Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown

Nascimento : 1937-12-01, San Francisco, California, U.S.

Morte : 2017-12-10

História

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Bruce Brown (born December 1, 1937 in San Francisco, California) is an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film. He is the father of filmmaker Dana Brown. His surfing films were Slippery When Wet (1958), Surf Crazy (1959), Barefoot Adventure (1960), Surfing Hollow Days (1961), Waterlogged (1962), and his most well known film, The Endless Summer (1964) which received a nationwide theatrical release in 1966. Considered among the most influential in the genre, The Endless Summer follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August around the world. Thirty years later Brown would film The Endless Summer II with his son in 1994. He has also made a number of short films including The Wet Set, featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Sportswear Surf Team and one of the earliest skateboarding films, America's Newest Sport, presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team. These short films along with some unused footage from The Endless Summer were included in the DVD Surfin' Shorts, as part of the Golden Years of Surf collection. Brown has gone beyond surfing a few times with the ski film, The Incredible Pair of Skis (1967), a film about motorcycle sport, On Any Sunday (1971) which is held in high regard as one of the best motorcycle documentaries of all time, and a documentary about extreme sports, The Edge (1975), On Any Sunday II (1981) Baja 1000 Classic (1991), and On Any Sunday, revisited (2000) He made a guest appearance in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode SpongeBob vs. The Big One. Brown is a 2009 inductee into the Surfers' Hall of Fame in Huntington Beach, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bruce Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Bruce Brown

Filmes

Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of St.Francis
Self
The documentary "Birth of The Endless Summer: Discovery of Cape St. Francis" reveals the untold story behind Bruce Brown's iconic film "The Endless Summer." It follows the journey of Dick Metz, a California surf pioneer, as he travels the world from 1958 to 1961. Metz's adventures lead him to discover the "perfect wave" at Cape St. Francis in South Africa, which inspires Bruce Brown to create "The Endless Summer" and revolutionize the sport of surfing. The film also documents Metz's return to South Africa at the age of 90 to retrace his original journey. It features interviews with influential figures in the surfing world, including Metz, Bruce Brown, and other surfers. The premiere of the film at the Newport Beach Film Festival is particularly special for director Richard Yelland, as it tells a personal story rooted in his hometown.
The Search for Freedom
"The Search for Freedom" é a história de uma revolução cultural alimentada pelo desejo humano de viver o momento e fazer se sentir mais vivo. Descobrimos como um mundo novo eletrizante surgiu através de pura energia e imaginação e as infinitas possibilidades de auto-expressão disponíveis para qualquer pessoa disposta a sentir a liberdade. Este documentário, escrito e dirigido por Jon Long (IMAX® extremo) é visceral, visual, uma experiência contada através dos olhos de alguns dos mais brilhantes pioneiros, lendas, visionários e campeões de surf, snowboard, esqui, skate, mountain bike, escalada e muito mais.
A Um Qualquer Domingo - O Próximo Capítulo
Executive Producer
Mais de quarenta anos depois de Bruce Brown ter realizado “On Any Sunday”, documentário histórico e premiado produzido pelo actor Steve McQueen que se tornou uma obra de culto para os amantes do motociclismo na década de 60 e 70, Dana Brown (“Step Into Liquid,” “Dust To Glory”) presta homenagem à obra do pai através de uma sequela que mostra as mudanças que se produziram no desporto das duas rodas. "O Próximo Capítulo” envolve entrevistas e imagens deslumbrantes deste mundo diversificado captadas em Ultra HD com câmaras topo de gama – incluindo a Phantom High Speed Camera, que permite intensificar o drama através de imagens em câmara superlenta. “Tentamos utilizar o máximo de recursos tecnológicos para trazer poesia e ação,” disse Dana Brown.
Lizard Boy
Writer
If you were a brilliant geneticist, working on a secret government genetic engineering project, and your fiancee dumped you because your sperm were not viable, what would you do to resolve your mid-life crisis? Dr. Gino Conti creates his own son by combining reptilian and human DNA, but discovers fatherhood an extraordinary challenge when his son's anger management issues include eating people.
Blue Crush
Himself
Ainda no início de suas carreiras, Lisa Andersen, Rochelle Ballard, Layne Beachley, Serena Brooke e Megan Abubo mostram toda a potência do surfe radical feminino.
The Endless Summer Revisited
Self
A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous. Written by Annie Bulloch
The Endless Summer Revisited
Executive Producer
A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary. It is written, produced and directed by Dana Brown, son of the director of the first two films, Bruce Brown (who executive produced this film). This film likely will appeal only to hardcore fans of the Endless Summer films, but it does feature more of the gorgeous cinematography for which the earlier films are famous. Written by Annie Bulloch
The Endless Summer 2
Editor
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
The Endless Summer 2
Writer
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
The Endless Summer 2
Narrator
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
The Endless Summer 2
Director
Bruce Brown, king of surfing documentaries, returns after nearly thirty years to trace the steps of two young surfers to top surfing spots around the world. Along the way we see many of the people and locales Bruce visited during the filming of Endless Summer (1966).
On Any Sunday
Producer
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
On Any Sunday
Narrator
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
On Any Sunday
Director
Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.
America's Newest Sport
Director
America's Newest Sport is a short film made for Hobie. It was about his new skateboard and skateboard team. Hobie, as he always did, figured he could design something better. He came up with flexible trucks and clay wheels which sure beat the old steel ones. His skateboard "team" was a classic bunch of kids who performed state of the art maneuvers like riding a skateboard while covered by a trash can.
The Endless Summer
Narrator
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Endless Summer
Editor
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Endless Summer
Director of Photography
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Endless Summer
Author
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Endless Summer
Producer
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
The Endless Summer
Director
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
Water-Logged
Director
The "Fellini of Foam's" fifth and last film before "The Endless Summer," "Water Logged" is made up of highlights from Bruce Brown's four previous films: "Slippery When Wet," "Surf Crazy," "Barefoot Adventure" and "Surfing Hollow Days." This film features the best of four years of surf photography.
Surfing Hollow Days
Director
Filmed before his wildly popular Endless Summer, this Bruce Brown documentary follows famed surfers Robert August, Peter Johnson, Mike Haley, Kemp Aaberg and others as they ride waves in Australia, Mexico, California and Florida. It also goes behind the scenes, offering glimpses of the surfers' personal lives and the culture they inhabit. Watch for the 15-foot shark checking out the line-up at Rincon (in Santa Barbara, Calif.)!
Surfin' Shorts
Director
This program includes three of Bruce Brown's short films: "The Wet Set," featuring the Hobie-MacGregor Surf Team; "America's Newest Sport," presenting the Hobie Super Surfer Skateboard Team; and an early television special which includes the first surfing trip to Japan with 12-year-old Peter Johnson and Del Cannon in a segment filmed, but not used for, "The Endless Summer."
Barefoot Adventure
Himself / Narrator
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Barefoot Adventure
Editor
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Barefoot Adventure
Director of Photography
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Barefoot Adventure
Writer
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Barefoot Adventure
Director
Brown takes us to various surfing locales with his customary great photography, wry comments and solid musical score.
Surf Crazy
Director
Surf Crazy is the second movie from veteran surf film producer Bruce Brown. During this movie a group of surfers head down to numerous unsurfed spots in Mexico, some huge waves in Hawaii and some classic surf in California.
Slippery When Wet
Editor
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Slippery When Wet
Director of Photography
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Slippery When Wet
Writer
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Slippery When Wet
Director
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.
Slippery When Wet
Narrator
Surfers Henry Ford, Freddy Pfhaler, Kemp Aaberg, Del Cannon, and Dick Thomas decide to leave California so they can embark on a dream trip to Hawaii. While in Hawaii the carefree quintet ride all kinds of waves at various top Hawaiian surfing spots and live together in a rundown shack on the North Shore of Oahu on only a hundred dollars a day.