A fundraiser for the Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve (GCWSR), The George Greenough Echoes 6 Pack Movie Experience will feature six of revered surf filmmaker George
Greenough’s short films, including Echoes re-scanned and remastered into stunning 4K to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its release.

These films are guaranteed to put a huge smile on your face as you get treated to the view as George weaves through the tube. Enjoy a glimpse into the fun of hanging out and
messing around with the crew. Hear George talking about the varying degrees and stages of wiping out. Plus enjoying the fun of cruising around in old cars during the mid-60s.
The epic 22-minute edit of Echoes will transport you back in time to a very special day at Lennox Point. This remastered package of Echoes by Ray Argall and Scott Welsh is truly
mind blowing. The Pink Floyd sound track never sounded so good. The positive energy that the combined visuals and sound bring are truly next level.

The George Greenough experience show is a six pack of short films, as explained by George:
‘GET IT BY THE WINGS.’ “Starts off the show where I catch a large wasp by the wings and let it go outside.”
‘HEADS.’ “Crew doing various things and having fun.”
‘WIPEOUT.’ “I talk about, and experience 4 different types of wipeouts all shot with an onboard camera.”
‘DEEP TUBE RIDING.’ “This is the second longest of the short films. This is the largest wave filmed for Echoes. The outside part of this wave was shot off the cove south of Lennox and
the second part off Lennox Point which is the big tube. This is one long camera take. I put the wave back together as it was originally shot and talk about the problems of filming a
wave this big and long.”
‘ALL I’VE FOUND.’ “Short trips in old cars in the mid-60’s.”
‘ECHOES.’ “Music by Pink Floyd. The last and longest of the short films. Shot in 1970/71. A timeless trip in the sea you have to experience yourself.

The sound to the films is provided by Will Connors, Band of Frequencies, and Pink Floyd. The last film is ‘Echoes.’ It is 22 minutes long and the music is by Pink Floyd. This film has been scanned in 4k by Ray Argall of Piccolo films who carried out both the 4k scan and the full restoration. Ray is one of the top guys in Australia who undertakes this type of work. He went with the original format of 4:3 instead of 16:9 on this film. The other five films are 16:9. With 4:3 you can see more of the top and bottom of the Lennox wave as it’s not cropped to fit the 16:9 widescreen format. George took off at The Cove in front of Lennox Headland out past Red Rock way outside the usual line-up. It was a one take wave and true to form George absolutely nailed it. Imagine this was back in 1970 way before the internet, tow-ins, and jet skis, just George on his mat with 16 mm military hardware housing camera strapped to his back filming the green room.

This is a short program of 50 minutes long, but it is guaranteed to put a smile on your face when you leave the theatre and realize what a surfing genius George Greenough really is!

About the GCWSR:

Gold Coast was endorsed as the 8th World Surfing Reserve in 2016 sanctioned by the Qld State Government and City of Gold Coast. It covers a 16 k stretch of coastline from Burleigh Beach to Snapper Rocks and the Qld/NSW border. There are currently 12 WSRs, of which Australia has three; Manly Freshwater, Gold Coast and Noosa. The remainder are International. North Devon (UK), Ericeira (Portugal), Santa Cruz & Malibu (California USA), Playa Hermosa (Costa Rica), Bahia de Todos Santos (México), Huanchaco (Peru), Punta De Lobos (Chile), and Guarda do Embau (Brazil).

The World Surfing Reserve (WSR) program proactively identifies, designates, and preserves outstanding waves, surf zones and their surrounding environments around the world. The program is managed and administered by Save The Waves Coalition. WSRs represent a global network of designated surfing reserves that are managed, implemented, and protected by the local community. World Surfing Reserves provide a platform and stakeholder engagement mechanism to pursue projects that protect the surfing ecosystems, community, and surrounding environment.