The Journey of the Beasts - A Skateboardjourney to SouthEast Asia
What is this project all about?
„The Beasts from the East“ are a young creative group of skateboarders from dresden germany. Together with the director sebastian linda, they made theirself the challenge to show skateboarding from a different site.
The last three parts have already been realized with unconventional tools, unusual perspectives, interesting people and a dynamic way of video editing.
That is why the videos got clicked over 700.000 times and made the beast episodes become famo… Show more
What is the project goal and who is the project for?
„The Journey of the Beasts“ is going to be the highlight of the already very successful beast series. The result will be splittet in different overwhelming parts that show how different cultures melt together with the help of skateboarding.
Of course the target group are skateboarders and people with a big passion to it. But also friends of the far eastern cultures will take delight in this 20 minute documentary.
Why would you support this project?
The previous parts of the beast series was produced on their own funds and the videos were seen across the globe. Now everyone is able to add his/her part to this new project, since it is not possible to finance the whole thing on our own.
This project makes it possible for a few young people to get to know a far eastern country and to integrate by the help of their skateboards.
Skateboarding is more than just a hobby. Everyone who got to know this subcultur… Show more
How will we use the money if the project is successfully funded?
With the help of this money it is possible to rent the camera equipment, to cover the travel-, production,- and insurance costs and also to produce the thank-you gifts. We´ll also gonna use the money for special equipment, like a flying camera drone or a high speed camera. And with a higher budget we can travel to more unusual places.
Who are the people behind the project?
Sebastian Linda is responsible for directing, cinematography and the video editing (http://www.sebastian-linda.de).
Steffen Krones will assist and he is realizing the aerial drone footage. ((http://www.blaxcinematography.de).
Also the journey will be photo documented by Erik Groß (http://www.erik-gross.net).
The skateboarders that take part are: Tom Kleinschmidt, Octavio Trindade, Erik Groß, Christian Döbrich, Richard Naumertat, David Raderecht und Thomas… Show more
Denis (co-founder of Startnext)