The greatest challenge for a non-profit is to get the message out. And often the best way to do that is with a video shared on the social networks and with supporters – with the hope it goes viral. But creating one can cost more than a non-profit budget can spare. A problem the production company, …
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Every year the Tate Gallery in London awards the Turner Prize to Britain’s weirdest artist. The award is £25,000 and there are four finalists exhibiting their work: Paul Noble – drawings of his invented city “Nobson Newtown” and scatological sculptures (poo statutes). Spartacus Chetwynd – medieval morality plays with characters dressed like trees. Luke Fowler – a film …
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Every year, as the summer ends, the surf companies show off their clothes and surfers in free surf films. They are a visual delight and the soundtrack always supplies a new favorite song. Here is the first one, from Billabong – Daze at Sea – available for download in various sizes: Small | Standard | Tablet| HD
I’m a big fan of the crew at Misfit Pictures and the last movie they made – Manufacturing Stoke. It opened my eyes to the DIY community in surfing and inspired me to get out in the ocean, and I bet it will do the same for you. There next project is just getting started …
I can’t imagine a better way to introduce the movie, Sneakers: It’s hard for me to choose a favorite Sneakers character—there so many great ones. Even the movie’s secondary players are rendered in just enough detail to give them dimension: I love the pretentiousness of Janek, the mathematician who builds the decryption device; the unctuousness (want a …
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** Selected for the San Diego Surf Film Festival and the Del Mar Cinema Series.
Summer is the time for movies under the stars and the Friends of Del Mar are bringing together two nights of ocean and surf films, for the 3rd annual cinema series. More on this free event from the Del Mar Times: This year, the Cinema Series kicks off Sept. 7 at sunset (around 7:30 p.m.) with …
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I’m constantly impressed by what you can do with a GoPro camera. What did you do on your lunch break? One Summer weekend, one GoPro, edited on a one-hour Southwest flight. Muzic by Surf City – Free the City #DIY – #JustGoAndFilm – #Filmmaker – #LunchBreak
This Wednesday, the last of the movie nights at the California Surf Museum ends with “an inside look at Korduroy.TV”. Doors open at 6:15pm and the show starts at 7pm. More details via Surfline: The California Surf Museum is proud to highlight surf film-making in its non-traditional approach. Our final Big Wednesday film night will …
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Keith Malloy’s debut film, Come Hell or High Water, shot primarily on 16mm focuses on the simplicity and beauty of bodysurfing. “It’s about taking a breath, and kicking your feet, in the big blue sea.” – Patagonia The film explores the history and progression of the sport of bodysurfing and the pureness that …
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