KEYAKI IKE’S “FLOWGRESSIVE” PART / ask Habu-san （videographer + Bigwing dist. boss）about
I did most of the filming. However, my skater friend Yoichi, who lives right behind my house, would join and help shoot whenever he was available. When he was there, we’d shoot with two VX cameras, and he’d handle the long shots. In the part, the long shots were filmed by Yoichi. I did most of the editing, but Keyaki and Haruka (who did the music) also contributed. Sometimes, we’d re-shoot footage if we weren’t satisfied. It took quite some time because we wanted everyone to be happy with the result. Although I didn’t work on the editing non-stop, it took about two months in total. When I got stuck, Mossan (from Bigwing Dist) gave helpful advice, which was a big help. I think the part was created by the combined efforts of the rider, the brand, and everyone involved.・・Q. BIGWINGとして、ケヤキのキッズ時代からサポートしていますが、どんなきっかけだったのですか？
You’ve been supporting Keyaki since his childhood as Bigwing. How did that come about?・・A. Bigwingとしてだと…かなり昔からですね。インスタを辿ると2011年、今から１3年前にBigwingに彼のお父さんが作ったケヤキのスポンサーミーDVDが届いたのが、最初のコンタクトでした。そして、初めて彼に会ったのは、その翌年2012年大阪のヴェニスくんの家に僕とRich Adler、Hiroki（村岡洋樹）の３人で泊めさせてもらって、そこに突如ミニケヤキが一人で現れて、持って来ていた２枚目のスポンサーミーDVDをみんなで観賞しました。ちなみにそのスポンサーミーDVDでも、まだスポンサーはしなかったです。そして、その翌年2013年にまた新しい3枚目のスポンサーミーDVDを送って来ました。当時ケヤキは小学校５年生ですね。それを見て当時度肝を抜かれました。その映像はケヤキのBigwing dist Welcome映像として再編集し、You tubeにあります。長い話ですね。。スポンサーするまで３年のヒストリーですね。
As Bigwing dist, it goes way back. According to Instagram, it started in 2011, 13 years ago, when Keyaki’s father sent us his sponsor-me DVD, which was our first contact. I met him for the first time the following year, in 2012, at Venice’s house in Osaka, where I stayed with Rich Adler and Hiroki Muraoka. Mini Keyaki suddenly showed up there and we watched his second sponsor-me DVD together. Even then, we didn’t sponsor him yet. Then, in 2013, he sent a new third sponsor-me DVD. Keyaki was in 5th grade then. We were blown away by that footage. We re-edited it as Keyaki’s Bigwing Dist Welcome video, which is on YouTube. It’s a long story… It took three years of history before we decided to sponsor him.