The History of Fingerboard Videos
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Today we are going to cover the History of Fingerboard Videos. This video will highlight all the different ways #fingerboarding was presented on video from the earliest times until 2005. I chose 2005 as the endpoint for a reason. In 2006 we began to see a major shift in the style of videos, with the rise of KZread as a platform. I’ll get into that for part 2 of this video.
Before we dive in, I’d love to hear what is your favorite #fingerboard video of all time. It can be a mini-video (30 seconds to a couple minutes), or even full-length. Let me know in the comments below! And while you are at it hit the like button for me!
Tina's Vimeo with a ton of old FB videos: vimeo.com/user190473
Kevin Hanrahan's (who is one of the most tech fbers all-time) also has a ton of old videos: vimeo.com/xkhx
We know fingerboarding has been around since the 70s. Unfortunately, we don’t have footage from back then, but we do have anecdotes from skateboard professionals discussing it. In possibly the oldest surviving footage of fingerboarding, Powell Peralta’s skate video, Future Primitive featured a how they train section showing Lance Mountain fingerboarding inside of a sink. The entire Powell Peralta team surrounded the sink watching, Tony Hawk, Mike Mcgill, etc.
While it was meant to be a funny intermission, it sparked the passion of fingerboarding in many.
Martin Winkler was one of those inspired. We have some footage from the late 80s and early 90s of Martin that shows him fingerboarding. His style that he became known for is recognizable then! Martin used a camcorder to film these.
Prior to diving into more fingerboarding footage, I think it’s important to share the technology used to capture video back in the 80s and 90s. VHS was the standard through the early 2000s. In the 80s, it was uncommon to have a built-in recorder which recorded to full size VHS tapes, and one would need to connect the camera to the portable video camera. These were cumbersome and expensive for your average household. Eventually, we saw compact VHS tapes (VHS C) which were considerably smaller, and could be placed inside of a standard VCR allowing for editing.
We later saw Compact Super VHS released shortly after, providing more video bandwidth and a higher horizontal resolution. In 1995 we saw the release of DV-ready camcorders, with the VX1000, a 3CCD camera which the skateboard industry quickly adopted. This included recording tapes such as DVCAM and MiniDV which made it so much easier to capture footage. I won’t get into the process of editing, as that is a whole other story. This is when we start to see much more footage of fingerboarding emerge.
As you can see, video media has been at the core of fingerboarding since the beginning of the hobby. As the ability to film and capture video became easier, we saw VHS tapes of fingerboard released. And once the internet matured, we started to see fingerboard clips begin to be uploaded to the internet. Thanks to a trifecta of an increase in consumer-friendly camcorders, the increase in average bandwidth, and the ease in which to host and share footage, we saw full-length fingerboard videos being shared to fingerboarders around the world.
Video has and will continue to play a central role in fingerboarding. I look forward to sharing with you part 2 in the near future, where I’ll build upon this video by sharing the evolution of fingerboard videos from 2006 onwards.
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Taylor R’s Germany Tour 2012. I really don’t think there’s anything that captures the skill, friendship, adventure and fun that this hobby can bring to us. Great video Chris, you really are incredibly knowledgable about this.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Epic video! I wish I would have gone on the same trip as him haha
That internet dial up tone had me laughing for real! Great vid Chris!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sid!
Every video from Sam aronie was my childhood, specially that one: berlinwood new mold review by mike schneider.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Sam makes amazing videos, and his style is insane!
@corzlyte
Жыл бұрын
Your videos are my childhood
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Oh and just watched your latest KZread video and I can see some Sam in your style. That's a very good thing!
My fav fb vid was called ‘just a flat bar’ or something like that and the simplistic nature of the obstacle was just hidden by the rider
This skat toy is very good, I already manipulated it, thank you very much for sharing.
This was amazing
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mike!!
@Tableskater
Жыл бұрын
Hmmm I wonder what will happen in part 2 of this video... 🤔🤔
Dimitrie Schlotthauer at the Harric's... and Elias Assmuth at the Harric's. It feels like watching skateboarding ! :D):
@cdplaya
4 ай бұрын
Yes those videos are epic! Speaking of epic - so is your Opus series!
Fingers of Fury & Flying Fingers were big inspirations for us when they came out. I guess I'll have to finally watch Finger Freaks to complete "The Great 'FF' Trilogy of '99" lol
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Yes, those two videos completely shaped my fingerboarding! When Tech Deck first came out, my friends and I would tap the tail with our hand and then control the board to do tricks. Kinda like a karate cop 😂 we all changed our style after seeing how they fingerboarded!
Was trying to find the German fingerboard commercial these past couple weeks. Glad it was mentioned here, thank you
Adore this videos! Keep killin it
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you - appreciate you taking the time to letting me know 😁
My favourite fingerboard video is Fingers of Fury. I still have it on VHS but no VHS player! 😀
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Haha! I have the tape... but no VHS as well 😅😂
My favorit video has to be: Elias Assmuth at the Harric's. Absolute masterpiece!
Ooooh my goodness!! I remember watching that kickflip over the planter thing at 10:01 so many times when it was on tech decks website!! My favorite fingerboard video is called “Enjoy” From Fb120. That one didn’t come out until I was already out of the scene in 2013, but somehow came across it through the KZread rabbit hole.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Yes!!! Shoji is amazing! I hope he films more edits in the future.
My favorite fingerboards vid is an edit from chubymuffin where every trick is synchronised with the music
Am Woob Dirge is one of my favs, my favorite video I was in was Flatface rendezvous 32, I'm the one with the orange button up shirt, jeans, and big hair! Another nice video from you!
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I'll watch the Vous 32 vid shortly and keep an eye out for you!
@The_Joe00s
Жыл бұрын
@@cdplaya alright! it's kind of easy to find me because there's only about three people with an orange shirt.
@denverwalker9078
Жыл бұрын
Woob dirge is fantastic lol
@The_Joe00s
Жыл бұрын
Ya it is! Those two half pipes are so cool.
My fave was a video that I believe was called "history of fingerboarding" or "story of fingerboarding"...something along the lines of that. The song in it was Mongoloid by Devo and the uploader had clips of his homemade decks in the early 90s up until Tech Decks came out in the late 90s/2000s.
@cdplaya
25 күн бұрын
That video was by Denis Stimac! His KZread channel is Skateboard Naked 😁
"2022 street part straps tv" is prolly the best video of displaying fingerboarding
favourite videos are any of Sasha Dotchevs desk edits from back in the day such good style
Elias Assmuth at Night is my all time favourite video. i watched that thing 1000 times and still do it just touches on fingerboarding so much and shows the love and fun
@lordsesshomaru957
Жыл бұрын
kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWuBr7mwk6TAlrw.html&ab_channel=BlackriverTV
Not a full length but Eric Smith's Crime In Choir has been a video I frequent when I need some motivation even after all these years
My Fav Video is the King Of Berlin 23 - Bobinnwoods. Must have to Watch it again 😂
Keep killing it
Only fingerboard video I go back to over years is "enjoy" video by fb120. Such a beautiful part. I also do really like videos by Lionel Simon, dbld_fb, and handrew. By saying video, I mean a part longer than a minute with editing and music.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Shoji is one of my fave fbers of all time. I wish he was more active!
my favorite video of fingerboarding is your board collection video or mike schniders 2011 berlinwood review
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked the collection video!!
My favorite fingerboard videos are The Outdoor Adventure and My Park in Action by Harold Schon (two of the first fingerboard videos I saw) and also that BIG Opus vid by Alexis Milant, and the one he did with Elias. There was another one i really liked don't remember what it was called but the song used in the video was Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear. Banger video as always.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Those videos will be in my part 2! The Opus video is the one that I referred to that changed the fingerboard edit game :D
@ddw7827
Жыл бұрын
The weeks by grizzly bear was in the Elias Assmuth at the Harric's video.
@reinieden2379
Жыл бұрын
@DDw This is true. That is one of my favorite videos as well, but I'm thinking of a different video.
my favourite fingerboard video is mike schnider team in christmas 2020
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
That's a great video!
I think that old storm videos are the best! Too much steez per one video
Opus 0 alexis milant is the video that got me into fingerboarding
sick man love the channel
Absolutely love your videos. just popping back into the game and you my boy make 🔥 content.thank you for all the history and the present.
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate that! Welcome back ✌️😁
Great video man
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
lets go new video
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
✌️☺️
Great content🎉🎉🎉🎉
Does anybody remember a video form the early days that features the song Cars by Gary Newman? It one of my favorite videos ever and it’s impossible to find
@cdplaya
Ай бұрын
About what year if you recall?
@MotherFingerJones
Ай бұрын
@@cdplaya early aughts for sure no later than 2009 I think it’s was called ‘Cars’ too if I’m not mistaken
Love the video❤️
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
Im thinking about starting a fingerboard shop if i sent you a board would you test it out??
kick flip
Does anyone know, where I can find wooden 26mm decks?
@cdplaya
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, I'm not sure who makes 26/27mm anymore but I would love to cop one too haha
@fradjukay
Жыл бұрын
My first comment disappeared somehow... but d'oh out of ukraine makes 24mm-60mm depending on concave style :-)
@adamziotewicz2321
9 ай бұрын
@@cdplaya MITT Fingerboards in Poland. They was making wooden fingerboards from the early 00', and saw them still available in 26-27mm on their site :). Still have one from that time in my collection tho!