For better or worse, the aesthetics are a bigger part of the equation than they once were. Think about that Poor Boyz shoot in Detroit, where they put the time in to outline their lines in bricks so it looked like a part of the apocalyptic landscape there. Or even in this video, lining the little jump Danny used to do the nose bonk front flip off the street sign with some cute rubble. With so many people able to do the insane shit now, and cameras so goddamn good, I think people making them are now as concerned with how it looks as how gnarly the feature/spot is. I mean, during the VHS/16 mm days you could barely tell enough detail for that to make a difference, but now with 4K+ resolution (that no one can watch) all the details get captured in the shot. Just my two cents, but occasionally I actually enjoy the artsy intro if it's well done and SHORT ENOUGH.
"We're in the eye of a shiticane here Julian, and Ricky's a low shit system!" - Jim Lahey, RIP
Former Managing Editor @ TGR, forever mag.
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