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Was it difficult to direct these dudes because they had limited experience?
Chris Zam: I just wanted to keep it real, that was my goal. I know that when Rob and Nino wrote the script, they did it with some of the guys in mind so we just let them do their thing while they were on the set. I’d have to guide them for direction like move here to go there but I think a lot of the stuff was very natural for them. Paul as an actor, I thought he was fantastic. He really listened and responded and he was able to pull out the stuff he had to pull out. I think when the guys got together, the core group of Dunn, Dyrdek, Terry, and Paul there was a very natural ease amongst them and the lines flowed real naturally. It was kind of a nightmare while we were cutting it because the guys aren’t really actors and I think that we would have done some things differently had they been but fortunately we were shooting on HD so we were able to let things flow and let things happen. I think it all comes out pretty real on the screen.
Rob Dyrdek: Paul carries this film. If he didn’t it would have turned out wack. But he’s a pro in everything he does and he killed it.
Was it hard to pull off the acting?
Terry Kennedy: At first it was hard. But we would sit in readings and they would be like “Terry, it’s you. We’re doing a skateboarding film and we just want your natural energy. Just be you.” So from there I was like “Damn, ok.” Reading the lines was kind of difficult because I kept thinking “Do I have to get into character, do I have to be a certain way?” But once they told me to say whatever I was going to say with my own natural energy, the same way I would normally say it, it was no problem. From there it just flowed. Plus being around Paul, and Dyrdek, and Sheckler, you know these are dudes I grew up skating with so the natural energy was already there. Once we got together, that took the nervousness away from all of us.
Paul Rodriguez: It wasn’t too crazy. I had been around sets before because of my dad so it wasn’t entirely a new experience for me. I think that helped a lot. Plus I knew the role so well, it really is me. Like when I started taking skating seriously, my family was like “What the hell are you doing?” but when I started to be successful at it they got it.
Is it harder to be filmed skating in front of a Hollywood crew than a skate video crew?
Terry Kennedy: There is way more pressure skating in front of a Hollywood crew than a regular filmer because for one, there are like ten different cameras and two, there are like thirty people on set. At a skate spot, its just you, your friends, the filmer everyone’s like “You got it, you got it,” but for a movie they tell you they only have so many more shots or so much more time and so you have to get it on this try. So there is a lot more pressure for sure. It was weird though, because I was doing something I naturally knew how to do but the fact it was a movie set would make me nervous.
Do you think you will go after straight acting roles if this movie goes over well?
Paul Rodriguez: I definitely would. I really enjoyed doing it and could see myself doing more of it. Like I said I’ve been in this world so I feel pretty comfortable with it.
Terry Kennedy: I would. I’ll be honest, though, I get nervous. I’m not used to being around them dudes. You know if you had me in front of a new cast and all them damn cameras, it would probably get me nervous again. When I’m around people that skate, and that energy, I’m at home, but you get me in front of a whole other crowd and you might find me all up against the wall. But you know what, after I got used to it, I’d probably become natural with it. I don’t have my life set on being an actor, I want to skate the rest of my life but if other opportunities came up and I could take them upon myself, then yeah, I’d do it.
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