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outtahere As a first-time film producer, Pollard says he was also conscious of sticking to the project's 32-day filming schedule. "I stayed in [the water] longer because I knew how much it was costing each day," he laughs. After the shoot, however, he was in bad shape. "I went back to my trailer and went into a deep sleep, which they say is one of the symptoms of hypothermia. My core body temperature had dropped so much that I crashed. I was shaking." Gnarabup Beach eyes off Surfers Point, where international surf stars Kelly Slater, Mark Occhilupo and Taj Burrow have competed in the Margaret River Pro, and where the bigger surf scenes in Drift were shot, including the story's tense surf competition. Waves regularly rise up to 12 feet [3.66m] high and curl cleanly, making it an epic surfing spot. Gracetown The bay at Gracetown is the site of a dramatic scene in which the Kelly boys' efforts to boost their surf brand turns to terror. JB – played by Rockinghamlocal-turned-Hollywood-star Worthington – agrees to film Jimmy surfing a monster wave. The shoot goes well but as they're leaving, the dinghy's motor refuses to start. With the swell building and a skyscraping wave threatening to take them out, the trio panics. Eventually the outboard kicks to life, but it's too late. The wild wave devastates. Finding a stuntman to film the scene was hard going, with numerous operators refusing to take the job in the '70s-era dinghy. "The stunt guy [who agreed] said that was the longest he'd been held under, ever," says Pollard. "That bay can close out; people have died there." Glimpse the scene's small jetty from the North Point car park, which is also where JB's rainbowcoloured bus was parked. 18 Bunker Bay Used to film other big surf scenes, Bunker Bay was where the crew was reminded of the risks of working in open water. "We were heading out to surf a four-metre wave," remembers Pollard. "We were with Tor Phillips, our stunt coordinator, and he said he thought something didn't feel right, so he went and got his [electronic] shark shield. We all laughed at him at the time." The next day, local bodyboarder Kyle James Burden was killed by a shark, believed to be a white pointer. Pollard says it was a jolting reality check. "I'd been telling everyone, 'Hand on my heart, there is no issue with sharks here,' " he says. "We were lucky it happened near the end of the shoot. After that, there were five more [attacks] over the next 10 months." Augusta This charming coastal town at the southern end of the Margaret River peninsula played host to the Kelly brothers' family home. The white weatherboard was where they started their backyard surfboard and wetsuit business. When Pollard's character, Andy, wedges a surfboard-cum-shop sign at the side of the house, it's a proud and pivotal moment. And when VW Beetles, Kombis and station wagons start rocking up with eager customers at the wheels, it's even better. Just out of Augusta, you can see where JB screened his surf film outdoors on the side of Cape Leeuwin lighthouse. Nannup Finding a streetscape that mimics 1970s WA sounds impossible, but the town of Nannup fit Clockwise from above left: Filming at Gracetown; bigwave riding; Drift actors Myles Pollard (left) and Xavier Samuel (in blue); vintage Holden at Gracetown.