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Vandalism
07-05-2006, 08:04 PM
My mate in the business side of the skating world told me what the companies are looking for in sponsor videos.

1. No fancy editing, Just your name, age and location sent with the video.

2. No music, its pointless in a sponsor video because if it doesnt match the style of skating it throws the viewer off.

3.Stance Variation, Skate in every stance, this includes down sets, off drops, or in and out of grinds.

4. Tech skills, They like to see a good variation of manual and flip in flip out grinds.

5. Handrails, All well and good if you can do them, They arent nesecary so if your out there skating ledges flippin in, 360in stuff then switch tre flippin dont feel you have to risk a handrail.

6. Terrain, Sponsors like to see you can skate everything, Its not necesary but if you get skills on mini ramp or chill out on a bowl it helps.

7. Smile A little!, Add some random stuff so they know your not some fuddy duddy who will stay in the hotel room on a tour while everyones out partyin!


Hope this helps with all you wannabe sponsered skaters.

HELLonWHEELS
07-05-2006, 08:57 PM
I agree with everything there exept the editing part and the music. I think if you have the right music in there then can really bring out the most in your style and plus it makes the video a lot more intresting to watch and can get people attention. If you have a lot of editing I think it shows that your deicated to skating and that you really want to be sponsered. I know i got in a crap video then i wouldn't take becuase i would think this guy doesn't even care.

Vandalism
07-05-2006, 09:02 PM
Yeah but they get all these ten year olds who flip the image and all that crap, I dont mean dont edit it at all, just use basics, they dont want to see you flip a 4 set in green, then over again in slow mo, they want a one hit, fast run up, then slowed down durin the trick, then sped up again when they land. Nothing fancy.

FlashFlip
07-05-2006, 09:39 PM
ya, that stuff is pretty legit except for music, gotta show your style

MattC
07-05-2006, 09:53 PM
This is why im making 2 videos

SmaShitUp9
07-05-2006, 09:57 PM
mattC you will def get sponsered ive seen your vids damn nice tricks. But ive never seen you do any sets or anything??? but you said in another thread you kickflipped a 10 so you will get sponsered. lol

Vandalism
07-07-2006, 07:06 PM
I dont exactly Agree with the no music one myself but I just wrote down what he told me.

chocolak
07-16-2006, 11:57 PM
i agree with the music i mean...it can defedently throw off style

its like your skatin all mellow and smooth and you have some gay hard rock band like

slipknot no offence emo kids

McJesus
07-17-2006, 12:00 AM
sponsers are looking for a skater to make money off of

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