“Differently, Still” by Paul Shkordoff
Badbadnotgood's “Differently, Still” plays a significant role in creating the emotion and feeling of what the entire film is about. The public often views skateboarding as an intense sport that is fueled by adrenaline. When in reality, a lot of people's perspectives are centered around self-expression, purpose, and community. In the film, Fabus moment of doubt is silenced by Knechtel's narrative, which is reminding yourself why you do it in the first place - fueling the passion of your inner child and the curiosity of learning. This is bookended by a moment between the two that feels calm and inspirational. My purpose with this film is to showcase my love story to my first passion - skateboarding. I feel like this is a story a lot of different people in their passions can relate to.
FROM THE DIRECTOR:
“To me, “Differently, Still” is a combination of all things I'ved loved and pursued for as long as I can remember. Skateboarding, Music and Filmmaking. When I wrote this film, the only thing i had in mind was to honour the first thing I fell in love with - skateboarding. Without over-intellectualizing it, I really just wanted to make a film that encapsulated what it felt like to find skateboarding when I was a kid. It's been a pleasure to find passion through skateboarding, the community and everything that surrounds it. The entire film was shot on expired 35mm Kodak film which aided in the feeling of nostalgia that I desperately wanted to reproduce for the look of this film. I'm thankful to Paul Shkordoff for donating his time and presence to direct this film, Mark Delotinville of Big Pig for producing this film, and Badbadnotgood for providing the soundtrack to this film. I couldn't have done it without them.”
-Liam Higgins
CREDITS:
TALENT
MAIN MAN//Justin Fabus/ @justinfabus
KID// Zac Knechtel
GUY #2// Eric Peters/ @3333ricp
GIRL// Julianna Stein/ @ju.rides
GUY #1// Erick Valentic/ @friendlyfilmer
SECURITY GUARD// Sean Lacdan/ @seanlacdan
FATHER// Ben Knechtel/ @benknechtel
WRITER / DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY// Liam Higgins/ @liamhiggins
DIRECTOR// Paul Shkordoff
PRODUCER / 1ST AD// Mark Delotinville/ @bigpigco
B CAMERA OPERATOR (VX1000)// Erick Valentic/ @friendlyfilmer
1ST AC// Oleksii Furdiiak/ @oleksii.furdiiak
LOCATION SOUND RECORDIST// Liam Murphy/ @a.liam.murphy
HAIR & MAKEUP// Tiare Farquhar/ @Tiareivyrose.mua
GAFFER// Jordan Heguy/ @jordanheguy
KEY GRIP// Mike Arena/ @thebeastmilk
PRODUCTION DESIGNER// Christopher Zenti/ @sumwunwholovesyou
PA// Sean Lacdan/ @seanlacdan
POST PRODUCTION
EDITING HOUSE// Outsider Editorial/ @outsidereditorial
EDITOR// Michael Barker/ @michaelbbarker
EDITING ASSISTANT// Daniel Karan/ @hi8bandit
OFFLINE PRODUCER// Kayan Choi/ @kayanch01
VHS PROCESSING// Mark Boucher/ @tvmsocial
COLOUR HOUSE// Artjail/ @artjail
COLOURIST// Clinton Homuth/ @clintonhomuth
COLOUR ASSISTANT// Austin Tang/ @austin_tang_
COLOUR PRODUCER// Alison Maxwell/ @alsnmxwll
GRAPHICS & TITLES// Liam Higgins/ @liamhiggins
SOUND DESIGN// Alex Gluch/ @_gluch
COMPOSER// BADBADNOTGOOD/ @Badbadnotgood
FILM PROCESSING// Metropolis New York/ @metpostny
PROCESS POST SUPERVISION// Sacha Freeman/ @metpostny
VENDORS
CAMERA RENTALS// Keslow Camera/ @keslowcamera
LIGHTING & GRIP RENTALS// Ontario Camera/ @ontariocamera
FILM PROVIDED BY Kodak New York/ @kodak
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