Uncommon Ideals is simply a stunning and breathtaking piece of work; an inspired combination of images and music, with Dan Crockett’s poem read by Jeff Hordley adding gravitas.
Uncommon Ideals was selected as the winner of the 2011 Shorties award at last years London Surf Film Festival.
The first breath is a beauty;
Whispering of the north like a kiss
Gilded hammer come tapping
Licking the dun dunes
Sweeping the tawny sea
A chill fist come rapping
At the doors of you,
of me
Bay burn the first
Runners of the dawn train
Ripples, creeping in beneath castles
Under dismantled factories
Between oak groins tar black
Onto reefs of hell
And fain the eyes that track
This first building of
the swell
A copper peak like running snuff
Bang, bang, bang
From the north she pours
Stirring the remaining cod
Sister wind swung south
Waking the Farne-bound seals
And met by land she roars
Dipped in sepia,
flayed bister
Delight for uncommon ideals
Used by permission of Dan Crockett – http://www.danielcrockett.co.uk/. From Dan’s website on the poem Uncommon Ideals; “A poem I wrote was used to frame Uncommon Ideals, a short film about surfing in the North Sea. It ended up going viral with 85,000 views on Vimeo. The text of the poem… it’s about craving things everyone else would think were mad.”
Uncommon Ideals a film by Chris McClean and Mark Waters. Released 25 August 2011.
Posted on October 22nd, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
In the surf film Seaworthy, Heydon Bunting talks briefly about how as a kid playing in the park he wanted to go on everything; swings, merry-go-round, see-saw etc. He then concludes this segment with the words “its all good… and its how you get the most fun out of the park”. The outstanding surfer then demonstrates this by surfing small and large waves on a variety of surf craft.
Isn’t that what surfing is all about, having fun in the ocean and being open minded to try all sorts of surf craft?
At the recent World Bellyboard Championships, held at Chapel Porth in Cornwall, we couldn’t help but notice the huge fun surfers were having simply being propelled to shore on their wooden bellyboards. We decided there and then that we simply had to get a bellyboard to add to our modest collection of surfboards.
We approached Traditional Surfing Co to seek their advice on the best board for novice bellyboarders. The standard model was the one for us of which we are now proud owners. We are particularly delighted with how good the screen print of the inkdeep icon and logo text is that adorns the nose of the board.
Now we are all set with our bellyboard to help us “get the most fun out of the park”. More info on Traditional Surfing Co and their products can be found on their website – http://www.traditionalsurfing.co.uk/
Seaworthy – Heydon Bunting: “This is an excerpt from Seaworthy, a surfing film by Nathan Oldfield. This section features Heydon Bunting pursuing a more engaged surfing experience through riding a wide range of wave sliding toys.”
Posted on August 30th, 2011 in inkydeep by inkydeep
Sunday 4 September sees the ninth World Bellyboard Championships taking place at Chapel Porth in Cornwall.
It is thought that the British ply bellyboard may have been copied from Hawaiian Paipo boards. This National Trust event has previously attracted over 200 entrants from as far a field as Australia and San Francisco. More on the event can be found on the events website – http://www.bellyboarding.co.uk/
The joy of proning in on ply bellyboards is told in the wonderful short surf film “The Life of Ply”;
And a short video on this years World Bellyboard Championships, filmed and produced by Sideways Cornwall;
I took advantage of today’s good weather to wax the new board… a 6’4” retro twin fin fish from Custard Point. No doubt that has put the kibosh on any decent surf for the foreseeable future.
I suspect all surfers approach the first session on a new board differently, my particular ritual is waiting for clean manageable surf; a straight forward paddle out and clean wave faces to give me a good first opportunity to see how the board performs.
Flat spells are an opportunity to catch up on those around the house jobs you have been finding excuses not to do but here are a couple of ways of putting off those pesky chores a little while longer – tarp and urban surfing.
So next time it’s flat and there are chores to do – sack the chores and with some like minded friends go get some blue tarp barrels!
Amongst the thousands of surfing related videos posted on line at sites such as YouTube and Vimeo there are some real gems to watch and marvel at. Surf videos that evoke the surf stoke or the excitement of surf travel, achieved through good quality photography, shooting from a different perspectives and use music that sets the mood surely stand out above all others?
Here are a few of our favourite online surf vids;
Dogs Run Free – A short clip from the super-8 film Dogs Run Free. The film was shot in the early 1970’s at Kirra, Burleigh Heads and Snapper Rocks.
Music – Cruising Downwind from the album Pictures of the Coast by Peter Howe and Tim Gaze.
Mavericks surf session. Bart Willems surfing 15ft waves at Mavericks on 10 January 2010. The three hour surf session was documented on a GoPro HD camera and the highlights are featured in this video. A fascinating glimpse at the Mavericks surf experience. Music – Jamie Shelly – Cherrybubblegumcity.
Matt Meola FINAL by ACL Productions. Music – David Guetta – Open Your Eyes.
Old Surf Movies: Bali and Hawaii (1978-1980). From DrAbalone — “Home surfing movies I made with my brother, Craig Tissot, during a trip to Bali in 1978 and Hawaii in 1979-80. Bali: Kuta Beach, Nusa Dua, Uluwatu. Hawaii: Honolua Bay, Haleiwa, Ala Moana. You had to hike to Ulu back in those days. Shot with Sony 8mm camera with Ikleite housing. All footage by Brian & Craig Tissot.”
Music – Tony Kaltenberg – High Tide at Ten Mile. From the album Spiral Waves.
JOB First Look. Jamie O’Brien at Pipe by Vincent Laforet. February 2009. Music – Beck – Heaven Hammer.
It is with some interest that I watch the development of California based Circulate Motion Pictures ‘Way Of The Ocean’ movie project. Described as a “documentary of epic proportions” that will be delivered as a five part movie series beginning with Way Of The Ocean – Australia.
Featured surfers include Kelly Slater, Dane Reynolds, Ry Craike, CJ Hobgood and Asher Pacey. The first instalment is scheduled for release in December 2010, with others following over the next two years.
