For my behind the scenes review, I decided to watch a behind the scenes video of a Red Bull skateboarding movie. When I say skateboard movie, you are probably picturing a decent quality video filmed on handheld VX cameras. However, this is not a normal skate movie. This movie, called “Redbull Perspective” is a cinematic masterpiece worked on by a 30-40 person camera crew and filmed on incredibly expensive rigs. The point of the movie was to get 4 Redbull skateboarders from different backgrounds come together and skate super unique spots and locations. They brought together Torey Pudwill, from Simi Valley; Ryan Sheckler, from San Clemente; Ryan Decenzo, from Ontario; and Zered Bassett, from New York. They skated some crazy spots, most of which I would not expect to even be skateable, but they definitely were. Now this all might seem perfect, however there is an issue: skateboarders are not used to all this intense production and cinematics, “with camera units that take several people to monitor” and every skater participating had a big problem how long it took for them to line up a shot, as opposed to what they are used to, which is landing a trick on their own terms, whenever they want. “When they start warming up, they expect these guys to be ready to shoot them.” When they are on the camera crew’s terms, it was easy for the skaters to get aggravated at the crew. On the issue, camera operator Ricki Bedenbaugh had this to say: “Skateboarders really don't have patience… like if they're trying something new, they want to get it done.” From a skateboarder’s point of view, Ryan Sheckler said “it does kinda get gnarly when you're trying a trick… and then you have to hold up for a little bit”. However, the problem was soon diminished when the skaters saw the incredible shots that were being produced, and the rest of the filming went a lot smoother. And the shots really are amazing, some of the best skate videography I’ve ever seen. On the topic of preproduction, while no less important, being a skate film, the only preproduction was finding the best angle for the specific trick, finding the next skate spot, and getting all the cameras and rigs in order. I learned a lot and formed a lot of my own opinions about this skate movie. I think that the insane production is better fit for Hollywood blockbusters, and not skate movies. Skate films have always been about going out with a friend a group of friends and passing back and forth a comparably modest camera, and being able to film a trick whenever you want, and not having to wait for a huge camera crew to fire up their machines. However, I also believe that there is a space for such a movie, and Redbull Perspective filled the space and did it about as well as it can be done. All said and done, the final product of the skate movie Redbull Perspective is very easy on the eyes and enjoyable to watch.