Jake Reuter ripping it up in his backyard pool, the “Jokers Pool.”

Cyril Jackson backside 180 kickflips the big four at the Bellflower Skatepark. Filmed back in April 2010.

Mike V performing an ally-oop fingerflip boneless at the Houghton Skatepark in Long Beach, CA. Filmed back in January 2010.

Just testing out some different slow motion options for footage filmed with my Canon HV30.

World famous blogger, Captain Soncho misses getting a shot of Mike V at the Jokers Pool.

Time for a brand new episode of “Mondays With Mike V!” Mark Choiniere, who films and edits the episodes has been out of town all week which put us in a bit of a bind for a new episode. So today I grabbed my video camera and dug out my VHS copy of Rubbish Heap [...]

Alternate angles of some of the tricks from Mike V’s “Bangin!” segment from The Berrics. I filmed this with my Canon Powershot pocket camera and choose a more raw edit for that “behind the scenes” feel. Enjoy.

Mike V’s daughter, Lucy Vallely teams up with Professor Paul Schmitt to make her very own pro model skateboard. Watch and learn as the Professor teaches us about the CreateAskate process.

Mike Vallely, Duane Peters, Tony Alva, Christian Hosoi, Eric Dressen, Eddie Reategui, Ben Schroeder and Steve Alba tearing it up during the Legends Skate Jam at the third annual Musink Festival in Costa Mesa, California.
February 20, 2010.

Mike V negotiates his contract with Landshark Wheels head honcho, Kristian Svitak. Take an exclusive behind the scenes look at skateboarding’s business side.

Tony Hawk, Kevin Staab and Andy McDonald screwing around at Tony Hawk Inc. January 8, 2010.

Short documentary about Mike Vallely’s trip to NYC to skate The Brooklyn Banks, as well as touches on Mike’s history with the Banks. Shot in December of 2009 before the Banks were closed down until January 2014.

Mike V ollies over YouTube employee, George Strompolos, inside the Google offices in New York City. December 15, 2009.

From 2003.
“My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood, To say as I said then!” – Cleopatra
From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
A film by Larry Ransom.
Narrated by Lance Mountain.
Hailed by some viewers as a “universal story” and “the perfect reminder to why you started skateboarding in the first [...]

When it was time to set up a new complete board, I decided I wanted to do something special as it is probably the last skateboard I will ever assemble and ride.
I wanted to have some inspiration and history under my feet so I thought if I had some gear donated by some of my [...]

Here is a bit of a behind the scenes look as well as some second angles, outtakes, slams and almosts from the This Is My Element video from Element Skateboards.
Featuring Mike Vallely, Darrell Stanton, Dallas Rockvam, Marc Falkenstein and Lee Dupont in New York City and various spots in New Jersey in March 2007.
The [...]

Here is a video I compiled and edited last year for Mike V’s 21st anniversary as a professional skater. Mike turned pro at a vert contest in Toronto, ONT, CAN on May 31, 1987.
He has now been a professional skateboarder for 22 years.
Says Mike: “This video is a random compilation from my twenty four [...]

With Steve Ortega.

with Salman Agah.

I was digging through a box of old VHS tapes tonight and came across this footage.
Here is Brian Patch, Vinny Ponte, Chad Vogt, Damien Carabajal and a 12 year old Bam Margera. I filmed this at Woodward Skate Camp back on July 24, 1992.

with Dallas Rockvam.

with Made For Skate author, Dirk Vogel.

with Erica Yary.

Just a quick skate down the ol’ block from 20th to the Pacific Coast Highway in Signal Hill, CA.

with Lockport legend, Mike Feeley.

with Jason Filipow.

Here’s an old video I made in 1991. Edited using two VCRs.
Starring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats.
All skate, all day. Nothing else mattered.

Audio commentary for the old video I made in 1991. Edited using two VCRs.
Starring Chris Fritton, Randy Lathbury, Chris Crenshaw, Larry Ransom, Stan Knight, Joe Cassenti and Eric Shugats.
All skate, all day. Nothing else mattered.

with Darrell Stanton.

with Rick Kosick.
Anyone who knows me, knows I love skateboard videos. I thought it would be fun to ask a bunch of people what their favorite video is, so keep your eyes peeled every week or so for further installments.
I have about five or so of these videos filmed already and I will say that [...]

Mike V busting out a wallride at Skip’s Ditch in Costa Mesa, California. 10/05/08.

I get to skateboard in my “house.”
Self filmed. This didn’t turn out how I imagined it would and I will most likely revisit this concept at a later time.

Here is some raw footage from Mike V’s 2004 “Man Vs Skatepark” tour. This footage has been backed up’d on a hard drive for four years but I never did anything with it.
Here it is in all its glory… no artsy edits or music… just raw skating.
One thing that does suck is I had [...]

I’ve been digging through boxes and trying to organize and condense my belongings and just came across an unlabeled VHS tape. I popped it in and quickly found out it was some old footage of me skateboarding.
This footage is from a late summer, early fall day in 1990 and it was filmed by my MOM. [...]

Here is a short promo video I made after the first Man Vs Skatepark tour in 2003. It was featured on Mike’s website back in 2003 and early 2004.

My last ride ever through the streets of Lockport. July 2003. Still searching…

Episode #4
We catch up with Andy Golkin to learn about the origins of the Boarder Transitions Skatepark in Niagara Falls, NY and get some insight on the demos they hosted.
Featuring never before seen footage of Brian Lotti, Sean Sheffey, Willy Santos, Rudy Johnson, Jim Thiebaud, Barker Barrett, Jordan Richter, Salman Agah and even a pre-Hollywood, [...]

Here is a basic and short video I made for two friends, Kenny and Pete, who worked at the Border Transitions Incorporated (BTI) skatepark in Niagara Falls, NY back in 1991.
I was occasionally bringing my video camera to the park and filming my friends and all the visiting pros who came to demo at the [...]

“My salad days, when I was green in judgment, cold in blood, To say as I said then!”
- Cleopatra From Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Trailer for the second and yet unseen version of the skateboarding documentary, Salad Days.
A film by Larry Ransom.
Narrated by Mike Vallely.
Hailed by some viewers as a “universal [...]

I just edited and uploaded this quick little film starring my good friend Chris Fritton. The footage was filmed in 2003 but never ended up being used for what it was originally intended for so I made this webclip out of it. Sorry this took so long Chris.
Filmed on video and 16mm film.
Enjoy.

Here is a short video I made as a school project for my Participation In Government class three months into my senior year of high school in 1991. We were allowed to pick our own topic so of course I chose skateboarding.
If I wasn’t riding my skateboard, then I was watching a skateboard video and [...]

Mike V and I traveled to my hometown of Lockport, NY and did a little skateboarding. Here is Mike in action. Filmed in June 2003.
Also appearing are friends Chris Fritton, Joe Cassenti, Eric Shugats and myself.
Shot on 16mm film sans the last trick.