Earlier this year at the real street finals in Oslo, Anders Bergén approached me an talked enthusiasticly about his video project. At that time of drunkeness, I didn't really think much of it, and pretty much forgot about it until I saw their trailer on midland-mag.com. Suddenly my interest heightened. Anders was kind enough to send over a copy, so here's what you missed if you haven't bought the video for yourself yet.

The video starts out with a profile of Hannes Andersson. I have never heard of him before, but certainly should have. Hannes is a stylish punk of a skater – one of the highlights of the video. He skates fast, is not too tech – but on the other hand sweet to look at. He truly sets the mood for the video: Rock'n'roll baby!

What I liked about the video, is that it's well filmed. Good camera angles are used for fish-eye shots, and they're appropriately combined with long-distance shots. The editing is nice and simple and follows the slow/medium paced rock well. The video isn't parted into sections like normal videos are. The songs are played in full length, which means that sometimes both a montage and a profile can be in the same song.

Confused is a video by Anders Bergén and Sebastian Denny.

With only one montage section, the video focuses on the profiled skaters: Victor Karlsson, Niklas Andersson, Sam Cabezas, Sebastian Denny, and not to forget Hannes Andersson. The profiles aren't introduced with any fancy graphics or long intros, but just with a 2-second long white text on black screen. The skating is in focus.

Out of the 5 profiles, Sam Cabezas and Hannes Andersson impressed me the most. Sam showed some mojo in Oslo, but his profile showed me that he is much more than that. Hannes just surprised me, as I've never heard of him before. That he's a talented and stylish skater doesn't hurt him either.

Having both the RSC finals in Oslo, the RSC Göteborg as well as the street challenge in Helsingborg, the video is somewhat of a status report for Sweden in 2005. The skating in these sections are at a little higher level than the rest of the movie. So if you missed out on some of the competitions this year, these sections will make you come next year.

"Confused" is a pleasant surprise from Sweden. I hope to see more videos from Anders Bergén and Sebastian Denny in the future.

Check out the trailer: be-mag.com/enlightenment/videotrailers/051121_confused.htm Contact Anders Bergén if you want a copy: mailto:usd4life@hotmail.com