Storm Surfers
Below is Discovery's announcment on Storm Surfers. Mike and I got contacted a while back by a production company (same producers that did Top Chef and Project Runway) after they saw our hurricane swell photos on www.bluemountainsurf.com. I guess they went with Tom Carroll and Ross Clark-Jones instead of Mike and me.
The show is airing in Australia only for now. I was able to watch it on Discovery's intranet. It's good. They got some crazy surf, just nothing classic. The adventure aspects in Tazmania were cool though. Tom and Ross were funny when the lines weren't scripted.
Matt, were you able to check this out?
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Discovery Channel's STORM SURFERS Rides in on 60 Minutes Wave in Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Discovery Ignite's local co-production STORM SURFERS crashes onto Aussie shores this week, premiering on Discovery Channel at 8:30 pm (AEDST) on Wednesday December 17 in Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. Combining weather prediction, science, extreme surfing and sheer bravery, the one-hour special follows former world surfing champion Tom Carroll and big wave legend Ross Clarke-Jones as they hunt down the biggest storm fronts in Australia and surf them. Between them, Tom and Ross manage to conquer the infamous Shipsterns Bluff and the mythical Dangerous Banks off the coast of Tasmania. The latest HD camera technology and GPS tracking devices give viewers a fantastic vantage point - right at the front of the surfboard - as the surfers push the limits of physical endurance in pursuit of the ultimate ride.
STORM SURFERS is a 2007 finalist for Discovery Ignite, a local co-production initiative which was launched in 2007 to generate Australian content for Discovery Channel while providing local documentary filmmakers with the opportunity to showcase their work to a worldwide audience. More information is available at www.discoverychannel.com.au/ignite.
There has been a lot of buzz around STORM SURFERS in the local press in Australia, including a three-page feature in The Sunday Telegraph (December 7) and a special on 60 Minutes on Sunday October 26. The STORM SURFERS segment, which pulled in over 1.55 million viewers, featured interviews with Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones, and footage of the pair catching monumental waves off the coast of Tasmania during the filming.
STORM SURFERS will be premiering in other markets in Asia in 2009.
Discovery Communications, Inc.
December 16, 2008
The show is airing in Australia only for now. I was able to watch it on Discovery's intranet. It's good. They got some crazy surf, just nothing classic. The adventure aspects in Tazmania were cool though. Tom and Ross were funny when the lines weren't scripted.
Matt, were you able to check this out?
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Discovery Channel's STORM SURFERS Rides in on 60 Minutes Wave in Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific
Discovery Ignite's local co-production STORM SURFERS crashes onto Aussie shores this week, premiering on Discovery Channel at 8:30 pm (AEDST) on Wednesday December 17 in Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific. Combining weather prediction, science, extreme surfing and sheer bravery, the one-hour special follows former world surfing champion Tom Carroll and big wave legend Ross Clarke-Jones as they hunt down the biggest storm fronts in Australia and surf them. Between them, Tom and Ross manage to conquer the infamous Shipsterns Bluff and the mythical Dangerous Banks off the coast of Tasmania. The latest HD camera technology and GPS tracking devices give viewers a fantastic vantage point - right at the front of the surfboard - as the surfers push the limits of physical endurance in pursuit of the ultimate ride.
STORM SURFERS is a 2007 finalist for Discovery Ignite, a local co-production initiative which was launched in 2007 to generate Australian content for Discovery Channel while providing local documentary filmmakers with the opportunity to showcase their work to a worldwide audience. More information is available at www.discoverychannel.com.au/ignite.
There has been a lot of buzz around STORM SURFERS in the local press in Australia, including a three-page feature in The Sunday Telegraph (December 7) and a special on 60 Minutes on Sunday October 26. The STORM SURFERS segment, which pulled in over 1.55 million viewers, featured interviews with Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones, and footage of the pair catching monumental waves off the coast of Tasmania during the filming.
STORM SURFERS will be premiering in other markets in Asia in 2009.
Discovery Communications, Inc.
December 16, 2008
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