Thursday, February 16, 2012 9:50am PST

Free Billabong Mini-Movie: Life's Better in Boardshorts

By: Janos Palko

Life is better in boardshorts.

Nothing against rubber-- some of the world's best surf zones are in frigid water. But you just can't beat surfing in a pair of trunks.

Check out Billabong's new mini-movie Life's Better in Boardshorts.

The whole flick was filmed in Bali and Lombok using some sexy new state-of-the-art filming techniques. In addition to the standard pile of pricey camera equipment, the crew captured footage with a remote-controlled helicopter and specially mounted SLR camera. Though it wasn't easy or cheap, the final product is well worth it. See for yourself:

Channels: SurfFilm

Tags: Billabong

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Consider two representations of two very big waves, below. The first is a photograph of Mike Parsons at Cortes Bank. The second is a video of Garrett McNamara near Nazare, Portugal. Now take out some measuring tape and make the distance of one foot between your hands. That's the amount, according to the Billabong XXL committee, that McNamara's wave is bigger than Parsons's wave.