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Wanted: Surfers for paddle-out scene for Jay Moriarity movie in Santa Cruz
By Wallace Baine [email protected]
Posted: 10/03/2011 04:51:00 PM PDT
SANTA CRUZ — Surfers in Santa Cruz County generally don’t need much in the way of persuasion to get into the water. But next week, the producers of an upcoming film are counting on surfers to come out to Pleasure Point in big numbers.
Walden Media, which is producing a film based on the life of the late Santa Cruz surfing icon Jay Moriarity, is planning to shoot a key scene in the film Oct. 13 and 14 at Pleasure Point. It is a re-enactment of the paddle-out that took place as a memorial to Moriarity shortly after he died during a free-diving accident in the summer of 2001.
The film’s producers need about 1,000 extras to come out with wetsuits and surfboards to re-create the paddle-out. The scene will be shot from both the air and the ground.
The producers are asking each participant to commit to eight hours on the set both days, in the interests of continuity, with a check-in time of around 6:30 a.m. No stand-up paddle boards will be allowed to be part of the shoot.
Extras will not be paid, but lunch will be served and there will be several raffle prizes given away to those who participate.
The yet-to-be-titled film will star Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston and will be directed by Curtis Hanson for a late 2012 release. It will tell the story of the relationship between Moriarity and his mentor Frosty Hesson, as well as Moriarity’s efforts at becoming the youngest surfer to ever tackle Mavericks.
Anyone interested in taking part in the paddle-out should contact the extras producer at [email protected].
JAY MORIARITY MOVIE PADDLE-OUT
WHAT: Walden Media, producer of a film based on the life of the late Santa Cruz surfing icon Jay Moriarity, seeks 1,000 surfers for a key scene.
WHEN: Oct. 13 and 14 at Pleasure Point.
WHY: To re-enact the paddle-out that took place as a memorial to Moriarity shortly after he died in 2001.
INFORMATION: 1,000 extras with wetsuits and surfboards to re-create the paddle-out.
PERKS: Expect eight hours on the set both days with a check-in time of 6:30 a.m. Extras will not be paid, but lunch will be served and there will be raffle prizes.
CONTACT: [email protected].
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