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The inaugural World of Echo Radio stream with documentary filmmaker Todd Huffman. You can read the feature at https://inaworldofecho.com/2018/08/04/todd-huffman/ Time stamps: 1:58 - Start of the interview. 5:00 - Kid’s in the 70’s. BMX racing, watching Wide World of Sports: Carlsbad USGP, visiting the old Hangtown. 6:13 - On Any Sunday, “That was us!” 8:50 - Joe Kid on a Stingray, Bob Hadley 11:00 - What it takes to start making a documentary, “You gotta have passion.” / The Interview Spreadsheet 14:42 - Interview process, how to go about asking and interviewing. 16:36 - History of MX Files start: Meeting Don Hoffman at Pipeline Skatepark in Upland and brainstorming movies forty years later. Influence from Stacy Peralta. 19:42 - Shooting the first MX Files interviews, how and why Speed picked up the show when they did. 21:31 - Interviewing Hannah, Johnson, Bailey, LaRocco, Windham in a medical closet at Angel Stadium. 24:28 - Intermission song. 27:19 - Keeping track and organizing documentary interviews. 30:47 - Cutting for time… learning to re-edit and present all of your footage. 34:15 - A home for your cutting room floor footage. Bob Hannah’s Italian supercross story, for example! 36:48 - The art of finding archival footage, by any means necessary. 40:25 - Music in documentaries. 41:42 - Additional folks that help assist Todd in filmmaking. 42:16 - Being particular about having the right B-roll for a story. “If we’re talking about Jeff Ward or Broc Glover from 1984, the pictures we show better be from 1984!” 42:59 - Organizing MXA’s photo filing cabinets. 44:19 - Figuring out the era that a particular photo came from, even look at the type of leather a riding is wearing. 46:36 - Utilizing the motion controlled camera rig for filming scrapbooks and full albums. 49:29 - Improvising on the job, recording a computer screen to capture 240p video. 52:13 - Stories from the Penton film premieres. 56:08 - Not being able to enjoy your film as a filmmaker, pros and cons. 57:10 - Stories from The Motocross Files and Penton reactions. 01:00:00 - How awesome it is to be at the premiere for your own movie. 01:01:32 - Closing statement and upcoming projects. Music: Opening Track: Jerry's Kids - I Don't Belong www.youtube.com/watch?v=winmq4UfpJo Intermission: Harumi - Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do www.youtube.com/watch?v=nenO3keD0Gc End: LCD Soundsystem - Home www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBpl8YH9cjQ