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DiveFilm HD Video2017 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition TrailerGorgeous highlights of the upcoming 2017 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info and tickets available at SDUFEX.com !2017-08-2600 minDiveFilm HD VideoLife at the Shores by Roger UzunLa Jolla Shores is a fascinating dive site off Southern California. Underwater filmmaker Roger Uzun brings us face to face with some of the critters he encountered on June 9, 2017.2017-06-1200 minDiveFilm HD VideoDugong by Howard Hall ProductionsHoward and Michele Hall bring us stunning footage of the rare Dugong. This video was captured in Busuanga Island, Philippines. Dugongs are increasingly rare and finding individuals that are approachable is even more rare. Dugongs are now protected in the Philippines and the Dugong Dive Center in Busuanga regularly takes people out for snorkeling or even scuba encounters. The video was made possible with support from the Dugong Dive Center, El Rio y Mar Resort, and the Philippines Department of Tourism. More info at HowardHall.com2017-03-1200 minDiveFilm HD VideoAre Some Weddell Seal Pups Couch Potatoes?Adorable Antarctica Weddell Seal Pups—Are some of those pups couch potatoes? Scientists want to learn more about this iconic Antarctic Marine Predator. More info at WeddellSealScience.com2017-01-2500 minDiveFilm HD VideoStay With UsDustin Adamson's short film Stay With Us is an audience favorite and received the “2016 SDUFEX Best of Film Festival” award at the 2016 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition.2016-10-0900 minDiveFilm HD Video2016 Trailer for the San Diego UnderSea Film ExhibitionSelect highlights from entries to the 2016 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info at http://sdufex.com2016-08-2100 minDiveFilm HD VideoRaja Ampat - A Study in ContrastRon Lagerlof does it again with this great new underwater short film!2016-07-2400 minDiveFilm HD VideoThe Digital Shootout Life!What a fantastic time! Experience Little Cayman diving and step into a day-in-the-life of the Digital Shootout -the ultimate vacation for underwater photographers!www.thedigitalshootout.com
© Cinematography by Joel Penner - Newmediasoup, LLCwww.newmediasoup.com2016-07-1500 minDiveFilm HD VideoCuba Sketchbook by Eric Hanauer and Karen StrausEric Hanauer and Karen Straus bring us the lively colorful sights of Cuba underwater and above. More info on Eric and Karen at Ehanauer.com and Birdbrained.biz2016-06-0900 min
DiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Hope"Humpback Whales give hope for our ocean's future in this award-winning short film by Simon Spear. Award winner in the Our World Underwater Conservation Video Competition hosted by Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com. More info on filmmaker Simon Spear at Viewfromtheblue.me.uk. For a high definition version of this podcast, please go to DiveFilm HD Video podcast at iTunes!2011-02-2000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Weddell Seals, A Rare Look"From birth on the Antarctic ice to life underwater, a rare look at the southernmost mammal on Earth. Video Production by Mary Lynn Price. Learn more at http://WeddellSealScience.org . For a high definition version of this podcast, please go to DiveFilm HD Video podcast at iTunes!2010-12-1500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Antarctica Weddell Seals"Graceful divers, magnificent animals, unforgettable pups! Working in Antarctica with a research team continuing one of the longest running population studies ever of a long-lived mammal, on the most remote continent on earth. Video production by Mary Lynn Price. More information at WeddellSealScience.org . For a high definition version of this podcast, please go to DiveFilm HD Video podcast at iTunes!2010-11-1700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Cocos Island, 2010"Howard Hall. Cocos Island Submersible. Gorgeous. Howard and Michele Hall explore Cocos Island by deep sea submersible for an unforgettable experience of this famed Pacific island off Costa Rica. More info on Howard Hall Productions at HowardHall.com2010-09-0100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Escape!"Ocean catfish yearning to be free. Mike Elliott's playful look at a sunken car full of daydreaming critters. More info on Mike at MuckDiver.com2010-08-3100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Scooter Wreck Shoot"Scooters. Wreck diving. 5D Mark II. The Backscatter folks take us scooter imaging with the Canon 5D Mark II in beautiful blue Caribbean water, and talk about how they got the shots. More info at Backscatter.com. Music by Luce. More info at LuceBand.com.2010-08-1500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Ocean of Life"Danish seas. Spectacular marine life. Bent J¿rgensen of Chilbal Film presents a glimpse of a new three part Danish television education series on the underwater world beneath the waters of Denmark. More info on Chilbal Film at chilbal.dk2010-07-3100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Fish Rock Cave, Australia"Cave diving. Big Sharks. Australia. Jon Shaw's fastpaced visual tour of Fish Rock Cave, New South Wales, Australia. More info on Jon at ginclearfilm.com2010-07-1900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Eastern Fields of Papua New Guinea"Tony Wu's rare glimpse with Capt. Craig DeWit of extreme remote PNG diving. More info at tonywublog.com2010-07-0300 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Circle of Life"Simon Spear on our deep connection to the ocean world. More info at viewfromtheblue.me.uk2010-06-1600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "In the Company of Whales with Eric Cheng"Eric Cheng's stunning whale imaging from Dominica. More info at echeng.com2010-05-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Maldives in RED"Howard Hall, RED One, Maldives. Gorgeous. More info at HowardHall.com2010-05-0400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Demons from the Deep"Leandro Blanco's playful homage to Nat Geo's 1952 Book of Fishes, narrated by David Doubilet.2010-04-2300 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Spawning Seas, Sensational Seas Two DVD Excerpt"Rare sights from the sea to benefit ocean conservation! More info at SensationalSeas.com.2010-04-0400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Night Safari"Renowned imager Tony Wu brings us Lembeh Strait, Indonesia at its beautiful best. More on Tony, his wonderful work and travel at tony-wu.com and tonywublog.com.2010-03-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Mistaken Identity"Stunning underwater imaging of our ocean world by photographer Joe Dovala. More on Joe at jcdovala.com.2010-03-2400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "HD Compact Camera Test - Diving the Philippines!"Underwater HD filmed entirely on a compact camera diving in the Philippines by Huw Jenkins. More info on filmmaker Huw Jenkins at huwjenkins.com.2010-03-2100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Way of Water"From Giant Pacific Octopus to brilliant blue glacial ice, the Inside Passage is a stunning visual water adventure. More info on filmmaker Mike Boom at LaughingEel.com.2010-03-0300 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Raising the Belgica"Top honors garnered by this Belgian entry at 2010 OWU show.2010-02-2400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Sensational Seas Two Trailer!"Fantastic trailer for new Sensational Seas Two DVD!2010-02-0500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Ladybug, Ladybug"Antics of Ocean Ladybugs. Tiny. Incredible.2010-01-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Forests and Rivers"Bat rays, diving birds and ethereal light in this favorite by Mike Boom.2010-01-2500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Blue Shrimp, Green Shrimp, Red Shrimp"A wild world of crustaceans!2010-01-1600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Underwater NSW: Sydney"Winning Wetpixel entry for the new Sensational Seas 2 DVD!2010-01-0700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Positive Living!"Jill and Kelly, great divers with an unusual story.2009-12-2500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Conflict"Little fish with a surly attitude, Sarcastic Fringehead duke it out in this award winning short film by Walter Marti.2009-12-2100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Performance Freediving in Kona"Freediving training in Kona, Hawaii with the fantastic folks of Performance Freediving International--blue water, spinner dolphins and great instruction!2009-12-1100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Tropical Alaska"Alaska's Inside Passage is the diving locale for Eric Hanauer's great short film, from an Alaska dive expedition on board the Nautilus Explorer. Camera by Eric Hanauer and Karen Straus, editing by Eric Hanauer. This was an audience favorite at this year's San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More about Eric and his beautiful work at his website, ehanauer.com. More on Karen's fantastic birding images on her website, birdbrained.biz.2009-12-0100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Secret Weapon"Champ Williams won two Emmys with this fantastic short film about a keyhole limpet's "secret weapon."2009-11-2000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "Komodo Critters"We recently had the opportunity to do some fantastic diving with Dive Damai from Komodo to Bali, Indonesia. This is a fun short video of some of the interesting underwater life we encountered on that expedition. Footage by Mary Lynn Price, Mike Elliott and Steve Perez.
More information on Dive Damai at Dive-Damai.com.2009-11-1000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoiPod - "The Rainbow's End"In this fantastic short video, underwater filmmaker Richard Brooks presents a glimpse of Palau's vibrant and beautiful underwater world. Micronesia has some of the world's most beautiful reefs and offers fantastic diving. Richard, underwater imager with Fish n' Fins in Palau, has the enviable opportunity to dive these waters and experience the marine life there on a regular basis.
You can see more of his work in the Photoshop section of the Fish n' Fins website:
http://fishnfins.com2009-10-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode55 - Antarctica Diving with Stacy Kim & SCINIDr. Stacy Kim is a Benthic Ecologist and diver who studies sea floor creatures in Antarctica waters that are below freezing. Her research team has developed a cool new ROV named SCINI (Submersible Capable of Under Ice Navigation and Imaging) for deployment beneath the ice to study depths below where divers can go. In this video, Stacy tells about diving the extreme cold water beneath Antarctic ice, and how SCINI makes possible even greater capabilities to explore and record the sea floor life in polar regions. Video includes wonderful underwater footage by Henry Kaiser of Stacy with SCINI diving beneath...2009-01-1900 minDiveFilm HD Video"Voices We Shall Never Hear"Award-winning filmmaker Leandro Blanco does it again with this hauntingly beautiful masterpiece about the world of life under the sea, and the world above it that holds the power to understand and steward--or neglect and destroy.
To learn more about Leandro and his filmmaking, please visit the Filmmakers Page at DiveFilm.com.2008-10-0100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode54 - "Choice for Change""Choice for Change" features manatees and their vocalizations. It garnered filmmaker Mark Santa-Maria showings and awards at the prestigious International Wildlife Film Festival, Our World Underwater Film Festival, Beneath the Sea Film Festival, Grays Reef Ocean Film Festival, the San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, and several others. His work has also appeared on several broadcast and cable channels.
This film received the First Place Award in the Conservation Video category of the 2008 Our World Underwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide competition, and has led to heightened attention being brought to manatee dive operator procedures and safety guidelines, and an outpouring of support for...2008-09-1400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode53 - "A Call To Action"The coastal waters and diverse marine life of Western Australia are the subject of this award-winning conservation film from the 2008 OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition by underwater filmmakers Paul and Kelly Wags.
Paul and Kelly Wags, based on the Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, are producing some of the best underwater video available today. Wags is also a video forum moderator at Wetpixel.com.
For more information about Wags & Kelly, and to see more of their work, please visit their website, www.hdvunderwater.com .2008-06-0200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode52 - "Illes Medes, L'Estartit, Costa Brava"In this wonderful video, Guille Cervera takes us to dive the Illes Medes National Reserve in the beautiful Mediterranean Sea off the Costa Brava of Spain. The Illes Medes archipelago is located just off shore from the seaside resort town of L'Estartit, Spain, and is a world-renowned diving location with protected National Park status.2008-05-0500 minDiveFilm HD Video"The Vision of the Oraculum"Creative underwater filmmaker, Gyula (Jules) Somogyi garnered the Silver Medal at the Our World Underwater/DivePhotoGuide/Wetpixel competition this year with this stunning short film. Gyula says of the genesis of this film:
"The original version of "The Vision of the Oraculum" was shot and edited during the 2007 SanDisk RedSea shoot-out in Eilat. The idea of making a short film with a complex story had two origins: I had already dived in Eilat in 2006 and was impressed by the beauty of the famous Moses-rock. I started looking into how this reef got its name. The very unique shape of the...2008-03-1400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode51 - "Tufi, Papua New Guinea"Resort videos are an art form in their own right, and many underwater filmmakers get their start creating short dive resort promos. In this episode, Jon Shaw has crafted a fine example of this video format in his depiction of what it is like to dive the waters of Papua New Guinea, and experience the surroundings of the Tufi Resort located there (http://www.tufi-experience.com).
About this video Jon says, "the location is idyllic, you can only fly in to TUFI, [and] the resort sits on top of a 1000 ft deep Fjord with access to pristine untouched diving. From...2008-02-2000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode 50 - "The Cousteau Diving Saucer at Scripps"Invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Jean Mollard, the Soucoupe plongeante or "Diving Saucer" was a small two-person submarine that could dive to depths of over 1000 fsw. Back in the early 1960s, Professor Emeritus Dr. Doug Inman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and other deep diving scientists from Scripps explored the deep underwater canyons off the California coast in the famed Cousteau Diving Saucer. These explorations led to a better understanding of how these deep canyons are formed over time by powerful "turbidity currents."
Combining vintage underwater film footage from the 1916 silent film "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" with Scripps...2007-12-2200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode49 - "Green Water, White Mirth"An audience favorite at the recent 8th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, "Green Water, White Mirth" is a delightful look at the mischievous antics of juvenile Harbor Seals on one of Mike Boom's dives in the colder waters of the Monterey Bay along the Northern California Pacific Coast.
"I shot this video on a single dive in April of 2006 in Monterey Bay with friends from my dive club. We were in sight of the Monterey Bay Aquarium when we dropped in. We had 3 or 4 juvenile harbor seals who checked us out for the first half of the dive, then...2007-11-1900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode48 - "One for All" New Version!In this newly revised version, legend Stan Waterman narrates, as only he can, this beautiful and moving new film by Leandro Blanco. This powerful and provocative masterpiece is quite possibly Leandro's best work to date. It speaks clearly from the heart about the one ocean on which we all depend, and yet so far have failed miserably to care for.
To learn more about Spanish filmmaker Leandro Blanco, please visit Leandro's entry on the Filmmaker's Page at DiveFilm.com.2007-10-1600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode47 - "One For All"DiveFilm proudly presents filmmaker Leandro Blanco's latest masterpiece, "Uno Para Todos," or "One For All." This beautiful, powerful and provocative film is quite possibly Leandro's best work to date. It speaks clearly from the heart about the one ocean on which we all depend, and yet so far have failed miserably to care for.
To learn more about Spanish filmmaker Leandro Blanco, please visit the Filmmaker's Page at DiveFilm.com.2007-08-3000 minDiveFilm HD Video"Micronesia"J.D. Duff takes us to the beautiful waters of Micronesia in the Pacific. Micronesia is a large oceanic region that includes numerous small island countries and territories, including Chuuk (formerly known as Truk), Palau, Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, the Marshall Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Nauru, Kiribati, and Wake Island. Divers are particularly drawn to Chuuk, Palau and Yap for their beautiful water, diverse marine life, and sunken wrecks (many from World War II).
Underwater filmmaker J.D. Duff is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States. To learn more about J.D., or to contact him, please...2007-07-2600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode46 - "Trapped"In this poetically beautiful short film by Irish nature filmmaker and illustrator, Vincent Hyland, the plight of the Atlantic Salmon in Ireland is dramatically depicted from the Salmon's point of view. Recently, a ban on drift net fishing of these magnificent fish was enacted in Ireland.
The drift net ban originated by pressure from the European Union which is
taking the Irish Government to Court over non-implementation of laws to
protect wildlife and habitats based on scientific research showing a near fatal
collapse in Salmon stocks and a very persuasive game angling lobby - who
are powerful, well-financed and organized...2007-07-2600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode45 - "Clown Struck"Clown Fish are a loved and dissed subject for underwater imagers--we have great difficulty admitting our attraction to filming and photographing these little guys. And yet they are a delight to viewers young and old. Leandro Blanco, one of the best and most creative underwater short filmmakers working today, turns his artistic attention to the world of Clown Fish. And true to his passion for the conservation and respect of marine life, Leandro also makes a powerful statement about the adverse effects of unsustainable practices of the aquarium trade. It is an honor to present Leandro Blanco's wonderful short film, "...2007-07-0100 minDiveFilm HD Video"Ocean Requiem"Howard and Michele Hall are among the top underwater imagers in the world today. As Howard Hall Productions, they have produced numerous award-winning feature underwater films, series and television specials. They specialize in marine wildlife films, and have worked in IMAX, IMAX 3D, 35 mm, high definition video, and many other formats. Howard has received six cinematography Emmys for films produced for television. Michele has received one Emmy award. Howard holds a degree in zoology from San Diego State University. His interest in marine wildlife has led him to author numerous articles about marine life. He is a "Roving Editor" for...2007-06-0700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode44 - "Eddie & the Hagfish"Hagfish are amazing ocean fishes! They are found nearly worldwide mostly in deeper ocean environments, and are some of the most primitive fishes in existence today. They feed primarily on dead or dying fish and mammals on the ocean bottom by burrowing inside and eating from the inside out. Hagfish are blind, although they possess eyespots on either side of their heads. They have a unique defense mechanism of sliming. If moved, disturbed, or bitten by a predator, Hagfish can very rapidly produce copious amounts of slime from glands along the sides of their long, eel-like bodies. This slime allows...2007-05-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode43 - "The Sharks of Clipperton Island" Part 1In April of 2007 the Nautilus Explorer took a group of dive explorers, scientists and underwater imagers from Mexico, the United States and Canada to the remote and uninhabited Clipperton Island located some 500 nautical miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. Clipperton has a long and fascinating history, including two Scripps expeditions with research diving pioneer Conrad Limbaugh in the 1950s. In 1956, Connie Limbaugh described the sharks of Clipperton Island as so numerous and aggressive that researchers had to cut short their diving operation. Limbaugh returned in 1958 with a number of other scientists as part of the Scripps Doldrums Expedition, this...2007-05-0800 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode42 - "Wags & Kelly's Ningaloo"Featuring some of the best underwater images being produced today by Paul and Kelly Wags of Exmouth, Australia. Ningaloo Reef is the location for this video, and includes some of their footage of turtles, nudibranchs, whale sharks, mantas and reef fishes of many varieties.
We know you'll enjoy this taste of Ningaloo--naturally! For more information on Paul and Kelly Wags, and their HD underwater images and filmmaking, please visit their website, www.hdvunderwater.com.
To watch this in high definition on your HDTV using AppleTV, please visit our new DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Video available for free at iTunes!2007-04-0500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode41 - "Realm of the Sharks"Both Cocos and Mapelo Islands in the Eastern Pacific Ocean are home to an abundance of marine animals, including numerous species of sharks, rays, dolphins and whales. Cocos Island is some 300 miles southwest of Costa Rica, and has been designated a Marine Park and World Heritage Site by Costa Rica. Malpelo Island is a little over 300 miles off the coast of Colombia and is designated as a Colombian Fauna and Flora Sanctuary, and marine protected area. The waters off both islands are considered by divers to be among the most exciting areas in the world for big animal sightings. The...2007-03-1500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode40 - "Bubbling Reefs"These unusual bubbling reefs are located in Kattegat off the coast of Denmark. Methane seeps into the shallow waters in the northern Kattegat off the Danish coast to form spectacular submarine landscapes - the 'bubbling reefs' - due to carbonate-cemented sandstone structures which are colonized by brightly coloured animals and plants.
Hans Christian Andersen has been working for some time to document these bubbling reefs, and offers us a fascinating glimpse in this special DiveFilm Podcast version of his documentary, "Bubbling Reefs."
His website on the reefs, TheBubblingReefs.com, garnered the prize for the best website in the promotional category...2007-02-2400 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode39 - "Creepy, Crawly Whatchamacallits"Renowned underwater cinematographer and pioneer, Chuck Nicklin, has long been known for his "big animal" work filming all kinds of whales and sharks. Recently, however, he's dived into making high definition videos of the strange, small inhabitants of Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This video was a judges and audience favorite at the most recent San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition.
To learn more about Chuck, his work and his dive travel, please visit his website, www.ChuckNicklin.com.2007-02-1300 min
DiveFilm HD Video"Humpback Whales of Roca Partida"Underwater imager and writer, Eric Hanauer and nature imager and writer, Karen Straus dive with a mother Humpback Whale, her calf, and a male escort, off Roca Partida, a rocky island about 250 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja del Sur, Mexico. This is some of the most fantastic Humpback footage you'll ever see! Narrated by both Eric and Karen, who both also shot the HDV footage, as well as the accompanying still photographs, this film was one of the judges' and audience's favorites at the most recent San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. Beautifully edited by Eric.
To...2007-01-3105 minDiveFilm HD Video"Humpback Whales of Roca Partida"Underwater imager and writer, Eric Hanauer and nature imager and writer, Karen Straus dive with a mother Humpback Whale, her calf, and a male escort, off Roca Partida, a rocky island about 250 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja del Sur, Mexico. This is some of the most fantastic Humpback footage you'll ever see! Narrated by both Eric and Karen, who both also shot the HDV footage, as well as the accompanying still photographs, this film was one of the judges' and audience's favorites at the most recent San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. Beautifully edited by Eric.
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DiveFilm HD Video Podcast"Humpback Whales of Roca Partida"Underwater imager and writer, Eric Hanauer and nature imager and writer, Karen Straus dive with a mother Humpback Whale, her calf, and a male escort, off Roca Partida, a rocky island about 250 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja del Sur, Mexico. This is some of the most fantastic Humpback footage you'll ever see! Narrated by both Eric and Karen, who both also shot the HDV footage, as well as the accompanying still photographs, this film was one of the judges' and audience's favorites at the most recent San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. Beautifully edited by Eric.
To...2007-01-3105 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode38 - "Humpback Whales of Roca Partida"Underwater imager and writer, Eric Hanauer and nature imager and writer, Karen Straus dive with a mother Humpback Whale, her calf, and a male escort, off Roca Partida, a rocky island about 250 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas, Baja del Sur, Mexico. This is some of the most fantastic Humpback footage you'll ever see! Narrated by both Eric and Karen, who both also shot the HDV footage, as well as the accompanying still photographs, this film was one of the judges' and audience's favorites at the most recent San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. Beautifully edited by Eric.
To...2007-01-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode37 - "Shark Fin Frontier"This powerful film portrays the tragic decimation of sharks and shark populations by humans and the shark fin industry. Underwater filmmaker and conservationist Shawn Heinrichs juxtaposes beautiful images of lush tropical marine settings with the all-too-common scene below the surface of dead sharks littering the bottom, their fins cut off to feed an insatiable market for shark fin. Shark populations have dropped 90 percent in areas due to this unsustainable practice, threatening the very survival of numerous species of sharks, and disrupting fragile ecosystems worldwide.
For more information on Shawn Heinrichs, his videos and his conservation work, please visit his website...2007-01-1200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode36 - "Toroidal Votex"In this funny and beautifully creative short film, Jeff Leicher presents an aspect of diving with which we are all familiar: bubbles. With the light touch of a filmmaker clearly enjoying his work, Jeff depicts bubbles and bubble rings in ways that are imaginative, transfixing and unforgettable. A cast of dozens, many of whom you may recognize, contribute to the fun of this film (don't miss the out-takes after the end credits!), and the well-chosen soundtrack by Ray Lynch and Tom Canning is the perfect touch for an all-in-all delightful short film.
Jeff Leicher is an underwater videographer and filmmaker...2006-12-2500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode35 - "How LOW Can You Go?"Kathy & Mike Schnetzer's "DeepSee" submersible adventure video documents what it's like to descend to the depths in a small deep sea submersible craft. Diving to depths of 1000 fsw, Kathy and Mike explore the waters off Cocos Island and Malpelo, Columbia in a three person submarine, and bring back high definition video of their dive.
DeepSee is a custom built one-atmosphere submarine, capable of carrying one pilot and two passengers down to a depth of 1,500 feet (475 m). It is the first deep submersible designed and developed from its keel up with the ocean enthusiast and underwater explorer in mind and as...2006-12-1000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode34 - "Guardian of the Wrecks"In this episode of DiveFilm Podcast Video, Nick Martorano movingly portrays the underwater shipwrecks of Palau, Micronesia and the marine life that inhabits them. The wrecks are primarily Japanese from World War II, and are now home to a variety of fishes, corals, crusteceans and other diverse marine life forms. Many of the wrecks still contain ghostly indications of their past human inhabitants such as shoes, tools, machinery, bottles and eating utensils.
Nick Martorano is an underwater videographer and digital video producer currently based in Carpinteria, California near Santa Barbara. His videos can be seen at underwater film festivals around...2006-11-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode33 - "Sea Inside, Pacific Northwest"Video producer John Williams and his Still Hope Productions, Inc. present "Sea Inside, Pacific Northwest," a feature TV series on the waters and creatures of the Northwest Pacific coast of the United States. In this podcast, John gives us a glimpse of the images captured by a number of underwater imagers who have all contributed their footage to this educational effort. "Sea Inside, Pacific Northwest" is available on numerous cable TV stations throughout the U.S., and is part of an effort to raise awareness about the marine life that abounds in these rich, cold waters.
To learn more about...2006-11-1800 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode32 - "Tonga's Humpback Whales"Join us as we travel to the Kingdom of Tonga to swim with the endangered southern Humpback Whales. In Tonga, swimming with Humpback Whales is allowed under strict regulation. The Kingdom has foregone the old days of whaling for an approach to the whales based on respect and eco-tourism.
Pioneer whale cinematographer, Chuck Nicklin, discusses his experiences diving with and filming the whales of Tonga as he shares footage from the recent expedition he led there to swim with the whales. Whale guide, Karen Varndell of Dive Vava'u talks about the Southern Humpbacks and the threats they face today from...2006-10-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode31 - "Hawaiian Showers"Bryce Groark beautifully portrays the cleaning behaviors of Hawaiian marine life. In this wonderful film about cleaning symbiosis among Hawaiian reef fishes, morays, sea turtles, and cleaner shrimps we are privy to these mutually beneficial practices of the animal world. Bryce is an underwater videographer based in Kona, Hawaii, where he documents the local fish behaviors on the Hawaiian reef and teaches Coral Reef Ecology classes to visitors aboard the FairWind II in Kealakekua Bay. To learn more about Bryce and his work, please visit his website, www.LivingOceanProductions.com.
"Hawaiian Showers" is an Official Selection of the 7th Annual...2006-10-1700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode30 - "Critter Comforts"Critter Comforts is a beautifully edited, short compilation of macro images from the warm tropical waters of Yap and Palau. Nudibranchs, Squid, Shrimp and other beasties come under the steady camera controls of filmmaker Mark Thorpe as this diverse world unfolds. For the most part overlooked by many divers the macro world of sea critters in its diversity keeps some enthusiasts engaged for years. Sit back and relax as the world of the bizarre, the beautiful and the curious parades across your screen in a stunning array of color and strange beauty.
Originally hailing from England, Mark Thorpe set out...2006-09-2500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode29 - "Video Lives"Paul Wags is a scuba instructor, videographer and filmmaker. (He's also a video forum moderator at Wetpixel.com!) Kelly is a divemaster, videographer, and our host for this wonderful visual introduction to their "Video Lives," both underwater and above.
Wags and Kelly are based in Exmouth and the Ningaloo region of Western Australia. The Ningaloo region is a remote and varied wilderness, where the rugged West Australian desert meets a pristine tropical reef. The region is evolving as an ecotourism mecca. However, it also faces increasing pressure from opposing uses of resources including mining and commercial fishing industries. The town...2006-09-1200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode28 - "Coming to the Cocos"Underwater filmmaker Steve Douglas considers Cocos Island, located midway between Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, to be among his all-time favorite dive destinations. This film shows why. The marine life found in the waters of this small Eastern Pacific Island is diverse and prolific, including Scalloped Hammerhead, Silvertip and Whitetip Reef Sharks, and the magnificent Whale Shark. Join Steve Douglas for a visual journey to one of the most beautiful underwater locations in the world.
To learn more about Steve and his filmmaking, see his bio on the Filmmakers Page at http://DiveFilm.com. To learn more about his...2006-08-3100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode27 - Defending DolphinsOne of the founders of BlueVoice.org, Hardy Jones is a former journalist with CBS News and UPI. He has been making television documentaries about the oceans and marine mammals in particular for more than 20 years. "The experience of forcing Japanese fishermen to release hundreds of dolphins simply by pointing a camera at them led to the original concept of BlueVoice.org," says Jones. "The advent of the internet has given us a tool of unprecedented power to end some of the brutalities committed against marine mammals and the oceans."
Co-founded by actor Ted Danson, BlueVoice.org draws on the...2006-08-1800 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode26 - "Elements of Black Water"In this hauntingly beautiful footage of pelagic marine animals in the dark of night, Matthew D'Avella takes us into a realm rarely entered by scuba divers: Black Water. Many divers are familiar with Blue Water diving where the diving takes place in open ocean. Much of the marine life encountered is found only or primarily in this pelagic, or open ocean, environment. This film is about the open ocean animals that come out at night, and more specifically the nocturnal open ocean animals off the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.
Matthew D'Avella is currently based in Kona...2006-08-0100 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode25 - Eric Cheng InterviewUnderwater photographer, digital wizard, musician and writer, Eric Cheng of Wetpixel.com recently decided to add underwater videography to his repertoire. In this recent interview with Mary Lynn Price, Eric talks about his first underwater video experience diving with Tiger and Bull Sharks in about a three knot current. He also discusses the aspects of his still photography work that helped him in the transition to underwater video, and what new skills and knowledge he needed to acquire for good underwater video. This episode features some of Eric's amazing underwater images, both still and video.
To learn more about Eric...2006-07-1900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode24 - "Nobody Loves You""Nobody Loves You" is Leandro Blanco's homage to sharks, and his expression of deep concern for their future. In this short beautifully edited film, a number of disturbing facts about shark fishing, shark finning and shark population decline are presented. Images of graceful healthy Tiger Sharks are juxtaposed with tragic scenes of shark fishing and finning, all set to Leandro's original song, "Nobody Loves You."
Born in Spain, Leandro Blanco is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker who has a background in music composition, recording and production. He is a professional airline pilot with a passion for nature and underwater imaging. His...2006-07-0700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode23 - "3 from ShiftingBaselines.org"We at DiveFilm Podcast Video are delighted to kick off the summer season with three short public service announcement flicks from ShiftingBaselines.org.
Submit your own web flick PSA to ShiftingBaselines.org and win cash and prizes, and help make a difference in the future of the ocean. Please visit ShiftingBaselines.org for more information!
From their website: "Shifting Baselines is a "media project" -- a partnership between ocean conservation and Hollywood to help bring attention to the severity of ocean decline. We are not an action group and we do not have any membership to join. If we have...2006-06-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode22 - "Sam Hinton, The Scripps Years"Well-known and loved as a great American folk singer, 89 year old Sam Hinton was also curator of the old Scripps Aquarium Museum from the mid 1940s through the mid 1960s. Sam inspired millions of people, young and old, in their love of the ocean and marine life. He began collecting creatures for the aquarium as a helmet diver for Scripps, then went on to learn Aqualung diving from the legendary Conrad Limbaugh on one of the first Aqualung units in the U.S. Naturalist, artist, author, teacher and folk singer, Sam Hinton is a true treasure. I hope you enjoy...2006-06-1600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode21 - "Life & Loves of the Opisthobranch"In this wonderful podcast, Walter Marti explores the lives and loves of the opisthobranchs. These animals are commonly known as sea slugs, and include nudibranchs and sea hares. Members of the Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Order Opisthobranchia, these colorful and captivating creatures are characterized by a single gill behind the heart. Footage includes predation, reproduction and other interesting behavior vividly captured in digital video. To learn more about Walter Marti and his work, please visit DiveFilm.com's Filmmakers Page.2006-06-0700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode20 - "Sulawesi Cephalopods"The Cephalopods are Mollusks, like clams and nudibranchs. The Class Cephalopoda includes Octopuses, Squids, Cuttlefishes and Chambered Nautiluses. These are invertebrate marine animals that are intelligent and carnivorous. Cephalopoda means "head foot" and the group has the most complex brain of any invertebrate.
Kathy and Mike Schnetzer's wonderful short film includes footage of numerous species of Cephalopods found off the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, including the deadly Bluering Octopus and the fascinating Wunderpus. Some great behavioral footage, including mating, hatching, and predation.
This film was an official selection of the 2005 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, and one of the audience...2006-05-2500 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode18 - "50 Ways To Save The Ocean"Author David Helvarg discusses his latest book, "50 Ways To Save The Ocean," at a recent event at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography to kick off festivities celebrating the 5th Anniversary of the Scripps Center for Marine Diversity & Conservation (CMBC). Helvarg shares hope and practical suggestions for making a difference in the future of the ocean and the conservation of marine life. Digital video by Mary Lynn Price.
To learn more about the Blue Frontier Campaign and the Seaweed Rebellion, visit BlueFront.org. To learn more about the 5th Anniversary and work of Scripps Center for Marine Diversity...2006-05-0700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode17 - "Beqa, Fiji"In this episode, we visit the ocean waters off the island of Beqa, Fiji. Fijian songs and meke (traditional dance) are interwoven with footage of some of Fiji's diverse marine life, where coral reefs, a variety of reef fish, and Bull Sharks make for great diving. In late 2005, the first of Fiji's planned Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) were established by local villages. Director of Dive Operations for Aqua-Tek, Brandon Paige, discusses the importance of this conservation effort, and how it benefits both visiting divers and local villagers. Fiji’s Great Sea Reef is the third longest barrier reef in the wo...2006-04-2700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode16 - "SeaLab II Revisited"Historic images, a recent interview with Scripps Diving Officer Emeritus Jim Stewart, and modern ROV footage of the underwater site take us on an ocean journey through time to revisit the 1965 underwater habitat experiment called SeaLab II. Part of the Navy's "Man in the Sea" program, this 45 day project involved 3 teams of 10 Aquanauts, with each team living in the ocean habitat for 15 day periods at a depth of 205 feet. Scripps Institution of Oceanography divers worked as support for the SeaLab II project which took place not far off the end of Scripps Pier in La Jolla, California. A special thank...2006-04-1300 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode15 - "Tales of Thailand"Traveling to Thailand and the Burma Banks (off what is now called Myanmar), Steve Douglas introduces us to the diverse marine life of the tropical waters there. Footage includes beautiful Cuttlefish, Silvertip Reef Sharks, and resplendent Nudibranchs. We also are treated to a glimpse of the spiritual side of Thai culture and the arts. For more information on Steve and his travels, please visit his website, http://www.worldfilmsandtravel.com.2006-03-2900 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode14 - "Diving Scandinavia"Scandinavian diver and underwater filmmaker, Hans Christian Andersen, takes us diving in his home waters off the coast of Skagen in northern Denmark. Here where the two seas, the Skagerak and the Kattegat, meet at Denmark's most northerly point, the diving can be most challenging for an underwater videographer. Hans meets the challenge, and presents some beautiful footage of ancient ship wrecks and interesting ocean creatures. To learn more about Hans, his underwater videography and his home land of Skagen, Denmark, please visit his website at www.SkawDiver.com.2006-03-2000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode13 - "Night Glows"Mick Hutchins films fluorescence in ocean creatures by using special lights and filters underwater. With these special lights we are able to view reef animals that are capable of giving off different light than the light they absorb. Narrated by Matthew Robinson. Technical assistance from Charlie Mazel, NightSea.com.2006-03-0800 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode12 - HDV IndonesiaPioneer underwater cinematographer Chuck Nicklin describes diving with the strange ocean creatures recently encountered in the Lembeh Straits of Indonesia. Often referred to as "muck diving," exploring the relatively shallow near-shore waters off Indonesia's volcanic islands rewards divers with unusual creature encounters. This episode features High Definition Video Footage by Mary Lynn Price and Chuck Nicklin.2006-03-0200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode11 - "Return of the Plankton"In this episode, John Williams of Still Hope Productions. Inc., uses beautiful underwater video of amazing ocean creatures to tell the story of the seasonal changes underwater and the importance of plankton as the basis of the food web. Almost all of the underwater footage in this video is from Bainbridge Island, Washington, U.S.A. John F. Williams, founder and President of Still Hope Productions Inc., began in 2000 to create underwater videos that would portray the marine environment as a part of our own backyard. During eighteen years as a sea-going scientific technician and fifteen years of SCUBA diving...2006-02-1800 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode10 - Peter Benchley InterviewPeter and Wendy Benchley traveled to Isla Guadalupe in the Pacific Ocean off Baja Mexico, to dive with the Great White Sharks in November of 2004 aboard the Horizon. On the transit return to San Diego, California, Peter expressed concern for the future of our oceans, and encouraged young people to get involved in marine conservation efforts.2006-02-1300 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode9 - "Squid Run!" (Part 2)"Squid Run!" (Part 2) concludes our two-part series with Dr. John McGowan discussing the strange life cycle of this species, the ocean predators that take advantage of the mass squid spawning events, those red worms that appear in the squid egg beds, and amazing baby squid! Baby Squid footage includes Lance Milbrand's beautiful close-ups of squid larvae inside the eggs, baby squid hatching and swimming off. Also featured is incredible microscopic footage of squid larvae originally produced by Leslee Matsushige of the Birch Aquarium, John Moore of Divebums.com and Mary Lynn Price. Marty Snyderman's wonderful footage and images of Rays...2006-02-1200 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode8 - "Squid Run!" (Part 1)The first of a two-part special video podcast on the Mass Spawning of Common Squid (Loligo opalescens) off the shores of California in the Pacific Ocean. A combination of historical images and more recent underwater footage, together with expert interviews, depict this incredible ocean wonder. In Part 1, the phenomenon is described by Dr. John McGowan, one of the very first scuba-diving scientists to study these mass spawning events. Dr. McGowan is now Professor Emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Dr. John Butler of the National Marine Fisheries Service discusses the unusual life-cycle of these intelligent animals.
Part 1 features underwater footage...2006-01-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode7 - "Sharks and Their Kin with Marty Snyderman"Marty Snyderman teams up with co-producer Mary Lynn Price to present an excerpt on "non-stereotypical" sharks from the DVD, "Sharks and Their Kin." Featuring Marty's stunning footage and still photographs of Angel Sharks, Wobbegongs, Long-nosed Sawsharks, Horn Sharks and Leopard Sharks, filmed in oceans around the world.
Written, directed and produced by Marty Snyderman. Co-produced, edited and additional footage by Mary Lynn Price. Marty Snyderman is a renowned underwater filmmaker, still photographer and author, and currently serves as the Marine Life Editor for Dive Training Magazine.2006-01-1700 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode6 - "P-38" by Eric HanauerUnderwater video and topside archive footage. In 1943, a P-38 fighter plane on a training flight crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Del Mar, California. Today she rests in 130 feet of water, providing divers with a glimpse into World War II history. Archival footage combine with underwater stills and video to take you on a tour of this wreck without getting wet. This film premiered at the 6th Annual San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition.2006-01-0600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode5 - Night Mantas of KonaNight Diving with the Manta Rays of Kona, Hawaii. Underwater video of these magnificient animals as they swoop and swim among divers as the Mantas feed on tiny plankton drawn by the underwater lights. It's an incredibly beautiful ocean ballet starring some of the Earth's most graceful creatures. Interviews with Manta specialists Keller Laros and Kara Osada describe the world of these animals, the threats to the future of Mantas, and what can be done to help them.2005-12-3000 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode3 - Confessions of a Shark WranglerIn this short digital film, shark wrangler Jessie "SharkChick" Harper talks about her introduction to shark wrangling, the sharks she works with, and her concerns for their future. Underwater video of the Great White Sharks, Mako and Blue Sharks was shot off the Pacific Ocean coasts of Southern California and Guadalupe Island, Mexico.2005-12-0600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode2 - Diving AlaskaTravel to the cooler oean waters of beautiful Alaska. Not often considered a diving destination, Alaska can be as stunning underwater as she is above.2005-12-0600 minDiveFilm Podcast VideoDiveFilm Episode1 - Welcome To DiveFilm Podcast Video!DiveFilm Podcast Video opens the season with Episode 1. Featuring underwater video of the ocean world--Angel Fish, Turtles and Tiger Sharks, Barracudas and friendly Conch Creatures. Welcome to DiveFilm Podcast Video!2005-12-0500 min