How to Make It in Surfing as a Filmmaker / Designer / Artist w/ Runamuk Visuals
The surf industry is a cutthroat game. Trying to turn what you love into something that pays the bills without losing the love ain’t easy. Jake Donlen is the mind behind Runamuk Visuals, which is a multifaceted website. Jake is an artist and designer, but is probably best known for the film work he did with Wade Goodall and Billabong. It was there that he was able to hang and surf with Metallica and realize some dreams after suffering a massive cardiac arrest at the age of 25. Heavy.
Here’s a taste:
“When I left school and started working, things started crashing down a bit. I got arthritis in my wrists and had a lot of trouble surfing because of it. I threw in my apprenticeship as a plumber and after realizing how well some of my mates were surfing, I started filming them and our day-to-day shenanigans.
I took the arthritis as a positive and just made the most of what was happening. At the time the Sunshine Coast was a black hole in the surf media. Now some of the worlds best come from here. Julian, Wade, Coleborn, Brady, Lee Wilson and a mile of young kids following their footsteps. These were the crew I hung out and shot with, my mates. I made a few little local films and eventually got picked up by Billabong as their in-house filmmaker and yeah, thats where my real apprenticeship started.”
Click over to Korduroy TV for the ‘Making It’ article with Runamuk Visuals Jake Donlen.
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