The Nine Club #119 · Show notes.
Chris Ray
About this episode
Chris Ray discusses growing up in Northern California, trying to get sponsored, getting into filming, meeting Ty Evans and getting hired to help film the Lakai video “Fully Flared”, making four Transworld videos, winning X-games gold for Mike Mo’s real street part, getting hired by DC Shoes, filming Robbie Maddison riding a wave on a motorcycle, being a GoPro ambassador, working on film projects outside of skateboarding and much more!
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The guest
Chris Ray
Chris Ray is a filmmaker whose work spans Lakai, TransWorld, DC Shoes and projects beyond skateboarding, including Robbie Maddison’s Pipe Dream.
Chapters
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- Introduction and Chris Ray’s work at DC
- Filming a motorcycle riding a wave in Tahiti
- Growing up and discovering skateboarding
- Discovering skate videos through 411
- Picking up a camera and making local videos
- Taking filming seriously and building a spot book
- Meeting Kenny Anderson and Ty Evans
- First video credits and getting paid for footage
- Learning the craft on Lakai trips
- Leaving the warehouse job and moving to California
- Finding full-time filming work with Transworld
- Filming trips, assigned skaters and building video parts
- Narrative filmmaking and one-take scenes
- DVDs, online distribution and Instagram
- Music choices and reworking video edits
- GoPro cameras, creative shots and team trips
- Getting involved with NFL Films
- Joining DC and working across different productions
- Career advice: becoming a versatile filmmaker
- Family and closing thoughts
- Real Street projects and final thanks
Links
Talked about in this episode
DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON'S BEHIND THE DREAM PART 2: THE MAKING OF "PIPE DREAM"DC Shoes
DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON'S BEHIND THE DREAM PART 3: THE MAKING OF "PIPE DREAM"DC Shoes
Transworld Skateboarding HallelujahYouTube Movies
Videos / Articles
DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON'S "PIPE DREAM"DC Shoes
DC SHOES: ROBBIE MADDISON'S BEHIND THE DREAM PART 1: THE MAKING OF "PIPE DREAM"DC Shoes
People mentioned
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Ken Block
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Jeff Taylor
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Kenny Anderson
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Mikey Taylor
Matt Miller
Jason Hernandez
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Tyler Bledsoe
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Kenny Hoyle
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Pete Eldridge
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Matt Hensley
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Rob Brink
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