SLO Surfing

Anna Trent Moore is the keeper of the vault for surf filmmaker Bud Browne (Photo/Joe Johnston, San Luis Obispo Tribune) In a small closet inside Anna Trent Moore’s Shell Beach home, dozens of 16 mm films are stacked on shelves, all meticulously labeled with titles such as “Underwater Diving,” “Animals—Birds—Dogs” and “Wipe Outs.”  But the ones labeled “Buzzy Trent” and “Buzzy Trent Family” have a special place for Moore — and they signify the relationship she had with Bud Browne, the man who made all the films.  “His history is so tied to my history,” says Moore, whose father, Buzzy Trent, was a big-wave pioneer and frequent subject of Browne’s surf films. “I don’t remember a time without Bud.”  Browne, who would have turned 100 this month, is considered surfing’s first filmmaker. But exploring the world in search of surf left little time for marriage or children. So, since he passed away in San Luis Obispo four years ago, his entire collection of films, photos, letters a...

  The video surf filmmaker Jack McCoy made for Paul McCartney's song was released this month -- and, apparently, the former Beatle is pleased with the results. "When I saw Jack McCoy's underwater surfing footage put to the soundtrack of 'Blue Sway,' I was blown away," he said, according to NME . McCartney had actually sought out McCoy to make a video for the song, which was written 20 years ago and currently appears on McCartney's recently reissued 1980 album "McCartney II." The video will also become part of the Surfrider Foundation's summer PSA campaign. McCoy, meanwhile, is tauting his new surf movie " A Deeper Shade of Blue ," which delves into the history of surf culture and the technology of the surfboard. The ambitious movie tells the history of surfing in 11 chapters, featuring surf legends like Joe Quigg, George Greenough, Gidget and Tom Wegener.