Brain Drain Episode 64 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Get yourself comfortable as we dive into over two and a half of skateboarding and videography geekery with one of the biggest legends in skateboarding, Sir Anthony Claravall!In this episode we discuss filming & travelling for 30 + years, getting his first opener clip of Quim Cardona in 411VM Issue #8, working for 411VM, extremely busy schedules, filming Street Cab (Steve Caballero), 411VM Brazilian Issue, Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile, working on a new Rodrigo TX Documentary and part, Anthony's first full length feature for LRG Clothing "Give Me My Money Chico", the brilliance of Adelmo Jr, Asia trips with Ben Raemers, being held at gunpoint with Frank Gerwer, camera set up geekery, the consistency of Gershon Mosley, shooting film for zines, Ryuhei Kitazume and Kento Urano's "FTC" parts, 4:3 vs. 16:9 a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming in this episode/intro03:00 - Anthony's outrageous travelling & filming schedule...04:54 - Where is Anthony from, Pepsi & constantly moving countries since birth.06:51 - Since Anthony travelled so much, how did get into skateboarding & discovering R.A.D Magazine.11:53 - Meeting Curtis McCann, skating South Bank & some Underworld Element history...15:57 - Getting into filming, making skateboarding and music zines, filming for sequence and seeing John Cardiel for the first time....23:56 - Dan Wolfe being the first person to use the Century MK1 Fisheye and the importance of 4:3.37:34 - Current filming set up & equipment...47:22 - Did Anthony use the Century Xtreme set up, his thoughts on the set up, early High Definition hate and blending footage together from various camera set up's.55:03 - Show Sponsor #1: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)55:41 - Evolving from contributing footage to 411VM to becoming a residential filmer for 411VM, the most popular & worst selling issues, the brilliance of the Brazilian issue & could 411VM ever come back?1:08:01 - How did Lance Mountain become the host of 411VM, filming for The Firm and the importance of Steve Caballero...1:13:00 - Is it harder for filmers to get paid from skateboarding now and how Anthony pitches video part ideas to sponsors.1:18:08 - Who's been one of the most consistent people Anthony has filmed with, Marc Johnsons madness & Gnarly Gershon!1:20:51 - Show Sponsor #2: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)1:21:31 - Gershons Switch Smith at Hubba Hideout, filming with Mark Appleyard, Javier Sarmiento's iconic FS Flip in 411VM Europe & Anthonys favourite skateboarders...1:27:05 - Rodrigo TX's upcoming documentary and video part, upcoming parts with Leo Takayama, Margie Arda Didal, Marcello Campanello & an all female full length video!1:36:50 - What's the longest Anthony has ever spent filming a singular trick, the importance of never giving up on a trick & the brilliance of Mark Baines, Ben Raemers and Tiago Lemos!1:56:42 - Filming Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile2:01:02 - Show Sponsor #3: Slappy Trucks(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks)2:02:02 - LRG's "Give me my money Chico", the idea behind the name, the in-between skits, the legendary Adelmo Jr, nearly getting Dan MaGee on editing and getting robbed at gunpoint!2:25:03 - Meeting Carl Shipman & what's next on the cards for Anthony?2:31:42 - Farewells, credits and thank you's!INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #AnthonyClaravall #411vm

Brain Drain Episode 63 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield🧠

Get yourself comfortable as we dive into just over hour and a half of intensive VHS collecting history from one of the biggest skateboard media collectors to ever exist, @sk8videofreak aka Marc Brinkers 📼In this episode we discuss why Brinkers is on a one man mission to collect & digitalise every single piece of skateboarding media ever documented, how he plans to present it to the Library of Congress & the National Archives so it’s digitalised forever, meeting Professor Paul Schmitt, meeting Johnny Rad, building Munster with Dave Duncan, his 1,200+ VHS & 1,100+ DVD collection, the importance of his work, contributing to Skate Video Site, travelling around the world in search of the rarest videos known to man, the earliest documented skateboarding media, overpriced VHS & a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro04:17 - Where is Bonkers from, how did he get into skateboarding and visiting Professor Paul Schmitt...09:30 - Getting into hoarding, collecting VHS & DVD's, digitalising every single piece of skateboarding media to present it to the Library of Congress & National Archives.14:08 - How big is Bonkers current physical collection of skateboarding VHS & DVD's and working for Skate Video Site.17:36 - What's been the VHS that Bonkers is most stoked to own & what's a VHS that he's still searching for?25:39 - Show Sponsor #1: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)26:20 - What VHS is Bonkers still looking for? (Continued)27:46 - How big was skateboarding in the Netherlands and professional skateboarders that came out the Netherlands...31:48 - The history of the Munster competitions, meeting the legendary Dave Duncan and getting into skatepark building and design!36:41 - How where the original designs made for skateparks and figuring out the "golden ratio" for skatepark obstacles!40:45 - Is Munster coming back, meeting Johnny Rad and visiting the Powell Peralta factory!!49:12 - What's Bonkers day job?50:30 - Show Sponsor #2: Skull Candy(https://skullcandy.co.uk)For 20% off your next purchase use the code "BRAINDRAIN20"51:15 - Classic behind the scenes stories from back in the day, who built the 1992 Munster course and the famous boycott...54:03 - Is judging street skateboarding competitions hard and has skateboarding benefitted from being recognised as an olympic sport?56:12 - What makes a good vert ramp and the legendary Chris Miller, Neil Blender, Jeff Phillips & new vert shredders Jimmy Wilkins, Mitchie Brusco and more!1:07:25 - Is there anyone Bonkers knows worldwide that have incredible collections that don't engage with reselling & who have some of the greatest skateboarding collections ever?1:10:08 - Information and details on the set up Bonkers uses to capture VHS at the highest quality possible and upscaling footage!1:16:23 - What's Bonkers next step with video collecting & his process of starting up an official skateboarding museum...1:21:05 - What's the earliest footage Bonkers has ever found of skateboarding?1:23:28 - Show Sponsor #3: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)1:24:06 - What's the furthest Bonkers has ever travelled to collect VHS and DVD's and how does he travel carrying so many VHS & DVD's when travelling internationally?1:35:36 - Credits, farewells and thank you's!Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Toby Batchelor [@tobybatchelor] & Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew)

Brain Drain Episode 62 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Get yourself comfortable as we dive into two and a half hours of South African & Blackpool/Manchester antics from the legendary Brandon Valjalo & Adam Kay of Shortys Skateboards & Yenties 🇿🇦💜🇬🇧In this episode we discuss everything from cultural differences in skateboarding growing up on opposite ends of the world, Red Bull Skateboarding in South Africa, going on skate missions with fully loaded security guards, growing up in Blackpool & filming with the legendary Jake Powell, crazy trips to America, how Olympic skateboarding is perceived in South Africa, the brilliance of Alex DeCunha & Jamie Griffin, getting on Shorty's Skateboards, starting up the Yenties worldwide crew, riding for Red Bull, Adidas Skateboarding, NikeSB & a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming up on this episode/intro02:44 - The master of BS Smiths...05:25 - Brandon growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, as a "competition kid", paying people for security and having a security guard on the skate sessions with a gun...24:50 - Adam growing up skateboarding in Blackpool with the legendary Jake Powell and moving back to Manchester.39:10 - The brilliance of Alex DeCuhna 40:47 - Show Sponsor #1: Skull Candy(https://skullcandy.co.uk)For 20% off your next purchase use the code "BRAINDRAIN20"41:32 - Adam moving to Milton Keynes, meeting Brandon & more Alex DeCuhna hype.48:31 - The skateboarding politics in South Africa, getting on the Red Bull Skateboarding programme and the homie Chioke.55:12 - Adam's gnarly beef at JKwon, getting robbed and crackheads with guns & tasers...1:00:22 - Brandon winning multiple skateboarding championships, travelling numerous companies, moving to Los Angeles and similarities between South African & British spots...1:14:24 - Show Sponsor #2: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)1:15:02 - Brandon officially getting on Red Bull Skateboarding, eventually getting on Shortys Skateboards, bringing the brand back and meeting your heroes!1:30::02 - Who else is on the team & officially getting announced to the team after potentially tearing his lower abdominal muscle...1:42:22 - Is there any other South African skateboarders who got sponsored & gained international exposure?1:50:06 - Jamie Griffins 1000 flat ground tricks challenge!1:52:50 - What's it like skating in Cape Town and is it a gnarly town to skate?1:56:04 - Show Sponsor #3: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)1:57:00 - How did Adam get on Snake Farm Skateboards, the homies getting robbed in Barcelona, the birth of the Yenties Crew and trying to move to America!2:08:50 - Where is Brandon living or is he constantly travelling & how Olympic Skateboarding made its way to South Africa.2:34:19 - Show Sponsor #4: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)2:34:58 - Credits, farewells and thank you's!Support The Brain Drain Show by hitting the "THANKS" button under this video.Subscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/BrainDrainShow💰Want to BUY Brain Drain Merch?💰https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=brain+drainINSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow