1989EXTREME SPORTS
A short film about the "Tsunami Rangers" an extreme sports ocean kayaking stunt man team. They perform a daredevil stunt through a narrow rock channel on kayaks in Northern California.
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Piracy Slate
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Film opens. Tsunami Rangers. A pink paddle with the word Tsunami pushes through the water.
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| 01:00:18 18.77 |
An adventurous group of daredevils called the "Tsunami Rangers" remove their kayaks from the top of their jeep along a rocky coast in northern California called "Snivelers Slit" Unseen narration introducing their objection to execute a daring stunt through a narrow rock channel.
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| 01:00:30 30.72 |
One of the kayakers takes a peak over a tall cliff.
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Film title card "Adventures of the Tsunami Rangers"
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The group of six Tsunami Rangers sit on a rock and look out. Z'in on Lt. Alan Hillesheim, Stuntman In-Water Rescuer. Unseen narrator states Alan will swim in and rescue the stunt man. Other stunt men are identified.
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| 01:01:04 64.46 |
CU Dave Whalen, Belayer
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| 01:01:10 70.8 |
CU Lt. Glenn Gilchrist, Medic
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| 01:01:15 75.35 |
CU Lcdr. Michael Powers, Videographer - will shoot the action.
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| 01:01:22 82.19 |
Cdr. Eric Soares, Boat In-Water Rescuer - he will swim in and rescue the boat
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| 01:01:28 88.78 |
CU Capt. Jim Kakuk - Stuntmam - will perform the stunt.
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| 01:01:30 90.71 |
Several shots - thghe Pacific Ocean in Northern California, waves crashing to shore, rough surf crashing against large rocks and boulders.
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| 01:01:56 116.7 |
One of the Rangers wades into the rough water, waves crash around him, and talks about the reasons why they seek out the danger of the exposed coastline. He states it's a "danger zone", but if you take your time to get to know it and with the proper skills you will be rewarded with a lifetime of adventure. Waves crash around him and onto the rocks.
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| 01:03:22 202.87 |
POV from a kayak, the front tip of the kayak is seen. Kayakers in the ocean, , kayaking in calm gentle water, soft music plays. Water splashes onto camera lens. They drift easily into narrow corridors of large boulders.
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| 01:04:18 258.71 |
Tilt down from a cliff to a kayaker drifting easily between large boulders forming a corridor.
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To prepare for the stunt and stay in shape, the Tsunami Rangers work out, jump off cliffs, run a natural obstacle course, hang upside down on trees, jump through logs and climb rocks .
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| 01:05:45 345.69 |
A Ranger working out, climbing trees, slips and falls to the ground.
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Shots of the Rangers preparing for the stunt, putting on their "armor" - wet suits, helmets, gloves.
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| 01:06:10 370.53 |
Waves splash onto camera lens as kayaker drags his kayak into the water. POV kayak in the water. Shots of kayakers maneuvering through rough waters like surfers, getting caught in huge waves.
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| 01:07:08 428.14 |
Huge wave heads toward kayaker with camera. Frame goes blank as kayaker gets tossed underwater, sounds of the water splashing.
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| 01:07:28 448.83 |
Two kayaker stuntmen jump off a rocky cliff into the ocean and get tossed around in the waves dangerously close to the rocks.
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| 01:07:51 471.81 |
Tilt down from a cliff - a kayaker maneuvers through a tight channel, white water waves crash around him.
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White water from a giant wave, a kayaker's head seen in the water without his kayak. Kayak spills down between a large corridor of boulders and two other kayakers.
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| 01:09:09 549.92 |
Shots of kayaker stuntmen maneuvering through rough ocean waves, getting tossed around, as another kayaker rests on a rock on land and makes jokes about the "big waves".
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| 01:10:15 615.11 |
POV from a kayak as it heads towards a rock with a bunch of seals. Sounds of the barking seals.
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| 01:10:24 624.64 |
Kayaker wearing a red breast plate and helmet talks into the camera and announces they are headed into a cave (looking for seals). They enter a dark quiet, spooky cave, ominous music is heard and they are barely seen.
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| 01:13:10 790.01 |
CU two kayak stuntmen wearing helmets and face masks, shake hands and climb the rocks in the water. They wrestle with each other in the water and on shore, jumping off cliffs and playing around.
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| 01:14:09 849.27 |
The team jumps into the narrow corridor of "Snivelers Slit" testing the water before their big stunt and get carried away by crashing waves.
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| 01:14:37 877.41 |
Stuntman, Jim J. Cook, jumps into the ocean off a cliff, gets into his kayak and paddles off into the narrow slit, crashes the first time, but makes it through on the next try.
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| 01:15:29 929.46 |
Various shots of the stunt man, Jim, some in slow motion, maneuvering through Snivelers Slit, landing on rocks, getting tosses around. Stuntman Allan jumps in to help him. They climb out of the water using a rope line.
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| 01:17:04 1024.73 |
Three Tsunami Rangers pose on the rocks. They joke around for the camera. A wave crashes around them.
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Var. shots kayakers maneuvering through rough water and narrow corridors in Northern California.
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| 01:18:41 1121.65 |
Credit roll over kayakers paddling off into the sunset.
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End Reel
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