Transworld: The Cinematographer Project
Transworld Skateboarding Video #24
Magazine-style full-length skate video (57 min)
Released by Transworld Skateboarding in 2012
United States

Produced by Jon Holland, The Cinematographer Project revived the concept of the original Cinematographer series by shifting the focus away from individual skaters and onto the filmmakers behind the lens. The video is split into sections by legendary skate filmers including Mike Manzoori, RB Umali, Dan Wolfe, William Strobeck, Chris Ray, Russell Houghten and Chris Middlebrook, each bringing their own filming style, editing rhythm and atmosphere. Instead of feeling like one unified team video, it plays like a massive collage of skateboarding styles, cities, personalities and eras colliding together.

Soundtrack Highlights

• Intro — “Vanished” by Crystal Castles

• Torsten Frank — “To The Maker” by Main Fear Love / “Barry Horowitz” by Action Bronson / “Starfield” by The New Division

• Bill Strobeck — “Before My Voice Fails” by Gang Gang Dance

• Mike Manzoori — “Patience” by Mike Murphy

• Chris Ray — “Get Right Through” by Drowning Clowns

• Brennan Conroy — “Dragon’s Song” by Blitzen Trapper

• Dan Wolfe — “I Get My Thang In Action” by Method Man

• R.B. Umali — “Time For Some” by Action Bronson & Statik Selektah ft. Lil Fame

• Ryan Ewing (“Beagle”) — “Goat Groovin’” by Goatmouf

• Christopher Middlebrook — “One More Tonight” by Total Control

• Jon Holland — “Stadiums And Shrines II” by Sunset Rubdown

• Russell Houghten — “Open Horizon” by Richard Houghten

• Alien Workshop section — “Síríus Alfa” by Apparat Organ Quartet

Featured Skaters

The video features an enormous lineup of over 100 skaters including Arto Saari, Anthony Van Engelen, Jason Dill, Dylan Rieder, Lewis Marnell, Stefan Janoski, Grant Taylor, Ishod Wair, Mark Suciu, Shane O'Neill, Nick Boserio, Dane Burman, Omar Salazar, Gilbert Crockett, Ben Raemers and Kyle Walker alongside dozens more from every corner of skateboarding.

Rather than chasing one specific mood, The Cinematographer Project works as a snapshot of skateboarding itself in the early 2010s, documenting everything from raw street missions and blown-out DIY spots to polished HD filming and experimental editing. It remains one of the most ambitious Transworld videos ever released, functioning less like a traditional skate DVD and more like a moving archive of modern skate filmmaking.

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