''Fully Flared'' is a
street skateboarding
Street skateboarding is a skateboarding discipline which focuses on flat-ground tricks, grinds, slides and aerials within urban environments, and public spaces. Street skateboarders meet, skate, and hang out in and around urban areas refer ...
video by the
Lakai footwear company, featuring video parts from its team riders. The film is directed by Ty Evans,
Spike Jonze, and Cory Weincheque. In 2007, it won "Best Video of the Year" at the
Transworld Skateboarding
''Transworld Skateboarding'' (''TWS'') was an international magazine on skateboarding that was based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The publication also ran an accompanying website and video production company. In February 2019, the pub ...
Awards, while
Guy Mariano
Guy Mariano (born March 31, 1976) is an American professional skateboarder. Mariano first gained recognition at the age of 14 for his video part in the Blind Skateboards video '' Video Days'' (1991).
Early life
Mariano attended John Burrough ...
won both the "Best Street" and "Best Video Part" awards at the same event. It was one of the first skateboarding videos to use high-definition cameras. The film has become a skateboarding culture icon as the apex of professional skateboarding.
Introduction feature
The introduction features the skateboarders performing tricks in a vacant urban space, consisting of obstacles, blocks, and stair sets, while explosions occur. Presented in slow motion, the introduction feature is accompanied by a soundtrack from electronic music group,
M83.
Originally, Evans, Jonze, and Howard played with different ideas that were significantly more dangerous than what was eventually featured. The introduction was eventually filmed three weeks prior to the premiere.
Production
Overall the film took about four years to make.
[Mike Carroll on Fully Flared](_blank)
Kenny, Niall, Tacky Skateboard. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
Some team members have a considerable amount of leftover footage, and plan to use it for other videos.
[So Flared Right Now: Rob Welsh](_blank)
Sidewalk Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. Most of the video was filmed with
Sony DCR-VX1000 cameras. The
Panasonic HVX200 (to which Ty Evans gained access, towards the end of filming)
high-definition camera was used for second angles.
[Spotlight: Ty Evans](_blank)
, Skate Perception. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
Filming
The main group filming was Aaron Meza and Chris Ray. In Europe, an Italian filmer named Federico Vitetta - who had been living with Oliver Barton in Spain for a year - took on the role. Then was conceptual help from Rick Howard and Spike Jonze. Finally, Johannes Gamble helped with all the effects work.
Release
The video's release was postponed for about two years, mainly due to important team additions.
[Brandon Biebel mini interview](_blank)
Finch, Greg, Kingpin Skateboarding Europa. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
Carleton, Curtis, Transworld Skateboarding
''Transworld Skateboarding'' (''TWS'') was an international magazine on skateboarding that was based in Carlsbad, California, United States. The publication also ran an accompanying website and video production company. In February 2019, the pub ...
. Retrieved on 2007-12-26.
References
External links
Lakai.com- Lakai's official website
Skatevideosite.com- ''Fully Flared'' soundtrack list
{{Spike Jonze
Skateboarding videos
2007 films
2000s English-language films