We shot this National Trust trailer for a competition entry.
It was shot on and around National trust properties in North Devon, and the surfers are Neil Randall and Simon Skelton.
The original sound track was created for this trailer by Gordon Dryburgh thanks Gordon!

Nick Thorn is a prodigious Ironman and waterman of notoriety, not only in his native UK, having competed on many a global event and international series in the worlds oceans surrounding the likes of South Africa, Australia and Hawaii.

A multiple champion across all life saving based disciplines, Nick Thorn has an energy and appetite for a challenge that knows no bounds. In an ageless career his fierce determination and motivation continues to astound and amaze, with endurance feats that most will only ever salute, in awe. Nick is now an experienced 35year old and in recent years his focus has shifted slightly away from competition to exploring unprecedented ocean based fundraising challenges. The most recent of which was a staggering 22mile swim from Lundy Island back Woolacombe, North Devon, which raised over £5000 for charity. Upon completion Nick became the first person ever to complete this solo swim, having previously become the first person ever to complete a solo paddle of the same route in 2004, also for charity.

Now in 2011, it is set to be an exciting year with two monster paddles lined up as well Nick competing in the UK long distance paddle series. In June Nick is going to further test his relationship with Lundy, with a boundary pushing 36mile board paddle from Hartland Quay around the Eastern side of Lundy Island and back to Croyde beach, to coincide with the popular GoldCoast Oceanfest. Later on in the year, in September, Nick will attempt to become the first person ever to paddle across the Bristol Channel, from Porthcawl, Wales to Ilfracombe, England. Although this paddle distance is approximately 26miles, slightly shorter than the June paddle, it is set to be a real challenge, conquering one of the most tidal waterways in the world. As always his altruism knows no bounds as both paddles will raise money for local charities and will be personally funded. The total Nick has raised for charity to date stands at almost £10,000.

All of Nick’s challenges are set to receive both local and national media coverage, with all of the event training, build up and reaction being covered by Nick’s production team and on his personal blog – www.nickthorn.tv. Already this year Nick has made appearances on both ITV and BBC, with Sky Sports most recently running a profile piece – giving potential sponsors an amazing opportunity for exposure.

The local National Trust team put together this lovely afternoon with a speech from Steve Mulberry and Ray Easterbrook, an amazing story teller who immersed us in the history of the point and live music from Jim Jones, oh and not forgetting the sound track from David Kenards sheep.

We worked from 5 in the morning to 10 at night, it was an intense day! thanks so much to all the surfers who took time out and days off of work to be there and to Mat, Jack, Rob, Stu, Gordon, Joel and Steve our camera men and production team who worked so hard on the day. Thanks also to Parkins estates and Woolacombe Parish Council for their support.”

Best described as a ‘scenic surf movie’ the film is a portrait of Woolacombe bay on that day, the surfing, beach life and surrounding scenery.

This promo soundtrack and the final score is the work of Peter Bruntnell who lives up the road. “One of England’s best kept musical secrets”. says Rolling Stone! How excited are we to be working with him and his friends! The music will be recorded in one day and we will be there to film it.

Post production is under way and the DVD will be available spring 2010

For a full credits and production stills visit: the ONEDAY micro site

Another visit into the wavedreamer archives before we re-launch the site next week. Thanks to Dig and the Bay Surf Shop Woolacombe for the flight. Dig keeps his Pilots licence fresh with jaunts over North Devon. This was my first Helicopter ride and the shaky nature of the footage has more to do with my excitement than engine vibration! Thanks to Clive Reeves for yet another track from the Bowl Rider sessions at Decoy

The Surfing Museum is a real and vast collection and an online resource. Conceived and run by Peter Robinson a journalist and my mate, he has set himself the task of writing and documenting the history of surfing in the UK his tireless search for surfing stories, boards and paraphernalia means there is something to surprise and entertain everyone – check it out

What a weekend that was! I have to hold my hands up and admit to losing my focus. Broken van, cloudy sunrise, too much wind, missed phone calls, I could blame many things but the truth is I was distracted by my need to surf and surf I did! Which means this weeks video is of a similar swell from the wavedreamer archives. The footage is of Nick Thorn at home. Apologies to Ben and Neil, next time heh! Thanks to Clive for letting me use this track that I recorded during one of Bowl Rider’s Studio sessions at Decoy, it sums up my weekend.