Luke Dorrington… One of the true characters in the Australian surfing family… You know some nights, you’ve got a heap of mates ’round for a beer, things arent flowing, everyone slowly retreats home and flags the night out… ‘Im not feelin’ it‘… ‘I got no coin, I’m saving for my chicks birthday’… Well, Luke’s the bloke who will turn these arvo’s around, just as the last member of the team is about to head home for a movie and a cuddle with the missus Doz can walk in… and its on… He’s the first one up the next morning and the last one out of the surf that arvo.

I spent a good chunk of last night slappin’ a profile clip of Doz together… For no real reason, the footage was there and the footage was good… Thats the only reasons an editor should need to put a clip together for a mate… Now that it’s done ive sat back and realized that you guys gotta see this… So here is our first ‘CAST YOUR OWN SHADOW’ section. Enjoy.                Thanks to Billabong Entertainment, Kendall O’Brien and Shags at Surfing Options.

RV: How are ya Doz?… Where are ya? what you been up to?

LD: I’m good mate, just finished work and im havin’ a beer on the couch.

RV: So I hear a lot of mixed reports about the life of a ‘QS campaigner, whats your take on it all?

LD: I really enjoy doing the ‘QS, you get paid to compete in a surfing event in another country and do it with ya mates, it can be a bit upsetting when you’re losing heats but hey, ya take the good with the bad I guess…

RV: It’s the way of the world… The surfing world is in a futuristic frenzy ‘rodeo this, sushi gorkin that’… You reckon a flip rivals a proper man hack?

LD: Ha ha… Julian, Wade, Jordy and almost every other kid in the world are doing rodeo’s and sushi things at the drop of a hat… I think its great but I couldn’t do one to save my life… I prefer to keep the rail in the H20.

RV: Just the usual run of the mill question…1 word answers for the following

LD: HAZZA – tapped… LECKIE – weird… BRADES – powerful… WADE – freak… LAURIE – lunatic… WOODY – sexual… MELLING – talent… SEDZ – sagbag… COLEBORNE – ford territory… CAMPBELL – waterpistol… BALO – daddy… CLIPPER – determined

RV: If someone was to ‘own’ snapper who would it be?… Who gets the most waves or does the most damage?

LD: Parko… He always gets the best ones and surfs them ok too…hahaha

RV: Your fresh back from 3 months overseas, who’s the first crew you ring for a beer?

LD: The Harrington family are always keen for a beer and some laughs, Doogs, Muzza, Dazza, Stellix, Hopey, Pitty, Gazza, Harvey boy.

RV: You’ve spent a lot of time travellin’ with James ‘TAIPAN’ Wood… Whats the most amusing story you have about the stock?

LD: I put his name in the gay classifieds and he has been getting hasseled by homosexuals non stop for the last few months… Now he’s gonna find out who did it… Sorry James!

RV: Margs would be proud of that prank.

You’ve been working in the mines for awhile… Whats your thoughts on working for a living?

LD: I work for company in Port Headland, Western Australia that supply’s the mines with cement, apart from waking up at 5am every morning i’m really enjoying it… I work with a cool crew and it’s a good change of lifestyle, I think it builds character… I do miss the surf every day, but i’m trying not to think about it too much… It’s made me hungrier to do well on the ‘QS next year.

RV: Run down of your perfect day?

LD: Wake up early and surf good waves at home, either Snapper or Dbah, breakfast with my girl Brodee, surf again, then hit Top noodle for some Japanese food, then down the Sands to catch up with all my friends, a few beers then home for a feed and a sleep.

RV: How’s Brenno travellin’… He is an entertaining surfer to watch… Any rivalry there?

LD: He’s good, just hangin’ at home with his dog Fled and his mates… Nah, no rivalry between us really, he loves to tell me when i’m surfing like a kook and I try to help him out when he makes stupid decisions, which is really often… though it’s rare he listens.

RV: You dont mind whippin’ up a good feed… What’s your meal of choice?

LD: I love to cook, but I kinda suck, I wish I was much better… I might have to take some classes… I’d love to open a restaurant one day… Meal of choice? anything seafood.

RV: What do you reckon companies are lookin’ for in their riders?

LD: A marketable, determined surfer with skills…

RV: If you could have any 3 bands play in the backyard… Who would they be?

LD: Metallica, U2 and the Foo Fighters!

RV: A few words to describe ‘RUNAMUK VISUALS’?

LD: A talented man who came back from the dead and has a passion for making epic monumental films and drawing messed up pictures and other crazy shit… Keep an eye out for RV ’cause it’s gonna blow up!!!

RV: Now thats gonna be tough to print… But its better than RV blowin its own trumpet… Cheers for your time Doz, hope you like your profile clip.

‘CAST YOUR OWN SHADOW’ No1 is alive.

A board I did up for Doz in Jbay… Quick coat of clear and off ya go bruz.

A band of merry misfits feasting in Hawaii.

Shot from a few years back… Hilton Dawe on the lens.

hanging with ‘thetourlife’ boys in Sth Africa… To see more of the mighty 10 pack click on ‘the TOUR life’ tab in the ‘LIKE MINDED FOOLS’ column on the left.

You and ya dog…

Wade, Campi, Shags, Kenny and Doz… Croonin’ in Jeffrey’s

Untitled from RUNAMUK VISUALS on Vimeo.

This is the teaser to a film I was workin on last year… Things didnt quite fall into place and the project was put on hold, However the teaser was reasonably entertaining… or maybe im just buyin the shit im selling… you be the judge.

Steve Irwin was one of the world’s finest creations… He gave more to our planet than he ever took… Unfortunately he is no longer here to do the great things he once did… The world misses the efforts he made to make it a better place.

Steve hails from the Sunny Coast not far from where Runamuk Visuals was born… Sometime in 2002 the team was up at Double Island point shooting for ‘Shining Through’, I was out in the water when we all watched Steve paddle into one and started throwin buckets one after another… As he paddled back out and sat beside me we started talkin’… He was a mellow bloke out in the water compared to the entertainer he was on TV… He eventually asked who my mate was on the twin fin?… ‘thats Dwayno’… Steve was so impressed by the way Dwayne went about surfing each wave, his style and flow had put a smile from ear to ear on his face. (you can view Dwaynes surfing below in ‘the CRAFT’)… At this time Runamuk Visuals was barely known outside of Noosa, so I thought it couldnt hurt to ask Steve if he could give us a wrap for our next video… what happened next was the proudest moment in Runamuk Visuals history.

We all here at Runamuk Visuals thank you immensely for the props you gave us and hope your enjoyin’ your time up there mate.

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To many this clip is old news… BUT OCCY IS TIMELESS and so is each and every clip in this tribute. The edit was the best pieces of an hour long tribute I edited for his farewell party in Hawaii last year. When it came time to find a track I thought back to some of Jack’s movies, Green Iguana, Sik Joy, Bunyip Dreaming and the one that started playin in my head was ‘Wonderful Life’ by the Celibate Rifles… Pretty sure it was in ‘Sons of fun’ and might of got a run in ‘Cyclone Fever’ aswell… dont know, but I thought it should be mentioned and so should the genius of Jack McCoy… without Jack’s perspective and quirky humour none of this tribute would of been possible…

So sit back, hit play and have a look at some of the best moments from the most unique surfer in history.

DWAYNE PAENGA…the CRAFT

this 10min video showcases the talent of ‘DWAYNE PAENGA’. The name may not ring a bell to the majority of reader’s, but those who do know the name know why ive made this video. Dwayne is one of the most gifted boardriders I have ever seen, 1 fin, 2 fins, 3 fins, 4 wheels, whatever. This short video named ‘the CRAFT’ shows Dwayne riding a variety of different boards during the early days of RUNAMUK VISUALS… keep your eyes on this page in the coming hours for

‘DWAYNE PAENGA…the CRAFT’

When RV isnt shootin or tied to the computer a little bit of time is taken to scribble on mates boards. This is a board I did for Luke Egan in Tahiti last year… back in the 90′s Louie ran some pretty bangin’ sprays, so I asked him what happened to the signature swirl? the reply was something along the lines of… ‘fucks me?’… So I thought i’d bring it back to life and seeing we were in Tahiti I combined it with some polynesian tattoo art… enjoy