THE DEVIL'S TEETH THE AUTEURS: RILEY BLAKEWAY
Thu
23
May

Sometimes things don't go as planned. Sometimes the water turns brown and it rains all day and dead cows wash up onto the shark infested beach you're surfing. And if you're there to document this, and you're Riley Blakeway, you're stoked, because something unique has happened. You have a hook. It is usually your nightmare and your dream come true all at once. And if you're lucky, as Riley seems to have been, the guys you're there filming take a look at those same conditions and decide to go fucking looney in the muddy water. And that always helps.

This is called The Devil's Teeth and stars Chippa Wilson, Nate Tyler and Brendon Gibbens. It is Riley Blakeway's contribution to the vault of our new series: The Auteurs and it is very well done.  [...]

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THE AUTEURS INTERVIEW WITH RILEY BLAKEWAY ABOUT HIS SHORT FILM PREMIERING TOMORROW: THE DEVIL'S TEETH
Thu
23
May

PHOTOS: Nate Lawrence

In our second installment of the new series The Auteurs we feature Riley Blakeway in a short he made during a stint on the east coast of Australia.

Riley’s short is entitled The Devil’s Teeth and sheds light onto the challenge of creating a surf film utilizing the conditions you’re given and making the most of it.

On this trip in particular — which features Chippa Wilson, Nate Tyler and Brendon Gibbens — torrential rains, flooding and evil-looking water created an interesting backdrop for Riley to work with, although an unexpected one. After the jump he explains the trip and how to keep an open mind, even when your new RED camera is psyching for slow-motion and blue water.

Come back tomorrow to watch Riley Blakeway’s new short film: The Devil’s Teeth. [...]

COMING FRIDAY: THE DEVIL'S TEETH A WHAT YOUTH SHORT BY RILEY BLAKEWAY — PART OF THE AUTEUR'S SERIES
Wed
22
May

PHOTOS: Lawrence

Jumping sharks and fish and surfers in Australia.

Today is a photographic glimpse at the setting for Friday’s new film by Riley Blakeway called The Devil’s Teeth, which is part of our new series, The Auteurs. Tomorrow we’ll give you some info from Riley on the making of the film. Today, we get a photographic glimpse at the waves and area.

This trip along the East Coast of Australia with Nate Tyler, Chippa Wilson and Brendon Gibbens was greeted with chocolate water and massive ramps, boiling over the top of some rather sharky water. But thanks to that, Riley was given a rare opportunity as the spot looked entirely unique from how it usually does. Rare foam developed and the town's usually crystal clear swimming pool was coated in sludge and constantly dredged. Livestock and dead animals washed onto the beach and served as a constant reminder of the cafeteria they were surfing in. As you’ll see though, no one seemed too bothered. The boys ripped.

Above is a full-screen slideshow gallery of images taken by Nate Lawrence during filming.  [...]

WHAT YOUTH RECOMMENDS 003 ANOTHER FEW HOURS OF INSPIRATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY WHAT YOUTH
Tue
21
May

PHOTO: Ferré

If you make things, people are going to tell you they don't like it. There will always be other agendas and they will attempt to strip your work down until it's watered down into something easily digestible for mass audiences. And that’s’ fine, for most people. You end up with lots of average strip malls. Lots of average films. Average things. But nothing incredible. Nothing with any vibe. Average things, for average people. We spend a lot of time looking for things to inspire us to push ourselves further, so that we can be anything but average.

In this week’s What Youth Recommends we found videos that push things a bit further and no doubt felt resistance from people. And more than likely wouldn’t have been “approved” in many circles, but because of some seriously BBC dudes and dudettes, who refused to water their work down, they put out things that are truly unique.

After the jump, we hope you’ll join us in some full-strength BBC videos. Interpret them how you like. But this is punk. [...]

WHAT YOUTH ISSUE FOUR VIDEO WATCH IT MOVE
Mon
20
May

Our fourth issue is now available in the What Youth store, as well as in fine retailers across the globe. This one was designed with a lot of restlessness. And since we like making videos so much, we brought it to life. And we kept it restless. With a boot to the door.

Featuring Creed McTaggart, Dillon Perillo, artist/photographer Mark Oblow, Chippa Wilson, Nate Tyler, some beautiful girls, Ford Archbold, Nick Rozsa, Luke Davis and many more. Get into it already. And then, get out there. Anywhere.  [...]

THE END OF THE RIVER THE PREMIERE EPISODE OF THE NEW WHAT YOUTH SERIES: THE AUTEURS
Fri
17
May

The End of the River is our first experiment in a new series called The Auteurs.The goal is to challenge filmmakers to experiment with the online short. The first is with our own Victor Pakpour. He was sent by us with specific instructions to Central California to shoot with Nate Tyler. He threw our intructions out the window. Instead of firing him, we called him genius and decided it would be the first in a new series aimed at expanding and educating filmmakers to the processes of trying something new.

Victor Pakpour and Nate Tyler present: The End of the River. It has good music. And it is a lesson in attention to detail. And throwing out the rules.  [...]

THE AUTEURS BEHIND THE SCENES OF NATE TYLER AND VICTOR PAKPOUR'S NEW SHORT: THE END OF THE RIVER
Thu
16
May

PHOTOS: Victor Pakpour

Hopefully it’s come across that one of our goals at What Youth is championing creativity throughout a variety of mediums in surf culture — be it print, filmmaking, photography, painting, zines, art direction, music, online short films — anything really. We love it all. We like to create. And we want to inspire others to create.

This ideology of ours has led us to The Auteurs, a new series that begins by documenting the process happening behind the lens and follows it through to the final creation. We’ll detail the equipment used, the stitch-ups that occur, the moments of inspiration between filmmaker and subject, the circumstances, hardships, breakthroughs and breakdowns. Everything behind the curtain. After a bit of insight into the creation, we’ll be premiering the final product for you as well. Hopefully educating and motivating your own endeavors at the same time.

Our first installment features What Youth’s very own resident filmmaker Victor Pakpour with an interesting take on a few surfs in a remote part of California with Nate Tyler.

After the jump Nate and Victor take you through the thoughts behind the short, which will be premiering here on Friday, called: The End of the River. [...]

WHAT YOUTH ISSUE FOUR ON SALE NOW (SHIPS MONDAY, MAY 20th)
Wed
15
May

ON THE COVER: Creed McTaggart

PHOTOGRAPHED BY: Nate Lawrence.

Our fourth installment of the What Youth book is a reminder. A reminder of why we surf. A reminder that we're not perfect — not even close actually. It's a reminder that our heroes wear resin boots and have porno mags on the toilet and shape things that make us our happiest. A reminder that we're different than most. Flawed. Rebellious. And motivated to experience. A reminder that there will never be anything better than driving with your friends through a strange and new world — all the answers in life right there before you, hidden between the sand and melted wax and coffee cups and rattling rails of surfboards, right there, waiting. Each mile driven proving that the routine patterns making up most of our lives can be broken. And will be by us. Often.

We hope you enjoy this issue. Our website. And our films. We're just getting started. And hopefully so are you. —What Youth

Click here to order your copy of What Youth Issue Four now. [...]

THE FINAL SURF FOR SLOW DANCE CRAIG ANDERSON LET US COME ALONG ON THE FINAL DAY OF FILMING FOR SLOW DANCE
Tue
14
May

It's pretty hard to find moments like this. The last day of school maybe? First day of a long vacation? Who knows, gotta feel good though. After a long year of filming and working on his new film, Craig Anderson finally made it to the last day of filming for Slow Dance, which comes out this summer. You have to wrap it up sometime, and the day was this one.

Craig let us come along and Kai spent most of the time filming backwards — towards the shore. Towards Beren Hall, who was filming the surfing. In the backseat. Chippa Wilson joined in for a few as well. But it's a feel good piece. Surfing and celebrating. Aint that the ticket? Congrats to Craig for wrapping filming. Good luck in the editing bay dudes. We'll bring ya some coffee.  [...]

  • DVD tucked in the sleeve of the final spread.
ANYTHING SING ZINE GIVEAWAY WE'VE GOT 50 LIMITED EDITION ZINES THAT INCLUDE A DVD COPY OF ANYTHING SING SIGNED BY LUKE DAVIS, WANT ONE?
Tue
14
May

We made a pretty gritty little 46 page zine that holds the Anything Sing DVD. Luke Davis and his purple hair came in here yesterday and signed 50 of them. With a paint pen. We thought you might want one. For free.

Email hello@whatyouth.com and tell us your favorite section of the film. For the subject heading put: Anything Sing Zine Giveaway. If you're one of the first 50, it's yours. Contests are easy. 

Be sure to include your mailing address in your email. We'll notify you by email if you should start checking the mail for your zine.

Thanks to everyone who emailed. Winners will be notified shortly, but all 50 have been scooped. Thanks for all of you who hit us up! [...]

LET'S DANCE WE SPOKE TO CRAIG ANDERSON ABOUT HIS NEW FILM SLOW DANCE, OUT THIS SUMMER
Mon
13
May

PHOTOS: Respondek

Craig Anderson just wrapped up filming for his new film Slow Dance, which is being produced by Craig and the Marine Layer Production team, which includes Dane Reynolds and filmmaker Dustin Miller.

The other day Craig officially wrapped filming in some small waves at home with Chippa. They had a beer and called it. Now it's off to the editing bay. We caught up with Craig briefly as he thought back to the months of filming.

The full interview with Craig and more photos are after the jump. [...]

FAIRLY NORMAL: DILLON PERILLO A WHAT YOUTH ORIGINAL SERIES
Fri
10
May

"Waiting in line at an amusement park is like going through the airport TSA line 20 times to go on a variety of 20 second plane rides." 

Dillon feels guilty. For existing. And especially for existing as a professional surfer, born and raised and currently residing in Malibu, California. But he has a sick style, a heart of gold and Kelly Slater once told us that he thinks Dillon is highly underrated. And we think so too. If he can get through his psychological hangups with existence and the pressure that the late writer Henry Miller puts on him, he has the potential to be one of California's most stylish contributions to surfing.

We spent some time with Dillon at home in search of some good old fashioned American amusement in this episode of Fairly Normal.

Filmed and edited by Blake Myers. [...]

DEAR YOUTH EVERY WALL A DOOR AND DON'T SAY SHARK
Thu
09
May

I have a friend who lives in South Africa. He ends all his e-mails with the statement: Every wall a door and don't say shark. It's a mix of local folklore from the group of laborer/friends he surfs with, mixed with a bit of his own philosophy. Apparently surfing in a community known for having more than it's fair share of shark attacks will inspire a bit of mysticism between surfers. He believes it's all part of the balance that keeps South Africa's coast so wild.

I mention this because we've had more conversations about sharks the past few weeks than I can remember. And since I was in third grade — as most kids are I'm sure — I have been obsessed with sharks. In the most nerdy way. It was borderline obsessive. Once, when I was 8, I sat down with a pencil and paper and wrote 15 pages off the top of my head on everything knew about sharks. There was no assignment for this. I just needed to let it out. This is not the climax of the story I promise.

Last week Dane Reynolds came by and we were talking about spots for a couple upcoming surf trips. A location was thrown out that Dane immediately doubted, "Can you even surf there and not get attacked by a shark?" No one really knew. It was sharky as fuck. (Continued after the jump.) [...]

AFTER PARTY PHOTOS FROM THE WEST COAST PREMIERE OF ANYTHING SING
Wed
08
May

And it's a wrap. After partying our faces off with all of you last week for the Anything Sing premiere tour, we can now sit back and hand out the movie. The turnouts have been amazing — you're all so good looking and fun! We just added all the photos so click through and enjoy all the pretty faces.

After the jump are all the photos from each stop including Malibu, Leucadia, Newport Beach and the one at the What Youth HQ.  [...]

ANYTHING SING THE SOUNDTRACK
Wed
08
May

A lot of you have been asking about the soundtrack for Anything Sing. Our boy Victor Pakpour did an amazing job curating and we've had it on blast ever since. And thanks to the modern marvel that is the Internet, today we're able to give it to you, free. After the jump you will find the full-length soundtrack, waiting for you to hit play, as well as a full track list from the film.

If you haven't downloaded the movie yet, head over the Reef.com and download the whole film now. And for those of you nostalgic types, Issue 4 of What Youth is bound with a hard copy as well. For today though, enjoy the tunes. [...]

WHAT YOUTH RECOMMENDS 002 ANOTHER FEW HOURS OF INSPIRATION BROUGHT TO YOU BY WHAT YOUTH
Tue
07
May
PHOTO: Blake Myers This life is short. This life is long. The vast and deep sea that is the Internet greatly increases both of these boring statements. It’s up to you on how you use it. Which holes you crawl into. Which buttons you push. Or what experiences you actually have. It’s always up to you. But seeing’s that you’ve continued to support and follow us, we’re quite certain there are things we come across that you will enjoy. Which leads us to why we created What Youth Recommends: To offer some of the more fruitful searches we’ve had during our never-ending quest for inspiration, experience, creativity, entertainment and motivation. And while our number one reason for existence at What Youth is to entertain and inspire through original content brought to you by the countless interesting personalities, trips, surfing, skating, shooting, documenting, writing and living that we do, we often look to introduce and inspire you through some of the people who inspire us as well. Today we’re offering a variety of rabbit holes to jump in. Enjoy the void. After the jump are a bunch of things we have collected, watched, read, searched, forgot and/or remembered over the last few days. If you have any What Youth Recommendations for us, email us at hello@whatyouth.com with the heading WY Recommends. [...]
COLLECTED THOUGHTS 040 CRAIG ANDERSON AND OCCY, FILMING FOR SLOW DANCE, SOUTH COAST AUSTRALIA, 2013
Mon
06
May

PHOTO: Respondek

"Those boys have some epic tales..." said Craig of his recent trip to the South Coast of Australia with Occy and Matt Hoy. Later this week we'll dig into some of those tales and begin chronicaling the final few months before Craig releases his new film, Slow Dance, which will be released this summer.

Craig has literally criss-crossed the globe like six times making this flick, sometimes darting for a swell, sometimes hunkering down for weeks until there is a swell. Sometimes never getting a swell. During our recent trip to Australia I remember standing next to Craig at a bar and chatting. I then saw him again at the same bar three days later. "What have you been up to?" I asked.

"Well, I went to Tahiti for two days...just got back," he chuckled. Sneaky two days in Tahiti and right back.

This most recent trip in Australia is one of the final installments and from the looks and sounds of it, there was no shortage of story time. Occy was filming Craig on a Handy Cam. Matt Hoy was sinking beers with Mick Lowe and the old boys were having a hell time reminiscing.

We'll have more behind the scenes of Craig's film later this week. [...]

ANYTHING SING THE NEW FULL-LENGTH FILM BY WHAT YOUTH X REEF IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT REEF.COM/ANYTHING SING
Tue
30
Apr

We chased swells. Ran through terminals. Got dirty. Got loose. Made flights. Missed a few. Had a close call in Casablanca on our way to Morocco. Scored. Got skunked. Broke fins, boards and hearts. It was perfect. And now it's a film which you can watch above. And if you like what you see, head over to Reef.com/AnythingSing right now and download the whole film, in HD. For free.

Anything Sing was shot on location in Morocco, Australia, Mexico, Indonesia and Hawaii. It stars Luke Davis, Nick Rozsa, Mick Fanning, Conner Coffin, Beau Foster, Ford Archbold and Paul Fisher with Alana Blanchard.  [...]

ANYTHING SING DELETED SCENES / HAWAII
Tue
30
Apr

We're only one day away from the premiere of Anything Sing, which you'll be able to watch tomorrow, right here, in it's entirety. And then you'll be able to download it at Reef.com Thursday, May 2nd. So this week is looking up. And for those of you who like beer with your surf movies, there are a few more premiere's this week on the west coast as well.

But for now, to get you through today, enjoy the cutting room floor from a season in Hawaii starring Luke Davis, Beau Foster, Nick Rozsa, Mick Fanning and a pretty bad ass cameo by John John Florence. We'll see you back here tomorrow for the full-length feature. [...]

THIS IS US: JERK OFF TAPES THIS IS AN ABSTRACT PRESENTATION TAKEN FROM OUR HANDY CAMS DURING FILMING FOR THIS IS US: AUSTRALIA
Mon
29
Apr

Surf culture isn't polished. It's not cut out for primetime. And anyone who's ever chucked surfboards into the back of a van knows what type of conversations go down on surf trips. We have all the ...lost videos and watch them to this day. And while we hope you enjoyed This Is Us: Australia and all the good surfing and poetic shots and cutaways, we had to sign off with something a touch more..ummm, raw. This was inspired by creepy, shoulder-mount cams from the '90s. Hit play and do remember to fuck around as often as you can. We're surfers. And we're lucky. And this is a surf trip. Be sure to listen for Dillon Perillo's very candid confession... [...]

ANYTHING SING DELETED SCENES / AUSTRALIA
Fri
26
Apr

Australia went a bit brown on us this year during filming for Anything Sing, but it didn't stop the waves. Non stop rain left brown water but awoke a few sleepy little peaks that we're happy we saw. This episode from filming for the movie features Mick Fanning, Paul Fisher, Luke Davis and Nick Rosza running around Australia. We found quite a few ramps and pits amidst the brown water this year. And you can't hang with these guys and not laugh.

And remember we'll be premiering the movie in it's entirety next Wednesday May 1st here, and then we'll be offering the film for free download at Reef.com May 2nd. [...]