BEHIND THE LENS
There’s no doubting that Pritchard has a natural flair for filming and photography. Producing movie clips and filming on land and in the water are all tools he now uses to raise the brand awareness for Ezzy, as well as earning a few bucks here and there as demand for his talents grow.
KP: “The more you film the more you learn. I have a passion for it and it’s something that interests me for sure. I like filming and trying to be creative. It’s easier if you go to an interesting venue and the conditions are smoking. New places obviously give me fresh opportunities to put together something really fun rather than shooting the same old angles on Maui. I trained for all those years at windsurfing and now I’m putting a similar effort into another passion. I always want to do my best and make my clips improve. At the end of the day, I’m just a windsurfer that has a video camera. I don’t really feel like a pro. I’ve worked with lots of photographers and cameramen over the years and have seen how those guys have done it. One of the biggest lessons for video is not to be lazy. You have to move around and get the different angles and cutaway shots, even if it costs missing the odd move. I hate just sitting in one spot. It’s all those little details that really add up. My friend Johannes Neumann is the editing guru, but I try my hand as well. For the Aloha Classic I did the filming editing and competed – the days were pretty busy let’s say that. That was kind of tough, a little bit too much. It was a busy week, but that’s how I like to be. Another thing about filming, especially windsurfing, is that it helps your level. After sitting on the beach filming all day for the finals, which were an amazing level, I went out the next day and nailed a 360 on my first wave. Second wave was a Taka and third wave a Backside 360 and a nice hit. I was watching what Levi especially was doing through the Slow Motion from my camera. I could see every little technical detail in the way he was sailing. It goes into your mind, and then you learn from it. Usually my first moves are always my best, because I’m not thinking about my sailing, I’m just fresh out there with what I’ve filmed in my mind. I’ve been filming a lot with Graham Ezzy and he is incredible at all those new school tricks. I get to see it when I’m filming, watch it again when I’m editing and that’s one thing that really helps me progress. I’m still trying a lot of those new school tricks and it feels kind of good. I might not be doing the tour, but I still like my sailing is at a decent level and the filming definitely helps”.
IT’S NICE TO BE ABLE TO REPAY A LITTLE BIT TO THE SPORT THAT’S GIVEN ME SO MUCH
