AIDC 2013: Storm Surfers and the wet lens competition

Storm Surfers 3D is the closest the sector has to a soap opera, as Firelight Productions shares the process over several conferences. With the film finished, launched at the Toronto Film Festival and
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Storm Surfers 3D is the closest the sector has to a soap opera, as Firelight Productions shares the process over several conferences. With the film finished, launched at the Toronto Film Festival and screened in Australia, this episode is about cameras with side stories on production and all-media.

By now, Storm Surfers 3D has huge brand recognition as the crazed 3D balls-and-buddies feature film about two surfers challenging the biggest deep ocean waves around Australia. As they hurtle around like fleas in a washing machine, the cameras go with them until the audiences beg for snorkels clipped to their 3D glasses.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.