Influential Filmer Moves From Surf Comedy to VICE | “We had a full mutiny on our boat… “
Surfing should always be, first and foremost, done and watched with a smile on your face. Or even full blown laughter. Why are you even paddling out there if you’re not looking for a good time?
No one has brought this vision to life more than Dave Malcolm. Although he’s now paying the bills doing serious travel work with VICE, he still gets his hands dirty in the surf comedy world. Surfer Mag tapped Dave to see what he’s doing and also past work.
Here’s a sample:
You and Sterling touched a nerve on a comedy level that I don’t think you see anywhere else. You guys almost made a style. I think that comes through in your video editing, and Sterling was great for voiceovers. You also do very serious stuff now with Vice.
Yeah, surfing is fun, and that’s what it should be. I was inspired by Taylor Steele and the …Lostvideos. That was my generation of growing up. I felt like right when I got to the point where I started creating my own stuff, Taylor Steele went really serious, …Lost fell off the planet, and then Kai started making superhero movies, making these guys look like they were on a level that isn’t relatable, so I said, ‘What a perfect little alley to find my way into.’ Let’s make people smile again. You can do that on a easy, low budget. We weren’t trying to change the world. It was just get people to smile, and it’s worked out.
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