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Half Life Scotland Surf Documentary DVD £9.99

Half Life - from the makers of the award winning North Devon surf history.

During 2004, 2005 and 2006, Mark Brindle has been filming the story of Tim, Matt and Dave, three 40-something buddies, in Devon and Cornwall but mostly in the cold and windy surf spots of far North Scotland. With a mix of archive footage from 1993,94 and 1998 and new surfing footage and interviews, the story of thier surf trips to Scotland is told - the surfing, the injuries, the surf spots and the fun! Surfing in the shadow of the nuclear reprocessing plant at Sandside (Dounreay) - would you go in the water if you knew the facts? Check it out and make up your own mind... includes interviews with Andy Cummins from Surfers Against Sewage.

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IOV Awards 2008  highly commended - best documentary  Surf Stock festival 2008 selected - eye candy award  International film festival of England 2008 selected - best documentary award

DVD-5 Approx running Time: 50 minutes. Widescreen 16:9 aspect. Dolby Digital™ Audio 2ch. PAL All regions. Extras menu with some extra scenes (Sandside Experiment horror short made for the Halloween 14day challenge 2006). Douglas E Powell music video 'The Ballad of the Roman Road', Surfers Against Sewage beach Litter awareness/raffle prize at Croyde 2008, Substance trailer. MCPS AVP-2 License MF-HL-07
Produced and Directed by Mark Brindle.

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"beautifully filmed" Pitpilot Magazine
"It's my kind of film" Trevor Eyeball Surfcheck
"I loved it!" Rob from Extremeboardshots.com

Featured Surfers on the DVD:
Toby Atkins, Chris Noble, Tim Worboys, Matt Lee, David Edwards, Ken Wells, Paul Irwin and many more.

Featured Music on the DVD:
The Hives, The Gluespots, The Heal, Phobos3, Douglas E Powell, John Browns Body, Peter Bruntnell, AKM, Yopo music

Selected for the Newport International Film Festival December 2008

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North Devon Surf History DVD £9.99

Surfing and surf history from the North Devon region, featuring Ralph Freeman, Steve 'Pixie' Godfrey, Alex Baker, Kathleen Spears, Ashley Braunton, Simon Twitchen, Tim Lehan, Gavin Bowden, Jules, Skelly and the shapers from Gulfstream, Ester Spears, Stuart Campbell, DC, Carlo, Lyndon Wake, Angus from the Red Barn, Eddy Knight, Bucky from Lost, Adam Thornton, excellent surf photos from Extreme boardshots, great in-water footage from 'One Day' (see notcalifornia.com) courtesy of Richard Gregory, footage from the Maniac films surf archive, footage from Chris Preston and Matt Biggs,

Plus wicked music from The Universe Inspectors, Pete Bruntnell, Jenna Witts, Lee Thommen and Becky Loney, Acid County and Horizon. Featuring Artwork from the kids at Caen Primary School and Braunton Community College.

Extra Features on DVD - full length surfing sample from 'One Day', trailer for Universe Inspectors DVD, SAS Eco Grom Litter short (extended version with Gary Elkerton), Croyde Point Surfing, trailer for 'State of Play' (new Longboard DVD from Chris Preston), trailer for extremeboardshots.com, trailer for Goldcoast DVD.

A proportion of the proceeds goes to the Woolacombe Surf Life Saving Club, Braunton Community College and Barnstaple Museum.

Now for sale online at Surfers Against Sewage Magicseaweed.com and a1surf.com. Also available in Redwood surf shop Croyde, le sport Barnstaple, Woolacombe and Croyde plus Genesis surf shop Ilfracombe. Winner of the Appledore Visual Arts Film Festivasl 'Best Film' as voted by the Audience. Winner of the South West Media Innovations Award 2007 for 'best collaboration between business and young people'

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Approx running Time: Main feature: 27 mins. Extra Features: 30 mins. PAL 4:3 ALL Regions.
DVD single layer, Dolby™ 2ch audio. MCPS License. Edited and Produced by MANIAC films ltd

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Winner of Appledore Visual Arts festival best film 2007  Winner of Media Innovations Award South West 2007

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State of Play UK Longboard Surf DVD £15.99

State of Play - following on from his debut longboarding surf film The Long Way Round - this is the latest surf film from Chris Preston and Ross Johns (filming).A UK longboarding surf film with some great chilled out music.

A new British longboarding surf movie by Chris Preston and Ross Johns
The new movie is an examination of the new crop of British longboarders. Sliders include Ben Skinner, Sam Bleakley, Elliot Dudley, Dan Harris, Ben Haworth, Ashley Braunton and James Parry.

Over the last two years, Chris Preston and Ross Johns have been filming this talented crew of log hopping nasaleers in Devon, Cornwall, California and Morocco.
This is the state of play... We hope you enjoy it.

Package design Al Green. Cover Stills photography Richard Gregory.

State of Play - Chris Prestons latest UK longboard surf film

DVD-5 Approx running Time: 60 minutes. Standard 4:3 aspect. Dolby Digital™ Audio 2ch. PAL All regions. Extras menu with some extra scenes (California and uncut stuff). MCPS AVP-2 License MF-SOP-07
Produced and Directed by Chris Preston and Joss Johns. MPEG2 compressions and DVD duplication by Maniac Films ltd. Extra Filming by Mike Dudley, Andy & Kelly Haworth

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Featured Surfers on the DVD:
Ben Skinner, Sam Bleakley, Elliot Dudley, Dan Harris, Ben Haworth, Richard balding, Chris Webb, Ashley Braunton, Tim Aylett and James Parry and many more.

Featured Music on the DVD:
Even Nine, Isacc Howlett, Oliver Banks, Amanaboutadog, Amy Newton, Stocks & Powell, Joker, Chris Brian and Matthew McAvene.


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The Journey UK Surf DVD £12.98

The Journey surf DVD - following on from his debut surf film SLOP - this is the latest surf film from Tim Wreyford. It follows the fateful journey of one surfer (Terry Crump) following a special map to a secret spot - with lots of great surfing and many pitfalls along the way. Some great comedy moments for the unfortunate Mr Crump. Will he find that elusive secret spot ? Filmed in England, Ireland and Australia.

A very nicely put together surf film - good strong editing style and some great surfing and music. The comedy sections help to break up the movie very well.

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The Journey - Tim Wreyfords latest UK surf film

DVD-5 Approx running Time: 60 minutes. Standard 4:3 aspect. PAL All regions. Extras menu with some deleted scenes and featurettes. MCPS AVP-2 License MF-TW07
Produced and Directed by Tim Wreyford (timwreyford@hotmail.com). Written by Tim Wreyford and Terry Crump. Replication by Maniac Films ltd.

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Featured Surfers on the DVD:
Terry Crump, Aaron Strong, Luke Palmer, Cliff Cox, Guy Penwarden, Doug Langdon, Andy Gillham, Matt Terry, Gary Knights, Mike Walcroft, Joss Ash, Greg Owen plus many more.

Featured Music on the DVD:
Waxed Apple, Freefall Collective, Tex La Homa, Roads, Butcher Blues Foundation, Clams, G13, Roaming Heights


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SLOP - south coast UK surfing DVD £12.98

See SLOP the new south coast surf DVD from Tim Wreyford. A full colour surf movie featuring the life and times of UK south coast surfers. It features some of the best waves and surfing action seen from Bournemouth, Boscombe and Kimmeridge. Not just slop, but some decent waves.

Featured surfers: Andy Gillham, Terry Crump, Justin Fox, Scott Clark, Gary Knights, Sean Wade, Paul Whats, Tim Wreyford, Louise Bain, Mike Wallcroft, Guy Penwarden, Aaron Strong, Carl Reid, Mike Harrison, Matt Terry, Doug Langdon and Cliff Cox. some extra comedy moments and blokes dressing up as women!

SLOP south coast surfing DVD by Tim Wreyford

There is also footage from Scotland, Australia, Chile and Morocco, featuring some sounds from The Marlins and loads of top local south coast bands.

Approx running Time: 50 minutes plus extras. Filmed, Edited and Produced by Tim Wreyford. DVD print and duplication by maniac films ltd. A shaky productions film.

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SLOP south coast surfing DVD by Tim Wreyford

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Universe Inspectors Live CD £7.99

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15 years since their last album release ! Finally the Universe Inspectors can be yours to play. The infamous reggae band from Croyde have captured the live sound at the Village Hall and re-mastered three times to get as close to the live feel as possible.

Recorded and mixed by Al Kendal. Packaged in a special Plastic CD case with double sided colour print featuring Lyrics to four of the tracks. Extra information on the new Universe Inspectors website

Sixty minutes of wicked sounds including:

  • Babylon (8:35)
  • The Dream (7:49)
  • Extremes (7:25)
  • Where I want to go (5:58)
  • Do the things (6:50)
  • Party Time (5:33)
  • What I need (9:05)
  • There is a Place (8:16)

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    The long way round - a new surfing film by Chris Preston (DVD edition) £13.98

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    A 40 minute surf film born out of a passion for stylish Longboarding. The long way round showcases some of the country's top longboarders surfing at some of the south-west's premier spots. Including Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay and Lynmouth.
    Some additional Pipeline footage is included on the DVD as an extra track.

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