Brett Novak is an American filmmaker and director, best known for his
short skateboard related films; particularly his collaborations with
Spanish professional skateboarder Kilian Martin.Novak was born in the
western Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois. Majoring in Digital Arts
and Design, he graduated from Full Sail University in 2007.Upon moving
to Los Angeles in 2008, Novak started work in the Visual Effects
industry working on music videos for artists such as Beyonce, Lil
Wayne, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. He would go on to incorporate his
Visual Effects experience into his later independent skateboard
work.Brett Novak and Kilian Martin met in 2009 competing against each
other in a California freestyle-skateboarding contest. Their first
video collaboration entitled "Kilian Martin: Freestyle Skateboarding",
filmed in November 2009 in Los Angeles, California, prominently
featured Martin's freestyle roots as a skateboarder and was met with
moderate online success. Their follow up project, "Kilian Martin: a
Skate Escalation" , this time focusing on Martin's
street-skateboarding abilities, quickly went viral (3,390,000 views as
of March 2016) pushing the two to continue creating newer projects
together. As of March 2016, they have completed 8 short films
together.
short skateboard related films; particularly his collaborations with
Spanish professional skateboarder Kilian Martin.Novak was born in the
western Chicago suburb of Lombard, Illinois. Majoring in Digital Arts
and Design, he graduated from Full Sail University in 2007.Upon moving
to Los Angeles in 2008, Novak started work in the Visual Effects
industry working on music videos for artists such as Beyonce, Lil
Wayne, Britney Spears and Lady Gaga. He would go on to incorporate his
Visual Effects experience into his later independent skateboard
work.Brett Novak and Kilian Martin met in 2009 competing against each
other in a California freestyle-skateboarding contest. Their first
video collaboration entitled "Kilian Martin: Freestyle Skateboarding",
filmed in November 2009 in Los Angeles, California, prominently
featured Martin's freestyle roots as a skateboarder and was met with
moderate online success. Their follow up project, "Kilian Martin: a
Skate Escalation" , this time focusing on Martin's
street-skateboarding abilities, quickly went viral (3,390,000 views as
of March 2016) pushing the two to continue creating newer projects
together. As of March 2016, they have completed 8 short films
together.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.