Interview by Zach Moeller. Photos by Kevin McGovern.
How did you manage to film a part in four days?
Honestly, I’m not really sure. Kev and Adam were just showing me a bunch of spots I had never skated before and it just happened to work out. We were just having a good time skating together and I think that played a big role.
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Walk us through the process. Was it mission style from dusk till dawn?
It was pretty laid back, to be honest. Wake up in the morning, get some coffee and matcha then go try to warm up somewhere cool. I kind of just wanted to skate spots I hadn’t seen much footage of and play things by ear. I knew I wanted to get some footage on this trip but I didn’t expect to get that much. I just wanted to have fun with my friends that I hadn’t seen in a while and come home with a few things I was hyped on.
Did you go into this project with tricks in mind or did everything just come on it’s own?
I had one clip in mind for a spot in Orlando, but that’s it. I really like to just skate around new cities and see what happens. If I plan out a ton of tricks I’ll stress myself out and struggle, but if I don’t know what I’m going to skate It’s way easier to get footage and feels more natural.
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This was filmed between Orlando and Tampa, how much time during these four days was spent on the road?
It doesn’t seem like we spent that much time driving around. When we werent filming, we were usually at different parks or getting acai bowls somewhere. We were all just skating as much as we could taking advantage of the nice weather.
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After skating this hard for four days did you take some time off?
I actually went skating the day I got back and somehow got a clip. Then I went surfing for a few days and just skated around Charleston with my good friend C.J. trying to finish up a Vx part I’ve been working on.
Best memory from the time you spent working on this project?
Not to name names but, we randomly ran into an Orlando skate legend twice, skating by himself at some rail which I thought was pretty funny. Honestly though, just getting to spend time with Kev skating new spots and making some really cool memories was the best part. I can’t thank Kev enough for always being down for me to come through and showing me a good time. He’s a great human, that I consider myself lucky to call a close friend.
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