From directors Justin McMillan and Chris Nelius, Storm Surfers 3D is a cinematic adventure that follows two of Australia's greatest surf legends – Ross Clark-Jones and Tom Carroll – on their quest to hunt down and ride the Pacific's biggest and most dangerous waves. The exciting and often exhilarating documentary takes its audience along for the ride, transporting the viewer under, over and through the waves with spectacular 3D cinematography and providing an experience that is the closest thing to riding a big wave without actually getting wet. During this exclusive phone interview with Collider, co-director Chris Nelius talked about how this 3D documentary came about, what inspired the approach they took to the film, how challenging it was to actually shoot in 3D, what made the GoPro camera the best one for the job, how many close calls they had during the shoot, how immersive this experience is for audiences, and the shots he's most proud of having accomplished. Check out what he had to say after the jump. Collider: What led you to be a documentary filmmaker, and how did this 3D documentary come about? CHRIS NELIUS: I co-directed the film with Justin McMillan. We met when Ross Clark-Jones, who's one of the surfers in the film, made a really lo-fi Dogtown and Z-Boys style biopic of himself. They got a tiny amount of film together and wanted to do Ross' life story. I was brought on to write it, and Justin was directing it. Since then, we've partnered up ...
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