I asked Glenn Beardmore about two skate edits he made during the pandemic in Melbourne, the world’s most locked-down city. He filmed and edited Boundaries, with Martin Gade, as well as the best edit of all time, with himself.
Q: Why was Martin’s section called ‘Boundaries’?
A: We chose ‘Boundaries’ for a few reasons. The first and obvious being the restrictions put in place by the government. This limited our time, travel and how many people we could be outdoors with, but because of this we were exposed to spots that would normally be “unskateable” due to foot traffic etc.
Martin was also pushing the limits of his skating, breaking through mental barriers. He made the most of every situation we were in, whether it be a 2-hour-per-day outdoors restriction for exercise, or a 5km travel radius from your place of residence, we always found a way to make it happen.
Q: Filming big tricks is already daunting enough. What was it like doing so when it was technically illegal at the time, because you could only be outside for exercise?
A: Filming big tricks is already a rush, but that rush was heightened with the added stress of the rules and restrictions set in place, concerns of being fined, or even not having anyone to watch for traffic or security/police at certain spots. Even the thought of being injured and having to go to the hospital during that time was so much more concerning.
Q: There must have been something exciting about the challenge, of just you two exploring the overlap between your two 5km radiuses? It’s surprising you could find so many spots.
A: Oh absolutely. Finding spots we would never look at otherwise, or having a beer by the Yarra when we’d finish up for the day. And despite the added pressure of the pandemic, it was without a doubt the funnest and favourite project I’ve worked on.
We also had periods in between lockdowns when we could have other people meet up with us, or we could venture out of Melbourne for the day.
Q: The other project you worked on during the pandemic is my favourite skate edit of all time. The video you made for Dad Watson’s edit contest. You skated without UFS bolts, so that your frames and wheels could roll off. You really pushed that idea to the limits, but I also loved the filming and editing. Where did that idea come from?
A: Thanks man!
Hmmmmm
[next day]
I’m high AF. Let’s do this.
Ok, so basically the idea came from the tunnel ledge at Reservoir skatepark. I was picturing a skateboarder hippy jumping it. Then I randomly thought about a rollerblader somehow doing the equivalent, and came to the conclusion that it would be possible if I removed my frame bolts, so my frames would seperate from one of my boots. From the moment I did that first “bolt-less” hippy jump, I was like: “holy shit, I think I can do a grind like this”.
Initially I thought I could enter the competition with the single hippy jump as my ender, and maybe it would win best trick or something? But once I did it and realised that I could also do grinds with the frame bolt-less, I chose to do an entry based on bolt-less tricks.
Q: Fuck yeah!
// Suss Glenn on instagram, and youtube, where he’s recently posted another edit of Phil Moss. //
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