Anthony Claravall, The Nomad Videographer & 411VM | Brain Drain Show #64

Brain Drain Episode 64 with Toby Batchelor & Forde Brookfield 🧠 Get yourself comfortable as we dive into over two and a half of skateboarding and videography geekery with one of the biggest legends in skateboarding, Sir Anthony Claravall!In this episode we discuss filming & travelling for 30 + years, getting his first opener clip of Quim Cardona in 411VM Issue #8, working for 411VM, extremely busy schedules, filming Street Cab (Steve Caballero), 411VM Brazilian Issue, Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile, working on a new Rodrigo TX Documentary and part, Anthony's first full length feature for LRG Clothing "Give Me My Money Chico", the brilliance of Adelmo Jr, Asia trips with Ben Raemers, being held at gunpoint with Frank Gerwer, camera set up geekery, the consistency of Gershon Mosley, shooting film for zines, Ryuhei Kitazume and Kento Urano's "FTC" parts, 4:3 vs. 16:9 a whole load more 🧠 🔥00:00 - Coming in this episode/intro03:00 - Anthony's outrageous travelling & filming schedule...04:54 - Where is Anthony from, Pepsi & constantly moving countries since birth.06:51 - Since Anthony travelled so much, how did get into skateboarding & discovering R.A.D Magazine.11:53 - Meeting Curtis McCann, skating South Bank & some Underworld Element history...15:57 - Getting into filming, making skateboarding and music zines, filming for sequence and seeing John Cardiel for the first time....23:56 - Dan Wolfe being the first person to use the Century MK1 Fisheye and the importance of 4:3.37:34 - Current filming set up & equipment...47:22 - Did Anthony use the Century Xtreme set up, his thoughts on the set up, early High Definition hate and blending footage together from various camera set up's.55:03 - Show Sponsor #1: YEW Super Natural Sparkling Water(https://www.yewdrink.com)55:41 - Evolving from contributing footage to 411VM to becoming a residential filmer for 411VM, the most popular & worst selling issues, the brilliance of the Brazilian issue & could 411VM ever come back?1:08:01 - How did Lance Mountain become the host of 411VM, filming for The Firm and the importance of Steve Caballero...1:13:00 - Is it harder for filmers to get paid from skateboarding now and how Anthony pitches video part ideas to sponsors.1:18:08 - Who's been one of the most consistent people Anthony has filmed with, Marc Johnsons madness & Gnarly Gershon!1:20:51 - Show Sponsor #2: REKD Protection(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/collections/safety-gear?filter.p.vendor=REKD)1:21:31 - Gershons Switch Smith at Hubba Hideout, filming with Mark Appleyard, Javier Sarmiento's iconic FS Flip in 411VM Europe & Anthonys favourite skateboarders...1:27:05 - Rodrigo TX's upcoming documentary and video part, upcoming parts with Leo Takayama, Margie Arda Didal, Marcello Campanello & an all female full length video!1:36:50 - What's the longest Anthony has ever spent filming a singular trick, the importance of never giving up on a trick & the brilliance of Mark Baines, Ben Raemers and Tiago Lemos!1:56:42 - Filming Danny Wainwright's 411VM Profile2:01:02 - Show Sponsor #3: Slappy Trucks(https://rollersnakes.co.uk/search?q=slappy+trucks)2:02:02 - LRG's "Give me my money Chico", the idea behind the name, the in-between skits, the legendary Adelmo Jr, nearly getting Dan MaGee on editing and getting robbed at gunpoint!2:25:03 - Meeting Carl Shipman & what's next on the cards for Anthony?2:31:42 - Farewells, credits and thank you's!INSTAGRAM: 📸 Rollersnakes 📸https://www.instagram.com/rollersnakeshttps://www.instagram.com/rollersnakesshopderbyYOUTUBE: ▶️ RollersnakesTV ▶️https://www.youtube.com/rollersnakestvPresented by: Forde Brookfield (@bagheadcrew) & Toby Batchelor (@tobybatchelor) Edited by: Forde Brookfield Audio Mixing: Forde BrookfieldTimestamps: Forde BrookfieldProducer: Goth Shaun (@shaunofthesad)Thumbnail: Michael Wright#braindrainshow #AnthonyClaravall #411vm