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The Kerry Crew in the late 90s and early Naughties! Slightly embarrassing, slightly funny -
This video is old and compressed but a bit of a laugh for sure.
Back in 2004 I put together this short DVD of Surf footage that was collecting on the shelves in my bedroom. It was submitted as a college project but was more for my pleasure than that of my tutors. I was only learning how to use editing software and I suppose I must have used every filter and transition available - and shur why not? Doesn't it look great ha ha!
It is all converted HI-8 footage so the quality is pretty poor.
Respect to all the musicians and bands for the Ceoil too!
The footage is from 1998-2004 and has all different surfers at locations all along the west coast of Ireland.
As it is once again gathering dust on my shelves I thought I might post it here for your delight or disgust.
It's all a bit of a laugh anyways....
2012 A new Year for a new Surf Film
(But here are some old ones first...)
I have been pointing a camera at waves for as long as I have been near them. Photos and Video fascinate me and I completely enjoy mixing this with my fascination of the ocean and in particular, surfing.
I filmed for years with those old HI-8 tapes. Hanging out down the beach and driving around looking for surf gave lots of scope for interesting footage of the lads farting around and messing. While we were never malicious I suppose we were often up to no good rogue-ism (if that is a word).
That was on of my first digital venture way back in 2005.
I decided I wanted to experiment in the water and got a raft of a water housing in 2009. Here is my first attempt in the water from Easkey.
It is addictive. I don't seem to get the time to shoot or edit the things I would like to these days but I have a so much footage on hard drive now that it is getting a bit silly.
In late 2009 and 2010 I put this short video together of stuff that had been sitting in my office for a long time.
I thought the slow paced music would match the slow motion of the film and I think having watched it again just now I have to agree with myself... Ha!
I have lots more bits and pieces from over the years and even a 35 minute Surf film I produced in college that might get resurrected soon for your viewing pleasure or dis-pleasure. But I'll leave it at that for now.
P.S. - I am trying to get in touch with musicians who would like to be involved in a project I am working on at the moment. I wanted to get going on this last year but a lot happened in other areas and I was not able to move on it. If you are a musician and you have an interest in promoting what you do through the medium of a surf film then please get in touch with me at info@onitmedia.ie or through my website www.onitsurf.com.
The surf film would be in similar presentation as this short teaser that I did get round to putting together.
Thanks everyone and Happy New Year to you all as well!!
Shane
ONIT SURF BLOG NO. 1 - 2011 in a Nutshell (ish)
"...there
was purity and there was the dream, and the adventure, and there was the
counterculture aspect. It was like shove society, shove the nine to five, shove
the rules... we're just going to follow our hearts, treat each other well, eat
well and enjoy the ocean. It was not for money and it wasn't for fame... that's
what we're gunna do... purely because that's what our hearts want to do. That
was amazing."
— Jim Banks (quote from the Switch-foot
book)
I can’t follow that up with something smarter. Let me just say that 2011 was a great year for surf and for so much else. While the world turns upside down around us we still have an ‘out’. We give surfing so much because it gives us back so much. If you surf then you know. And if you don’t surf, you should. Here are some of my favourite shots from 2011. Enjoy!
I’ll try and keep this spot updated during 2012 sharing my surfs and photo sessions. If you want to get in touch please email me at info@onitmedia.ie. I would love to hear from you!
Shane
www.onitsurf.com
