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Knack Studios | 2013 SHOWREEL

Wow, 2013 was yet again another big year for the guys at Knack Studios. We were grateful to work on some amazing projects with fantastic brands in some killer locations. Our latest showreel showcases the work. Highlights include the Peroni Films showcasing beach lifestyle in both Italy and Australia in collaboration with Aquabumps, the ‘Nike Block Series’ filmed through France and Spain, projects with professional skateboarder and TV host Corbin Harris, Australian professional skier Russ Henshaw and a sneaky glimpse or pro surfer Taj Burrow at Bondi, Optus & Lost at E Minor series titled ‘My Creative World’, Miss Australia – Erin Holland for Vie Active, The Delta Riggs working on a new album, Chipiron Surfboards promo film, Land Rover surf trip to the Quiksilver pro with Aquabumps and MANY MORE…..

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VIE ACTIVE

Vie Active is a premium Australian activewear brand, designed in Bondi and made using a premium Australian product: superfine Australian Merino Wool – the ultimate performance fabric. Knack Studios recently created two films for the exciting new brand. From Bale to Bondi follows Miss World – Australia , Erin Holland on a journey from the farm where the products fabrics are sourced to the beach, where the product is designed and put to the test. The 2nd Video for the brand titles ‘Unleash the athlete within, focuses on the technical capabilities of the products and how this exciting new fitness brand inspires and empowers women to live a fit and active lifestyle.

Knack Studios
Director / Producer – Justin Barnwell
DOP / Camera Operator – Robert Norman
Camera Operator – Andy Lloyd
Editor – Justin Barnwell
Animator/Motion Graphics- Andy Lloyd
Colour Grade – Justin Barnwell
Sound Designer: Matt Brown/Craig Beck

Vie Active
Creative Director/Co Founder – Noa Ries
Co Founder – Bryan Ries
Global Category Manager – Australian Wool – Lars Ulvesund

MUSIC
From Bale to Bondi
You and Me (Instrumental)
Aaron and Andrew
www.themusicbed.com
Unleash the Athlete Within
Custom composition by Matt Brown

 

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Huckle the Barber

Knack Studio’s Justin Barnwell recently created this film about Chris Ward and his brand new venture ‘Huckle the Barber’. Located in the heart of London’s creative buzz, Shoreditch, Huckle the Barber is a men’s grooming Salon tailoring those who like a little more than a 10 minute Barber experience, good music, appreciation of art and even a boutique beer or scotch on the rocks. I feel like a hair cut now.

Time Out describes ‘Huckle the Barber’

:: You don’t always get what you pay for with a haircut. Oftentimes a pseudo-sexual head massage and the dubious whiff of heritage are enough to double the price of a snip. So, at Huckle, a no-nonsense barbershop that still charges £35 an appointment, you’d expect the service to be damn good. Luckily, it is. Chris Ward, my barber, and the shop’s owner, pays attention to the twist of my crown, styles a trendy sweep across my forehead (we are in the middle of Shoreditch after all) and even shaves off my neck fluff during a 45-minute appointment. The in-trim entertainment is limited to zeigeist-y dream-pop on the stereo, Chris’s easy conversation and some locally brewed Howling Hops craft beer, or a glass of Balvenie whisky. The barbershop is located on the site of the recently departed Murdock, and most of the staff have migrated from there. But this is a very different beard-trimming beast. With butchershop-white tiles and swanky but austere Belmont chairs the design avoids the old-fangled clutter of other premium barbers. The attitude at Huckle is that men are grown-up enough to care about grooming without having to pretend to be in ‘Mad Men’. ‘Guys don’t particularly like getting their hair cut,’ admits Chris. But in this case, they had us at Howling Hops.

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Road to the Pro


(You really should watch in HD – so much better!)

Our latest work with Aquabumps and Land Rover celebrates the famous surf route in the short film ‘Road to the Pro’, a road trip from Sydney to the Gold Coast’.

Beginning in Sydney and ending at Snapper Rocks a total of 844 km’s – The home of the Quiksilver Pro, the first stop on the ASP calender at the infamous Super Bank – Snapper Rocks.

The trip is quintessentially Australian, adventure surf tripping with a likeable bunch of surfers and following the vision of ::Uge and Aquabumps. The beach lifestyle presents surfers with style, road-tripping the east coast in search of empty barrels, good times, beautiful scenery and meeting colourful character locals & wildlife along the way.

T H A N K S

LAND ROVER

Chris Friend – Surfer
Blake Thornton – Surfer
Pama Davies – Surfer

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Van’s Bowl-A-Rama – Roll In

You know it’s summer in Bondi when the Van’s Bowl-a-Rama rolls into town, and once again Knack working with Ideas Man media created it’s award winning* web series Roll In.
Check them out!
(*We havent won any award but mum said it would if we entered it)

Roll In 5//Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi – The Official Wrap Up from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

After a rain delay on Saturday, the Gods held back the storm long enough for the 9th Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi to be run! If you missed the live webcast, catch up on the best bits right here…

Roll In 3//Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi – Festival of the Skateboard from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

More then just a skate contest, the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi is a week long Festival of the Skateboard.

Track: Coming Around by The Rude Heads.

Roll In 2//Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi – Generations from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

On the eve of the 9th Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi, Lizzie Armanto and Alex Sorgente talk about skating in Bondi for the first time. Lizzie, 20 years old, will make history as the first female to compete in the Pro Division and Alex, 15 years old, is looking good after podium finishes in both at the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA New York IN 2012 and the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Wellington last week.

Sydney’s stunning Bondi Beach welcomes the return of Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi from February 19 – 23 for its ninth consecutive year of awesome skateboarding and events. Following it’s the first event of the international series, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Wellington (held one week prior), Bondi promises to continue the festivities with an even hotter lineup of international skateboarding legends at the biggest professional bowl skating contest this side of the equator.

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi 2012 saw original Bones Brigade member Steve Caballero (USA) knock out the competition to win his fifth Masters Title while crowds blew up in a well-deserved cheer. Following suit, teen prodigy Pedro Barros (BRAZIL) blasted his way through the competition to earn first place on the Pro leader board for the third year running, in front of Bucky Lasek (USA) and Rune Glifberg (DENMARK).

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi 2013 draws a stellar list of international talent, including the pumped-to-win runners up from last year’s event, alongside crowd favourites: Pedros Barros (BRAZIL), Steve Caballero (USA), and Josh Rodriguez (USA). For the first time ever Christian Hosoi (USA) will be hitting bondi beach skatepark, whilst they all battle it out for the $100,00AUD prize purse. The competition on the Bowl is guaranteed to be fierce.

“Rad!!! Some amazing skating is going on here in Wellington, New Zealand, it’s set for an epic PRO showdown on Saturday and then it’s off to the big-mama of skateboarding; the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi see you on the beach!!” Comments Master skateboarder Pat Ngoho.

The PRO division is one of the strongest ever assembled, with a list of riders including Pedro Barros, Josh Rodriguez, Rune Glifberg, Jack Fardell, Nolan Monroe, Sky Siljeg, Nathan Beck, Kalani David, Bucky Lasek, Josh Stafford, Kevin Kowalski, Mike Owen, Charlie Blair, Alex Sorgente, Steve Pineiro, Omar Hassan, Otavio Neto, Rion Linderman, Joshua Borden, Nilo Pecannha, Andy Macdonald, Marcos Gabriel, Renton Millar, Ben Hatchell, Alex Perelson, Curren Caples, Ben Raybourn, Sam Beckett, and Zach Miller, all looking to skate their way to a spot on the podium.

The Masters Division includes skateboarding legends Christian Hosoi (first time competing at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi), Pat Ngoho, Steve Caballero, Sean Goff, Eddie Elguera, Sergie Ventura, Lester Kasai, Michael Mulhall, Jeff Grosso and George Orton.

Another year down and another Bondi just around the corner. This will be my second year at Australia’s most infamous bowl contest, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi. Every year this contest grows and brings in fresh and exciting skateboarders, right to the beautiful Bondi Beach. If your not there, we had fun. If you are, Strap yourself in and lets get buck.” Comments Australian Champion, Jack Fardell”

In addition to hosting the world’s most recognized skateboard talent Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi will once again award wild card entries to the winners of the Hurley Australian Bowl-riders competition (ABC™) held at Newcastle’s Bar Beach. These talented underdogs bring a whole new level of competition to the pool, making the pros sweat it out as they battle for the titles.

This year at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi will have the Dew AM Jam, the amateur comp running as part of the day’s events. It was created by Mt Dew to give young amateur skaters the opportunity to showcase their skills in front of media and sponsors from around the world.

This year $3000 is on the line for the best overall skater during the comp and the Order of Skaters will be provided on the day of the event. The runs will be judged by Mt Dew skaters Renton Millar and Nathan Beck as well as Sergie Ventura.

“We’re all arriving in Bondi right now from the best Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Wellington so far. Building on the energy levels from last week means that everyone is in for one of the most amazing weeks of skateboard culture ever seen on the fine shores of Bondi. As lifelong fans we can’t wait to be part of it. Not only do we have new talent coming up to shake the tree but also a heavy list of scene builders that created the whole thing in the first place. Young guns like; Alex Sorgente, Jack Fardell and Kalani David side by side with the old dogs; Christian Hosoi, Mike McGill, Adrian Jones and George Orton is going to be bloody awesome!” Comments Chad Ford, Director of Frontside Events.

Fans outside of Sydney can watch the action live via a global webcast from www.bowlarama.com.au, live Fuel TV broadcast and the Vans Live 2.0 App.

Roll In 1//Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi – Pedro Barros from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

In the lead up to the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi, we catch up with 3 time winner Pedro Barros.

Track: Bad Kids Skype Too by Samoan Punks

Sydney’s stunning Bondi Beach welcomes the return of Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi from February 19 – 23 for its ninth consecutive year of awesome skateboarding and events. Following it’s the first event of the international series, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Wellington (held one week prior), Bondi promises to continue the festivities with an even hotter lineup of international skateboarding legends at the biggest professional bowl skating contest this side of the equator.

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi 2012 saw original Bones Brigade member Steve Caballero (USA) knock out the competition to win his fifth Masters Title while crowds blew up in a well-deserved cheer. Following suit, teen prodigy Pedro Barros (BRAZIL) blasted his way through the competition to earn first place on the Pro leader board for the third year running, in front of Bucky Lasek (USA) and Rune Glifberg (DENMARK).

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA™ Bondi 2013 draws a stellar list of international talent, including the pumped-to-win runners up from last year’s event, alongside crowd favourites: Pedros Barros (BRAZIL), Steve Caballero (USA), and Josh Rodriguez (USA). For the first time ever Christian Hosoi (USA) will be hitting bondi beach skatepark, whilst they all battle it out for the $100,00AUD prize purse. The competition on the Bowl is guaranteed to be fierce.

“Rad!!! Some amazing skating is going on here in Wellington, New Zealand, it’s set for an epic PRO showdown on Saturday and then it’s off to the big-mama of skateboarding; the Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi see you on the beach!!” Comments Master skateboarder Pat Ngoho.

The PRO division is one of the strongest ever assembled, with a list of riders including Pedro Barros, Josh Rodriguez, Rune Glifberg, Jack Fardell, Nolan Monroe, Sky Siljeg, Nathan Beck, Kalani David, Bucky Lasek, Josh Stafford, Kevin Kowalski, Mike Owen, Charlie Blair, Alex Sorgente, Steve Pineiro, Omar Hassan, Otavio Neto, Rion Linderman, Joshua Borden, Nilo Pecannha, Andy Macdonald, Marcos Gabriel, Renton Millar, Ben Hatchell, Alex Perelson, Curren Caples, Ben Raybourn, Sam Beckett, and Zach Miller, all looking to skate their way to a spot on the podium.

The Masters Division includes skateboarding legends Christian Hosoi (first time competing at Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi), Pat Ngoho, Steve Caballero, Sean Goff, Eddie Elguera, Sergie Ventura, Lester Kasai, Michael Mulhall, Jeff Grosso and George Orton.

Another year down and another Bondi just around the corner. This will be my second year at Australia’s most infamous bowl contest, Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi. Every year this contest grows and brings in fresh and exciting skateboarders, right to the beautiful Bondi Beach. If your not there, we had fun. If you are, Strap yourself in and lets get buck.” Comments Australian Champion, Jack Fardell”

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Völkl Freeski

This Webisode follows Freeskiers Markus Eder, Charlie Lyons and Sam Smoothy while competing this year on the Freeride World Tour in Chamonix and Courmayeur. Check out the behind the scenes action that Rob Norman, Head of Cinematography at Knack Shot!

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Aquabumps Summer Moments

Aquabumps a stylish celebration of all things water based captures the local beaches of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs Tamarama and Bondi peak summer time. Paying virtue to Australians love of the surf, beach and sunsets — summer time is anticipated by locals and travelers from all over the world. A little moment in time of summer – Aussie style.

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Vans Bowl-a-Rama – Roll In

With the Vans Bowl-a-Rama in New York City for the first time ever, along side ideas man media we created a few clips for Frontside Events around and during the competition. Check out Corbin Harris and Jack Fardell rip up the street in rainy NYC in the First Episode and the competition wrap up in Episode Three!

Vans BOWL-A-RAMA NYC 2012 – Roll In #1 from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

Corbin Harris and Jack Fardell hit the streets of NYC in preparation for the first ever Vans Bowl-a-Rama in New York City!

Vans Bowl-a-Rama New York 2012 – Roll In #3 from Frontside Events on Vimeo.

The final installment of Vans BOWL-A-RAMA New York Roll In series. Pedro Barros and Lance Mountain were the winners, but this contest was so much more about bringing bowl skating back to New York!

Music//Barnzy.

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Nike Block Series – EUROPE

Over the summer months Knack Studios worked with BlueStar Revolution to document the Nike Block Series. The Block Series, Nike Surfing’s grassroots competition tour for young athletes aged between 9 & 20. With  a unique non-elimination Round Robin format allowing for competitors to surf three times throughout the one-day events, the Block Series just hit one goal : crown the best and most progressive surfers  in the SuperGroms, Groms and Junior divisions, encouraging performance and good vibes bringing together aspiring pro surfers for a great surf encounter.

 

2012 BLOCK SERIES / Europe / Sopelana from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

2012 BLOCK SERIES / Europe / Hossegor from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

2012 BLOCK SERIES / Europe / Zarautz from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

2012 BLOCK SERIES / Europe / Biarritz from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

2012 BLOCK SERIES / Europe / Somo from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

2012 BLOCK SERIES / FINALS TEASER from Nike Surfing on Vimeo.

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Aquabumps Spring/Summer Moments

2012 Aquabumps Spring/Summer Moments in Italy – in association with Peroni from Aquabumps on Vimeo.

Working with Aquabumps again, this time in collaboration with Peroni we set off to Italy to capture the summer, the beaches and the waves of the Mediterranean… Yep thats right, waves in the med! Aquabumps joined forces with Peroni to produce a series of short films that will take you to a place that we all want to be whilst hiding in our office cubicles – the beach.

Credits:

Camera 1: Rob Norman
Camera 2: Justin Barnwell
Additional Footage: Alessandro Dotti
Editor: Justin Barnwell
Sound Composition & Design: Matt Brown

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Thanks To:

– Alessandro & Pietro Dotti, Luca from Brothers Surf Shop, Sonia Bobbio, Fabrizio from Rimini, all all the beautiful people we met along the way.

©Aquabumps2012

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