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Skate Cape Verde w/ Jaws, Dakota Servold & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part Two – Red Bull

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After navigating the bustling streets of Dakar, Aaron Homoki, Barney Page, Dakota Servold, Yann Horowitz, videographer Patrik Wallner and Luke Jackson headed out into the ocean to Praia, the capital of a chain of islands called Cape Verde.

A tropical paradise, the first thing we found was a giant skatepark in the middle of the city, with a healthy skate scene of kids ripping. The trip started in Praia, where we were based for a few days and then we took to the road to see the rest of this gorgeous island.

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Exploring West Africa On A Skateboard With Jaws, Barney Page & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part One – Red Bull

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There are over 1.2b people living in Africa at the moment. With skateboarding reaching the ends of the earth, from northern Russia to the Maldives, Uruguay to the Galapagos Islands, it only makes sense that, with such a large population, Africa should boast some respectable skate scenes as well, right?

Red Bull partnered up with Luke Jackson of South Africa’s ever-excellent Session Skate Magazine and set sail with Barney Page, Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki, Dakota Servold and Yann Horowitz to explore some of these burgeoning scenes, enrolling Patrik Wallner behind the lens to document the experience for sharing.

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Red Bull – The Making Of OPTICAL ILLUSION with Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page & Friends

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Skateboarding meets magic as we enter the world of optical skate illusions, employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria with no post-production effects used. This unprecedented project will become a viral crossover feature by employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria for the viewer with no post-production effects employed.

Director Gaston Francisco breaks down how he came up with the idea for the project along with how his team accomplished it without using computer graphics. Featuring Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page, Vladik Scholz & Danny Leon.

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RIDE THE TAO: etnies China Tour

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Nanjing, Xi’an and Changsha, China featuring Chris Joslin, Nick Garcia, Ryan Lay, Barney Page, and Trevor McClung.

After a 14-hour flight over the Pacific en route to China, the etnies team finally arrived in Nanjing to meet their trusty guides. The crew immediately embarked upon the streets to skate China’s infamous marble landscape in skate spot heaven. The days were filled with jam-packed demos (thanks to the locals!), dodging the rain, Chinese food every night, meat markets, sightseeing Xi’an’s Terracotta Army and tuk tuks whisking us from to and fro. At the end of the day, nobody dared to try the chicken feet, but Barney did, unsurprisingly, lose his phone. Watch the 15-minute video as it takes you on the team’s journey through China!

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