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FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - FULL LENGTH VERSION

by KIRK

The FLATGROUND CASE STUDY is a short film I made, starring Chad Tim Tim, that played at the Love & Guts art show in Costa Mesa, on August 5th. The idea was to create a non-linear story that didn't rely on a musical soundtrack. This way people could watch from any point within the film, for any amount of time. So at the exhibition, the video looped seamlessly throughout opening night. The film is an experiment in documenting style and technique, which was played back in a gallery setting (and now online) in a way that depicts the similarities of tricks through motion and style. Most of the video is presented in slow-mo, with the hopes that you can observe the shapes and technique through overlapping imagery… The basics of skateboarding, silhouetted and colored, come alive and create a moving Rorschach test. It was fun to come into this with a low-budget, creative way of thinking. The production process is simply Chad Tim Tim and myself, a white wall, two cameras, and a few lights, and…

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FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - THREE SIXTY KICKFLIP

by KIRK

FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - THREE SIXTY KICKFLIP Three-sixty kickflip and fakie three-sixy kickflip Regular and mirrored, close-up and wide Filmed and edited by Kirk Dianda Starring Chad Tim Tim

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FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - BIG SPIN

by KIRK

FLAT GROUND CASE STUDY - BIG SPIN big spin - magenta fakie big spin - green big spin revert - blue fakie big spin revert - yellow big spin kickflip - black

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FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - SWITCH HEELFLIP

by KIRK

FLATGROUND CASE STUDY - SWITCH HEELFLIP Switch heelflip, gray Nollie heelflip, gray Filmed and edited by Kirk Dianda Starring Chad Tim Tim