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FANTASTIC
PLASTIC MACHINE 
Filmed
By: Eric & Lowell Blum
Year
of Production: 1967
Duration:
89 minutes
- Interesting to see how places
like Fiji have changed over the last 30 or so years.
- Where
there were once open fields and little villages there are probably a McDonald's
and a couple of high-risers.
- But the pretext
of this film wasn't to show how idyllic places have changed, but rather to follow
a group of "yanks" who come down-under to give the "aussies"
a surfing lesson.
- This might be an American
film but that doesn't stop the aussies from stomping some Yankee butt.
- The
rest of the film is taken up with some good free surfing.
- But
without a doubt, the best??? bit is listening to Nat Young philosophise over his
surfing.
- All very peace, love and beads
man.
- Interesting to see that some 25 years
later, Nat Young is still making a fool of himself (but unfortunately, making
aussie surfers look like egg-heads) as can be seen in his memorable performance
in Endless Summer II.
FANTASEA
Filmed
By: Greg Huglin
Year
Of Production: 1980
Duration:
80 minutes
- This
video from 1980 features performances by some of the best in the business at the
time.
- The flick
opens with an animated sequence that dissolves into one of George Greenough's
many back-pack tube shots.
- From
here the viewer is taken on a full-on surfing epic covering Australia, South Africa
and Hawaii.
FOLLOW
THE SUN
Filmed
By: Scott Dittrich
Year
Of Production: 1980
Duration:
85 minutes
- Starting
off with the pros in Hawaii (of course), it takes about 20 minutes to get to another
part of the world (South America) where some traveling surfers get some classic
solo waves.
- The
video inevitably returns to Hawaii.
- There
is one sequence towards the end where there are a bunch of wipeouts and a few
near punch-ups, and this is followed by big Waimea and Cheyne Horan taking it
on on a 5'8 single-fin tear drop.
Filmed
By: Chris Bystrom
Year
Of Production: 1994
Duration:
80 minutes
- Full Cycle
showcases the insane talents of today's hottest longboarders from the challenging
surf of Oahu's North Shore to the pristine tubes of Queensland's Gold Coast.
- See
Rusty Keaulana grab a world title in treacherous seas at Haleiwa, as well as the
top pros scoring epic barrels in Australia.
- Featuring
all the top names in modern longboarding, plus the wit and wisdom of some of the
masters such as Bob Cooper, Rusty Miller and Bob McTavish.
- Backing
music is supplied by Matt Finish, Dig , Midnight Oil, Tommy Emmanuel and others.
FINALLY
- THE ENDLESS WINTER 
Filmed
By: ?
Year Of
Production: ?
Duration:
?
- I guess it had to happen.
- The Endless Summer now has
a distant cousin - THE ENDLESS WINTER.
- Interesting
piece of video this one.
- No
pristine little beach breaks with bikini-clad maidens romping around the place.
- This one features some full-on
cold water surfing.
- See
Big Mavericks - including some of Jeff Clark's (he's the first maniac to ride
that place) personal footage.
- Sub-titled
Baja To Canada In 4 Years.
- There
is an abundance of Hot Young Talent, Luke Warm Old Talent and Burnt Out No Talent.
- Guess there's something
for everyone here.
- Again,
a great little piece of video.
50
YEARS OF SURFING ON FILM
Volume
1
Filmed
By: Ira Opper
Year
Of Production: 1996
Duration:
60 minutes
- This is Volume
1 in a series of short movies which follows the lives of three of the best surf
photographers of all time.
- Bud
Browne, Greg Noll and John SeversonIt
tells their story from their perspective.
- Shows
some of the equipment they used and some of the greatest shots they ever took.
- It
is a real masterpiece to the great water cameramen of this century.
FIFTY YEARS OF SURFING
ON FILM
Volume 2
Filmed
By: Ira Opper
Year
Of Production: 1996
Duration:
60 minutes
- This
is Volume 2 in a series of short movies which follows the lives of three of the
best surf photographers of all time.
- Bruce
Brown, Greg Macgillivray and George Greenough
- It
tells their story from their perspective.
- Shows
some of the equipment they used and some of the greatest shots they ever took.
- It
is a real masterpiece to the great water cameramen of this century.
FIFTY YEARS OF SURFING
ON FILM
Volume 3
Filmed
By: Ira Opper
Year
Of Production: 1996
Duration:
60 minutes
- This
is Volume 3 in a series of short movies which follows the lives of three of the
best surf photographers of all time.
- Paul
Witzig / Alby Falzon, Hal Jepsen and Bill Delaney
- It
tells their story from their perspective. Shows some of the equipment they used
and some of the greatest shots they ever took.
- It
is a real masterpiece to the great water cameramen of this century.
FREEFORM
Filmed
By: Rod Sumpter
Duration: 32 minutes
- South Africa
- Mauritius
- Australia
- Jeffreys
Bay
- Tamarin Bay
- Rattling
Stones
- Greenmount
- North
Narrabeen
- Bells
- Whale
Beach
- South Avalon
- Winkie
Pop