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How many tricks are packed in the 10 minutes and 22 seconds worth of footage and
how long did it take you to complete it all?
Good Ques�on, I didn’t count them. Every Trick took an hour to land in average. I
rarely go back to the same spot for the same trick unless I really need to have it in the
part. I’ve been working on that project for like 2 years. The merlin twist (sw 180 ff
impossible) at primetower is from 2016 tough. We also don’t have a filmer in the area
so the longer it takes the more bad i feel for my friends that film me. You might have
no�ced that there is only one 3 trick line in the part, that’s because lines usually take
longer to film and i just don’t want to ask my friends for too much. (Fun story the only
other line i filmed in the past 2 years got lost haha). As said some�mes i just set up a
tripod, that happens when i’m ska�ng alone or when I’m too shy to ask a homie if he
could film for a bit. Without the help of my friends i couldn’t realise street parts and
I’m so grateful for their help.
I feel like this part is pre�y decent for my standards even that i think i could do much
more. I some�mes renounce on the actual trick i want when everybody is bored and
wants to go to the next spot. It’s also a tough Quest to keep it up with youtube,
Nollie pop shove it - Ohio, USA
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edi�ng, Instagram and finding �me and energy to hit the streets with my friends, get
the job done and s�ll have an awesome �me.
Before you turned pro you worked in a bar a�er you completed university (Matura).
I am sure your parents were not thrilled with your career choice. What was your
plan?
I was working many jobs before I made a living out of this and to be honest I never
had a real plan. I always knew I could go to study and make a bachelor with the
determina�on I have, which is s�ll an op�on for me a�er all of this. I just went to
work in the back office of DHL and a re�rement place a�er I got my degree. A�er that
I went on pu�ng up circus tents and many other small jobs. Bartender was hard work
but fun. It didn’t go easy on the body though. My dad was very unhappy about the
skate thing when I told him I was going to chase a�er that but eventually it worked
out and today he’s very cool with it.
Did you start your Youtube channel before or a�er turning pro and why?
Way before. I started it in 2012 for a school project. We did a stop mo�on
skateboarding clip and had to create a channel to get it uploaded.
‘If they wanna spend their
time talking about how
much I suck, well that’s ok
Brian Amps with me.’
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