Our Pal, Eric Carlsen (74 Films) made a skateboard edit of our mutual pal, Cameron Carmichael. If you know Cameron, chances are he's your pal too. If you like good skateboarding and friendliness, spend the next 4 minutes watching this.
My Pal Cam from 74Films on Vimeo.
Refuge puts on a skateboard contest every October that mimics Thrasher's King Of The Road. Teams are made of 5 skaters and 1 filmer (who can skate too) and the must film an edit of their exploits. There are challenges that teams can earn bonus points for completing. Budgets are smaller (or non-existent), so the only real limitation is that all the skateboarding must be filmed on Michigan Avenue which stretches from Detroit to the suburbs and beyond.People didn't have an official team this year, but we had skaters who are on our skate team as members in crews. The Team that had the most we have to offer was the Hot Boys / Good Do UP team. It was...
Check out Jake Breed's newest Great Lakes skateboarding film,"Panacea" "Panacea": a universal remedy; a cure to what ails.
Featuring our dudes: Cameron Carmichael, Jordan Zuppke, and Casey Huizenga.
As well as other Michigan Natives: Tyler Franz, Braydon Kavanagh, David Engerer, Auttiesh Danger, Talen Bartz, John Hebert, Mike Hoag, Joe Lanenga & many more.
additional filming by Greg Szudzik
PANACEA from Jake Breed on Vimeo.
Here is a solid edit from Cameron Carmichael. The tricks he is doing are completely mind-melting. Just about every variation of a russian boneless, nollie bigflip noseblunts, rallies, switch whatever to what the hell just happened... All of it styled to the max, effortless, and creative. Easily one of the best people I have ever seen skate. So, this edit has no music, but I bet Cameron Would have you throw on your favorite Zappa song and have you take a safety break for the next minute and 53 seconds.
filmed and edited by Adam Mueller (The Graduate).
Eric Carlsen of 74 Films has set out to document an epic norther michigan skateboard adventure.Skating in the beautiful northern part of our state is often overshadowed by the recent popularity of Detroit for skateboarding. People have been flocking to Detroit to explore the decay and failed industrialization. Often calling it a skateboarders paradise. Eric Carlsen has chosen a completely different environment to document and pull inspiration from. What we Michiganders affectionately refer to as "Up North".Teaming up with Cameron Carmichael, John Ryan Hebert, Charlie Hoffman, and Jake Breed.This video will lend proof that Michigan really has it all, but you'll have to wait till winter 2014 to see it, they have a lot of skating, camping, and hatchet throwing...
