Hilton Issa stars in the Documentary Surf Board: evolving design

If there is a shaper that prints your feelings on a board that guy is Hilton Issa. In Salvador Poseidon visited the most experienced surfboard manufacturer in Bahia and concludes another stage in producing the Documentary Surf Board: evolving design.

After returning from Rio de Janeiro with an interview about the invention of the four fin surfboard there was no one better then Hilton Issa to make the Brazilian invention, and to address differences between the popular quad and the thruster.

Arriving in Salvador on Monday I took a bus and went to villages where I met with Hilton Issa. The impression was good early on. From there we went to see the ocean and straight to the factory where we waited for inspiration to take control. On Tuesday morning Hilton called the planer and only stopped when the shape was ready for the fins.

The charismatic Saddam appeared the next morning to put the cups, and in the afternoon everything was ready to record the interview with the famous shaper. Hilton spoke about the milling machine and its economic viability making it clear that he prefers to use the planer.

Stowing away I left the poet Maria Alice and her son Hilton. I headed for the airport in Salvador. Aloha!

The shooting for this film seems to be ending.

Starting Production

Ahead with the documentary Surf Board: the art of shaping, Poseidon berths in Imbituba interviewing two influential surfers. Back on track after receiving his luggage Kelly Slater wins the Brazilian Bernardo Miranda to see his spot in the final quarter, talking about his 10 years experience in ASP World Tour, Kelly talked about the changes that affected his surfboards during the years that pledged his 9 world titles. Great contrast achieved by the director of the Documentary Phil Rash who decided to interview the youngest surfer in the competition, the Frenchman Jeremy Flores, 20 years. "It's amazing how Jeremy knows the importance of the shaper in a surfer’s life. Being so young he already understands that a shape can be magical and change the surfers life."

Today the competition was canceled, but tomorrow the head of production expects to record unique images with a 600mm telelens. "We had problems with the lens. Unfortunately we could not define precisely the distance between the waves and the beach. Fortunately, Universo Imagens and TAM Express did a great job and brought us another lens in record time.

The team also began filming the first of the 4 surfboards to be shaped during the production of the documentary. The shaper Roberto Paiva showed that the craft shape is really unique and has all the characteristics of a high performance surfboard.

This documentary will really show the surf culture, art and lots of fun.