The Camera
The Box Costs More Than the Camera Inside It
Water housings for surf cinematography cost more than the cameras they carry — and that gap determines everything from lens choice to what a cinematographer can physically attempt.
The Camera
A camera in a box, and a swim to the right place
Water housings, high-speed rigs, drones and the physical demands of getting a camera into position — the equipment decisions that defined what surf cinema could show.
6 pieces · Other rooms: The Circuit · The Films · The Scene
The Camera
Chris Bryan and What Happens at 1,500 Frames Per Second
The slow-motion barrel didn't exist as a visual until the camera frame rate could outrun water.
The Camera
Jack McCoy Shot from a Ski Before Anyone Called It Coverage
The jet ski as camera platform didn't arrive with a manual — it arrived with Jack McCoy positioning himself beside a forty-foot face at Pipeline.
The Camera
Part 107, August 2016: When the FAA Wrote Drone Rules for Everyone
The regulation that turned drone cinematography from a grey area into a licensed practice reshaped how surf productions operate over coastal airspace.
The Camera
GoPro Started as a Wrist Camera for Surfers, Then Changed What a Surf Film Could Be
A piece of hardware designed for one purpose remade the genre's visual language.