AKCF Productions

It’s been a while Tumblr — but AKCF is still here!

We had been on Vimeo for quite a while (after sprouting up on YouTube), and as we started to make videos less often, our Pro account payments seemed irrational to continue...

One caveat came to that, however: we found that Vimeo had a fine-print policy that it would disable all but a certain amount of videos uploaded during our Pro plan, regardless of what their file size was.  Of course, this was quite the load of bullshit to find out, and, with being done throwing away money at Vimeo, we knew there had to be a better place out there.

For a while, one of us has had a personal account on Vidme, a great site that puts the focus on the creators and the community.  So, we knew that had to be the next place for AKCF to migrate to!

So, come check out our Vidme page at https://vid.me/akcfproductions and see what we’ve been up to!  We’d have just made the URL /akcf again, but that was too short for them. :D

As life so happens, our members have been drifting from their childhood stomping grounds as driftwood in an ocean, so we make less videos than we used to.  But the passion remains as our film-making (and equipment) grows!

Every once in a while we get the chance to film something, and we are always trying out new locations and expanding out horizons!

We keep moving to smaller communities and get less exposure, unfortunately, but AKCF has always been more of a personal project that we like to share with the world — offroad-downhill casterboarding set to music with the occasional inside joke (the best kind).

HOUR SESH 1 // Top of the World from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

Sometimes you just don't have enough time for an EPIC SESH. That's where HOUR SESH comes in. Kicking it off, the crew hits one of their oldest dirt rides at Top of the World peak in Alta Laguna to test their new camera rig and fisheye lens.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Kaleb Bowman Paul Salomon

HOUR SESH 1 // Top of the World from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

Sometimes you just don't have enough time for an EPIC SESH. That's where HOUR SESH comes in. Kicking it off, the crew hits one of their oldest dirt rides at Top of the World peak in Alta Laguna to test their new camera rig and fisheye lens.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Kaleb Bowman Paul Salomon

Ｃａｓｔｅｒｃｈａｉｒ ２０１３ from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

A Blast from the Past! Another opening of the AKCF archives. What do you find next? They will come again.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Paul Salomon Paul Salomon

A Kaleb Casterboarding Film: or, ten reasons why we all love Kaleb Bowman from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

What is the one thing that, without it, AKCF would be nothing but the dust that we shred? Casterboards? Video? No. Kaleb Bowman. Yes. Yes most indeed. What better way to honour our most beloved brethren than to make a tribute to his most astounding accomplishments as a shining member of AKCF. Now that sounds good.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Paul Salomon Kaleb Bowman

EPIC SESH 10½ // Grey Bones In A Grave from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

After the dust settled from ES10, Alex and Kaleb could only think of two things... Where is the next killer trail to shred, and where is Paul Salomon? Going on what little leads they have, they venture out to the one place he could be! What they find, however, is not exactly how they expected it to be.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Kaleb Bowman Paul Salomon

The time has come...  EPIC SESH 10 is here!

EPIC SESH 10 // It's Time to Milk the Cows from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

EPIC SESH IS BACK! After nearly 4 years since the last attempt at an EPIC SESH, the AKCF Crew has reconvened to tackle the tricky trails of the canyons of Laguna Beach once more! Heading to spots of well known cartography, the riders focus on honing their long lost skills as they once had. Both Alex and... Kaleb?! But where is Paul? Perhaps the answer to that will come soon, but for now, there is only one mystery they seek -- to find the best dust to shred!

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Kaleb Bowman

Scars for the Dead from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

Waiting out the rain sodden soils of winter, the AKCF crew reconvenes before true casterboarding season begins! Looking towards shredding dusty canyons in a few weeks, our new full-time member Kaleb Bowman goes all out! With new camera equipment, we experiment with some slow-motion photography.

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Kaleb Bowman Paul Salomon

Summer Sets On Summertime from AKCF Productions on Vimeo.

Shot in 2012 and left in the cutting room nearly finished, the seeming saturation of the casterchair and lack of creativity and inspiration held this film incomplete. With a nearly three year hiatus of AKCF films (despite several attempts to create new films and even a new series), life got in the way of the AKCF members and making videos seemed like a memory to keep in the dust. But, with lives revivified and new camera and audio equipment to enhance production, AKCF is set to return! So, where better to start than where we last left off!

/ / P R O D U C T I O N _ T E A M ↓ Alex Gustis Paul Salomon

New sport?  Sounds immense!  #RideAXIS