It is widely known that Iain Borden has the seminal text on skateboarding and his 2019 reboot consolidated this authority. But it is perhaps much less well known that Iain also wrote a fascinating book on the bond between film, cars, and landscape. Looking at a host of iconic movies and the way they give a feel to landscape, place and time.
The recent release of of Gilbert Crockett’s Denim Car got me thinking of the numerous times that cars make narrative contributions to skateboard videos. Jobs Never stood out as the most immediately analogous to Iain’s book. A dream project could be for Iain two mesh these two pursuits.
I put together a quick collage of some standout scenes in my own mind. I am sure there are many more.