Episode 13 - Ben Derenne

Episode 13 with Ben Derenne, former skateboarding filmer, videographer and team manager. Together we discussed him growing up in the Paris suburbs in the 80's, skating and snowboarding as a teenager, becoming a filmer for Puzzle (the European equivalent to 411 video magazine), joining forces with Jérémie Daclin (founder & owner of Cliché skateboards) and making their first full length-video Europa as well as a tour video in Spain for 411 which helped put the brand on the map, going over to Globe shoes to become their European team manager, leaving the skateboarding industry in 2008 and transitioning into digital marketing, communications and management, living in Villard de Lans in the French Alps and aspiring to build an organic farm... 

1. Intro (00:13) 
2. Growing up in Paris suburbs (01:38) 
3. Nickname “King of downhill” by Marc Haziza (08:26)
4. Working at Puzzle (11:25) 
5. Opportunity to go film Jérémie Daclin in Lyon (19:20) 
6. How were you working with all the riders filming for Europa? (25:27) 
7. How did you select the music for the video? (39 :39) 
8. What about the sound? How did you work on it to make the skating sound better? (42:21) 
9. Europa premiere at MCM café in Paris (47:03) 
10. Interlude (58:00) 
11. Spain tour section in 411 (58:13) 
12. After Cliché, going to Globe (01:04:35) 
13. After Globe, leaving the skateboarding industry (01:11:55) 
14. Question from Greg (01:22:09) 
15. Questions from Pontus (01:27:14) 
16. Conclusion (01:30:18)

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