About Poorspecimen
"You're a poor specimen, now get outisde and do something productive!" yelled Pat Steele to a teenage Taylor. From that moment and the young age of 13, the Poor Specimen name and logo were put on every creative endeavor Taylor experimented with. Whether it was a short film, claymation or surf movies made from VCR to VCR, all bore the name proudly. In 1991 it all changed with the release of one of Taylor's surf movies named MOMENTUM. Moving from a hobby to a career, Poor Specimen has kept it's own momentum producing over 20 movies, music videos and television shows. The goal is always to improve on the quality from the last project. We try to do this by showcasing the most progressive surfing and pushing ourselves creatively on the production side. Hope you like the movies and thanks for watching.
Taylor Steele
His films under the Poor Specimen label kick-started the careers of some of surfing's biggest names. With the early 90's release of Momentum and Momentum II, Taylor introduced the world to a new crop of surfers including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, Shane Dorian, and others who collectively became known as "The Momentum Generation." In the following years he produced a string of more than fifteen hit movies such as Focus, Good Times, Drifting, Loose Change, Shelter, and Drive Thru series, as well as Campaign 1 & 2, and Sipping Jetstreams. He has collaborated with surf filmmakers such as Chris and Emmett Malloy, Jack Johnson, and Greg Browning.