited by Richard Johnson Read More
We invited 2 of our local skaters Peter Goulden & Johnny Oats down to the skatepark for a closed door session last week. Both these guys have been killing it in the skatepark over the last couple of years so it was only right that we featured them both in a Spotlight video.
Check out the video and see what these 2 got up to whilst they had the entire skatepark to themselves.
Filmed and Edited by Richard Johnson
Music: Common – Be Read More
Birdhouses Aaron “Jaws” Homoki’s has just released this video called Ollie documenting his July 2011 cover of Thrasher Magazine shot in Louisville, KY. This guy is seriously insane, this stair set is huge!
Photo/edit: Cameron Sanchez
Rampworx hosted another Skateboard Only Session on the 23rd May 2011. A bunch of people came out to chill out and ride with their friends and a good chilled session was had by everyone.
Keep checking out the website for the latest events and news from the park.
Filmed & Edited by Richard Johnson Read More
Vans made this very cool video giving you an insight into Skateboarding legend Tony Alva’s life. Considered to be one of the the most influential skateboarders of all time, Tony Alva, an original Z-Boy, hit a bottom 4 years ago battling drug addiction and alcoholism. There, at his lowest point, his reliance on successes and ego came into perspective for the first time. Tony’s fight for sobriety and truth has recently lead him to a new perspective on life and direction moving forward. Dedicated to giving back Tony now see’s passing the bucket as the only way out.
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Charlie Birch is a 12 year old Rampworx local who Skateboards. We invited Charlie down for a closed session at the park to film with him for a few hours with his friends. Check out what went down.
Charlie is definitely one to keep an eye out for in the very near future.
Song: Beggin – Madcon
Filmed & Edited by Matthew Dearden Read More
So how does a tree end up under your feet as your new thrash axe???
Local superstar Geoff Rowley is about to show you. Considering it is just a ‘plank’ an awful lot of work goes into each board.
Also on this section is quite possibly the gnarliest pentagram ever built. Read More
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