THE FIRST WAVE
An exclusive co-branded clothing collection with the Surfing Heritage and CulturE Center which is a non-profit organization dedicateD to preserving surf culture. All proceeds from this collaboration will go directly towards preserving SHACC’s trajectory with their new brand to becoming the world’s surfing authority
SHIRTS
Bespoke clothing collaboration featuring variations of the SHACC’s new logo and brand vernacular.
HATS
Hat designs from urban to chic and waterproof for surfers the world over.
SURF GEAR
Functional and stylish surf gear and swim wear for surf culture.
EXCLUSIVE COLLECTIONS
CUSTOM BOARDS
For the JAMES PERSE + SHACC collaboration, THE SHACC will be working closely with JAMES PERSE to develop chic and artful exclusive surfboards to support the JP brand as well as to support the SHACC’s non-profit efforts to preserve surfing’s heritage and culture.
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SHACC has exclusive relationships with some of today’s remaining classic shapers to create reproduction boards that are timeless and functional works of art in and out of the water.
ENDLESS SUMMER LINE
Using THE SHACC’s exclusive access and licensing to the tieless classic “Endless Summer” we would create limited edition prints of clothing as a love letter Homage to this cult classic film. At JAMES PERSE you can wear the feeling of an endless cinematic wave.
BRAND EXPANSION
VIDEO PRODUCTION
Beyond the over-arching brand story, MAKE.BELIEVE would love to filter the motion-based brand vernacular throughout JAMES PERSE’s entire digital presence encompassing all the lifestyle aspects of the brand’s story and cultural narrative.
MAKE.believe.pictures has an entirely in-house production and design company making costs and energy an efficient partnership
film and commercial production for the line
un-precendented access to the shacc’s surfing photo and video archives that can be tastefully woven into store designs and custom video content we create for BUCK MASON
new photography shoots
salvaged vintage surfboards carefully selected from the SHACC’s archives and placed in select stores adding to the brand’s already bespoke and crafted sense of style and taste
CONCEPT 1:
THE
JAMES PERSE
STORY
A SHORT FILM THAT WILL PLAY IN select STORES, YOUTUBE, social media, AND be part of an effort for the JAMES PERSE brand to have a cultural thread in the world by creating a vernacular as an immersive lifestyle brand.
MAKE.BELIEVE’s award-winning film team will tell the JAMES PERSE story through film. From the origin story of the owners, to the beautiful facilities where the garments are made, to the modern day success story as we also explore the other passions and projects of the owners that make the JAMES PERSE brand an immersive experience every viewer will want to buy a piece of to wear the feeling
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THE NEXT WAVE
PIONEERING NEW FRONTIERS TOGETHER
At make.believe we’re constantly seeing the big picture.
Beyond the collaboration with the SHACC, we can foster Other branding collaborations and opportunities with companies like Vissla, O’Neil, 4Ocean, and Gerry Lopez’s Lightning Bolt brand to make BUCK MASON a deeply woven cultural brand that will last decades.
the
MAKE.BELIEVE.PICTURES
team
JEFFREY KUSHON
Jeffrey has been an Art director, Producer and Set Designer for over 30 years in the Film & Television Industry on projects like “Fast & the Furious”, “Straight Outta Compton”,
“Dexter”, “Hacks” and “Our Flag Means Death” series on HBO with Taika Wahtiti , as well as being the CEO of Parker Stone Interiors that specializes in custom commercial interior design for such production companies as Deutsch LA, Steelhead & Lime Studios.
NICK WARAKSA
As an Emmy & Cannes award winning filmmaker, Nick has worked on projects ranging between A-list actors and musicians, fortune-500 companies, and traveling the world making documentary content for indigenous tribes that the United Nations has credited to gaining them global sovereignty of their cultures, and original TV show content with his partners at Make.Believe.Pictures.
BRYAN MIR
Director and Producer, Bryan Mir, has worked with countless top names in the film and the music industry from John Legend and Sara Bareilles to Slash and Jason Mraz. He now pioneers indigenous content and original TV shows at Make.Believe.Pictures.
CHRIS NUÑEZ
Chris Nuñez is a respected figure and influential voice in the world of body art from his decades of television personality work on Ink Masters and Miami ink. Chris is now producing and directing original documentaries and TV shows with Make.Believe.Pictures.
