Knot Future : The Line Club: Recent Episodes
Alexander James Lewis-Hughes
Videos we talked about:
Simon Witcherman Kiteloop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwNi...
Mowglis Jungle - https://vimeo.com/184240253
The Bubble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8jBQ...
De Brazil - https://www.knotfuture.com/post/sam-l...
Hadlow in Lagos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqXM_...
Hadlow mimic this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMOl...
Dre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhr2F...
Lou Awake – especially as I ride these spots now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhFVK...
KB’n 201 – first instructionals with real tricks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eieLM...
Andy Hurdman great bantz - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiECO...
Danimal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3lb...
New GB part - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPh4o...
m9stra fully automatic - https://vimeo.com/105553790
Hadlow calibrate - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAiY...
Sam Light and Hadlow Dynamics - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ogt...
KNOT FUTURE: Here & Now - Ewan Jaspan. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRCnI...
Ewans Video Parts:
First ‘edit’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx8s3...
Kiting with Crocs https://vimeo.com/78772829
Triple S wildcard 2013 - https://vimeo.com/67774124
‘Fundamentals’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_6T...
‘Swamp Swaps’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3fXh...
AWSI KB’er of the year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCeM...
‘Stranded’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG...
‘Behold and Sea’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8M6U...
2018 Mashup - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840...
‘Solstice’ Melbourne Vid - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840...
Hood Iphone Shred - https://www.facebook.com/115178821840...
DOP - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZBM...
Line Club Ep.2 Time Codes:
00:44 - Where did you grow up?
01:31 - How did you get into Kitesurfing?
09:05 - When did you start to get sponsored?
13:13 - Andy Yates, Keahi De-Aboitiz, National Comps.
16:50 - How has social media changed the Kiteboarding landscape for young riders and Pros?
25:25 - When did you turn Pro?
28:56 - The start of injuries.
30:35 - When you first went on the Freestyle tour (PKRA), what tricks were you doing?
34:50 - Judging with “overall impression” and other judging retrospectives.
44:27 - Are competition results a good measure to sponsor riders by or build a brands image?
48:03 - What were the first kite videos you saw as a kid?
49:18 - Andre Phillip.
58:21 - What was your first decent video part?
58:53 - Posting on Seabreeze and Internet Forums; how honest critique can push progression.
1:03:13 - First video part you made that you were hyped on?
1:03:34 - Winning the REAL triple-S wildcard.
1:08:35 - How conditions play a huge factor in making a “good” video part and the under appreciation of riding in challenging spots.
1:12:58 - HSFS900 ender in his “Stranded” Hood River video part.
1:15:38 - Cable and the crossover, is it a good tool? Cable V’s Kite?
1:20:55 - Why ride Kite Park? Why not just Wakeboard or Snowboard?
1:21:57 - Big Air? What’s your take on it and do you want to do more of it?
1:25:55 - The Window. The need to push it while you can. Getting kids on the right kites.
1:29:55 - What do you think about foiling/ surf foiling.
1:33:08 - Which riders have inspired you the most over the years?
1:34:48 - Aaron Hadlow, Christophe Tack.
1:36:04 - Alex Pastor, Brandon Shied, Sam Light.
1:40:39 - What athletes from other sports inspire you?
1:42:40 - What wakeboarders do you like to watch?
1:48:39 - Favourite Video Parts ****
1:49:45 - First pro model board, “Traverse”.
1:52:18 - Riding a longer board and the theory/ reasons behind it.
1:59:23 - Thank You.
Filmed, Directed and Produced by: Alexander Lewis-Hughes.
Cover Art: Noe Font.
AUDIO PODCAST: https://soundcloud.com/user-505629061...
Getting to the bottom line of all things Kiteboarding, past, present and knot future!
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Episode One time codes -
1:46 - How did you get started Kiteboarding?
4:01 - What was the equipment you started with?
8:18 - First sponsors.
9:55 - Trying different gear and setups.
13:06 - Progression of your tricks?
15:30 - Kite Videos (general).
19:37 - What being a Pro is really about.
20:23 - What was your first video part?
22:24 - How Kite videos have changed.
27:28 - How becoming a Pro has changed with the internet/ social media.
30:39 - More about his first video part and subsequent parts.
32:17 - Stance Webstory.
33:23 - Riding cable and the cross-over.
35:42 - Brandon Sheid.
37:11 - Competitions.
41:13 - Groms!
43:50 - Day Two, we’re back!
44:14 - Progression of your tricks.
45:07 - Fitness.
48:35 - Where do you see the sport heading?
50:11 - What riders inspire you?
51:27 - Switch.
57:58 - What sports and other athletes inspire you?
1:00:26 - What are your all time favourite video parts?
1:02:50 - Favourite people to ride with?
1:06:01 - Brazil, Kite-Mansion, what’s happening here?
1:08:45 - What’s involved in setting up a park?
1:11:09 - KPL Brazil stop.
1:12:26 - Minimising waste and helping clean your surroundings.
1:14:12 - Wrapping it up!
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Shot and edited by: Alexander Lewis-Hughes
Animation by: Noe Font
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LINKS WE TALKED ABOUT:
Welcome to the Team Alex & Annelous (Cabrinha Kitesurfing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66vE...
'The LINE' Episode 1 - Alex Maes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swe7s...
USA Road Trip | The new Stance webstory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xgOk...
Autofocus - A Film About Kiteboarding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFfxs...
Mowgli’s Jungle: Chapter 01
https://vimeo.com/91871350
DE BRAZIL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eu33...
Introducing The Bubble Film.
https://vimeo.com/232173962
Stranded - Hood River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgoG...
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ALEX MAES would like to thank:
Cabrinha, Maltem , Neilpryde , Picture Organic , my Parents , Kite Mansion Crew, Lous & Matos shop!
What’s upppppp my G's!!!