Making ze Circa Video.THE CIRCA VIDEO It's Time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a has been two-and-a-half years in ze making. Their petition for me to direct the film was one that came with much risk. Not only was it to be ze first feature film from zis shoe company, it was also from start to finish to be my very first solo project A solo project usually refers to a single member of a band's work independent of their original group, yet typically without having quit their original group. . Ze heart and soul of these eight young men were put into this film and I would ask of them none ze less.--Le duPont THE FOLLOWING WRITE-UP is solely the view of the French video artist Le duPont. In no way do his views or statements reflect those of ours here at Thrasher thrasher: see mimic thrush. thrasher Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily foraging on the ground in dense thickets and for loud, varied songs. magazine. At times his French accent is unintelligible UNINTELLIGIBLE. That which cannot be understood. 2. When a law, a contract, or will, is unintelligible, it has no effect whatever. Vide Construction, and the authorities there referred to. but he is an "artist" and we must respect his work. We sincerely apologize in advance to any and all that may be offended by his writings. Thank you. WINDSOR JAMES A whimsical Windsor James brought to his roll all the passion and intensity of a young Sidney Poitier Noun 1. Sidney Poitier - United States film actor and director (born in 1927) Poitier . Being the true professional that he is, he would always have a feel of where the camera was located. He made love to the camera as if it was his very first, fumbling at ze start but making up for lost time as ze ball began to roll. While on hiatus he would travel back to his hometown in Colorado and train in the high altitudes. Upon returning, ze physical strain of shooting everyday seemed like a easy spring walk down le Seine. Nollie nosegrind [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SIERRA FELLERS Sierra Fellers (born December 30, 1986) is a professional skateboarder (as of early 2007) currently skating for Foundation Skateboards, Venture Trucks, C1RCA Footwear, FKD Bearings, Nixon Watches, and CCS. Sierra is also a devout Christian. Sierra Fellers made his acting debut in zis full-length feature film. He spent many hours before each scene in "hair/make-up." Sierra was a perfectionist per·fec·tion·ism n. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2. about getting his hair just right for ze role. As ze filming ran long and over budget, he took it upon himself to enroll in classes at Vidal Sassoon Vidal Sassoon (born January 17, 1928) is a hairdresser. Sassoon was born to Jewish parents in London. His father was from Thessaloniki in northern Greece with Iraqi origins, and his mother, whose family was originally from Kiev, was born in London. , enabling us to lose our very expensive hair and make-up department. Switch 360 kickflip [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TONY TAVE TAVE Thor-Agena Vibration Experiment With ze precision of a finely crafted Swiss watch, Tony Tave ever so lightly danced his way around the urban obstacles while riding upon his board. He carried a slight naiveness about him and he portrayed that to ze camera. Originally he auditioned for his roll in zis film after I saw him perform with ze Paris Opera Ballet The Paris Opéra Ballet is the official ballet company of the Opéra national de Paris, otherwise known as the Palais Garnier, though known more popularly simply as the Paris Opéra. Company. Extremely quick with ze flick, I asked him to show me his best Demi-plie in ze fifth position. Moments later I knew he was to be one of my stars. Over-crooks [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COLT CANNON Much like his comedic mentors Mr Bean and Yakov Smirnoff Yakov Smirnoff (Ukrainian: Яков Смирнов) (born January 24, 1951) is, according to his own description, a Ukrainian-born American comedian and painter. , Colt brought ze funny man to zis film. Oh filming with Colt was always a pleasure. He is a master of the age-old art form called improvisation. Many takes he would just ramble on beyond ze scripted boundaries as I chose to let the film roll. He is such an artist he doesn't even need to hear ze order "action." On the board, Colt combines ze humour of Louis de Funes with ze power of a hippo. One great big hilarious hippo. Half-Cab kickflip [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PETER RAMONDETTA Ze Pirate-like Peetear Ramondetta magically maneuvered himself throughout the picturesque landscapes of San Francisco. The work we made together would be best described as art. Good art, not that shit with a few scribbled lines zat you Americans buy into today. Real painters like Claude Monet or Edgar Degas. With oh so subtle lines and attention to every detail, zis was to be his greatest masterpiece yet. Heelflip backside tailslide shove-it [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DENNIS DURRANT For his part of filming for this video, Dennis Durrant gave me all a real man could give. Being a native Australian his effort was much more than what his American teammates gave. He filmed the majority of his scenes overseas, as to add to ze authenticity of ze film. Day in and day out Adv. 1. day in and day out - without respite; "he plays chess day in and day out" all the time Dennis had his coquettish co·quette n. A woman who makes teasing sexual or romantic overtures; a flirt. [French, feminine of coquet, flirtatious man; see coquet. ways with the camera, which led to some very steamy shoots. Many times we would shoot on ze closed set as to ad to ze intimacy. Fakie Fakie is, in skateboarding, a synonym for riding backwards on a skateboard. When used in conjunction with a trick name, like "fakie ollie", it means that the trick was performed while with your normal back foot as the front foot on the nose of the board, rather than the back of the kickflip [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] JOM JOM Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society JOM Journal of Morphology JOM Johnson O'Malley Program (Bureau of Indian Affairs) JOM Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine JOM Japanese Offshore Market ALLIE The French Champion Jean Allie is often mistaken for one of you dirty Americans, but I am here to assure you that he was born and raised in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Proud he is to be a true Frenchman, for we have more passion for living and are truly ze best lovers. Jean looks down upon your ignorant and fast-paced way of life with your SUVs and le Big Mac Cheeseburgers. Jean also had to split his filmmaking time between the American Zero video and zis project with moi. Jean has made his countrymen proud. Viva Jean Aliie! Viva le French Champion into ze bank ADRIAN LOPEZ Ever elusive and so very quietly spoken, Adrianne Lopez makes another appearance upon ze big screen. His--how do you Americans say--uh, raw and gritty prowess is always a pleasure to watch on the big screen. Adrianne dove into his character with such emotion, he would actually drive himself to become sick before our shoots. As the most experienced artist in ze film, many of ze younger skateboarders looked toward Adrianne for guidance and he was always willing to lend a helping hand. 180 nosegrind 180 out TWO THUMBS UP THIS NEW-AGED MOCKUMENTARY was so exciting, it had me kicking and flipping in my seat. I laughed, I cried, I blunt-ly screamed at the movie screen. With bone-shattering spills and mind-numbing thrills, It's Time will never get stale and smell of fish. Radical maneuvers are abundant as this film is for all ages, from the tall to the invertically challenged. I'll be willing to Ramon-bet-ya Peter will be in the running for a "Video Part of the Year" award after this performance. We might even See-era Fellers with the best breakthrough part in the last five years. Colt Can-and will surprise even the most skeptical fans, who may have written him off after the ever-so-popular 411 rookies of '99. Because of a ho-hum editing job and no vertical ramp skateboarding, I'm giving this film three out of four stars. So as you grind away at your daily routine, take a little time to view this new action packed thriller from the good people at CIRCA, It's Time.--Gene Shalit |
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