STORYTIME | How I Started Longboarding & Filmmaking

This is my story in longboarding and filmmaking. Started as a young stoked little kid that couldn't do anything but with big dreams and still feel the same way now. Thanks a lot for watching, I really appreciate every like, comment and subscription.

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CLASSICS PLAYLIST
HOW I STARTED - MONTAGE

| SOCIAL MEDIA |

INSTAGRAM
SOUNDCLOUD

| VIDEO INFORMATION |

MUSIC

SUNSET SESSION W/ROBBE
DAY IN THE LIFE 12

| MY SETUP |

CROWNBOARDS
CALIBER TRUCK CO.
MANALISO CLOTHING
BLOOD ORANGE
SKATER SOCKS

| FAQ |

/ How old are you? / 18 years old.

/ What editing program do you use? / Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

/ What camera do you use? / A Canon 60D with 18-85mm lens and a Canon Legria HF G10.

/ How long have you been longboarding? / I think I started in 2012, you can do the math ;)

/ How long does it take to edit the videos? / Waaay too long, about 5 hours for a 8min video. Been doing it for years and years though and it slowly goes faster the more I do it.

/ How much does the Royal Tribe cost? / The board costs 199 euros without shipping.

/ Does Crownboards ship to "..."? / Crownboards ships to almost every country, but the price will increase with more distance. Europe has pretty cheap shipping prices, you should contact Crownboards for more info about other countries.

[ratatataraxia]

I'm falling in love...ummm with longboards, ya longboards!

[christopheralvarez]

Dude best vid so far. I started longboarding a month ago but wanted to start months back because I saw a vid with you and a Korean friend longboard dancing. I thought that it was the coolest. This summer I got my first longboard and want to get up to the level that you are on. I just need to practice some more. In the future I would like to know how to dance and do all of the freestyle tricks and of course on my own crown board. Keep up the good work. Your effort shows in the vids. This is the highest quality youtube channel for skating out here. Love it.

[scum]

"Not during the week or on Wednesdays" is Wednesday some kind of holy day or something on your culture? Love your vids!

[paigeyvanessa]

I just started longboarding and I love it. I'm definitely taking my time and cruising around. I feel like you're never too late to start longboarding.

[evaschmidt]

I love how you have been taught to not just pick something up for a couple months (or even weeks) and then give it up. But to really continue through and use it. It really shows how you've continued with both your interests.

[Turquazria]

Ben vandaag mijn eerste longboard gaan kopen en ga er morgen direct mee beginnen oefenen. Ben superblij dat ik een Belgisch kanaal heb gevonden die zo gedetailleerd is omtrent longboarding en skaten. Ik denk dat meisjes echt wel in de minderheid zijn in de skating/longboarding gemeenschap, maar het is zo'n coole sport/activiteit. Ik droom er al van om zoals die jongens downhill aan crazy snelheden te cruisen. Is echt te gek voor woorden. Keep it up Hans!

[theonewiththename]

Honestly it caught my surprise by how good this video was, damn thanks for being open and keeping things so real, it actually felt like i caught a glimpse of your journey really happy for you. I do street skateboarding but i love these types of tricks, ill probably get a freestyle board and pursue this style, for the time being im just going to have fun doing this tricks on my popsicle deck lol

[nataliepluto]

amazing story hans! i love watching how people progress throughout the years and it's awesome to see how many people you inspire everyday. also, congrats on 7k subs! you definitely deserve it

[Just_no_]

Big love from California Hans!!! Longboard is life! 😁

[marcovelasquez]

Great history! im 53 now and im back to skate since 1984! i like your tutorials and wach them ofthen, tks so much for share a regards from México!!

[laurenwaters]

hey Hans! Just learned a couple tricks from one of your longboard dancing videos and the way you explained it made it so easy for me to get the hang of, so thanks a million! your literally the coolest longboarder ever👏🏼👏🏼😆

[jissellen]

What an amazing story... *sniff* you've gained 3k subs ever since I subscribed to your channel. Hans I know that Crownboards will become a huuuge huge popular brand (even though it kind of is right now) and so is this channel. You have so much passion and commitment in your heart and it tickles me to see that! :')

I actually got interested into longboard dancing back in late May and I was watching all these videos here on YouTube and I stumbled upon your longboard tips. I found it really helpful but then I started watching more of your content and grew interest in your DITL videos and your experience at SYCLD 2016. So here I am now watching every video you upload haha 😅 you're an amazing film maker Hans.

[TheRealMrOR]

I started longboarding 2 or 3 days ago and I suck. Hope I could get to your level some day. :) Keep making video! Connor from OKLAHOMA!

[arunyu]

I've been watching so many of your videos as I am just starting longboarding with the goal to dance. I love it so far. I owe you a lot for your videos, they are amazing.

[MarcosC]

I just started longboarding about two weeks ago and Im addicted to it, its a ton of fun and I love it! I practice every day to become better and hopefully get on your level soon, I love your videos man keep it up! :)

[ouijiboards]

Wat een fantastisch verhaal hans, super tof om te horen hoe het begonnen is en hoe de sponsoring tussen jou en Crown is ontstaan en nog steeds voor Crown boards skate. Het begin van het filmen en dat je nu het grootste longboard kanaal op youtube hebt, respect!

[jemuelespinosa]

Man, you just continue to amaze and inspire me to keep riding and getting better. Seeing how you got to where you are now is amazing!!! You don't see a lot of youtubers doing these types of videos and I commend you on that, cause that takes a lot of courage. You are an inspiration to all! Keep up the great work!!

[alanbrito]

Great video man! I've recently lost a lot of inspiration to longboard dance and I kind of stopped; this definitely helped because I can relate as I also enjoy filmmaking and longboarding and a lot of this is thanks to you, you have inspired me a whole lot.
Thank you :)

[rolandfuhrmann]

Nothing is more motivating than this video :D I got my first board of my parents after I had to convince them a long time to buy me one and then it was a mindless board. After that I spend every day and tryed new tricks and stuff so that my friends told me that I'm not normal:D They also buyed a board but they just cruised sometimes. So usually I skate alone with my brother who is a skateboarder. Now I'm working for a big skate video my whole vacations. My biggest dream is to find people to skate with because there are not much longboarder like me in the town. So I hope I can reach my things just like you. But I think alot can happen in my second year of longboarding because the community is very expanding. Thanks for all the inspiration :D

[MyCovertNarcissism]

Your parents were very wise Mr Wouters, I couldn't agree more, safety first always.