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Warsaw Film School and Paisa Films Present
FISHING WITH TOM KRYSIAK
Part Two
Raggarö Fishing Camp, Sweden
October 2013
Andrzej Mastalerz, Actor, First Time Fishing
Mateusz Pastewka, Camera Operator
Warsaw Film School
Maciej Boratyn, Sound Technician
Warsaw Film School
Andrzej Wolf, Camera Operator
Tom Krysiak, Fishing Guide
Head of the Raggarö Fishing Camp
I tossed many things my life.
I even tossed a woman once, but I haven't tossed a camera yet.
Poor camera, try to survive this.
Turn on the camera on Tom's head.
Is yours on?
Not yet.
It's on.
This one's on too.
Is it?
Toss it to the sunny spot.
Where are you going to cast?
Which way?
I'll cast there, OK?
Yes.
Tom, wait a second, we can do only one retake.
We're ready.
Let's do it.
It's on.
We're boating to get the camera.
We need to fish out the camera.
There; I can see it.
It's floating over there.
The camera's back.
And still recording.
Maciej Ślesicki, Director
Is it OK?
It's us, freaks.
I set the camera to shoot the furthest sparkles, try to cast there.
So we're shooting an artistic film, fish aren't important.
Cast towards the furthest sparkles.
Towards the sparkles.
It's in the furthest ones.
Fan-***-tastic.
Recording the fishing line.
The braid,
The Dragon.
Recording the fishing line.
I can see it, that's what matters.
Tom.
Yesterday, while we were boating...
Yeah.
... you mentioned the names of the spots.
Yeah.
Did you make them up?
I made them up with Maciej.
These spots have names you can find on the map.
Thereupon, let's say you're sitting with the other anglers.
You're telling a story that you went here and there.
If you have your own names for these spots,
you can tell your stories with details...
Nobody'll know where your spots are.
Nobody except for you and the guy you're talking to.
Also, you can reminisce these places and it's very pleasant.
For example, 'the Field of Glory.'
My son has caught a meter long fish there.
'The Maciej's Bay.'
Yes, the bay, I caught many beautiful fish there.
That's very nice, you can say: "Where are we going?", "To the Maciej's Bay."
Aneta caught a nice fish somewhere, so let's go to the 'Aneta's Bay.'
'The Double Bay.'
However that sounds.
Exactly, 'the Double Bay.'
Tthere's a lot of such spots, it's nice to reminisce all that later.
Tom?
I'm here.
How long was the biggest pike you've caught?
I personally pulled out a 121cm pike.
But I had a few takes that brought me to my knees.
It was like pulling a train.
You don't say.
Yeah, I don't give up and I still angle.
I know that the pike of my life is here somewhere.
There's a funny story.
Once, I had a beginning angler who had his personal best — 67cm fish.
The very first fish he caught here was a 122cm pike.
He wasn't experienced at all, but he tried to pull out that pike,
he fought with it and at some point he said he couldn't do that anymore.
"I can't do it, take the rod from me," he said.
I told him: "No, you have to fight!"
Finally, he pulled the pike out, took a photo of it and then released it.
Later he sat down and clutched his head.
I asked him: "What's wrong Jarek?
You've caught a beautiful fish, it's probably the fish of your life."
"Yeah," he answered, "but what am I going to do now?"
Are there any other fish here?
Knotweeds.
I've fished those out already.
Close the bail arm.
Wait for the bait to fall and jerk.
Did you have a take?
Something struck, and it wasn't knotweed.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Maybe there were a few knotweeds around the bait.
But at least I ***.
Yeah, we've got knotweed.
He's doing well, do you see that?
*** great.
How do I know if it's a perch or pike?
They take differently.
You know that perches bite quite quickly and repeatedly.
'Pow pow!', like a telegrapher. Pike takes like this: 'wroom wroom.'
It would be quite extraordinary if I pulled out a beautiful, Swedish fish,
surprised by the Polish — if you'll pardon the expression — angler,
who came along and attacked it.
The braid needs to be taut, see that? The bait is now at the bottom.
It is.
Taut braid.
Bait is down.
Something's dangling here.
You need to hook it the way we taught you yesterday.
How do I do that?
Let's spool a little.
Good, it turned out well, didn't it?
Was that OK?
I'm proud of you.
Of course.
Proud!
They're crazy. Whole life with crazy people, geez.
I can't do it like this.
Tell me which way to cast.
Over there.
Fine.
Where?
Cast where the director told you.
Great synchronization.
Yeah.
Work your *** off.
Cast there, exactly as we taught you.
Don't hit the captain's head.
Nice cast! You've recorded that, right?
This place is so *** great,
pardon me, I wanted to say "this place is so beautiful".
It's *** beautiful.
OK, let's do it again. This place is so beautiful
that we don't care at all about the Poland-England football match,
and by how many points they lost.
They lost, didn't they?
I have no idea.
You're behaving very unprofessionally.
If he asks you: "how did Poles play with Brits?",
you should say: "Cut!"
The executioner will meet you later.
[in Polish "cut" has the same pronunciation as "executioner"]
We came here to fish.
OK, boss, captain, where do are we going now?
To 'the Aneta's Bay'.
Cut! Let's shoot that again, you're lisping, mister.
Let's head to 'the Aneta's Bay'.
So that's the another nice place.
Don't promise yourself too much.
Well, at least one fish.
Let's roll.
Let's roll.
Hoods up then.
Look.
No *** after eating gooseberry.
Let's see what Tom caught.
Good I can cut that later.
I'm sorry, cut what?
The gooseberry you're thinking about right now.
I liked that, gooseberry was nice.
No, no, do it facing me.
I can't do it like that.
I'm coming.
Wait a second.
It's a nice fish, about 90cm long.
The mouth, about six hundred teeth.
Beautiful face.
Pumping didn't work out.
Wait for me, I just need to clean the lens and I can start filming too.
That was exciting, I felt the heat when Tom pulled out that 'bear.'
It's looks magical.
Do want to go there?
Yes.
Fine.
He's crazy.
You'll see the shot.
We'll even repeat it.
We shot weather changes.
The archipelagos look different.
The sky is blue, then it's navy blue, all those unbelievable shades of grey
and the saturation can pierce your eyes when it gets sunny.
Beautiful views.
Azure sky like in Italy, oh brother.
Italy can't hold a candle to this place, because this place is very clean.
I'm talking about the sky over the sea.
I've changed my mind, you won't a bigger bait,
you'll still get the blue one, but smaller.
Thank you.
Fatty V-Lure is a very aggressive bait.
Is this Fatty?
That's its name.
As you can see it's been bitten a lot, it's not a ***.
Nice, I like it.
There won't be any fish here. It's colder here.
Colder?
It's 8,8 degrees centigrade here.
So the fish are over there.
Yes.
Look at the eagle.
Where is it?
The white-tailed eagle, a remarkable specimen under Swedish clouds.
Two eagles!
Youwsa!
Our cameramen don't give a crap about the eagle.
Did you record it?
It's over there.
No, it's not.
Got it?
Nope.
It should be under that grey cloud.
There.
I don't see it.
So there's no eagle?
If I don't see it...
I'm trying but...
The wonders of filmmaking.
Apropos that eagle we saw and the camera didn't.
There's a filmmaking theory called 'the movie outside the shot.'
Who created it?
I don't remember.
A famous Polish director, you don't want to know his name.
The theory says, that the action outside the shot is the most important.
We're pursuing it here.
Yes.
You could see the delight on our faces.
The delight for the eagle.
He directed a few good films.
That director?
Yes.
Did he pursue that theory in his films?
He didn't pursue the theory, he practiced it.
I played in his movie 'The Case of Pekosinski' once.
Ah, now we know who's the guy.
We'll cut that.
Maciek, this one can be big enough for the landing net.
It is.
But not for the landing net.
It moved nicely on the braid.
It's very handsome.
Someone hold me so I don't *** fall into the water.
Hold you?
OK, I've got it.
Where's the fish? Ah, it's over there.
Come on, come on.
Give me a chance to record that.
OK, I've got it.
Come on, pull!
Game over.
Beautiful fish.
I think this one has already played in a movie.
You can see hook marks.
You're saying this one was caught by someone else?
Yes. We should release them. Someone can catch them later.
Mr. director, can I have the tongs, please? Ah, I've got them under my leg.
That's interesting, look, it took on my favorite jerk bait.
Andrzej, I have a feeling that you'll catch a pike today.
And it's time for a big one.
Big pike, come...
That's right Andrzej, adjure.
Try to film me from the viewpoint of a pike.
We're directing the pike, I must say, I've never directed a pike before.
Move left.
Now move right.
See? At least pikes listen to me.
That's how it is, ladies and gentlemen. Not a living soul.
It's from Sweden, so what?
It's from Sweden, so what?
It's from Sweden, so what?
Time for a pike has come today...
Time for a pike has come...
I've got nothing.
Look! Did you see that?
I've got it recorded on my camera.
Which in a row is it?
*** that, I'm casting.
This is amazing.
Oh yes it is.
Beautiful weather.
That's actually the problem but...
... we've got other enjoyments.
Maciek, the truth is that the angler will never be satisfied.
There's always something wrong.
For example, his blood pressure drops.
There's no wind, or it blows too hard...
... or it's too sunny...
... and if it blows, it's from the wrong direction.
Or it blows from every direction and that's a problem too.
... it's raining or not raining...
... or it's the full moon.
Ah, right.
Yeah.
It's just impossible to satisfy the angler.
That's another aspect of the case.
Here comes another theory.
People just grow too big for their boots.
True.
You get a take one after another, boom boom, lots of fun.
We caught about forty fish yesterday.
Ten casts.
But they were too small.
Then 5-10 casts with no bite.
And suddenly: "We're doing very poorly."
They don't take.
Everything's against us.
Exactly.
My dear friend.
Ah! I guess I had a bad breath somewhere around my bait.
How do you fish in such conditions?
Like this.
Ow, professor.
Darn, we've caught plenty of medium-sized and small ones,
some crazy quantities.
Maybe there are no king-kongs, but it's still a lot of fun.
They take non-stop.
Because they're young and stupid.
Still, it's a lot of fun.
It is.
We're catching fish non-stop.
That's the magic of Raggare.
Exactly.
There's a lot of fish.
It's so much.
Got a bite!
This one's aaarghh!
The angry and poisonous fish.
Angry, toothed preschooler.
So young and yet so angry.
The Americans have landed on Mars,
they're about to leave their space vehicle and suddenly...
A take?
Nope.
You either tell jokes or you angle.
The operator put his camera too close to my reel.
Stop filming and start fishing already.
Now we'll shoot from the viewpoint of a pike that's laughing at us.
This can be a meter long fish.
What a brick.
Like crocodile Dundee.
Don't worry, I landed bigger fish.
Oh Jesus, I can't lift it up.
It's got the whole bait in its mouth.
Sweet Mother of God, this is a big one.
What a beast.
Nurse, tongs.
It's 106cm long.
Beautiful.
See you, pike.
You're very beautiful, but we won't torment you any longer.
Yeah, let it go, it'll probably come back to us at least once more.
Got a bite! It dropped-off.
You slouch, I'm going to get you.
A better one.
Nice fish,
Let's land it.
It bit that much.
This jerk bait's doing a great job.
It is.
It's huge!
Unquestionably, it's a big, fish.
Go on, oxygenate, you fatty.
Let's do it.
Wolf called me and said that some dog turned up.
Wolf is afraid of it. He wants us to get him.
We should leave him there.
I'll call him, just tell me how to say 'don't bite' in Swedish.
Bit inte.
OK, I'm dialing.
Andrzej, you need to tell that dog 'bit inte' and it'll go away.
Pet it or toss a sausage if necessary.
A man from the moon is fishing.
Andrzej, after you pull out your bait, take Tom's bait out of his ***.
OK!
He'll pierce himself in a second.
Andrzej, wait.
Don't tear his trousers.
Conditions are 'extra extreme'.
I'll write a play: 'Anglers'
It will be a three-act comedy.
It will take place in Sweden.
We're fishing. The wind blows and the sun hid behind clouds.
The sun shines really hard.
I'm trying not to be blown off.
Did you get a bite?
Nope.
But you...
... I'm vigilant.
And there's nothing.
Darn, I don't get it.
Me too.
If you don't get it, it means we're in trouble.
Do you know, what it would be like if it was spring?
It would be happening.
A fish, finally.
We've got one.
It looked like a fish.
This is how you angle, you just need to pay attention.
You need to plough the seabed and hook the fish by its side.
Call me 'the Lightning Bolt', starting from today.
Yes, sir.
I jig with my eyes closed.
It was like... the braid just popped.
And I thought...
It moved against the waves, upstream.
It looked like a monster, the Loch Ness Monster.
And it's just a baby.
A kid.
Go home, boy.
We need to change Andrzej's bait.
I'll do it.
You know which bait?
Jerk bait?
No, this one.
This was the hottest item in the bay.
The hottest item and the 'soft bait of death'.
OK, I'll hook it.
Look how it's bitten.
Maciek, do you know what I count on?
No.
I hope we'll be able to find a spot behind the wind,
because all the fish can be there.
Geez, I got nothing.
No, let's go behind the wind.
As for the spot behind the wind, it's blowing hard here.
It is.
Got a bite! I had it!
The warmest water of the day.
Maybe they all gathered round in sauna.
What?
In sauna, maybe they gathered round there.
Maybe.
Naked women in sauna.
That's what we need today.
Very much.
A lot of naked, fat, old women in sauna.
It's so windy that there are no spots behind the wind.
I don't know how to place the boat better.
I don't think you can.
The fact that they're here is the most frustrating.
I'll be bumming cigarettes from you guys today. I've just finished my pack.
I can offer you mine, they're actually yours.
How did you get them?
You woman gave them to me.
He stole my cigarettes.
Of course.
Who did you bring here?
They're mannerly students.
Yeah, they call it that way nowadays.
Did you put on the bead?
Look, the way it moves is just beautiful, that fish is an artist.
This one is very decent, and fat.
How am I supposed to take it out?
A very beautiful fish.
Swim away, mate.
I shot you in the light.
I've turned the camera on earlier on purpose because I saw a cloud.
This is just magical. And you can accelerate it later.
That's a nice piece of fish.
Sorry?
A very nice piece of fish.
Great one.
It hooked by the edge of its mouth.
A very active fish.
Come here, don't worry, we'll let you go back home.
Come to daddy.
See you.
It bit me.
It did?
Yeah.
Got it.
Tiny one.
But pretty.
Are we starting GoPro?
GoPro go!
Andrzej, it bit me!
That was good.
I think that we should move there...
And drop the anchor?
Yes, drop the anchor and we'll check thoroughly every spot around here.
OK.
Fish are here, we just need to catch them.
Did you get a bite?
OK, swim away baby.
That was a root, not a fish.
Got another one.
A better one?
No, but still, it's another one.
Got a bite.
A double take!
We're on the small fish spot, but at least our moods are up.
Exactly, they bite.
This fish's bigger.
You think so?
That's a beauty.
Look how it stopped, parked by the boat and it's waiting politely.
Nice fish.
Show me.
Tom will pull it out and he'll show you.
Nice one. Here we are.
Andrzej, this is what you want?
That's something!
Could you take a photo for me?
Sure, why not?
I can't see anything, the sun glares me.
These will be Braille's photos.
Again the same spot, and roots.
It dropped-off, seriously.
Andrzej got a bite.
There it is!
Don't spool! No!
Easy.
Move a little bit and pull it in my direction.
Don't spool.
Tell me what to do.
You've spooled too much braid, pull it in my direction.
Bravo, Andrzej.
Very nice.
That's quite a fish!
Thank you very much, Tom.
First in his life!
First pike in my life.
How can I hold it so it won't...
... so it won't bite you? Do it like this.
Here?
No, take a firm grip here.
Like this?
You'll present it nicely.
This is the first pike I've caught in my life.
That's marvelous.
I've just caught it and I'll be releasing it in a second.
Do it from that side.
It was a load off my mind.
See you, mate, it was nice to meet you.
He was surprised by what he heard.
I really hope you guys got it recorded.
Thank you very much, I finally did it.
Wolf didn't see that, he should regret it.
He missed it.
He missed that historic moment.
First I need to pull the fish closer to the boat?
I mean... Ah! I had a take.
Yes, first you pull it so it gets near the boat.
You don't spool the reel, you just use your rod.
Put the rod up and the fish gets near the boat.
You don't spool, because if you do,
everything will get too short and you won't be able to do anything.
OK, another new skill.
And now Andrzej will catch one after another.
Yeah.
Got a bite!
Let's go!
It's a herring.
It's a fish.
That's what matters.
Your score goes out to the world.
Blood, it bit me, look, I'm bleeding, a small fish but it's so mean.
The small ones are always mean.
These small, mean teeth.
Blood is being shed, hard rock and it's not fish blood but mine.
Go home, go.
Got a take.
Andrzej caught a fish!
Tell me when to stop spooling.
Wait for it to be a little closer to the boat.
Spool just a little bit more, it'll start to squirm in a second.
I can't get enough of this sight.
It's called 'the Law of Series.'
Fatty works like a charm.
Who gave Fatty to Andrzej?
The director!
This is the second pike I've caught in my life.
Within five minutes.
This one's middling, but it's OK.
It's beautiful, I say it's beautiful.
It's beautiful, YOU are beautiful.
It's your personal best.
We'll call you Pigmar.
Yes.
Pigmar, go back home. Bye.
It's my blood.
Where?
Over here, the fish bit my fingertip with its middle tooth.
Ah, and what now?
It'll be scary.
It'll hurt.
There you go.
You've grudged me the Band-Aid.
I can give you more.
Bravo, Andrzej. We'll drink to that tonight, huh?
I guess so.
It's jollies, right mate?
Yeah.
I'm happy.
There's an old joke about three black men, who caught a gold fish.
Do know that one or not?
It's an age-old joke.
Three black men caught a gold fish.
The fish says to them: "Let me go and I'll make your three wishes come true."
There were three of them, one wish each, so they agreed.
"I want to be white," says the first man. It thundered and he became white.
"I want to be white too," the second man says, a thunderbolt hit, boom!
He's white.
"I want them to be black," said the third one.
Try to move around the scene imperceptibly.
"I can *** your wife imperceptibly," he answered the director.
Did you record that?
Our director got a bite.
I hope you've filmed that.
Because if not, you're dead.
Maciek, is that a monster too?
Yeah.
Do you need help landing it?
Maybe landing net?
Yeah.
This one wanted to be caught.
It did?
Look at it.
Shall we eat this one later?
Isn't it too small?
We'll catch one more.
Who's going to scale it?
You.
Guys, you can film us from that hill, through these reeds,
there's a beautiful background .
They'll have in the backlit shot.
Exactly, Tom, they'll have us backlit.
Captain, you have passed the Camera Operator Course.
Thank you very much, director.
Isn't backlit 'against the light'?
Yes, it is.
That's what I said.
That's why I said you've passed.
I thought you were kidding me.
I always am.
Can I get the papers as well?
Sure.
Great.
You've cast to catch a fish...
If fish were there I would've...
... but they weren't.
No.
But if they were, I'd catch one.
There are no fish.
The unit is important, it goes out to the world.
Here it comes.
That's beautiful.
Andrzej.
Try to cast near the reeds.
OK.
Got a bite! Got a bite!
Did you catch a fish?
Yes.
Guys, shoot that!
This one can be big.
It's got a 'flowing mane.'
Wait, keep it in the water for one more second.
I turned it on, wait.
What do you think about that?
I must say
I'm quite satisfied with the fact that I've caught another pike.
It's a Swedish pike with a green soft bait in its mouth.
I'll help you land it.
I'll hold it.
This is fantastic.
I'll film it with one hand and take it off the hook with another.
Because I'm a professor at a Film School.
Really?
Oui.
You know what? Maybe I'll help you.
Try.
Where's the hook?
Ah, here.
It's hooked in a nasty way. OK, we did it.
Here it is, caught on a Dragon soft bait.
Not a big pike, but very elegant and it gives the angler,
especially the beginning one, a lot of satisfaction.
But of course, we'll release it. Can I ask you to hold my rod?
What else do you want me to hold?
Only my rod.
Fine.
Which way do you want me to turn? This way? Or against the light?
Wherever you want.
Swim away.
Wave at him and say...
Bye bye!
Bring your mama.
Bring your mama!
That's great.
There's one thing we should try to shoot.
The moon.
But they would have to go on that hill, and we should stay on the water.
Take the camera and run to the other side, because it's the magic hour.
On that hill?
Yes and we'll boat from that side.
You better film it!
If we had a fish strike right now, it would be great.
Film it from the closer and further perspective.
You said you want a fish?
Yes.
There it is.
Bravo.
Whatever you say, dear director.
I'm directing.
I do what you tell me to do.
That's how it should be.
Mati, did you film that?
That was amazing.
Very handsome.
Pike of the full moon.
I can't see the braid.
Maybe you should take off your dark glasses.
Be nice or I'll cut that!
After what I just did?
Right, I can't cut that.
Got a bite!
It didn't hook.
Here's a fish.
Right as if on cue.
Mateusz, did you record that? The moon as well?
This is magic, gentlemen.
On three.
Time for a pike has come today...
Time for a pike has come...
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