Epic footage and commentary by one of the true great legends and innovators
Pioneer surf cinematographer, filmmaker and board designer George Greenough recently found some lost 16mm waveriding footage from the late ‘60s. It has never been seen… until now.
Long before HD video cameras went digital and dinky, Santa Barbara native George Greenough was strapping a full-sized film camera to his back and capturing POV footage from inside the tube. Not only did he envision the shot, he hand-built the water housing for his camera to make it happen. It was just one innovation of many from a man who helped define modern surfing as much as anyone in history.
Fast forward to 2014 and George is still inventing new ways to experience the ocean. The guys at Patagonia Australia caught up with George recently and he mentioned finding some lost footage from the days of shooting "The Innermost Limits of Pure Fun." With support from Patagonia, George cut the footage together and added narration explaining his motivation and techniques for getting the shots. Music by Band of Frequencies brings a taste of the psychedelic vibe that permeated the original film. The footage premiered in August 2014 at Patagonia’s Cardiff, Santa Monica and Bowery surf shops, and now we’re releasing it for posterity.
We hope you enjoy this six-minute glimpse into surfing’s past. Special thanks to George, Glen Casey, Johnny Abegg and the crew at Patagonia Australia for making it possible.
Great find...& how is that 40 years later, still remembering what was going on as you were capturing the footage. I think mainly coz the surf was so awesome & hows the crowd haha I know there are waves I had 20+ years ago I still remember too. So many forgotten in between, but you remember waves on days like that 
Select to expand quoteRicardo1709 said..
That was incredible knowing he got that on a mat - great clip
AND..not with a Go Pro either..old school Kool 
my guess is george will keep pulling rabbits out of the hat from time to time.
pay day will be when he gets out the old macaha footage from the late 50's back then mac was in his prime charging 3 ft lm
come on babayyyyyyyyyy
I've always been a huge fan of George's work! And back then, he had to work hard to get footage like that... The Original GoPro!
His "Point of View" filming was so far ahead of it's time... As a complete opposite, I laugh when I see Kooks with a GoPro on the nose of the board, filming back at themselves, in "selfie" fashion... I'm sure George laughs too!
Select to expand quoteSimondo said..
I've always been a huge fan of George's work! And back then, he had to work hard to get footage like that... The Original GoPro!
His "Point of View" filming was so far ahead of it's time... As a complete opposite, I laugh when I see Kooks with a GoPro on the nose of the board, filming back at themselves, in "selfie" fashion... I'm sure George laughs too!
Totally agree, I just don't get why kooks would rather shoot their own facial expressions rather than the wave or sweet cross steppin, freakin weird broo... But it is the age of the "Selfie", which really equates to the age of narcissism 
I do andy.
George is showing the beauty of the ocean, most people with a No-pro are just trying to show themselves.
Oh I totally shoot myself with my SoloShot but thats from a distance so i can see my sh1tty style and try to improve. My GoPro is always outward facing too bcs i'm still cross stepping like a spazztard... Its that face cam cr@p thats 
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Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
and I deleted my pov go pro from the gram last night
Hahaha, yours was actually pretty cool though bcs it was kinda taking in the wave, wasn't a face shot...
This is what i'm using these days, its the least intrusive when surfing and super cheap to make, a GoPro Tripod Mount for $1 Off Ebay:
Select to expand quoteMacaha said..
and I deleted my pov go pro from the gram last night
So I finally contribute and you axe it !!
