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Chris Emery is a skater and filmmaker from Wolverhampton, England who runs Wolftown Skateboards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

His dedication to documenting skateboarding in Wolverhampton is unparalleled in both quality and quantity. <\/b><\/p>\n

Over the last decade he\u2019s produced a series of full-length skate videos made in the area and delivered something fresh, unique and unseen for his skate scene.<\/b><\/p>\n

Emery even found the time to film two of our Beyond Skateboarding jams along the way. We\u2019ve seen him evolve as a filmer and his level of progression has been great to see.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But it’s not just his enthusiasm for great skating and finding the best angle to capture it, that has grown over the years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

His brand Wolftown now has a sick skate team, releases really well-designed boards, gear and libraries of short edits\u00a0in-between\u00a0longer projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It all keeps him really busy so we were are hyped to get a minute to chat to him about what motivates him to run Wolftown, the production of his videos, his thoughts on creative filmmaking and the most standout tricks and clips from his skate videos.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re stoked Emery is now a member of The No Comply Network<\/strong><\/p>\n

Discover how Emery got into skating and started making videos of the Wolverhampton skate scene, shredding the Wolverhampton Civic Centre banks, Henry Fox, Sean Baker, Alex Ramsell, Ali Watson, Anthony Ackers, Raj Sami, Wolftown and their videos – Lords of Wolftown, Wulfrunian and Stray, trips and travels in the UK, his upcoming videos and releases and favourite skaters, artists, videos, photos and spots of all-time a<\/strong>nd more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read The Chris Emery Interview below to find out for yourself.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Emery, Half Cab Boardslide to Fakie, Wolverhampton Civic Centre Bank: Shot by @reeceleung<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your full name?<\/h1>\n

Christopher Michael Emery<\/p>\n

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Did you grow up in Wolverhampton?<\/h1>\n

I\u2019m Wolverhampton through-and-through.<\/p>\n

Nearly all of my best friends are from around Wolves and The Black Country.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve created such a solid scene here, everyone\u2019s homies with each other, so it\u2019s a pretty cool place to live right now.<\/p>\n

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How did you start skateboarding?<\/h1>\n

I can\u2019t put my finger on which one it was exactly, but it was a mixture of playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater III back in about 2003 and seeing Wolftown legend Gib Ollie some curb cuttings when I was walking back from school one time.<\/p>\n

Gib, or as some people may know him, Matt McGregor, is known for his huge pop.<\/p>\n

Even these days he\u2019s still boosting out of any bank he sees.<\/p>\n

As a little kid, not even a teenager yet, seeing a skater wearing the baggiest trousers and pop the fattest Ollie at what seemed like Mach 10 sealed the deal on getting my mom to buy me a board.<\/p>\n

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Sick. When did you get your first board and what was it?<\/h1>\n

Not sure on the exact year but it was soon after Gib doing that Ollie. All white Fracture set up with a holographic type of logo on the nose. I vividly remember being able peel off the white paint. How did they get away with that shit?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Emery, Frontside 180, Paris: Shot by @rajsami_<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Where did you learn to skate and who with?<\/h1>\n

You\u2019d probably have found me on some shitty church car park or bombing the Merry Hill flats road.<\/p>\n

After I met Chris Adams, otherwise known as Krads, he invited me round to skate his 5ft halfpipe that his dad made him when he was about 14.<\/p>\n

That thing was fucked! I\u2019m pretty sure you couldn\u2019t do an Axle Stall on it was that thin.<\/p>\n

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Henry Fox<\/a>, Backside Tailslide with Emery<\/a> filming in London: Shot by @rajsami<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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How did you get into filmmaking?<\/h1>\n

After seeing a few filmmakers stack so much footy of the entire Wolverhampton scene and not release the footage, it killed me.<\/p>\n

Henry Fox<\/a>, Puv, Kaveh and a couple of my friends invited me to a trip out to Barcelona when I was 17, so I purchased a camera, and the wackest clip-on wide angle lens ever, to film all the tricks that went down on the trip. I was so eager to capture the footage and make a montage when I got home.I actually wanted to release the footy of me and my friend, and not just sit on it, you know?<\/p>\n

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Right, so what was your first video camera then?<\/h1>\n

Canon XM2.<\/p>\n

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What was the first skate video you made with that?<\/h1>\n

Lords of Wolftown. I premiered it in 2015 at a local cinema. I had quite a lot of injuries in between 18 and 21 years old, which forced me to pull the reins in on both skating and filming.<\/p>\n

After I got over the injuries, I created Wolftown Skateboards<\/a> in 2012.<\/p>\n

All of my friends were part of the crew, there was at least 15 of us.<\/p>\n

We started filming Lords of Wolftown straight away. We were having the time of our lives making it, travelling around the UK, skating new spots and meeting new people.<\/p>\n

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Emery: Shot by @rajsami_<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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What camera do you shoot on now?<\/h1>\n

VX2100, VX1000 and a Minolta Autopak-8 D6<\/p>\n

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What draws you to using the VX and Super 8MM?<\/h1>\n

I think the finish of both MiniDV and Super 8mm compliments British skate spots and its weather.<\/p>\n

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What creatives in skating do you respect and why?<\/h1>\n

I respect all creatives who are creating stuff off their own back.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not living in London, it\u2019s relentlessly harder to be a creative in the U.K. skate scene, whether it\u2019s due to funding or current activity.<\/p>\n

Imagine if every skater and every creative moved from their local town to an international city. There would literally be no local scenes, no culture or character being created throughout that country. I really respect the creatives who are pushing things in their local scene, in whatever stage of their life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your favourite thing to skate?<\/h1>\n

Banks and manual pads.<\/p>\n

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Emery, Nose Manual in Glasgow:\u00a0@rajsami_<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve got a sick Nose Manual. Who\u2019s got your favourite?<\/h1>\n

Tough one! Chris Roberts<\/a>? Brayan Albarenga<\/a>?<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a sick photo of Mike Carroll<\/a> doing one at EMB.<\/p>\n

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