Shot during October 2004 these video clips will form a segment covering in Diversion video magazine the BMX flatland scene in the Algarve, Portugal.

BMX flatland rider are spread widely through the world, but more and more are forming their own community through Internet forums and flatland specific videos.

Diversion is the brainchild of Bobby Carter who now lives in Los Angeles after completing his film making studies, and is known for it's high quality of cinematography and it's coverage of flatland from the "lifestyle" angle.

Bobby had always said he'd like to get some footage of the many riders in the Algarve, especially as they are relatively unknown, despite their amazing skills and creativity. All of the riders are continuously pushing their riding forwards, inventing new tricks and mastering them in their own unique styles.

As things happened time was very short, and all the filming was compressed into 2 very busy days, spent traveling between various cities along the south coast of Portugal and filming the riding and interviews.

With the footage completed it was back to Shetland to sort out the best clips and begin the post-processing work - stabilising the image, tweaking the exposure and colour levels and adding virtual camera filters and effects on the computer editing station to give a really Mediterranean look to the images.

Completed images were mastered to digital video cassettes and couriered to LA, where Bobby Carter was waiting to begin editing.

The Algarve scene report footage will appear in Diversion Video Magazine issue 5, on sale worldwide from April 2005.