Skate video

[2] However, the Powell Peralta company is often credited as creating the first skate videos proper that were not a part of a fictional film or a documentary.

[4] The conventions and styles of skate videos continue to evolve and redefine themselves alongside the sport of skateboarding.

Most videos feature "slam sections" of tricks that end up in failure and spectacular falls where the skateboarder is hurt.

Ultimately, producers try to promote their idea of skate style, achieved by montage and editing.

[6] One of the most common camera used to shoot skate videos in the late 90s and early 2000s was the Sony DCR-VX1000 which is still used today by some filmmakers.