dogtown and z boyssummary represent dogtown and z boy be a documentary about a group of revolutionary teenager that change the world of surf and skateboard in venice ( dogtown ) and california a we know it today . with their low pivotal style and they embark on a larry bertlemen influence journey that would lead to countless success and a couple failure . after the dogtown article be feature in a reinstated skateboarder magazine and the sport be revamp and the member of the zephyr skateboard team forget about jeff ho and and look to be on summer vacation for the rest of their life by join other skateboard team that could afford to pay them like movie star . the original zephyr skateboard team put together by jeff ho ( zephyr surfshop owner ) and craig stecyk ( photographer ) include jay adam and tony alva and stacy peralta and bob biniak and chris cahill and shogo kubo and paul constantineau and jim muir and peggy oki ( the only female ) and nathan pratt and wentzle ruml iv and allen sarlo and and david ray perry . all of the original member except jay adam and chris cahill be still well and surf or skate . jay adam and at the time of the documentary and be serve time on drug relate charge . chris cahill and at the time of the documentary and be last see in mexico . theme represent the theme of this documentary be kind of read between the line and but if there be a clear cut theme it would be that even kid can spark revolution . other theme would include extensive partying in one past may lead to an unfulfilling future and and by plan and be careful with one asset a very rewarding future could be at hand . other works represent stacy peralta ( writer and director ) have a fairly wide range of documentary that he have either write and produce and or direct . most with a common theme of surf or skateboard and such a rid giant and sk8 tv and the bone brigrades and and lord of dogtown . he have also do film with a theme of grow up in america a a teenager and film such a represent influence represent from yesterday to today and crips and blood represent make in america and and the 70 represent the decade that change television . subject represent the subject of dogtown and z boy be the original member of the zephyr skateboard team exclude chris cahill . peralta include jeff ho and craig stecyk in the interview . other subject be people who grow up during the 70 read the dogtown article as well a skateboard enthusiast . skater from the dogtown area and but not on the team be interview . edit represent the editing of this film be phenomenal in my opinion . there be scene of the subject talk so that the audience could see who be speak and get a sense of the character and but would immediately cutaway to archival footage that would explain what the speaker be say . when a song could explain the emotion of the subject well and such a when jay adam unfortunate life be a subject of talk and the song old man by neil young be play and which evoke many emotion . sean penn be the narrator for the film and he explain the transition throughout the film . the film be present chronologically from the time the zephyr surf team be put together and to create the skateboard team and to all of the z boys leave the team to join other skate company or create their own company . cinematography represent the film be shoot in an interesting way . the film of the subject speak be all in black and white and all of the archival footage of the z boys surf or skate be in color . of course the footage from the 70 be grainy and but that only enhance the film . the interviewee be mostly shoot in the same area it appear and but all be outside . all of the footage be very well control even the archival footage which i find very surprising . music represent season of wither perform by aerosmith toy in the attic perform by aerosmith generation landslide alice cooper one way out perform by the allman brother lollipop and rose and whip cream perform by herb alpert into the void and paranoid perform by black sabbath godzilla blue oyster cult aladdin sane and rebel rebel david bowie fastcars the buzzcocks gut feel devo i will give you money peter frampton funk 49 james gang ezy rider and foxy lady and freedom and bold a love jimi hendrix sidewalk surf jan and dean achilles last stand and hot on for nowhere lead zeppelin six underground the sneaker pimp surfrider the lively one cat scratch fever and motor city madhouse and wang dang sweet poontang ted nugent u and them pink floyd bad boys the pretender maggie may rod stewart i wan na be your dog and gim me danger the stooge child of the revolution t rex bad reputation thin lizzy disco inferno the tramp hannah rob trower rocky mountain way joe walsh old man neil young la grange zz topthe music in the film make the movie . every one of these song contributes to what the subject be say and evoke emotion that would not have be call to mind otherwise .