Today we kick off our campaign to look into some of the most influential sections to date in rollerblading.  Over the course of the next few months we will take a look into some of the greatest rollerblading parts of all time and how they influenced not only rollerblading, but also myself and our scene.  Our first look is at Abdiel Colberg and Domonic Sagona’s part from Beau Cottington’s ‘Concentration’

When I was a freshman in college this VHS masterpiece came across my desk and replaced all other tapes in my collection.  It stayed in my VCR for 6 straight months and became my bible.  I studied it every lunch break as I ate turkey sandwiches and doritos.  The thing that stood out was Beau’s attention to filming and the use of artistic cutaways from skating.  This was a revolution in the early days of skate videos where everything was shaky-cam and party shots.  All the sections are masterpieces, but this section has always stood out as my favorite.  You can see the residual influence in many parts of KFC 2; Collective Consciousness.

Throughout the years Beau has been an influence not only to our scene in Kansas, but scenes and aspiring videographers worldwide.  For more videos from Beau and the original hi-res version of ‘Concentration’ you can check out his video page here.

concentration from Beau Cottington on Vimeo.

KFC Dark Side of the Moon Part1 from Adam Johnson on Vimeo.

KFC Dark Side of the Moon Part2 from Adam Johnson on Vimeo.