Dogtown and Z-Boys

subcultures is to a high extent stimulated and supported by the social factors as well as historical ones. The events that triggered the emergence and the development of the Z-Boys group and their subculture that later transformed into the complete culture and ideology among the American youth. The documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys depicts the story of a group of outstanding surfers who decided to use their skills on land and popularized the skateboarding in Santa Monica and throughout the United States

film Chinatown (1974) directed by Roman Polanski and documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) directed by Stacy Peralta. Both movies relate to various aspects and issues of urban studies and demonstrate various approaches towards the city, urban environment, and population. In Chinatown, for example, the movie makers cover the phenomenon of urbanization and it influence on the nearby territories and settlements. The movie Dogtown and Z-Boys, the issue of adaptive reuse of space is discussed

Dogtown and Z-Boys is a documentary that depicts the wild life of a skate and surf team, including twelve individuals and the community in which they lived. This documentary shows how the surf and skate “culture” was different and unique in the 1960s in California and changed over time. The individuals that were a part of this team and community were known as the dropouts and lowlifes, but truly embraced the “locals only” way of life. They all started off surfing and transitioned to skating, which

Dogtown and Z-boys and Lords of Dogtown movies tell the legendary story of the birth and movement of skateboarding in the 1970’s. The original Dogtown and Z-boys, directed by Stacy Peratla in 2001 is the documentary/ biography version of the film that explains the history of the “Z-boys” and where they grew up. Lords of Dogtown, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, is the portrayal of the surfing/ skate team and what they did to mold the business and sport into what it is today. The original version

known as skateboarding. Wanting to show this evolution, Stacy Peralta directed, Dogtown and Z-Boys, a documentary that captures the history and the iconic moments of skateboarding. The trend of skateboarding was rapidly losing interest in the 70’s until a group of rebellious surfers, commonly known as the Z-Boys, decided to transfer their unique lifestyle and individuality into the dying world of skateboarding. The Z-Boys liberated the declining sport of skateboarding by pushing the boundaries of where

except that he was a former professional skateboarder. Later that night, I went on my computer and did research about who he was and that is when I found out about the Dogtown skate crew. All of the information that I gathered that night changed my life forever. I had scene both Dogtown films, Lords of Dogtown and Dogtown and Z-Boys. I rarely ever read the opening or closing credits, so I had never known that Stacy Peralta wrote the screenplay for the former and was a co-writer and director for the

Dogtown and the Z-boys is a movie that represented the concept of youth subcultures. It expressed social conflicts associated with class, and culture. Although, the Dogtown movement first started off as a surfer subculture. Later, environmental, and historical consequences created the skater subculture. What is seen in this film is a minority group of teenagers from the outskirts of South Santa Monica and Venice beach. The skater subculture in Dogtown was created by the Zephyr club. In which it consisted

the Zephyr skateboarding team in his documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001). The Zephyr team (also known as the Z-Boys) were the pioneers of modern skateboarding. The documentary and film conventions used in Peralta’s documentary are deliberately chosen to evoke certain responses from the audience. Respect, admiration, idolisation and criticism are the main responses Peralta tries to convey to the audience.

Society has had many subcultures that constantly influence current day society. For this assignment, we watched “Dogtown and Z-boys: The Birth of the Extreme”. This film went through the history of skateboarding and all the influences and events that went on throughout the world of skateboarding. This film was structured with many interviews, following some of the top skateboarders, who all skated for the same company, Zephyr’s. The film started by introducing us to the team and showing background

Ziggy Stardust, Pong, and HBO have one thing in common – 1972. The very same year, on a hot Brooklyn afternoon, two overly ambitious twenty-something men tried to rob a bank creating national attention. In 1975, Sydney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon brought the story to the silver screen showcasing Sonny (Al Pacino) as the mastermind, Sal (John Cazale) as his follower, and disaster the result of their endeavors. The basic premise of the film contains the ingredients for the classic “based on a true