Poleshit – Spring Video - SOLO Skateboardmagazine

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Sebastián Jiménez from Chile recently sent us this video from a trip to Antofagasta with his Poleshit crew. Rough spots, great skating and on point filming. We wanted to hear from Sebastián, what’s going on in Chile.

How’s the skate scene in Chile?

The truth is a little difficult. Skaters in Santiago are not so close. I don’t know why this happens. I think skaters should be brothers and not competitors. Also skate shops are always the same, the prices are super high so they can fill their pockets but they don’t really support the skaters. And if they do, it is always to the same people. They don’t do this for love to skate, only to gain money.

What are the best spots in Chile?

Here in Chile, there are very good spots. Not so many are in Santiago. People do not take skateboarding seriously, they see it as a child game, so it’s hard to ride spots in the city because people do not allow us to do it. One of the best spots in Santiago is San Cristobal hill.

Can you describe your crew a bit?

More than a crew, we are like brothers. There’s no difference between each other so we complement really well when we are riding spots. We are a small group that can be big if it’s necessary.

How was the trip you were filming the video on?

It was great! It was a two week trip to Antofagasta, in the north of Chile. There were pretty good spots. It’s a small city, so skaters there are really close. The city has a combination of downhills, hot weather and beach, many hidden spots and really good skaters. You have to come some day!

With wich camera are you filming? Is it a VX?

I own a VX cam, but actually it's a combination between the VX1000, VX2000 and vx2100. About 4 years ago I started to fix my VX cam because it was always failing, sometimes it was a skate hit or it just broke down. The parts are: microphone is from VX1000, the lens 3ccd and cassette deck are from VX2100. The inner badge and monitor are from VX2000. I call it VX3000, it’s unique.

What happened to the fisheye?

It’s super common that the board hits the fisheye by the way I record. But it has 2 blows with the griptape. Bastian gave the first a few years ago and the other was given by Christian on the last trip. It’s sad when this happens but finally we just accept it.

I like how you move the camera around while filming. What style you want to achieve when you film?

I like to show how hard it is to ride in Santiago streets because there are no perfect spots, often we have to go to other cities to find new spots but not all are possible to ride. I like to film the skater the closer possible to the lens, it gives it a unique style. My biggest inspirations are GX1000 and Magenta.