Posts Tagged ‘element’
“The Evan Smith Experience”
Evan Smith embodies the very roots of skateboarding and its creative nature. With an incredible run in the past few years, Evan has put out a myriad of mind-numbing video parts, enough coverage to stop the presses, and done it all with style for miles. So it should come to no surprise that Element and DC are proud to announce that Evan Smith is the newest pro to their teams. And what better way to do so, than roll it all out with a full-length video part, set to his own soundtrack… Turn on, tune in, and drop out; this is The Evan Smith Experience.
Evan Smith Experience
With his unique approach to skateboarding, music, photography and art wrapped into one project, the Evan Smith Experience is much more than just your typical video part. Watch the teaser and stay tuned for the full Evan Smith Experience on 3/21/13.
“MIGRATIONS” – FUTURE NATURE BONUS FOOTAGE
Migrations is a three-part series of behind-the-scenes footage from Future Nature, The Element Am Video. Shot on location in Mallorca, Costa Rica, and the Basque Country in Spain, this raw footage offers an in-depth look at Amateurus, the amateur skateboarder. Migrations stars Boo Johnson, Evan Smith, Julian Davidson, Madars Apse, and Nick Garcia.
Episode 1, Mallorca Migration is now playing. Mallorca, the Spanish island in the Mediterranean was the first of many stops while filming for Future Nature. This is a behind-the-scenes look at what we captured while stalked these animals through the coastline, mountains, and into the plazas.
Episode 2, Costa Rica Migration airs on Friday, August 31st. While following Amateurus for Future Nature, we ended up in the jewel of the equator, Costa Rica. We trailed the pod from the sunken seas to the highest mountain tops, surrounded by a volcanic skyline.
Episode 3, Basque Migration airs on Friday, September 7th. The final location of this exodus was the northern providence of Spain, known as Basque Country. We stalked Amateurus from Bilbao to Madrid, and everywhere in between.
Don’t forget, you can always watch these videos and all of our commercials and videos on our YouTube channel and via our podcast.
MAKE IT COUNT 2012 GLOBAL FINALS
Over the past year, we had 45 MAKE IT COUNT events in 30 different countries, with one goal; to get the most dedicated skateboarders from around the world for a life changing experience.
On August 11th, 23 finalists flew in for an all expenses paid trip to California for one week, and to compete in the global finals at Element YMCA Camp.
During that week, we went to San Diego and skated the Transworld park, hung out at Element headquarters, and had a day all to ourselves at The Berrics. In addition to skating, we hiked to the natural waterslides at Stony Creek, launched in Lake Sequoia, and saw a slew of wild animals in the Sequoia National Forest.
In the end, it was Jon Cos who took first place and a year’s sponsorship from Element, while Dustin Blauvelt came in second, and Nate Greenwood finished in third. Some left with trophies and prizes, but everyone went home with something much greater; friendships were forged, and our Element family grew bigger.
Thank you to everyone who contributed in making this series an experience of a lifetime.
For more info, to see the finals video, and to see the #elementmakeitcount instagram feed, go HERE:
ELEMENT TREE LOGO CONTEST
Element Founder, Johnny Schillereff has created a contest on Instagram, asking you to submit your interpration of the Element tree logo. Log into Instagram and tag your photo #elementtreelogocontest and enter to win a ton of Element product, and to have your design turned into an Element T-shirt!
The deadline is Monday, July 9th, and we’ll announce the winners on Tuesday, July 10th. All you have to do, is create any interpretation of the Element tree logo, and the winner will receive a box of Element product, picked and packed by Johnny himself, and your artwork will be turned into an Element T-shirt!
Follow Element on Instagram at @elementusa and Johnny at @johnnyschillereff for more details, and don’t forget to tag your photo with #elementtreelogocontest
SIGNING SESSION WITH THE ELEMENT PRO TEAM – TITUS BERLIN
Element is holding a signing session with the Element Pro Team at Titus in Berlin on the 5th of July, starting at 7 pm. There will also be a live painting by Element Advocate Mike Kershnar.
Currently attending from the Element Pro Team: Mark Appleyard, Nyjah Huston, Levi Brown, Nick Garcia, Julian Davidson, Boo Johnson, Nassim Guammaz, Madars Apse, Michael Mackrodt, Karsten Kleppan.
TEAM SIGNING – ELEMENT STORE, ORLANDO, FL
In conjunction with stop #1 of the MAKE IT COUNT International Contest series, Nyjah Huston, Levi Brown, Evan Smith and Donny Barley traveled to Orlando, FL for a team signing. The diverse crowd of people visiting Universal from around the globe made for a great event. Special thanks to everybody who came out and made this event possible. For more photos from the signing see the Flickr set HERE.
MAKE IT COUNT INTL. CONTEST SERIES – ORLANDO, FL
The Element “Make it Count” 2012 International contest series is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 7th, 2012 in Orlando, Fl at Midtown Skate Park. Entry fee for the contest is one canned food item that will be donated to local food banks. The overall winner of the contest will win a trip to California for the Finals and get a private session at The Berrics with the Element team for the summer of 2012. Element special guests Nyjah Huston, Levi Brown, Evan Smith, Donny Barley and Matt Fink will be on hand to help judge the contest. See you in Orlando for Stop #1!
For more information on the contest check out our events page or click HERE.
NYJAH HUSTON RISE & SHINE BEHIND THE SCENES #4
In part four (of four), Nyjah walks through the steps what it took to film his last trick of his video part, and the surprise ending that nobody expected.
Nyjah Huston goes behind-the-scenes with an exclusive interview, discussing some of the worst slams and best tricks of his video part, “RISE & SHINE”.
Filmed by: Kirk Dianda, Marc Falkenstien, and Nathan Groff
Edited by: Kirk Dianda
“RISE & SHINE” is now available worldwide on iTunes.
http://bit.ly/Nyjah-iTunes
