1990-1999EXTREME SPORTS
A documentary film titled,"The Adventures of the Tsunami Rangers" about an ocean adventure kayak team from the northern Pacific Coast.
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| 01:00:14 14.59 |
POV from a kayak moving through the glassy ocean, gray clouds in the sky. Only the bow of the kayak is seen.
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| 01:00:16 16.91 |
Film title to music - handwritten in black "Adventures of the Tsunami Rangers" against cloudy sky then jumps forward to the same title but with a line of black ink smudged through it.
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| 01:00:28 28.5 |
A team of six rugged looking guys (extreme ocean kayakers) sitting together posing on a rugged boulder and looking out. CUs on each of their faces. Most are wearing a floppy bucket hat or bandana and sporting beards.
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| 01:01:32 92.66 |
Three of the kayakers sit together on the rocks and talk into the camera, they introduce themselves as the "Tsunami Rangers" and state they are at "Snivelers Row(?) in Moss Beach, California and are there to perform stunts for a video and for the audience. Waves crash onto the rocks behind them. They joke and laugh about using a dummy.
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| 01:02:33 153.44 |
A still shot of one of the kayakers from the team posing on the rocks wearing a tiny bathing suit while holding a paddle. Shots quickly flash of each member of the team posing and wearing their typical kayak gear, wetsuits and helmets.
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| 01:02:43 163.76 |
Tilt down on an empty kayak resting along a rocky shoreline, waves coming in, "Tsunami" written on the side of the kayak..
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| 01:02:54 174.26 |
The Tsunami team working out, running and jumping through twisted driftwood trees, hanging from branches, bouncing off rocks, climbing trees.
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| 01:03:18 198.28 |
Silhouette of three team members jumping on and off tree branches.
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| 01:03:26 206.68 |
Sound of branches breaking as one guy jumps from one branch to the other, the branch breaks, and he crashes down.
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| 01:03:35 215.88 |
Three of the Tsunami kayakers sitting on the rocks look into the camera as one of them explains passionately and animatedly how they like to get in close to the shoreline and explore the rocks, the "excitement" zone, "ecstasy".
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| 01:03:47 227.75 |
POV from a kayak, only the bow is seen as it moves through the still glassy ocean. Two other kayakers are seen up ahead paddling and maneuvering through slightly wavy waters close to the rocky coast. Peaceful music is heard.
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| 01:05:08 308.17 |
Various shots POV from one of the kayaks as the kayakers approach huge boulders and maneuver through extremely narrow passages between the rocks. The ocean is beautifully rugged, remote, fairly calm, clean and glassy.
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| 01:06:56 416.51 |
Back with the same three kayakers sitting on the rocks. They explain animatedly how they also like to get involved in the surf where the "real excitement is"
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| 01:07:10 430.69 |
Next segment begins. POV kayak, only the bow is seen as it maneuvers through rough waves, the music picks up to a frantic pace, water splashes on the lens of the camera. Camera tilts, and shots of the Kayakers ride through white water waves.
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| 01:08:14 494.37 |
Tilt down shots of extreme kayaker riding through white water waves. Shots of the kayak as it gets turned over and points straight up out of the water and upside down.
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| 01:08:29 509.86 |
Various shots extreme kayakers getting tossed around in white water ocean waves.
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| 01:09:30 570.5 |
POV kayak as it gets tossed upside down and around in the water. Sounds of the gurgling water as the kayak is underwater.
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| 01:09:58 598.32 |
Back to the three kayakers. One of them enthusiastically explains how they like to get close to the rocks and perform technical moves, crashing and burn ing and "all that fun stuff".
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| 01:10:07 607.89 |
Two kayakers jump off the side of a cliff and into the water. They swim through choppy rough water in between huge boulders and get tossed about totally enjoying themselves.
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| 01:10:38 638.3 |
Various shots kayakers paddling through tight channels in between huge boulders and extremely rough waters smashing into rocks nose first and getting tossed around.
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| 01:12:19 739.61 |
Kayaker sitting in his kayak on a rock along the rocky coastline jokingly and animatedly fastens his seat belt and lightheartedly fakes like he's a "Tsunami Warrior" demonstrating paddling through big waves. Mixed with live action footage of kayakers getting tossed around in white water as corny cartoon style antic music is heard.
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| 01:13:42 822.75 |
POV kayak in the ocean (only the bow), the bow of the kayak heads through a herd of seals.
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| 01:14:26 866.43 |
POV from a kayak, shots of the kayakers heading into a cave hunting for seals. Film gets pitch dark as they paddle deep into the cave. Dramatic music.
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| 01:17:46 1066.24 |
Various shots of the Tsunami Rangers team wearing helmets and masks, practicing stunts - balance moves on land, jumping off rocks into the water, playact fighting over a kayak, battling with their oars, pushing each other off rocks, rock climbing.
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| 01:20:18 1218.7 |
Getting ready to perform the real stunt. A ranger standing on a boulder high over the ocean holding a kayak up over his head, throws it down and jumps off the cliff paddling rapidly through a narrow crevice between the rocks in rough water.
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| 01:22:16 1336.76 |
Kayak Ranger pulls himself up out of the water using a rope. They use the rope to lower a kayak into the crevice and watch as the kayaker maneuvers his way through.
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| 01:23:08 1388.55 |
Back to the three Rangers on dry land sitting on a boulder. They joke around and sing "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wave".
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| 01:23:46 1426.86 |
Various shots at end of the film of the Rangers performing their extreme ocean kayak stunts and eventually paddling away into the sunset.
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| 01:25:47 1547.89 |
End film.
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| 01:28:02 1682.25 |
End Reel.
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