Canardweb Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) Hello everybody! Damon Watson is trying to get sponsered by Monster Energy and could use your help. Jump in: http://www.facebook.com/#!/MonsterEnergy?v=wall&story_fbid=443229665826 Thanks to you all! Edited September 27, 2010 by Canardweb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) Monster are retards if they reject him.. thats all i can say. Left a comment too EDIT: Reckon someone should say about his bad knee/knuckle on his last video and he's seeing a specialist about his knee and stuff. Edited September 27, 2010 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_Trials Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 You like your cat don't you Have put a comment anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 (edited) damon wont want me to write this as i train with him everyday, but he deserves this, the training he puts in for trials is second to none, and he never shuts up about monster energy, maybe this will stop him? hahaha Yeah because thats going to help init anyway it must be bull shit Edited September 27, 2010 by Laurence--Trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Yeah because thats going to help init anyway it must be bull shit Course it helps... Noone wants to sponser someone who wont train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Redbull for street, monster for TGS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispyboy Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Alot of people need help with sponsorship............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mista-neos Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Good luck to him and well done if he gets "Monster" on his side but I'd rather RockStar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Course it helps... Noone wants to sponser someone who wont train. Sorry i thought second to none (or what ever he said) ment he hardly ever trained.. got the wrong end of the stick. sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sorry i thought second to none (or what ever he said) ment he hardly ever trained.. got the wrong end of the stick. sorry. Should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Evil1 Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Alot of people need help with sponsorship............... Monster probably get thousandsssss of emails every day from people asking for help from hundreds of sports and events. Good luck to him, but i dont think he should hold his breath... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 from looking at Damon's past maturity towards his sponsors, I reluctant to help. Though if he did get the sponsorship, perhaps it could be the wakeup call he needs? Out of interest, what would Damon do for Monster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirt jumper jake Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 from looking at Damon's past maturity towards his sponsors, I reluctant to help. Though if he did get the sponsorship, perhaps it could be the wakeup call he needs? Out of interest, what would Damon do for Monster? put monster stickers on his bike like every other f**ker does "cos th3y r well sik init m8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 If you look at comparative level BMXers or skaters for riders like Damon, the videos they produce look a load better and are produced a lot better. I'm not comparing the riding or skill involved, I just mean that in other sports - that happen to have a lot of outside sponsorship by companies like Monster, Rockstar, etc. - there's a lot more emphasis placed on image, and how people portray themselves and, as a direct result, their sponsors in videos. Every time I see a video by Damon or Tunni I always think about what could potentially happen if there was a bit more effort put into the filming and editing, and how much more of an impact it could have on people outside the trials world. I'm well aware that they "just make videos for fun" or whatever, but if people are entertaining ideas about corporate sponsorship like this then the media side of things has got to improve to either get it to happen, or to sustain it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 If you look at comparative level BMXers or skaters for riders like Damon, the videos they produce look a load better and are produced a lot better. I'm not comparing the riding or skill involved, I just mean that in other sports - that happen to have a lot of outside sponsorship by companies like Monster, Rockstar, etc. - there's a lot more emphasis placed on image, and how people portray themselves and, as a direct result, their sponsors in videos. Every time I see a video by Damon or Tunni I always think about what could potentially happen if there was a bit more effort put into the filming and editing, and how much more of an impact it could have on people outside the trials world. I'm well aware that they "just make videos for fun" or whatever, but if people are entertaining ideas about corporate sponsorship like this then the media side of things has got to improve to either get it to happen, or to sustain it. This! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Papasnap Maher Posted September 27, 2010 Report Share Posted September 27, 2010 Out of interest, what would Damon do for Monster? Make vids of him drinking redbull if his previous vids are anything to go by ( in the sense that he just abuses his sponsers lol ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronz Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm with Mark and Ali. Also, I can't imagine a dozen peoples' pigeon English on a Facebook status is going to be a tempting offer for Monster. It's hardly professional, and I can only imagine will do Damon more harm than good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) If you look at comparative level BMXers or skaters for riders like Damon, the videos they produce look a load better and are produced a lot better. I'm not comparing the riding or skill involved, I just mean that in other sports - that happen to have a lot of outside sponsorship by companies like Monster, Rockstar, etc. - there's a lot more emphasis placed on image, and how people portray themselves and, as a direct result, their sponsors in videos. Every time I see a video by Damon or Tunni I always think about what could potentially happen if there was a bit more effort put into the filming and editing, and how much more of an impact it could have on people outside the trials world. I'm well aware that they "just make videos for fun" or whatever, but if people are entertaining ideas about corporate sponsorship like this then the media side of things has got to improve to either get it to happen, or to sustain it. This. I always wonder why someone hasn't actually tried to create a video of that sort of quality, like I'm keeping up alot with the snowboard and skiing scene, even the 16/17 year old park rats are using better quality footage and editing much better movies than most trials vids. Edit: Typo, and just wanted to clear up, I'm not actually trying to insult anyone here, just wondering if its the quality of kit being used or actual effort being put in. Edited September 28, 2010 by Willy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Which is why (not discounting his amazing riding here, but anyways) Danny Mac's April vid had wide success outside the trials kingdom. It was shot by a BMXer not a trials rider. You look at any sport (surfing, skimboarding, bmx, mtbing, tiddlywinks) and their vids are better filmed with beter footage, better editing, better music, better feel and generally all round more enjoyment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronz Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Which is why (not discounting his amazing riding here, but anyways) Danny Mac's April vid had wide success outside the trials kingdom. It was shot by a BMXer not a trials rider. You look at any sport (surfing, skimboarding, bmx, mtbing, tiddlywinks) and their vids are better filmed with beter footage, better editing, better music, better feel and generally all round more enjoyment. You're spot on right. Why have I never noticed this?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 (edited) You're spot on right. Why have I never noticed this?! Do you watch most videos with your eyes closed? Anything i would have said about this has already been covered. The majority of trials videos are pretty awful to watch for anyone outside of the trials community (bar the "woah that's impressive" thing, whereas almost anyone can watch a bmx vid with a bit of thought put into it, even if it's not done professionally, and enjoy it as a whole for what it is. It's a nice idea for him to get sponsored by them, but given who he'll probably be up against i can't see it happening. Having said that, didn't Joel get some kind of deal with Monster/Rockstar or something a little while back? Seem to remember him saying how many he drank a day and what it was doing to him/ his insides on a ride one time haha. Then again, they could've just been a hell of a lot of freebies from somewhere... Edited September 28, 2010 by Skoze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronz Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Do you watch most videos with your eyes closed? Haha no, I just only really watch trials videos (no BMX ones etc). But when it was said, it made me think about the 3 or so BMX videos I have seen and I then realised that yeah, it's true. I used to watch skating a lot though, is it not the case that the sponsors fund/film the videos themselves? Or are there 'normal*' sponsored BMX riders etc who film their own really high quality videos? *By this I mean people who work a normal job and ride in their spare time, as opposed to someone who is a pro-rider. I hope what I just said makes sense… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 I used to watch skating a lot though, is it not the case that the sponsors fund/film the videos themselves? Or are there 'normal*' sponsored BMX riders etc who film their own really high quality videos? *By this I mean people who work a normal job and ride in their spare time, as opposed to someone who is a pro-rider. Almost all of them are done themselves, or by friends who film. Hence there being a lot of 'unknown' riders out there because their friends aren't too into filming, and scenes where there's dedicated filmers/photographers having more sponsored riders. Most filmers/riders just do it for themselves though without getting paid. It's just seen as being the flip-side to sponsorship. Equally, poorly done BMX videos get totally ripped online usually. /\ By Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronz Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 Gotcha. I'm clueless as to any other scenes really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max-t Posted September 28, 2010 Report Share Posted September 28, 2010 If you look at comparative level BMXers or skaters for riders like Damon, the videos they produce look a load better and are produced a lot better. I'm not comparing the riding or skill involved, I just mean that in other sports - that happen to have a lot of outside sponsorship by companies like Monster, Rockstar, etc. - there's a lot more emphasis placed on image, and how people portray themselves and, as a direct result, their sponsors in videos. Every time I see a video by Damon or Tunni I always think about what could potentially happen if there was a bit more effort put into the filming and editing, and how much more of an impact it could have on people outside the trials world. I'm well aware that they "just make videos for fun" or whatever, but if people are entertaining ideas about corporate sponsorship like this then the media side of things has got to improve to either get it to happen, or to sustain it. Totally agree Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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