Desperate Journey.

The story had a yacht in a storm and we achieved the storm sequences with a 1/4 scale model.

It started as a wood frame filled with foam, shaped and then fiberglassed over. When cured, it was hollowed out for access to put ballast in to make the model less buoyant. A trip to the local pond confirmed it floated correctly.

The model was a wood construction sealed as much as we could as it was to be in water for several days during the shoot. We had to match an actual boat.

We also made a life raft. Shot in an indoor pool, large wave makers turned the surface into a storm and the model and camera were high looking down to give the impression of heading towards a massive wave.

The rudder was set and the model let loose. It hit the wall of water and acted exactly as it should crashing over sideways and racing across the wave. We spent a couple of days freezing in that pool, a lot of fun.