Now Playing: Clément Boucau x The Booted
It's been almost a decade since this one dropped, and while The Booted is now gone, it's just too good a section not to be added to the archives.
Every great video profile is first and foremost the story of a collaboration. Every successful piece, the result of serious teamwork. Behind the tricks and technical prowess, one can catch a glimpse of this sense of trust a blader must experience towards his cameraman. Behind the crisp images and smooth filming, the feel of this emotional bond the filmer has established with his subject...
Such is the story of Cavin Brinkman and Clément Boucau. When they began working on this project, they had met each other a couple of times at the most, and the truth is that they barely knew each other. Clément's friendly smile is often a cover for his reserved personality, and Cavin has always made it very clear that French people had to work twice as hard to gain his respect.
“Shyness was shunned, and laughter soon became an essential part of the filming process. In short: these two guys became friends.”
However, through getting to know one another, things progressively got easier. After a rather slow first shooting session in Paris which officially started this piece for The Booted, clips started rolling in as Cavin and Clément's respective sense of humour took over. Shyness was shunned, and laughter soon became an essential part of the filming process. In short: these two guys became friends.
Of course, these things are bound to happen when people spend that much time together. With no set deadline and shitty weather conditions to deal with, the filming sessions took place over the course of a whole year. A lot of that time was spent scouting for spots, nursing injuries, or avoiding the rain, thus creating the opportunity for long talks, lots of laughs, and even a little tourism!
“This is a piece of both of their lives. This is the sum of many trips, several injuries, and countless moments of laughter.”
The pair did cover quite some ground indeed, as they filmed in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Clément's hometown of Lille. Unfortunately, they had to cancel a final trip to London, yet still planned sessions whenever Clément's work schedule allowed. Exploring new terrain together was arguably one of the main factors that made for such a great collaboration between the two.
What you are now about to watch is the logical result of this whole process. This is Clément's first major section in years, and arguably his very best to date. This is one of Cavin's finest, most refined pieces in his extensive video catalog. This is a piece of both of their lives. This is the sum of many trips, several injuries, and countless moments of laughter. This is the story of two friends.
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