Icons 2

Icons 2, is proof that you can still produce a high quality surf movie on the North Shore. Currently, the recipe for surf movie success is to get pro surfers into Indonesian waves, film it, edit, add music, and boom– a surf video. While there is good surf in the Indian Ocean, it still does not match the intensity, drama and power of filming the North Shore’s world-class waves.

“The variety and quality of waves, along with the level of talent on the North Shore are second to none,” says Icons 2 Director/Writer/Producer/ Editor/Shooter Lance Arinaga.

Arinaga is a one-man video production company. For the past two years, when the 28-year-old, Mililani native wasn’t working as the photo editor of Contrast Magazine he was busy shooting Hawai‘i’s pro surfers negotiating the waves in The Country for the sequel to Icons. Released in 2006, Icons became an underground cult classic showcasing the performance and personalities of the 50th States’ premier pro surfers in a way that’s never been done before.

“I would say 70% of Icons 2 is filmed on the North Shore. The most challenging part is having the video not seem like every other surf video made on the North Shore,” says Arinaga. “I try to incorporate different lifestyles shots as much as possible to let the viewer connect with the surfers on a more personal level.”

Arinaga’s personal friendships with his subjects allow him to give the audience an authentic glimpse into the lives of his subjects in Icons 2.