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No idea whats coming. >> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just racing right up towards the people. >> tyler jumps into action, grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys t...

Just racing right up towards the people. >> tyler jumps into action, grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys the beach. >> thank you, boy! thank you! thats my dog! >> are you sure? >> thats my dog. >> people were standin...

>> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just racing right up towards the people. >> tyler jumps into action, grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys the beach. >> thank you...

And simple. >> there was no special lighting, no special sound. it was just a flip camera. >> he knew what he wanted. and he knew how he wanted it to look. >> now it is time for me to even the score. thats my accomplice. >> challenges that were fun, how to make this thing feel really real. the way to do that was the hand held shaky cam. having the actors interrupt each other. >> but kyle knows the believability of the video hinges on how realist particular the clie mack particular car hit looks....

>> i was watching the waves get closer and closer, and they were coming up underneath the podium. >> down the beach, dan and betsy are not worried about the waves off in the distance. >> we would have water come maybe this deep, you know, just a wave would come in and some foamy water would come in and almost get your feet wet. >> but dan, betsy and tyler have no idea whats coming. >> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just racing right up toward...

>> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just racing right up towards the people. >> tyler jumps into action, grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys the beach. >> thank you...

>> exhibit b-5 is a ghoulish take on prank videos. it comes from the creative mind of film director kyle rankin. >> i think people like to watch videos like this because its similar to getting on a roller coaster. its skirting death. thats why its so popular. >> kyle has worked on many films including "the battle of shaker heights" starring shia labeouf and "nuclear family." >> when im in between projects, i like to do something to keep directing and challenge myself to do something i havent don...

>> i was watching the water and saw that another surge was beginning to form and it was just racing right up towards the people. >> tyler jumps into action, grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys the beach. >> thank you...

And simple. >> there was no special lighting, no special sound. it just was a flip camera. >> it took about a full day to do it. but kyle knew what he wanted and he knew how he wanted it to look. >> so now its time for me to even the score. [ knocking ] >> the challenges that it presented were fun. which is how to make this thing feel really real. ways to do that or like the handheld shaky cam. having the actors interrupt each other. >> oh, my god. youre so lucky were not doing it at night. >> b...

Grabbing his small flip camera. >> as soon as i hit the record button, it was just blowing up in my face. people were just getting trashed on the left and my right, and there was folks and dogs and little kids just disappearing under the water. >> another angle shows the wave wiping people off the ledge. tyler surveys the beach. >> thank you, boy! thank you! thats my dog! >> are you sure? >> thats my dog. >> people were standing up covered in water and sand and a few cuts and bruises and stuff l...