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Events & DivisionsSubmission PortalRequired Opening & Closing CardsOfficial RulesFAQsFive Legendary Judges
Santa Cruz Best Video Part, Street
Independent Best Video Part, Transition
Krux Best Crew Video
Independent Best Trick, Street
Skatelite Best Trick, Transition
Nora's Pick, Sponsored by Bronson, Mob Grip, OJs & Juneshine
Bones Love Milk Skate Rising Award
2020 Events
Santa Cruz Best Individual Video Part, Street
Best 1-2 min edit; 14 & Under, 15-29, and 30+
1.) $5,000 2.) $1,000. 3.) $300 Gift Card to *your* Local Skate Shop.
Independent Best Individual Video Part, Transition
Best 1-2 min edit; 14 & Under, 15-29, and 30+
1.) $5,000 2.) $1, 000. 3.) $300 Gift Card to *your* Local Skate Shop.
Krux Best Crew Video
Best 2-3 min edit starring you +2 or more of your crew inspiring each other and having fun
1.) $5,000 to share with your crew! 2.) $300 Gift Card to share with your crew to *your* Local Skate Shop.
Independent Best Trick, Street
Your best single trick edit.
1.) $2,000. @.) $300 Gift Card to *your* Local Skate Shop.
Skatelite Best Trick, Transition
Your best single trick edit.
1.) $2,000. @.) $300 Gift Card to *your* Local Skate Shop.
Skate Rising Award
Show/Tell us how you– a skateboarder– contribute to your community.
1.) $2,000 2.) $300 donation to charity of your choice.
Nora’s Pick
Yeah, we don’t know what it’s gonna be, either…
Skate Shop Champion
Special Thanks to Vans for their continuing support.
Supporting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
*Each category favors previously unreleased footage filmed in 2020 and a variety of trick and terrain difficulty. Contest Participants must be female, female-identified, or non-binary. Please see Official Rules for more information.
→ Support Your Local Skate Shop! ←
Please note that multiple Exposure 2020 divisions feature prizes of “gift cards to *your* local skate shop”.
We recognize that many small skate shops are struggling this year, and we want to help.
If you or your crew are the winner of a local skate shop gift card, Exposure Skate will contact your local skate shop directly to purchase these cards. We truly feel that it is more important than ever to support your local skate shops, and this is our way of saying thanks for being there.
Video entries to the Virtual Exposure 2020 contest are required to open and close with official contest sponsor titles.
Opening and closing titles:
- are specific to each event.
- must be included as part of each video entry.
- must run no more than 4 seconds, and no less than 2.5 seconds per title.
- are included as part of the given time limit of that event (if any time limit is specified).
Opening titles are to be placed first, and at the beginning of your video.
Closing titles are to be placed last, and at the end of your video.
DOWNLOAD and include these images as needed:
Santa Cruz Best Video Part (Street) OPENING CLOSING
Independent Best Video Part (Transition) OPENING CLOSING
Krux Best Crew Video OPENING CLOSING
Independent Best Trick, Street OPENING CLOSING
Skatelite Best Trick, Transition OPENING CLOSING
Bones Love Milk Skate Rising Award OPENING CLOSING
OFFICIAL RULES VIRTUAL EXPOSURE 2020
VIDEO LENGTH:
Best Video Part: 1-2 min
Best Trick: Just a clip or two
Best Crew Video: 2-3 min
Skate Rising Award: 1-3 min
USE OF MUSIC:
MUST be royalty-free, held in the public domain, or be otherwise free for commercial use. No exceptions. Can’t find a good song? Ask your musician friend to record something!
USE OF LOGOS:
ALL video submissions must include Official Event Sponsor Logo Opening and Closing Sponsor Credits. These graphics include logos particular to each event, and must be used accordingly. Official Logos are available for download on our contest site.
CLIP QUALITY:
All clips and footage must be previously unreleased, must be filmed horizontally/landscape, and be AT LEAST 720 x 480p in size. We encourage 1080p and above. Keep in mind: The higher the video quality, the better your tricks will be seen!
SUBMISSION:
Videos must be submitted by Nov. 12, 2020. Please follow all submission portal instructions on this site. Note that we require a $35 entry fee in effort to discourage past problems with false entries.
JUDGES:
Videos will be judged by a panel of 5 legendary female judges, with highest and lowest scores dropped.
JUDGING CRITERIA:
Trick Difficulty , Terrain Difficulty, Terrain Variety, Style, Creativity, Originality and Video Composition.
Use of helmets/pads will NOT negatively affect your score
REVEAL:
Judged and scored submissions will begin to drop on Exposure Social Media Channels in late November. The top videos/clips from each event/division will be posted by our Event Media Partner(s) on their respective channels. Do NOT post Event videos/clips to social media until they have been officially released. Doing so will disqualify your entry.
QUESTIONS?
Please visit our website for a complete list of Frequently Asked Questions and submit your own if necessary!
How long should my submission be? First and foremost, longer does not mean better! We just want to see your best tricks on the most challenging terrain you can do them on, edited in a way that best showcases your skating. With that said, if you are entering the “Best Video Part” we are looking for 1-2 min, “Best Crew” can be up to 3 minutes, and “Best Trick” should just be 1-2 clips of that trick (can include different angles). Remember, putting in tricks just to fill time can actually take away from the impact of your video, so edit wisely!
Am I eligible to participate? If you are female, female-identifying, or non-binary, YES, you are eligible! Please note that your entry must follow division categories and age group requirements. International submissions are welcome and encouraged. We’d love to meet you.
What do the prizes of “gift cards to *your* local skate shop” mean? We recognize that many small skate shops are struggling this year, and we want to help. If you or your crew are the winner of a local skate shop gift card, Exposure Skate will contact your local skate shop directly to purchase these cards. We truly feel that it is more important than ever to support your local skate shops, and this is our way of saying thanks for being there.
How do I submit my video? Submission materials will be available on this website beginning October 1, 2020. Please follow the submission process outlined at that time.
Does the 2 or 3 minute maximum time include the sponsor logos at the beginning and end? Yes, it does. When planning and editing your video, save 7-10 seconds for required Event Sponsor/Branding titles. Required and event-specific intro and outro graphics will available for download on our website on Oct. 1, 2020. Your individual video must be no longer than 2 min, including Event Sponsor and Contest Branding. Best Crew and Skate Rising Award videos must be no longer than 3 min, including Event Sponsor and contest Branding.
More questions will be answered as they come. Please message us on Instagram or email contest@exposureskate.org if your question has not been answered. We will answer as quickly as we can. Thank you!
More questions will be answered as they come. Please message us on Instagram or email contest@exposureskate.org if your question has not been answered. We will answer as quickly as we can. Thank you!
Elissa Steamer is a veteran pro skateboarder, first ever female skateboarding video game character, entrepreneur and founder of the Gnarhunters brand out of SF,CA. Elissa inspired a generation of skateboarders with her groundbreaking video parts over the last 2+ decades, including Toy Machine’s “Jump off a building”, and “Welcome to Hell”; Shake Junt’s “Ride or Die”; the Baker 4 video; Bootleg Skateboards’ “3000”, and Nike’s “Gizmo”. The trailer for her Vice interview series, “Epicly Later’d” can be found here.
Vanessa Torres is a professional street skateboarder, an Olympic Judge and event commentator. She is featured in several women’s skateboarding videos such as Element’s “Elementality Vol 1”, “This is My Element, AKA: Girl Skater”, Villa Villa Cola’s “Getting Nowhere Faster” and Quit Your Day Job (2014). She also appears as a playable character in Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground, making her only the third female skater featured in Tony Hawk’s video game series.
Mimi Knoop is a professional vert and park skateboarder, with two silver and three bronze Games medals to her name. In 2007 & 2008, Mimi was crowned back to back champion of the Van’s Girls Combi Classic. She has been organizing women’s skateboarding contests since 2005, founded the Women’s Skateboarding Alliance, and helped start the Hoopla brand, where she managed the brand and women’s team. A well rounded skater, Mimi is a freelance artist and designer and has her BFA in visual arts from Radford University. She currently resides in Southern California, where she serves as the Women’s Coach for Team USA Skateboarding. You can find her on the Girl’s Skate Network, Mahfia tv sessions and most recently, on Talkin’ Schmit.
Alex White is a former professional skateboarder hailing from Santa Cruz, CA. She is the brand and team manager of Krux Trucks, an Olympic Certified Judge, a writer, and an event commentator. Alex is famously featured in Getting Nowhere Faster, which showcases both her excellent skating clips along with well known footage of her being detained for skateboarding on private property.
Jaime Reyes is a goofy-footed American skateboarder from Hawaii, and is an absolute pioneer in women’s street skating as one of only three women to grace the cover of Thrasher Magazine. She is a professional judge and fixture on the East Coast street skateboarding scene and has a killer Switch Stance Backside Tailslide up her sleeve. You can check out her TransWorld Skateboarding video parts in “AKA: Skater Girl” and “Retrospect”, as well as Zoo York’s “Heads”.
