The Storm Chaser

The Storm Chaser is a new short film from writer/director Jack Pirie. The film follows storm-chasing legend Thomas Traversa as he embarks on a perilous journey in search of a mythical storm, the likes of which the world has never witnessed.

A genre-blurring docu-drama about the profound encounters between humans and nature at its extremes.

Featured on Directors Notes > https://directorsnotes.com/2022/10/10/jack-pirie-the-storm-chaser / L'Equipe tinyurl.com/mrxtwj4u

We shot most of the windsurfing footage over three days with a crew of just four people, mostly around Northern Spain. Much like the themes of the film itself, production was a constant and humbling game of chess, waiting for the moment when the weather was ready to give us what we needed (a Producer’s worst nightmare). Pierre Bouras, the legendary (and superhuman) Jetski driver, was given the task of riding alongside Thomas with the cameraman Jamie Hancock (windsurfing cinematographer) clutching on the back, skirting the edges of 14+ ft high waves trying to avoid being devoured, and capturing tiny moments of Thomas in flow.

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CREDITS:

Written & Directed by Jack Pirie (www.jackpirie.com)

Featuring Thomas Traversa

Executive Produced by Ed Gotham

Produced by Lucy Benson-Brown

A CMC MARKETS production with CROWN & CO

Cinematography by Will Billany

Production Design by Simon Kuhn

Edited by Iain Whitewright

Original Music Composed by Alan Myson

Windsurfing Cinematography and Drone Op Jamie Hancock

Sound Design and Mix by Mark Hills

Colourist - Toby Tomkins

Crown & Co Producer - Tan Doan

Offline Executive Producer: Julian Marshall

Offline Facility: Tenthree

Audio Producer: Sadie Poole, Beth Massey

Audio Facility: Factory

Grade and Online Producer: Lisa Fox, Sarah Banks

Grade and Online Facility: Cheat

VO Recording Facility NStudio Lisbon

VO Engineer Hugo Romano Guimarães

VO Producer Alex Hylands-White

VFX House: Primary VFX

VFX Supervisor: Joe Thornley-Heard

2D Supervisor: Steve Hawken

Lighting Supervisor: Jem Grimshaw

2D Lead: George Lewis

Compositing Artists: Sarah Godden, David Thomas

3D Lead: Lorinn McCaul

3D Animator: Mani Sandhu

3D Generalists: Laurie Cope, Amy Dolphin

VFX Production Assistant: Emily White

1st Assistant Camera: Lloyd Cook

Additional Windsurf Photography: Luke Raistrick

Jetski Driver & Stills: Pierre Bouras

Assistant Editor: Jules Bayer-Crier

London Production Assistant: Chloe Higginson

Asturias Fixer: Bea Sainz

Asturias Production Assistant: Susana Santamaria

Asturias Production Company: NeedAFixer

Thanks to Lawrence Stafford @ Finisterre

With special thanks to Thomas, Sophia, Lola and Pauline Traversa.

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