First Day of Thesis Shooting @ Slappy Sundays on Astor Place

Shooting has begun on my next skateboard film!
I went out yesterday sans film crew with nothing but a Panasonic HMC 150 and the back pack on my back with the mindset of just getting some cutaway shots that I'd maybe use later in post.  What I wound up getting blew my expectations far out of the water!
Just as the universe would have it, it was the BEST Slappy Sunday event yet.  Aside from the 50+ skaters to show up, we were blessed with the zany antics of street performer MATTHEW SILVER who is a cross between a David Lynch character and something out of Monty Python and the Holy Grail...well, let's just call him a Modern day soothsayer for our times!
http://www.maninwhitedress.com/
What that translated into was just another aspect that is the fun of being a street skater.  Being immersed in the world around you while simultaneously sharing in the world of your own.  So much good skating went down, camaraderie, community, and family.  Tons of fun and hysterical laughter was the genesis for  plenty of cinematic gems that only documentary can provide!
Here are a few footage stills of what went down yesterday as well as a short Go Pro segment shot and edited by Alex Corporan.  This was just Day 1.

CHECK OUT ALEX CORPORANS GO PRO EDIT ON FACEBOOK HERE:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150657622056650

Interview and New Skate Mini-Doc Up on NY Skateboarding Today!

Last week, I did an interview with Rick Sulz of NY Skateboarding about my most recent short documentary film and today it's posted up along with the film, as well as my first student film, "Holy Dance" shot back in late Sept. '11.  Go check out the site!  (Link below)

http://www.nyskateboarding.com/2012/04/jr-cronheims-short-version-of-misunderstood-2012/

CURB CRUSHERS: Slapping it in NY

CURB CRUSHERS: Slapping it in NY

My New Home Studio is Almost There!

There's no place like home!  

And for me there is no better place to be inspired to play, write, edit, create, spin, record, or any combination of those!  You can get the most out of any space, especially in Manhattan, where extra space is a luxury only available to some.  

Making the best out of my Lower East Side living quarters - It's becoming magical and inspiring me to explore some depths of creativity I haven't touched in some time.

How are you using your living space?

(It's hard to get a studio together on a student budget, but I'm a crafty one.  Almost there.)

New Skateboarding Documentary In Production for 2012!

Shooting wraps this week on my new short documentary film! Looking forward to putting it all together in post production. Big Thank Yous to Steve Rodriguez, Rodney Torres, Dave Ortiz, and Taji Ameen for being a part of this film and also to my awesome crew Susanne Dollnig and Matteo Brunetta! This 10 minute social issue film will serve as a teaser for the full length extended version which will be in production until August 2012. Teaser coming soon!  Here are a few production stills from actual footage shot this past month for the short 10 minute version as well as some "behind the scenes".  Enjoy!

w/ Rodney Torres and Matteo Brunetta

Pro skateboarder Eli Reed w/ Anthony Rodriguez

Sponsored Am and Vice Magazine correspondent Taji Ameen

Taji Ameen

New York Pro skateboard legend Rodney Torres

Skaters at Harold Hunter Day V under the Manhattan Bridge

Susanne Dollnig and myself. Photo by Steve Rodriguez

Steve Rodriguez emcees Harold Hunter Day V

Dave's Wear House/DQM founder and skate personality Dave Ortiz

5Boro Skateboards owner and skateboard activist Steve Rodriguez

Rodney Torres w/ former pro and skateboarding fixture Alex Corporan

Taji Ameen wrecking the spot in 6 degree weather - Lower East Side NYC

"Why Documentary?"

Get a preview of my new VLog which unconventionally answers the question, "Why 

Documentary?" That is....if you can follow it. 

I wanted to do something in an interpretive surrealism which incorporated elements of the city and aspects of my life (the clues are in there).  There is a conveyance of multiple time lines, perspectives, hinting on multiple dimensions, infinite possibilities, dual universes, etc.  The answer to the question is in the two minute film itself, but I gave a little something at the end to help focus the overall idea of the work.

I was actually VERY excited by this project because it allowed me to create something artistic

and produce a piece that is extremely representative of me - how my mind works, my stylistic vision, and how I process the things I see in the world.  It's a glimpse inside my head.

I hate the word "experimental".  I think it's a really weak solution to lop films with no specific  label into a category for everything that does not fit into conventional documentary.

When I screened this for the first time last week at New York Film Academy it got a fantastic response, although I may have heard the "E" word used once or twice. I'll use some Netflix terminology and file it under "Dark Cerebral Mind-Bending Introspective Documentary".  Ok, maybe that's a little much.

CHECK IT OUT ON VIMEO

Click this Link to view:
http://vimeo.com/32051138

Caught on the Work! HHDV

Rick @ NYSkateboarding.com put up a nice recap of Harold Hunter Day 5!  

Check it out here:

http://www.nyskateboarding.com/?p=12863

He also caught me hard at work shooting for my new VLog!

Thanks for the shot and the shout!!