Worthy Watch: Slow Dance

I watched Quiksilver's "Slow Dance" last night for the first time since it came out in 2013, and was reminded how much I like this short, little film. A collaboration between Dane Reynolds and Craig Anderson? How could that be bad? Make sure to go full screen. Enjoy.

Watch: Slow Dance Teaser

 Courtesy of Marine Layer Productions...sorry for the slow load.

Where Have All the Full Waves Gone?

Good opinion piece by Surfer's Brandt Hart on the short clip obsession in today's surf film industry. I agree with him that we miss out on the true wave-riding experience with these one maneuver-happy filmmakers, but that it's hard to convince these guys to change because their films are so popular. Hart says it best here:

"Every time Dane Reynolds appears on the screen, lays into a bottom turn and then destroys the lip, I think 'Jesus Christ, that’s ridiculous.' And that’s all these films need to do in order to succeed."

That pretty much sums it up; most people don't have the attention span to wait out the drop and maybe a couple of lesser turns before that huge hack on the closeout section that gets everyone excited.

Dane

Dane Reyolds. Whoever came up with that whole, "a picture if worth a thousand words" thing was really on to something.