Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song

Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song is a skateboarding video series that features influential skateboarders Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song.[1][2][3] Three video installments were released under the titles Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 (the third "round" was incorporated into the debut video for the Almost skateboard company that was cofounded by Mullen and Song).[4][5][6]

History

Round 1 (1997)

The first video shows Mullen "competing" against Song—the two are close friends outside of the video series.[7] The video also features combined parts from the World Industries,[8] A-Team,[9] and Blind teams[10] (as they were in 1997 when the video was released). Song and Mullen both appear in their own parts[11][12] that are combined with small sections that feature members of their respective brands' teams.

Round 2 (1999)

Compared to the first video, Round 2 was produced in a slightly different format. As with Round 1, the video features individual parts from Mullen and Song,[13] and there are also combined parts from the World Industries, A-Team, and Blind[14] teams—some World team members had, by this time, formed the Deca brand. However, there are also short advertisement-like sections throughout the video for the other brands that were being distributed by Dwindle Distribution at the time, making the video similar to an issue of a video magazine.

Round 3 (2004)

As it is effectively an Almost video, the third installment is considerably different from its predecessors. Almost: Round Three not only includes Song and Mullen, but features full-length parts from the Almost team of the time: Chris Haslam,[15] Cooper Wilt,[16] Greg Lutzka,[17] Ryan Sheckler,[18] and "William Patrick",[19] who was really Tyrone Olson in a costume.

See also

References

  1. Mackenzie Eisenhour; Blair Alley (9 January 2012). "10 Most Influential Tricks of All Time". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  2. TEDxTalks (4 June 2012). "TEDxUSC - Rodney Mullen - How Context Shapes Content" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. Skin Phillips; Chris Thiessen (31 January 2012). "30th Anniversary Interviews: Daewon Song Part One". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. "Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song". Skatevideosite.com. Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. "Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song: Round 2". Skatevideosite.com. Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  6. "Almost - Round Three". Skatevideosite.com. Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  7. Brian Peech (2 September 2005). "Daewon vs. Daewon". Skateboarder. GrindMedia, LLC. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  8. bigPantsLittleWheels (9 December 2009). "World Industries Section - Rodney Vs Daewon Round 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  9. bigPantsLittleWheels (9 December 2009). "A-Team Section - Rodney Vs Daewon Round 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  10. AnibalSk8HD (1 October 2010). "Blind Skateboards 1997 Rodney Mullen Vs Daewon Song Round 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  11. bigPantsLittleWheels (9 December 2009). "Daewon Song - Rodney Vs Daewon Round 1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  12. herbalist1989 (7 February 2009). "rodney mullen vs daewon song round1" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  13. FremontMetalHead (18 September 2006). "Round 2 - Rodney Mullen Vs. Daewon Song" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  14. sharpbuttons (7 March 2011). "Blind - Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song Round 2" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  15. GatoMan666 (6 September 2009). "CHRIS HASLAM ALMOST ROUND THREE!!!(Better Quality)" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  16. ratabot (21 June 2008). "Cooper Wilt - almost round 3" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  17. krlosop (4 September 2010). "almost round 3 greg lutzka" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  18. ebr99 (25 October 2007). "Ryan Sheckler in Almost Round 3" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  19. Ben Jones (7 July 2012). "William Patrick - Almost Round 3 HQ" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

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