Todd Grossman Inline Skating Notebook/ウェブリブログ

Todd Grossman

<< 作成日時： 2008/04/11 22:04 >>

プロスケーターとしての認知度は低いと思いますが、元 X-Games Skater の Todd Grossman が出演しているCMビデオを検索中に見つけました。その後・・・映像を学び、現在では逆に撮る立場と成って大活躍していると知り、その経歴に興味をもちました。彼が手がけた、面白いコマーシャル「KFC Popcorn Chicken "HOT FEET"」は日本でも紹介された事があるので、ご記憶されている方もいらっしゃるでしょう。

Grossman began skateboarding and snowboarding at age 12. By 16 he was competing in both sports and doing various demos and live shows on the east coast. In the mid 90's he picked up inline skating and landed various parts in Hollywood films and commercials. As a vert ramp skater in 1998 he was ranked 8th in the world and competed in the invitation only X-Games and Gravity Games. In the year 2000 after several hundred competitions and live shows around the globe he retired from competition to focus on filmmaking...

KFC Popcorn Chicken "HOT FEET"

Director/Writer - Todd Grossman

TV Commercial Featuring X-Games Pro Inline Skater Todd Grossman
Sportlife Gum	Nike "Alpha Project"
This international theatrical and television commercial ran in 1999. This Michael Bay Directed Superbowl Commercial was pulled from Cable after a Senator spoke out claiming it 'promoted child endangerment'. Todd Grossman's Bio Education: University of Southern California - B.A. Cinema/Television (May, 2000) USC Summer Production Workshop (June, 1998) A very well rounded filmmaker and published author, Todd Grossman has won numerous awards for an array of film and HD projects. Raised in New Hampshire, he began skateboarding and shooting videos at age 12. By 20 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in Cinema-Television, retired as a top ranked professional athlete including competition in the X-Games and Gravity Games, and was running a Los Angeles based production company full time. Grossman helped pay his way through college directing, shooting, and editing documentaries and videos; as well as doing stunts in commercials and feature films such as Michael Bay’s NIKE Super bowl series & BATMAN and ROBIN. In 2002, blockbuster action filmmaker Rob Cohen hired him to direct, produce, and shoot xXx: A FILMMAKERS DIARY, which resulted in a nomination for Best Documentary of the Year. Grossman went on to direct several award winning toy commercials for Razor USA, as well as the LA Shorts Festival’s “Best of the Fest” and NY Indy film fest winner, MEN OF ACTION. Most recently Grossman finished “BEHIND THE TAURUS”; an HD documentary for Red Bull, as well as “UFO” and “Action Speaks 2.0”; national commercials for the Powerwing and Ripstik. His first book, “SHOOTING ACTION SPORTS” hits stores this winter. He’s currently finishing a documentary and series of webisodes for Universal Picture’, 2008 action adventure, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Grossman is represented by Michael Sugar of Anonymous Content and Tad Lumpkin at ICM. Website: http://www.toddgrossman.com/