Welcome back to the Beneath the Surface Podcast. Hot off the mic is episode 16, going behind the scenes of BOTE Presents // Devils of the Deep: The Red Assassin. The film is centered around Cash McGuinnes, a ridiculous fictional character played by BOTE’s very own Sean Murphy. The short film is a spoof of all spoofs, inspired by River Monsters and taking place in the Florida Panhandle.

Ever since his dad saved him from being eaten by a 300 lb. catfish when he was three, Cash McGuiness has been obsessed with what lurks beneath the surface. His life's mission is to hunt down the mysterious creatures that lie behind the rumors and myths.

In Beneath the Surface Podcast: Devils of the Deep, Sean and Corey sit down with the crew that helped to conceptualize and produce the film. As one might come to expect, there are a lot of twists and turns throughout the podcast with plenty of laugh out loud moments. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. 

Links from the Episode

If you haven’t already, please enjoy the chaos that is River Monsters.

Check out BOTE Presents // Devils of the Deep: The Red Assassin. 

Dark web 1.0 was a scary place. RIP rotten.com.

What exactly is a lizardfish? We didn’t know either.

Shout out to Brian Wargo, Carnegie Medal winner.

Who’s in the Episode

Lead Designer, Co-Founder, and CEO at BOTE, Corey Cooper is a licensed engineer hailing from Auburn University. Corey is the pioneer of the DarkRoom, assisting with the design of the machinery, concepting the layout and ultimately developing the workflow used in DarkRoom production. Corey’s passion for this project is so strong that on any given day, regardless of how busy things are at BOTE, you will often find Corey working in the DarkRoom.

Sean Murphy is the Director of Photography at BOTE and a world-renowned photographer based in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. After spending most of his career based in Los Angeles, shooting for brands like Adidas, Red Bull, and Toyota, just to name a few, Sean moved back to the Redneck Riviera. You can find Sean capturing gritty America and spontaneous moments that translate into visually stunning photography.  

BOTE Creative Director, Rob McAbee, brings the style when it comes to designing eye-catching stand up paddle boards and developing color palettes, patterns, fonts, and illustrations that unite and define the BOTE brand. With over 25 years of professional brand building and marketing experience, Rob combined his love for fishing with his love for creative design when he joined the BOTE family in 2013. An avid fly fisher, Rob is the founder of BugslingerTM Fly Gear and, in collaboration with Corey, the creative brain behind the BOTE brand. 

Wil Beaucher is an accomplished writer, director, and owner of 3 Hole Punch Productions (3HPP). 3HPP creates original scripts for film and television, as well as rewrites existing project scripts to give them an added punch. Outside of film and TV, 3HPP creates digital content for brands, from conceptualization to final product. Wil Beaucher is a long time friend and collaborator of Sean Murphy and has worked on several BOTE projects over the years, including the brand’s first KULA video.

Shane Reynolds is an award-winning videographer and producer based in Destin, Florida.