I simply watched a brand new 4-part tv present referred to as Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan… and I wished to take a second to let you know all about it.
Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan is a 2-hour-long video collection produced by Australian filmmakers, Rian Cope and Dylan Brayshaw… and it’s the story of the duo’s personal self-supported bicycle/browsing journey on the island nation of Taiwan. Over the course of 4 30-minute episodes, Rian and Dylan slowly make their approach throughout the island of Taiwan, from Taipei (the capital metropolis) within the north to Kenting Nationwide Park within the south.
You would possibly keep in mind Rian and Dylan from an analogous bicycle/browsing journey they carried out in Indonesia in 2009. I wrote a evaluation about that documentary collection simply a short time after it was launched, and I wrote a more moderen evaluation of Dylan Brayshaw’s shorter bicycle/browsing documentary, Sendiri.
Now, greater than 5 years after their unique journey throughout Indonesia on bicycles and boogie boards, Rian and Dylan are again (in a brand new overseas land – TAIWAN) to share their love of biking and browsing with anybody prepared to easily sit down and watch.
In case you take a second to look at the Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan video trailer above, you’ll get a way of Rian and Dylan’s cinematic model. The movies are shot by Rian and Dylan themselves – with Dylan doing a lot of the digital camera work and Rian taking over more often than not in entrance of the digital camera. The duo does swap off obligations sometimes, nevertheless – particularly when it comes time for them to leap off their loaded touring bicycles and soar into the chilly coastal waters of Taiwan for surf session. At which level, Rian would possibly soar into the water along with his boogie board whereas Dylan stays on land to movie Rian within the surf. Or Dylan would possibly leap into the water on his surf board, whereas Rian stays behind with the bikes to doc Dylan’s surf session.
The manufacturing high quality of Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan has improved significantly over their 2009 documentary in Indonesia. There’s nonetheless lots of GoPro footage within the collection, which brings down the manufacturing high quality a bit (in my view), however the sound has significantly improved and each Rian and Dylan have significantly improved their on-camera mannerisms.
Whereas biking and browsing in Taiwan would possibly sound idyllic to some, I’ve a sense this 4-part documentary collection goes to discover a area of interest target market. Those that just like the collection most might be both cyclists, surfers, or these focused on Taiwan for no matter cause.
In case you fall into a number of of these three classes, then I definitely suggest you give Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan and watch. DOWNLOAD IT HERE
I spent two complete months in Taiwan myself and simply occurred to be there on the identical time Rian and Dylan have been wrapping up their bicycle/browsing filmmaking session within the nation, so I do know what a fantastic, particular place Taiwan is. I feel that for those who watch Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan, you’ll see as nicely simply how superb this small island nation is – for browsing, for biking, or as a often neglected journey vacation spot of any sort.
PS – I occur to have a small cameo within the Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan collection. Watch the video beneath and also you’ll see me (TOURING-BICYCLE) speaking about why I like bicycle touring a lot, and what I favored most about touring in Taiwan.
To be taught extra about Eat Sleep Surf: Taiwan, Eat Sleep Surf: Indonesia or Dylan Brayshaw’s brief bicycle/browsing documentary referred to as Sendiri, you’ll want to go to the official Eat Sleep Surf web site at: www.eatsleepsurf.com.au