Interview with FiNS Producer Ira Opper
ANOTHER EMMY Interview with FiNS Producer Ira Opper By Taylor Soppe SurferMag.com Correspondent
6/23/09 6:32 PM
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Ira Opper, the producer of the show, has created several sports film and series. Read what he has to say about the award and the making of the show: What is it like to win an Emmy after having received so many?
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crafting the story. How did the idea for “FiNS” come about and what has your experience producing the show been like? I had just finished producing the all board movie, “FIN” when Fuel TV contracted with my company to produce a contemporary magazine series. Therefore, many “FIN” are “FiNS.” What I do is called plerking, that’s half-work half-play… plerk.
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Create a core surf series, travel the world, hang out with the world’s greatest surfers and make my house payment. How is “FiNS” different from the other shows and films you’ve done? “FiNS” is the culmination of all the films (25) and TV shows (150) I have produced. Any highlights from your experience with the show? There are so many: hanging with Ozzie and the Goons of Doom in King's Cross to midnight runs to Mavericks with the Malloys to chasing after Slater on the North Side for a two-minute interview.
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Interview with FiNS Producer Ira Opper
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Malloys to chasing after Slater on the North Side for a two-minute interview. How did your crew react to the Emmy awards? Everyone on the crew’s day rate went up. Do you think the recognition “FiNS” has received will bring more surfing content to television or make the public more tuned in to coverage of the sport? No. They would rather watch “American Idol” or “Cops.” Anything else readers of SurferMag.com should know? Don’t drop in on me and you can download the show on www.thesurfnetwork.com.
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