The week of the Bondi Vans Bowlarama turns the Beach Road Hotel into a frenzy.
Masters of the sport sell their vinyl collection while skateboarders queue across the mini ramp, trading off to the sounds of the bands close by.
Velvet sea was asked to cover the performances on stage and in the bowl.
Because you loved Kelly Pitch so much in our latest #VSFRAMES we’ve put this clip together for your viewing pleasure.
Film and edit by Ben Everden
Music by Luke Sea
Velvet Sea’s 2013/14 feature film. Underground talent, heavy soundtrack, surf and skate. The world of VEL | VET
Velvet Sea had the privilege of shooting an edit of Alberta Cross’ new single ‘Get up High’ live at The Randolph in NYC for CMJ and Nudie Jeans.
A floating, open air space which fuses European beach club culture with 5 star service.
Velvet Sea was given the privelege of producing a music video for the band ‘ The Bungalows’.
The creative freedom to conceptualise from scratch makes the mind run wild with different ideas, decisions and COLOURS.
‘Roll’
This video was made by Harrison Dancaster who usually shoots stills but doesn’t mind flicking the switch over to video mode to craft together sweet little edits like this one. You may remember a video he made from another trip down south with Brett Burcher and Scott ‘Whippet’ Dennis charging 10 feet slabs clocking up…
I had the opportunity to film Brian Bielmann and Dusty Payne over a week in Hawaii.
Not many people can ride the bowl like Pedro and not many people can produce this kind of vision.
This is as close as you will ever get without actually riding the bowl yourself.
Velvet Sea have been gracing your newsfeed with original content for a few years now.
And now www.velvetseaproductions.com is a site solely for VS related video where you can see our style, previous work and get in contact for upcoming jobs.
You now have an understanding of what La’ Division is all about.
The founders Trait and Luke Okay gave us the run down in Episode 1.
Today we give you a fresh AM/PM and our first on a crew of artists, LA’ Division.
A session after work and before the manager of Bathers Pavilion told us to get the hell out of there.
We were fortunate to squeak in a few attempts.
Urge was one of the Major sponsors for the Snowy Mcalister last weekend.
This Thursday the 13th, come and join us at The Steyne for the premiere of V E L | V E T, a film by Sam Page and supported by Waves Magazine.
Three clips to satisfy on this lovely Friday.
Rare footage of Ginger Tobler shredding Bondi before school, Woodwreckerz crew season edit and the trailer to “Remind me to forget”. If you can’t find something you love from these three clips, then you’re most likely dead.
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Velvet Sea has just put the finishing touches on a new feature film to be released in the coming weeks.
A collaboration with Velvet Sea and Kai Otton.
An edit done by Velvet Sea’s Sam Page for Mickfanning.com
This video was in our Happy Monday yesterday. Here is the full story and a few photo’s. Amazing job Nick and Jack.
The Sea of Possibility.
Here are two clips that we like.
One Surfing, one Skating.
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Sterling is back at it again with the second and third episodes of The Adventures of Chancho.
His mind is unique and the result are refreshingly funny.
He is also now on the Penny Skateboard team.
Enjoy
OXBLVD’s song “Tease Me” relates a story that we’ve all been through. A gorgeous girl teases a guy, somewhat unintentionally, and knocks his socks off. Time is spent bedding the girl. Drinks, dancing, and feeling. Some of us win, and some lose. The song throbs along and oozes a sexiness that isn’t present in most…
Our first AM/PM episode with OXBLVD was a short and sweet glimpse into the warmup for their gig at the Beresford. A preview if you will. This one, episode 2, is longer, beefier and will no doubt get you dancing, or at the very least head nodding. They are a well oiled live act now…
Remember our MEET: with Ed Worland? Sure you do: good looking lad who was in a drunkard thrash metal band but now resides as lead singer, and guitarist, of blues and roots outfit OXBLVD? Well anyway, we liked OXBLVD so much that we decided to follow them to a gig at the Beresford for our first…
Behind the scenes look into the 2012 Mambo Goddess Campaign in NYC featuring Cheyenne Tozzi and Jessica Gomes.
The 3rd annual Wills Joy Surf Memorial full of yew and saaaaa.
We raised $ 20, 000 for the Epilepsy Foundation this year!
If you skate and have been to NYC you might know this park. We were in town recently for the launch of Mambo in the US. We found this nicely contoured slab of concrete after the manager of our hotel asked us to take (Mambo skater) Brad McDermott outside “to play” after he’d jumped a…
How much does this clip make you want to SURF!
Surf madness is here, a film by STERLING SPENCER and he is awesome. If you got thirty eight minutes to spare click play above or if you wanna download it click and follow << H E R E >>.
Footage used by Sam Page for Velvet Sea over the last two years. Additional Footage by Ash McManus.Shayne Allen.Jay Grant Raincoats-Efterklang (Trentemoller remix/reworked).
Here we have two clips. One is Thomas Woods tearing apart 1 foot Forster slop. The other has the crazy Tasmanians charging the death defying Shipsterns. A significant contrast between the two. Its a given that you will be in awe by the raw southern swells that hits Tassie. But even in weak 1 foot…
Taj Burrow, Kai Otton, Bede Durbridge, Miguel Pupo, Chippa, Ben Godwin, Dion Aguis.
Surfing the beaches of Hossegor.
Enjoy
shot & edited by Sam Page
cranes~beautiful friend
This little number was filmed and cut by Jay Grant. A spot we don’t like to name with, the oh so hot right now, Ry Cal/Ryan Callinan and VS 1/3 Michael Spencer. We weren’t expecting a lot but it’s days like these you’re happy to be a surfer. Getting tubed and coming out on the…
IN THE WOODS from Velvet Sea on Vimeo.
SEE THE LIGHT from Velvet Sea on Vimeo.
I have spent many days in the Lacanau car park idling under the scorching sun waiting for heats. The gutters always reek of urine and the waves are usually tiny. But the following week everything changes. We are back in Hossegor. God I love this place. Waves, women and night life. All the boys are…
These 3 clips are done by young ambitious film makers Luke Schuetrumpf and Ash McManus.
Nicely done.
Enjoy
Velvet Sea headed north in winter this is part two from ‘Surfs Up’.
Waves were fun, water was warmer and sun was out.
Sam Page, Michael Spencer & Luke Cheadle
Filmed by Nicholas Damen and edited by Michael Spencer.
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Here it is, Episode 1 of Velvet Sea’s Europe series. We’ve decided to go a different route from your typical surf contest clip for this series. Mostly because this time of year in Europe, the surf sucks. So rather than giving you 5 minutes of 2ft slop from each destination, we thought we would show…
Brad McDermott and some of his friends hit a park close to home.
Another banger from the boys at Creative Destruction. This time they are in New York and looking like they are having an absolute hell time. No surfing, no matter. Just good people and good times. Watch!
A few weekends back, upon seeing the swell that was about to hit the east coast, VelvetSea decided it was time to get up off our arses and bail the big smoke. With an absence of filmers available and getting sick of the back and forth that was happening, we thought, fuck it, we’ll do it…
Nick Riley and Luke Cheadle trade off peeling rights on a cold winters day.
Chris Drake snags a pearler.
Film + Edit by Sam Page.
Enjoy.
AGE? 21 RESIDES? Manly.. Syd.. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN PAINTING? For as far back as the memory goes… WHY DID YOU START? Wanted to explain what I could not put into words! WHAT WAS THE FIRST PIECE OF ART WHICH YOU SOLD? HOW MUCH DID IT GO FOR? It was…
An hour with Brad McDermott, for Mambo. Filmed by Sam Page & Ash McManus. Photo Ben Everden.
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Kai heads south from the Gold Coast.
The empty, enjoyable waves on the Mid North Coast allow Kai to loosen up.
Three consecutive sessions.
Kai showing some flair..
enjoy.
pics from: Sion Yates – facebook/Sion Life /pages 044 828 7995
In the last episode we saw Kai narrowly lose to Joel Parkinson. To surf so well and come so close to victory with so much on the line hurts. But at this level you need to know how to deal with disappointment. You need to reset your headspace and carry a positive mindset into the next…
When Kai graduated to the CT not many people expected greatness. But Kai surprised us all and has stamped himself as a major force. When he finds himself in a heat against one of surfing’s demi-gods (something that seems to happen to Kai more than any other surfer) he seems to be able to pull…
Mambo artist Shannon Graham paints a surfboard to be donated to the Ray of Hope fundraising campaign. Ray of Hope represents the philosophy of the Westmead Breast Cancer Institute that by providing the most innovative, specialist and professional care available today the BCI can offer early detection, accurate diagnosis and effective treatment to give each…
Matt Meola was unheard of to us and I bet many other peeps out there before Taylor Steele’s & Nate Myers ‘Freesurfing Platform’ Innersection. Last night the 21 years young, Maui surfer, received a large cheque for $100,000.
Check above for his winning section.
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VelvetSea have been up on the Gold Coast scoring some fun sessions on the QLD points, which is rare for Sydney siders. We are now back at home faced with the usual mush we regularly grovel in. Things are looking up though as Autumn swells are just around the corner. To farewell the Summer, here’s a new clip…
Our good friend Nick Riley has recently jumped back in bed with his original sponsor Oneill. He started his surfing career with the wetsuit pioneers and it’s good to see him back with them. They’re a great fit and i’m sure it will be a relationship that will see them both grow old together. Sam…
If you grew up, or have been involved with, the Australian surfing community in the last 20 years then chances are Dean ‘Dingo’ Morrison was in your top 5 favourite surfers list. He was, and still is for that matter, one of the most influential surfers for Aussie groms for quite some time. A Day…
The 2nd Annual Wills Joy Memorial was, once again, a day filled with surf, smiles, friends and love. It is a day that we wait for all year, and a day to celebrate an amazing life. It was held at Queenscliff Beach, which was jam packed by 10am, and you would have been hard pressed…
Raen have one of the most talented and creative teams ever conceived. They also make some damn fine frames to cover those ocean beaten eyes of yours. This clip is made by one of their artists, Alex Kopps, and we like! Check out www.raenoptics.com for more…
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Here we have the first of a regular, featured post titled SESSIONS: As the name states, the posts will be a bunch of sessions cut together and edited up for your enjoyment. SESSIONS: #1 features one third of Velvet Sea, Luke Cheadle and was filmed over a few months in Spring. Click play and enjoy…
Riley Blakeway! The kids awesome, we’ll let him tell you the story behind this little skate clip starring Cameron Sparkes & Bjorn Johnston. “Lately I’ve been disappointed in myself, making things for the wrong reasons. I cancelled a paying job this particular saturday and skated the city until 8 at night. This clip was for…
An ongoing series of session based surfs filmed in one day. This feature is Michael Spencer and this neat little edit was done by Nicholas Damen. Check out his website HERE.
This session was all filmed with a Canon 7D using a 400mm L series lens & a 50mm f1.8 lens.
Capturing surf footage in the Sydney area can be tricky. Sloppy waist high waves, bluebottles and kooks all over are all factors that get in the way. Fortunately the Northern beaches is riddled with talent. And when the sea looks like a lake there is still more out there to film. Volcom recently held a…
Summer fun for the RVCA team featuring:
Ellis Ericson, Michael Spencer, Sam Wrench and Jason Salisbury.
Edit – Nick Damen ( Big Thanks)
Jay Grant’s a busy man. He has been in Hawaii filming for Billabong. He is also best friends and neighbours with Craig Anderson. About 3-4 years ago Craig bought a video camera worth about $3000, not so he himself could film, but to give to Jay to use for his own purposes. Next thing you…
Danny Fuller has been running the RVCA house in Hawaii for a few weeks now. He has put together this video part with the help of some friends to give a little taste of what RVCA has been up to lately. Featuring Danny Fuller, BJ Penn, Makua Rothman, Matt Archbold, Ford Archbold, Kalani David and…
The time has come for the 2nd annual Wills Joy Memorial Contest and it’s safe to say that last year was one of the best days of my life. Sun, surf, smiles, beers and amazing people celebrating a great life. Jack Joy won the contest last year and we all had goose bumps when he was…
Hawaii is a beautiful place any time of the year without a doubt. But come winter time in December with the Vans Triple Crown in full effect and every pro surfer on the planet vying for the spot light it becomes a circus. All the big companies have their house’s right there, smack bang, in…
It’s almost common knowledge that most surfers spend around a year to film a section for a film. Many a surf thrown away with no clips to show because of over surfing for the camera. Well, preconceptions can now be squashed with this edit by Nick Damen from one surf with Ryan Callinan. It was…
He’s my favourite artist of all time and if you haven’t heard his music, then do so straight away. Trentemoller is a one man machine who creates beautiful, atmospheric music, that sounds like it’s performed by an orchestra of 80. He’s venturing down to our far away country over New Years and is playing Field…
22 year old Nick Riley has already experienced enough, so far, in his young life to pass himself off as a 60 year old man rocking on his chair with stories waiting to go for the grandkids. He has seen the world a couple of times over and has, almost certainly, ridden more waves than…
Duncan Mcnicol is a name you may not be familiar with. The way the surfing world is growing at the moment means there can be world class surfers, unsponsored world class surfers, at tiny beaches all over our country. Duncan is one of those surfers. Naturally talented on that piece of foam that we all…
Andy was laid to rest yesterday in his home town of Hanalei Bay on Kauai. This clip courtesy of Billabong is very touching, bringing a tear to our eye.
REST IN PARADISE Andy, you will never be forgotten.
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When the rain falls, the streets are empty,the skateparks are deserted and football fields are flooded. All there is to do is surf.
Sam Page takes us through a dark, mysterious look at the wet underworld of Manly. His surfing shines through.
“Into each life, some rain must fall”
We love Ryan. He’s a humble kid who always has a big smile on his face. He’s mellow as hell and is almost too easy to get along with. Personality aside, his surfing is out of this world. He has more flair and style than nearly anyone his age in the world. This lovely clip…
Our AM/PM feature with Craig Anderson will be wrapped up with this, Episode 3. It’s the best one yet with Craig going absolutely bonkers, wave after wave, at the start of the clip. He runs us through his ever so cool quiver and his good and bad encounters with the top dogs of the surfing…
Here is episode 2 of our AM/PM feature with Craig Anderson. In this episode Craig talks on his final, DVD release, Innersection part, surfing with The Modern Collective and much more. Hit the play button, sit back and dive into Craig’s world for 6 minutes. x
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Well it goes like this, if you make an electro song and you wanted it to be played by the BEST and I’m talking absolute kings of dance music, then do what these guys have done. They hail from Sydney and produced the hit | Sex Education | and it went massive. Dropped in festival…
We love a good laugh and so do you. I know you do. There’s nothing better. There is also nothing better than someone hurting themselves. Not in a huge, hospitalisation type way but in a sore for a few days, unexpected way. This is the latter and god I was happy when it happened.
We like Ellis Ericson! He has been a busy little man logging and shredding on a shorty also ridin’ fixies around the northern beaches. This is part one and two of a three episode short film with etnies. Stay tuned for part three.
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Summer is almost upon us here in Australia. You can smell it in the air. The fresh sea breezes, the beads of sweat dripping from bronzed bodies lining the sand. The tiny but oh so fun waves. We love it all! In my eyes the best part of summer is that its festive season. Now…
Cheyenne Tozzi is arguably the hottest export Australia has ever produced. She moves with effortless grace and is second to none in front of the lens. Golden skin and eyes that scorch the soul. Here’s the footage from the Mambo Goddess summer campaign. Hearts will race and undoubtably break. Watch at your own peril. Filmed…
Lucid is a movie by Simon Treweek and Nicholas Damon. Both guys are independent film makers with one living in Tasmania and the other Newcastle. Together they have created a crafty and quality movie.
You can check premiere dates HERE and also purchase info so click away!
Here is the trailer we hope you enjoy.
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Welcome to Velvet Sea’s first feature video peeps. Ep 1. is Craig Anderson cruising around his hood chatting to us about what brought him here to OZ, why he doesn’t like contest surfing and what films he is working towards!
There are 3 episodes with this feature so stay tuned…
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B and C grade clips from a weekend with Mitch Coleborn and Michael Spencer up the coast.
Filmed by Nicholas Damen
Edit By Aaron Price
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Here’s a sexy little edit by Sam Page from a winter shorebreak session at Queenscliff a few weeks ago… VS
