Tearsheets and Crowd Reactions
When By The Way was shared all around Facebook it was fun to find and read the reactions from people. Everyone was super stoked on the video and the surfing. I can’t find all the comments, shares, and blog posts that went out there, but I was able to find a few. Here are some of the better ones:
Seen in 141 countries worldwide
Cori Schumacher did a great writeup of the Board Shorts Film Festival at http://corischumacher.com/2012/02/27/board-short-and-surf-ladies/
Of By The Way, she wrote:
“I tilted forward, my body moving in physical empathy with the female surfers riding longboards and shortboards. Nearly 15 minutes of this and I was ready to leap out in the water… now. “
Thanks for the kind words Cori!
Enthuzed.com
surf-news.com
Cooler Magazine
Surfer Magazine
Billabong shared it with over 1000 likes
777 Likes and 354 shares from Surfer
yessssss
strippers? oh wait
saving girls from prostitution, one surf video at a time
Renee calls it like she sees it
rainy day, made.
morning, made.
Kanvas By Katin Approved
We know that already, but thank you!
ha, ok
Blasting It To The East Coast
Desillusion Approved
South Ponto
Stormy weather brings the best cloudscapes here in Southern California
Jared Muscat – Beacon’s Beach
First session filming with Jared. We’re gonna put together a little bodysurfing short. Should be lots of fun.
of all the gin joints
of all the gin joints
Just got my stitches out, and taking a little sightseeing detour a bit south of me I passed this little reef. If you know it, you know. But it was going off today on the sets (a bit of a wait between the sets) with only two guys out. I really wanted to be out there. But all I need is for my board to hit my forehead again where my cut is just healing (I got hit my my board and split my forehead open with a nice inch long gash) and I’ll really have a gnarly scar because it won’t heal cleanly again…sitting out a few sessions vs the risk of having a really bad scar on my face…well…gotta listen to the voice of reason on this one. It was nice to watch and then make a future plan of attack….can’t wait.
spot check
checking it - huntington beach cliffs
Cardiff Reef
My favorite longboard wave…
Board Shorts Film Festival
I’m overwhelmed by the response that “By The Way” has been getting. It’s funny for me since I’ve worked on the film and seen it so much and spent so much time on it that I just don’t “see” it anymore. I know that I like it, but I just can’t be objective about it. At this stage I only see the small things I wish I had done slightly differently.
That’s why it’s so nice to see my work appreciated, especially since this was such a labor of love. I enjoyed every second that I spent on this project.
I’ve gotta thank the surfers in the video first and foremost. Sara Taylor was awesome, always eager to go and shoot and going the extra mile to keep paddling out. I hope she gets the credit she deserves for her amazing surfing. Ornella Pellizzari, Margaux Arramon-Tucco also majorly helpful and inspirational. Jenna Balester – always down to shoot, and now that she’s back in the water we’ll be filming more surfing of her as well. Everyone else in the film – Silvana Lima, Jen Smith, Danica Elbertse, Kaleigh Gilchrist, Sofia Mulanovich, Rebecca Woods, Leila Hurst, Courtney Conlogue. I didn’t get to shoot with these girls as much but hopefully will get more time with them in the future.
I also have to thank Chris Grant for helping me out SO much when I was getting started. I didn’t know any of these people before I approached Chris one day and mentioned that I wanted to do some surf videos. He was more than happy to help me meet the girls and invite me to come down while he was shooting. This video would not even exist without his help and support.
Thanks to everyone who supported me during the filming, and everyone who came to the Board Shorts film festival to view the premiere. I am hoping to be in a few more festivals, so if you missed Board Shorts, try to make one of the other ones.
It certainly doesn’t end here – I’m hoping to keep at it. Not sure what my next big “goal” is, but ultimately I’d love to produce a video that you’ll see for sale in every surf shop around the world. Now that would be killer.
If you haven’t seen it yet, the link to the full cut of By The Way is up on the portfolio page of this site. I’ll also be posting the first two chapters as separate films so you can watch them by themselves.
Screen Grabs
Well, it’s in the can.
Titled “By The Way”
A 15 minute short, featuring an all girls cast. Mostly surfing, a bit of skating.
Korduroy TV
About a month ago I was featured on Korduroy.tv, an independent online surf magazine that has quite a large following. I was extremely stoked to be in the “Filmmaker Feature” part of their blog.
Front Page: Korduroy.tv
If you want to read the interview, the link is:
http://www.korduroy.tv/2012/filmmaker-feature-hayley-gordon