…huge volume A Filmmaker Called Cousteau, which has the advantage of being a biography seen through his films. The story begins with his first black-and-white films, then approaches The Silent…
…time he taught himself cinematography. Shooting on 16mm film and building his own Plexiglass camera housings, he produced some of diving’s earliest films, starting with his documentary Water World in…
…success of films on TV and in the cinema about the exploits of the two great pioneers: Hans Hass and Jacques Cousteau. So I bought a 7s 6d paperback and…
Cinematographer Jordan Klein Sr, who died on 1 October at the age of 98, was best known for his ground-breaking underwater work on many James Bond films, including Thunderball, for…
…Llandudno. Sponsored by the Marine Conservation Society, PADI and the National Oceanography Centre, this year the tour brings six ocean-themed films to big screens, each one introduced live by a…
…window, on 25-27 October and 17-19 November. Along with the selection of ocean-related short films, viewers are promised access to Q&As with the film-makers, behind-the-scenes footage and a live prize…
…housed camera he had fabricated. His German kept him somewhat aloof from the French, as the war had created a rift between their nations, if not the people. His films…
…reneging on his pledges. “Shark Girl” Madison Stewart (no relation) films a hammerhead being caught by sport anglers, and is reduced to tears as the skipper admits to Rob that…
…BBC – an ambitious seven-year series documenting six of the planet’s most threatened ecosystems. Past films include Wilderness St Kilda, Extreme Britain – Caves, Alaska Live, Blue Planet Live and…
…2013 Casagrande had formed his own production company ABC4Explore to create wildlife documentaries, feature films and TV commercials. He works closely with his wife Emma Johanna Casagrande, a Swedish professional…
…be named, I’m seeing BAFTA’s support as, I hope, a good thing for getting more marine films out there and marine issues on the agenda,” she told Divernet. Organised by…
…a collection of short ocean films as a Facebook Live event tonight (Saturday, 13 June) at 8pm BST. The film festival, presented in conjunction with the Finisterre clothing brand, is…
…underwater photography competition to go with the conference, inviting competitors from around the globe to submit their best underwater photographs and films. One entrant was Scoones, who had studied photography…
…several James Cameron films including Avatar – The Way of Water, Avatar 3, James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D and Sanctum, and he will be gracing the Tech Stage at the…
…was cameraman on a Mediterranean marine-biological expedition. He would go on to make a number of underwater films in the Mediterranean from his boat Teresa II. In the sea-caves of…
…be honest, most diving films are dull. It’s not really the best spectator sport! Janne wanted to change that. Inspired by classic sci-fi films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey,…
…decade the organisers say it has showcased films from 89 independent film-makers in 14 countries, and donated more than £21,000 to ocean conservation. The tour is supported by the Marine…
…and a geeky boy’s dream coming true. It’s all about JC, but it is still an enjoyable film. Lionsgate Films lionsgatefilms.co.uk Video on demand, 87min, £9.99 Review by Steve Weinman…
…short films once again stays above the waterline for much of its running time – but that’s not to say that divers won’t enjoy the overall programme. The ocean-based filmshow…
…new ‘look’ for underwater films that has now been adopted by everyone.” AT A TALK SCOONES GAVE, I remember him casually explaining how he had dived into the innards of…
…his own films. Painting beneath the surface The young man had both engineering and artistic talent. He had started painting maritime and provincial landscapes in 1950, mastering realism and moving…
…reef for many species of Mediterranean marine life. Pash has been making VR films for the past three years, with an emphasis on marine conservation. “We will definitely do more…
…Breath is based. He’d been working on oil-industry safety films, and had heard it in a bar from this sat diver. RICHARD: My jaw was on the floor the whole…
…38 expeditions covering more than 6.5 million sq km of ocean, generating more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific studies and 30 documentary films. As a result it claims to have inspired…
…my favourite films – I loved the quality of grain and amazing tonal range it offered, ideal to capture the Arctic ambience of the dive. The waters were gloomy, so…
…guts of a glacier, and The Venom Hunter, where he endured the stings of hundreds of bullet ants (the world’s most-painful stinging invertebrate) in an initiation ceremony. Other films he has made…
…Sea wreck Shooting from the hip under water Think you know your sharks? Be a better drift diver! Diving a 3000-year-old mine PLUS: Diver Tests … Vintage underwater films ……
…read the best-known books and seen the films I wouldn’t be desperate for another account of the sinking, but this book provides a distinctive perspective through its concentration on timelines,…
…The contest was a simple one. Everyone was given a roll of film in the morning and sent off diving. Films were processed in the evening, the best slides projected…
…“To this end we’ve worked closely with BSAC to develop a workshop version of the course, which is aimed at the club-diver and is more scenario-based,” he says. Films used…
…to care for a grandmother living on Ko Pha Ngan. Ott told the police that the pipefish footage, which had appeared on his YouTube channel “Paradise Films by Attila Ott”…
…their families. Thanks for the Emmy! This is for Stephen.” The Deepest Breath, a surprise Netflix hit from mid-2023, was a co-production between A24, Motive Films and Ventureland. It was…
…of adventure waiting on the seabed – and to make documentary films about them. Some of the finds so far include this balance weight We felt that the Privateer site…
…films you can watch this weekend. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Help us create new content by using our affiliate links to purchase your scuba gear and scuba vacations. BUY YOUR SCUBA…
…want to herd all the climate-change deniers and fin-soup slurpers into a cinema for a compulsory showing. We divers might feel it’s our duty to watch such depressing films, to…
…Cultural Landscapes of Montenegro” runs from 21 April until 3 May. It includes an open-air exhibition, VR immersive experiences, underwater films, workshops and panel discussions covering the discovery and exploration…
…the next dive, Jimmy films everything. This approach takes time, but we know that if it is done correctly the results will be amazing. On the final dives we have…
…blackfish riding a jellyfish beneath the Mount Vesuvius volcano. The Italian’s photograph also took the Gold award in the Over-Under category. The winning images and short films entered in the…
…the problem. The 30-minute films, made by charity Cornwall Climate Care, will be available for free online viewing as well as for community and school screenings. One of the positive…
…underwater cameras to aspiring pros with their own YouTube following. Goodman has been behind the camera on films above and below the surface and has written two books on underwater…
…partner Jackie, who would script and narrate the films. His, for example, was the sequence of puffins swimming under water in the Coasts episode of Blue Planet II. His short…
…world premiere. The 88-minute film is to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) between 6-16 September. Stewart’s previous films Sharkwater (2007) and Revolution (2012) both had world…
…u/w films and diving a 3000-year-old mine – plus latest diving news, gear tests, photo skills and much more. DIVER Magazine subscribers are able to access the July issue as a free…
…the cinema, its seats packed tightly next to one another. The last films to grace the screen in the week leading up to the sinking were Beverly Hills Cop and…
…in and watch a host of award-winning films on our giant screen on the Main Stage. Entrance to the Ocean Film Festival is included in a weekend show ticket, so…
…seconds on the screen, but the impact is dramatic and sobering. Unlike some other films of its genre, this is an ensemble piece and not led by a self-styled eco-crusader….
…to an internationally respected and sought-after international tourism destination. Groups and individual travellers had arrived from all over the world. Articles were published in leading magazines and magnificent films produced…
…UK National Fish Vote (brown trout won), crowdfunded the films “Beneath the Waterline” and “Wildlife Exposed: Shetland Diaries”, has written two books on fish and has made frequent television appearances…
…than a silly Hollywood movie. Big shark encounter (Warner Bros Pictures) Would I like to see films that accurately use all available science to depict such a remarkable shark? Of…
DIVING NEWS British film-star Kate Winslet puts everything into her acting roles, and lately she has been carrying out underwater breath-holds that could give her a winning place in the…
…always fascinated by his local club’s old films from the Red Sea. I loved joining them on trips to west Wales, socialising and listening to members’ stories of marine life…
…of water such as swimming pools and lidos. For those who had childhood dreams of being mermaids fostered through books, stories, pictures and films and now find that there is…
…in terms of producing images and natural history films, if it weren’t for all the ingenuity, risk-taking and determination of your generation of pioneers. In a very real way, you…
…other films and books outside the freediving sphere. A scene from No Limit (Netflix) “The film was not intended to depict any particular person, but rather explores my imaginings of…
…because the green picture below was taken not on digital, but years ago on one of his films. Film, as I should explain for younger readers, is what we used…
…Saeed Rashid, my buddy and I chose to see the stuff nightmares are made of – the bobbit worm. Fans of the films Dune, Return of the Jedi and Tremors…
…“conservation” redundant, DNA-sequencing could instead make “restoration” a practical prospect in the future. News, films and events can be followed at the Ocean Census site, through the monthly digital newsletter…
…Whale Sanctuary, it started lobbying to protect whales in the Indian Ocean. Blue whale (Oceanic Films) The scientific team undertook two expeditions to determine the distribution of blue whales, obtain…
…which to choose. As it was, Rich got pretty close to perfect on the first day. His time away from filming documentaries, instead working on dramas, commercials and feature films…
…of the National Institute of Archaeology and Dr Kalin Dimitrov of the Centre of Underwater Archaeology. Black Sea Films has made a two-hour documentary about the project, which premiered at…
…circuits around Eila and returns to the shallows. After lunch and changing films we return, finding her in a different place, where the water around the coral is turbid with…
…place on the Saturday evening – settle in and watch a host of award-winning films on our giant screen on the Main Stage. Entrance to the Ocean Film Festival is…
…and White, “unrestricted” categories allowing for digital manipulation of images. The single video category is for films of no more than five minutes, with at least half of the footage…
…he was said to be in a serious condition. 12 August 2020 Garfella Palmer ran his own production company Bogar Films, and was also associated with volunteer work and filming…
…or for feature films. Nassau is the hotspot for wrecks, although there are a few on some of the other islands as well. The dive-operators are now well-versed in sinking…
…screen, but the impact is dramatic and sobering. Unlike some other films of its genre, this is an ensemble piece and not led by a self-styled eco-crusader. For me, this…
…evening – settle in and watch a host of award-winning films on our giant screen on the Main Stage. Entrance to the Ocean Film Festival is included in a weekend…
…OK, so the deep rumbling tremor I felt wasn’t exactly the shaking, collapsing wrecks and sunken temples of old films like City Beneath the Sea, but it doesn’t half make…
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