Filming Skateboarding And Building Local Culture: Beau Crum

A lot of skate scenes have legends on boards, but the real backbone is the person behind the camera who keeps the receipts. We’re sitting with Jacksonville’s own Bo Crum to talk about how North Florida skateboarding got documented from the early days at Kona Skate Park to the era of shoebox archives, shoulder-cam lines, and footage that still shapes how people remember the culture. Bo walks us through his origin story, moving from Tennessee to Jacksonville, learning transition, and linking up with skaters who became pillars of the region. From there we get into what it actually takes to film skateboarding when nobody’s doing it yet: earning trust, stacking tapes, and capturing moments that don’t feel historic until years later. We also talk about his new documentary series, Reflections, starting with Jamie “Fish” Alcorn, whose path from Kona local to custom motorcycle builder is the kind of story that only makes sense when you see the full arc. We don’t dodge the harder stuff either. We dig into what “fair competition” could mean as skate contests and sports in general try to balance inclusion with divisions, and we talk about why women’s skateboarding grows fastest when the environment feels truly welcoming. Add in Kona memories, injuries, vert ramp reality checks, and travel stories from the skate media world, and you’ve got a conversation that feels like a real snapshot of skateboarding as a lifetime culture. If you connect with this one, subscribe, share it with a friend who loves skate videos, and leave a review so more people can find these North Florida skateboarding stories.