Matthias Ogger 'Seven Rats' Section
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Matthias Ogger's section from 'Seven Rats' 2011. Seven Rats Channel: vimeo.com/channels/195727 Available from: BE-MAG: shop.be-mag.com/product/seven-rats GRINDHOUSE: grindhouse.eu/Shop/Misc/DVD-s/DVD-Seven-Rats.html REVOLUTION: revolutionskate.com/sevenrats.html SKATER...
Prikbordfoto'sCITY HOPPER is a project by Sven Boekhorst. With a specially made launch ramp he travelled through the Netherlands. Sven visited the biggest eight cities where he did some big stunts on famous and touristic locations. With some stunts he gained extra speed by a scooter or car. These stunts are filmed and edited by Axel v. Dijk and Remy Cadier.
Sven Boekhorst thoughts about City Hopper
Cityhopper was like an addiction for me. The nights before the shoots I could hardly get some sleep because I was nervous to skate the spots.
I had read the script so many times that I should have been able to dream about all of the spots we planned to go to.
Every morning when we picked up the CH ramp at WSC skatepark to destroy another city, I felt like I won the lottery.
By using the CH ramp the numbers of spots explosively increased. Suddenly you could grind on, or jump over objects that weren't possible before. It almost seemed like a computer game. Most of time the shoots ended up a bit different then planned beforehand. It didn't matter at all, if it was because of 10 drunken guys sitting on a beer bike or the 3 flat tires we had with my van during the trips.
Overall the atmosphere was very good and positive. Also the weather helped us a lot. The whole summer was depressing but at every shoot in September and October the sky was clear blue.
Compared to shooting “normal” clips it was very stressful to shoot get these clips, because we did not have permits and skated heavy traffic spots with a lot of police and social securities. Approaching the spot with the CH ramp still in the car was often difficult. Carrying the CH ramp to the spot, going back and forth to check how we had to place the ramp in front of the spot. All targeted to get the right angles and vibe for the clips. At many spots the actual time to do the trick was just a few seconds, because we didn’t have permission to skate the spots, I only had about 2/3 tries to lace it. When everything was prepared and still hoping the police would not show up before being able to the grind or jump, the final conclusion could be made: Camera rolling and ACTION!