rest of the catalogue with bits about them, apart from the other two films

5. how does skateboarding rank in popularity compared to other sports?- http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4580013_rank-popularity-compared-other-sports.html

Important Internet article concerning the popularity of skateboarding compared to other sports. This is important in gaining perspective of where skateboarding lies compared to other more traditional sports, such as baseball. The article uses a lot of figures and facts in order to back up it’s points, all which can be used in my own presentation. Also features an interesting section about why skateboarding might be rising in popularity compared to other sports. This allows a greater insight into the world of skateboarding, past the articles facts and figures.

6. Talking with the king of skateboarding- interview with Rodney Mullen - pretty boring man really

Rodney Mullen is undoubtedly one of the best skaters alive. While he didn’t initially take skating to the streets, he was instrumental in inventing the tricks now thought of as simply standard. The kickflip and ollie were both his inventions, the latter being undoubtedly the most important trick in skateboarding today. An in depth interview, this article allows for a huge insight into the mind of one of the best skaters alive today. Also, the idea of the old punk rock image of skateboarding against the newer cleaner image, more the clean cut polished surfaces seen in skate videos like Almost round 3 compared to the harsher reality of the street is a theme addressed in my presentation. Rodney Mullen features in Almost round 3 allowing for better cross referencing throughout my presentation.

7. embrace the tranny, the cult of the min ramp - sidewalk issue 149

An important article concerning the mini ramp as a backbone of British skating compared to the technical skating in ‘almost round 3’ and the big jumps of the ‘x games’. Also mentions this as the most sociable type of skating, and eradicates skills to bring everyone back down to the same level. Ties in perfectly with the theme of my presentation and is well referenced, often with films I’m also using. British skate magazine so perhaps a biased journalistic style, but still a very detailed article on the pros and cons of vert skating on a whole, and where the mini ramp sits in relation to this.

8. the man who souled the world, steve rocco - sidewalk issue 133

Article about Steve Rocco, the man who created street skating on the back of Skip Engblom’s SMA brand (from Dogtown). A detailed article with a lot of vintage photos documenting his rise. While the Z Boys( Lords of Dogtown) invented skating, this is the man who took skating to the street. Very important in fitting street skating into the chronological order of the skating timeline aswell as documenting where the rise of street skating began.

9. Skate life reimagining white masculinity book

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=toi;idno=7300267.0001.001

From the University of Michigan, a young scholar’s scientific approach to skate culture. An ethnographic monograph, the book explores skateboarding through the media with vivid descriptions analyzed in relation to social, cultural, and historical context. Whilst extremely beneficial to have an insight into the world of skateboarding from a scientific point of view, the book examines many ideas in detail probably only found in such an academic entity. With explicit references without to films such as Lords of Dogtown, as well as featuring interviews with young skaters from around the world, this book was written in a way that allows me to better my presentation in a way that would otherwise be impossible. The overall questions posed about the role of the media within skate culture directly deals with the overall parameters of the coursework, let alone the subject matter of the then chosen subject.

10. book review, disposable book of skateboard art –

While I could not get hold of the actual book,’ A Disposable Book Of Skateboard Art’, this book review does at least allow some insight into the book and its overall subject matter. Another plus is that it features an interview with the author. In this way there are then two perspectives about the importance of the book and the skate graphics that it is primarily concerned with. As Iim looking at art as one of the defining features that keeps skateboarding tied to the streets, it was important to find a reference to skate graphics, the actual art found on skateboards.

http://www.disposablethebook.com/images/tws-business-article.pdf

11. better bit on haroshi's skate art- http://www.ilookfly.com/black-celebs-gossip/tony-hawks-skateboard-art-photos/

An Internet article about Haroshi, a Japanese artist who’s chosen medium is that of broken skateboards. This is important as the art goes past that of the street, instead finding a higher place amongst galleries. Again, representative of the idea of taking skating away from the streets. The article also includes pictures which could be used in my presentation.