Project Detail

Uncommon Ideals

Synopsis

Stories from the North Sea. From the fjords to the lochs. From brown to blue. Surfing's sepia dipped North Sea tales foretold. Uncommon Ideals is part of a project to document the experience and culture of surfing in and around the North Sea.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 57 secs
Format
HD 1080p25
Director
Chris McClean
Producer
Chris McClean
Editor
Mark Waters
Director of Photography
Mark Waters
Sound
Will Evans
Composer
UNKLE - Cut Me Loose (Redux)
Additional footage
Lewis Arnold, Chris McClean
Poem
Daniel Crockett
Voice
Jeff Hordley

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sea Saw Films

94 Mill Rd
Cleethorpes
DN35 8JD
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7534 719 007

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