Filmmaker Jack McCoy is known for his spectacular land and water photography
that includes surfing, ocean waves, sunsets, time lapse, dolphins and whales and
coastal scenes.
He has produced, directed and photographed 23 feature and short films on
surfing, including the award winning Storm Riders, The Green Iguana, Billabong
Challenge, Occy the Occumentary, TO’Day of Days and Blue Horizon.
Blue Horizon, starring Andy Irons and Dave Rastovich has received the 2004 Surfer
Magazine Award for Best Cinematography and also picked up the award for best
Reportage Documentary at the 22nd Sports Movies and Television International
Festival in Milan, Italy.
His 1984 windsurfing film Tradewind is considered a classic among wave sailors,
and his award winning short films, Kongs Island,
Rhythm of the Sea and A Day in the Life of Wayne
Lynch are still being shown around the world. He
was part of the photographic team that worked with
Bruce Brown on ‘The Endless Summer II’.
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TESTIMONIALS

Jack McCoy talks about compact 3CCD technology
"I’ve been shooting my movies on pro cameras for many years and have now added a 3CCD compact model to my
repertoire. I find the 3CCD technology is of the highest quality, which is what I demand in a small, lightweight
documentary camera."
"While I use a broadcast 3CCD camera as my main video camera for surfing shots, I use my compact Panasonic
camcorder for everything from set up shots to quick grabs that you go for in the documentary style of photography.
Shooting from the hip means you are ready to capture what is happening, when it’s happening."
"I have used the compact 3CCD during the shooting of my new
production “Free as a Dog”, starring world ranked surfer, Joel
Parkinson. The combination of the 3CCD system, Leica lens and
O.I.S. allowed us to fully capture the spectacular beauty of the
land and water locations in the film."
"The 3CCD camera system used in this compact model is the
type used in professional video cameras. Individual CCDs are
used to reproduce the red, green and blue colours that compose
an image - so you get more vivid, true-to-life images."
Jack filming 'Blue Horizon' in Tahiti
Jack films Taj Burrows from a jet ski in 'Blue Horizon'