Video Days (1991)

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A Video Days (1991) is a skateboarding short subculture avant-garde documentary video that captures five young skateboarders' skateboarding skills, skateboarding lifestyle, and youth culture in early 1990s Los Angeles, featuring representative music and urban landscape.

  • Context:
  • Example(s):
    • the original release of "Video Days" in 1991, which premiered in a private screening at the Laemmle Theatre in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, a pivotal moment that brought together key figures in the skateboarding community.
    • the role of "Video Days" in launching the career of Spike Jonze, who filmed much of the video on the streets of Los Angeles, particularly in iconic skate spots like the Venice Beach Boardwalk and Downtown L.A.
    • the portrayal of early 1990s youth culture in Los Angeles, vividly captured during filming sessions at famous skate spots such as the West LA Courthouse and the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
    • the video segments featuring Mark Gonzales, Guy Mariano, and Jason Lee, shot in various locations around Los Angeles, including the infamous Gonz Gap in downtown LA, which became legendary after Mark Gonzales' daring ollies.
    • the influence of "Video Days" on subsequent skateboarding videos, particularly those filmed in the urban landscapes of Southern California, where the video set a new standard for authentic street skating footage.
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  • Counter-Example(s):
  • See: Blind Skateboards, Spike Jonze, Mark Gonzales, Guy Mariano, Jason Lee (Entertainer), Blind (Company), Skateboarding, Danny Way,


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