DiveFilm HD Video (HD)
By DiveFilm
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High Definition videos of the underwater world for your computer, iPad, iPhone 4, and HDTV! Showcasing some of the best high definition underwater short films being produced today from all over the world. Featuring beautiful images of the underwater world, marine life large and small, interviews with interesting people, and updates on underwater imaging. Produced in association with Wetpixel.com. For iPod and iPhone 3 compatible versions of our HD episodes, please download the HD video and convert the selection in your iTunes, or visit our original DiveFilm Podcast Video at iTunes.
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| 1 | VideoHD - "Dangerous Voyage - The Oceanic Whitetip Shark" | The Oceanic Whitetip Shark. Excerpts from new feature length film coming soon. Directed by Robert Cantrell and George Schellenger. More info at AllFinsOn.com | 1/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoHD - "Solstice" | Simon Spear's basking sharks, dolphins, and seals from the waters off Scotland in this gorgeous short film. More info at ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoHD - "Shoal of Scad in Bonaire" | Trolling Tarpon, shoaling scad, Nine Inch Nails. Video by Joel Penner. More info at newmediasoup.com. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoHD - "Marine Mammal Harassment?" | Eric Hanauer's playful look at sea lion shenanigans. More info on Eric and his work at ehanauer.com. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoHD - "Squats" | Macro master Mike Elliott's squat lobster HD extravaganza! More info about Mike and his work at MuckDiver.com. | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoHD - "Shark Diving French Polynesia!" | Eric Cheng's great imaging of shark diving in French Polynesia. Thank you to Plongeur.com and Wetpixel.com! | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoHD - "Pacific Drifters" | Nannette Van Antwerp's beautiful view of strange drifters of the open ocean off Hawaii and California. Official Selection of the 2011 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info at blueviews.net. | 10/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoHD - "Lembeh Strait Sulawesi" | Chuck Nicklin's fanciful portrait of oddities set to an unusual musical score by Cindy Lipthay. Imaging by Chuck and Roz Nicklin. Official Selection, 2011 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info at ChuckNicklin.com. | 9/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoHD - "When Was The Last Time You Saw...?" | Preview of 2011 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, Sept. 9th and 10th. More info at SDUFEX.com. Preview edited by Pete Fowler. | 9/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHD - Rockin Bonaire Baitball | Jim Decker's rockin HD baitball fun with cruising Tarpon in Bonaire filmed with the Canon 7D. More info at backscatter.com. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoHD - "Skeleton Shrimp Encounters" | Mike Elliott's weird mesmerizing world of tiny skeleton shrimp drama. More info at MuckDiver.com. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoHD - "Bahamas Dolphins and Sharks" | Berkley White's gorgeous HD takes us swimming with wild dolphins and sharks as filmed with the Canon 5D MkII. More info on Berkley and Backscatter at Backscatter.com. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoHD - "Grouper Moon Project" | Magnificent Nassau grouper spawning aggregations in the Cayman Islands and the vital need to protect those remaining for the future of this apex predator in this new short video from REEF.org. More info at Reef.org/GrouperMoonProject about this collaborative conservation program between REEF and the Cayman Islands Department of the Environment studying Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) - a social and ecological corner stone of Caribbean's coral reefs. | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoHD - "The Fin Trail" | Documenting the unsustainable shark fin industry that affects one of the ocean's most magnificent animals, here is an excerpt from a new film by co-producers Steve Bowles, Richard Peirce and Simon Spear. More info at TheFinTrail.com. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoHD - Winners, Freedive Scooter Racing! | Great action in this Day 3 highlight video from the 2011 Formula 3 Freediving Grand Prix in Grand Cayman. Great work all! More info at formula3freediving.com and performancefreediving.com. Directed/Edited by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com. Filmed by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com, Matt Charlton / dampdigital.com, Ren Chapman / vimeo.com/user884211. Additional Under Water Camera Operators: Bill Coltart / scubashark.com, Dawn Kernagis, Chris. CG Animation by: Andrew Hogan. Shot on: Canon 5D Mk2 / Canon 7D / GoPro HD / Sony FX1 / Sony A1U / Canon HV20. Music Credits: Magic Man / magicman.bandcamp.com // 64Revolt / 64revolt.com. | 6/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoHD - "Day 2, Formula 3 Freediving Grand Prix" | Fantastic video highlights of freedive scooter racing in Grand Cayman. More info at formula3freediving.com and performancefreediving.com. Directed/Edited by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com. Filmed by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com, Matt Charlton / dampdigital.com, Ren Chapman / vimeo.com/user884211. Additional Under Water Camera Operators: Bill Coltart / scubashark.com, Dawn Kernagis, Chris. CG Animation by: Andrew Hogan. Shot on: Canon 5D Mk2 / Canon 7D / GoPro HD / Sony FX1 / Sony A1U / Canon HV20. Music Credits: Alice in Videoland, myspace.com/aliceinvideoland; Social Hero, socialhero.com. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoHD - "Extreme Scooter Freedive Racing!" | Day 1, Formula 3 Freediving Grand Prix in Grand Cayman. PFI and the F3F racers scooting off of Macabuca. Mandy-Rae takes top time. More info at formula3freediving.com and performancefreediving.com. Directed/Edited by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com. Filmed by: Goh Iromoto / gohmotion.com, Matt Charlton / dampdigital.com, Ren Chapman / vimeo.com/user884211. Additional Under Water Camera Operators: Bill Coltart / scubashark.com, Dawn Kernagis, Chris. CG Animation by: Andrew Hogan. Shot on: Canon 5D Mk2 / Canon 7D / GoPro HD / Sony FX1 / Sony A1U / Canon HV20. Music Credits: Alice in Videoland, myspace.com/aliceinvideoland; Social Hero, socialhero.com. | 5/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoHD - "Exmouth Navy Pier, Ningaloo Reef" | Western Australia underwater by Paul Wags in this stunning excerpt from his new DVD. Check it out at ExmouthNavyPier.com! ] | 5/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoHD - "Ginnie Springs, Diving with the Devil" | Cavern Scooter Diving Extreme! Rusty Sanoian's incredible underwater Florida cave and cavern video in jaw-dropping DSLR HD. More info on Rusty at rustysanoian.com. ] | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoHD - "This is Your Ocean: Sharks" | Emma the tiger shark stars in this fantastic trailer for This is Your Ocean: Sharks directed by George Schellenger featuring artists Wyland, Guy Harvey, and shark ambassador Jim Abernethy. Narrated by Sylvia Earle. World premiere April 29 at Newport Beach Film Festival. More info at thisisyourocean.com. ] | 4/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoHD - "Hidden World" | Mike Boom's Monterey, California underwater magic! More info on Mike and his work at laughingeel.com. ] | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoHD - "If You Chase Them..." | Pilot whales, dolphins, and sharks! Eric Hanauer's visually vivid reminder that the best wildlife imaging comes to those who don't chase the critters! More info at ehanauer.com. ] | 4/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoHD - "Galapagos: Evolution to Extinction" | Award-winning short film by Josh Jensen depicting some of the major environmental and ecological threats to the Galapagos Islands. This UnderSea Productions film includes interviews with local experts from WildAid, Conservation International, and Sea Shepherd. More information on Josh and UnderSea Productions at underseaproductions.com. ] | 3/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoHD - "Scheldt Estuary, Dutch National Park" | Mating cuttlefish. Sublime seahorses. Wonderful award-winning film by Edward Snijders about a Dutch estuary in Zeeland and the amazing life beneath the waves. This film took silver in the conservation video competition at 2011 Our World Underwater hosted by Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com. More info on Edward Snijders and his work at submarines.nl. ] | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoHD - "Hope" | Humpback Whales give hope for our ocean's future in this award-winning short film by Simon Spear. Gold 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. ] | 2/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoHD - "Eels of Larike" | Huge Eels of Larike! Tony Wu's great story of the amazing eels of Larike, Indonesia. More info on Tony and his work at tonywublog.com. ] | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoHD - "Fiji in a Beat" | The color and rhythm of Fiji underwater by Pete Fowler. More info on Pete and his underwater imaging at uwvid.com. ] | 1/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoHD - "They Emerge" | Tiny. Strange. Vital. Plankton up close and personal by filmmaker Rick Morris. Rick shot the plankton in this short film during a science cruise in the Gulf of Alaska and Prince William Sound, as part of a twelve year long sampling study called the Seward Line. ] | 1/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoHD - "Ambon Beneath the Waves" | Ambon's Weird Beauty! Tony Wu brings us Indonesia underwater magic, featuring music performed by Michael Puturuhu. More info at www.tonywublog.com.] | 1/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 30 | VideoHD - "Viva Cuba!" | Eric Hanauer takes us to Cuba for great diving, cars, and music! More info on Eric Hanauer's imaging and writings at ehanauer.com.] | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 31 | VideoHD - "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 .] | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 32 | VideoHD - "Return to Greenland's Ikka Column Garden" | Bent Jørgensen takes us back to Greenland's Ikka Column Garden in the Ikka Fjord in this new trailer from Chilbal Film Productions. Underwater beneath the ice in the Ikka Fjord located in southwest Greenland can be found tall, fragile columns formed from carbonate minerals and the remarkable Ikait mineral. Recent increases in water temperature in this area threaten the very existence of these rare and wondrous underwater geological structures. To learn more about Chilbal Film Productions please visit the website at www.chilbal.dk] | 11/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoHD - "Weddell Seals in Antarctica" | 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 on the Weddell seal population study at WeddellSealScience.org .] | 10/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 34 | VideoHD - "The Life of a Grouper" | Don't it feel good to be a grouper! Joel Penner's short film shot with a Canon 5DMII. Music by the band Luce, used with permission. More info on Joel's work at newmediasoup.com] | 10/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 35 | VideoHD - "Shark Bite GoPro!" | Sharks. Teeth. GoPro HD Cameras! Wild action by Eric Cheng of Wetpixel.com. Additional video by Sterling Zumbrunn and Jim Abernethy. | 10/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 36 | VideoHD - "Defending the Vandenberg" | One of the wildest freediving videos ever! Kirk Krack and Erin Magee in an over the top chase scene on the wreck of the Vandenberg. Great soundtrack by Cake, used with permission. Video production by Searen Productions. Produced in association with Performance Freediving and Evolve Freediving. More info at PerformanceFreediving.com. | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 37 | VideoHD - "Indonesia's Reef Warriors" | Colorful Ocean Predators of Indonesia. Roger Uzun's beautifully filmed look at tropical predators and their fascinating behavior. | 9/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 38 | VideoHD - "Cocos Island 2010" | Howard Hall. Cocos Island Submersible. RED One Camera. Stunning RED One footage. 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.com | 9/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 39 | VideoHD - "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.com | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 40 | VideoHD - "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. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 41 | VideoHD - "Ocean of Life" | Danish seas. Spectacular marine life. Bent Jørgensen 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.dk | 8/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 42 | VideoHD - "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.com | 7/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 43 | VideoHD - "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.com | 7/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 44 | VideoHD - "Circle of Life" | Simon Spear on our deep connection to the ocean world. More info at viewfromtheblue.me.uk | 6/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoHD - "In the Company of Whales with Eric Cheng" | Eric Cheng's stunning whale imaging from Dominica. More info at echeng.com | 5/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 46 | VideoHD - "The Maldives in RED" | Howard Hall, RED One, Maldives. Gorgeous. More info at HowardHall.com | 5/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 47 | VideoHD - "Demons from the Deep" | Leandro Blanco's playful homage to Nat Geo's 1952 Book of Fishes, narrated by David Doubilet. | 4/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 48 | VideoHD - "Spawning Seas, Sensational Seas Two DVD Excerpt" | Rare sights from the sea to benefit ocean conservation! More info at SensationalSeas.com. | 4/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoHD - "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. | 3/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 50 | VideoHD - "Mistaken Identity" | Stunning underwater imaging of our ocean world by photographer Joe Dovala. More on Joe at jcdovala.com. | 3/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 51 | VideoHD - "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. | 3/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoHD - "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. | 3/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 53 | VideoHD - "Raising the Belgica" | Top honors garnered by this Belgian entry at 2010 OWU show. This fantastic short film intro by Belgian filmmakers Bruno Vanherck and Tommy Vuylsteke was awarded first place at the recent OurWorldUnderwater/DivePhotoGuide/Wetpixel competition. For more information on the filmmakers, please visit their website, aquacam.be . For more information on the OWU/DPG/WP video competition, please visit the website, underwatercompetition.com . | 2/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoHD - "Sensational Seas Two Trailer!" | Trailer for the Sensational Seas Two DVD to benefit the oceans. Learn more at SensationalSeas.com! | 2/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 55 | VideoHD - "Ladybug, Ladybug" | Antics of Ocean Ladybug amphipods, Cyproidea sp. Tiny. Incredible. More info on Mike at MuckDiver.com. | 1/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 56 | VideoHD - "Forests and Rivers" | Bat rays, diving birds and ethereal light in this favorite by Mike Boom. More info on Mike at LaughingEel.com. | 1/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 57 | VideoHD - "Blue Shrimp, Green Shrimp, Red Shrimp" | Filmmaker Mike Elliott does it again with his amazing miniature world of colorful crustaceans. Filmed on location from Bali to Komodo, Indonesia diving with Dive Damai. More info on Mike at MucKDiver.com. | 1/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 58 | VideoHD - "Underwater NSW: Sydney" | Video introduction to Jon Shaw's new DVD "Underwater New South Wales, Volume 1 Sydney" now available from GinClearFilm at www.underwaternsw.com. This short video is the winning entry in the Wetpixel.com contest for the new Sensational Seas 2 DVD, soon to be released. More information about Sensational Seas 2 at sensationalseas.com. | 1/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoHD - "Positive Living!" | Jill and Kelly, great divers with an unusual story. | 12/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 60 | VideoHD - "The Conflict" | Little fish with a surly attitude, Sarcastic Fringehead duke it out in this award winning short film by Walter Marti. | 12/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoHD - "Performance Freediving in Kona" | Freediving training in Kona, Hawaii with the fantastic folks of Performance Freediving International--blue water, spinner dolphins and great instruction! | 12/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 62 | VideoHD - "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. | 11/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoHD - "The Secret Weapon" | Champ Williams won two Emmys with this fantastic short film about a keyhole limpet's "secret weapon." | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoHD - "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. | 11/10/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 65 | VideoHD - "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.com | 10/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 66 | Video"The Last Sardine" | Filmmaker Dr. Terry Maas's stunning striped marlin feeding frenzy short film, an award-winner shot entirely while freediving. Filmed off the coast of Baja California, this short film according to Terry "[a]nswers the questions about how these marlin use their bills to feed. This footage was taken in the Fall of 2008 while freediving." The original footage is available at: www. Oceanfootage.com . Learn more about Terry Maas and his work at http://FreeDive.net. | 9/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 67 | Video"Aquarium" | Based in Germany, filmmaker Christian Fries takes us on an unusual visit to Lysekil, Sweden's Havets Hus (House of the Sea). This wonderful short film was shot on the dSLR Canon EOS 5D Mark II. To learn more about Christian Fies and his work with Below the Surface, please check out his website: http://belowthesurface.de/ | 9/7/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 68 | Video"What's Down There?" | Filmmaker Rick Morris introduces us to the Census of Marine Life, a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans. The world's first comprehensive Census of Marine Life - past, present, and future - will be released in 2010. For more information on the census, please visit the Census of Marine Life at http://coml.org . For more on filmmaker Rick Morris, please visit his website at http://eclipsetvproduction.com . | 8/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 69 | VideoCanon 5D Mark II HD Underwater Video! | At the Bonaire Digital Shootout, Backscatter's Jim Decker and Russ Sanoian took the Canon EOS 5D Mark II underwater in an Aquatica housing to test out the DSLR's HD video capabilities. And what incredible results! This footage has no image manipulation, was converted to ProResHQ for editing in Final Cut Pro, and encoded to AppleTV HD specifications in Compressor. What you see is a 5Mbps 1280x720 H.264 encoding of the original 40Mbps 1920x1080 H.264 footage. Editing and music by Jim Decker. Enjoy! For more information, contact http://Backscatter.com | 7/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 70 | Video"WormWorks" | Filmmaker Mike Elliott, a master of macro, uses his art to bring us colorful Feather Duster and Christmas Tree Worms in ways we can't see with the human eye. These worms are a favorite of many underwater imagers because of their colors and their availability. Mike takes filming them to new levels! You can see more of Mike Elliott's video work at http://MuckDiver.com. | 6/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 71 | Video"House of Sailing Daggers" | Award-winning filmmaker Shawn Heinrichs takes us to the rich waters off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico where the grand masters of flash and slash, the Sailfish, gather and hunt collaboratively. | 6/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 72 | Video"Earth?" | Simon Spear's award-winning celebration of our water planet home that we share with marine life great and small. This beautiful short film has won awards and accolades in film festivals all over the world. Among the achievements is the First Place Award in the Conservation Video category for the Our World Underwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. Simon discusses his film on his website www.viewfromtheblue.me.uk: "70% of our planet's surface is covered by water, and yet we call our planet Earth. Seems strange eh? For centuries we have believed that our oceans were an endless resource and we have harvested their bounty to their maximum potential. However over the last decade in particular we have begun to realize that this is not the case and that our oceans are just as fragile and prone to destruction as any other habitat. "Commercial fish stocks the world over are on the brink of collapse and at current rates will disappear by 2050 at the latest. Shark populations have been decimated as we continue to kill up to 100 million sharks a year. As a result many species are in imminent danger of extinction. Today we have only 5% remaining of our coral reefs that once carpeted most of our tropical seas. By 2050 it is believed that we will loose a further 95% of what little remains. We are in danger of turning our most incredible of natural wonders into a barren desert completely devoid of life. "With all these words of doom it perhaps seems strange then that this film attempts to celebrate our water planet by sharing some of the wonders that I have seen during the past 12 months or so. I truly hope that I can convey at least a small part of the wonder and amazement that I often feel while under the surface of our water planet. I have very little hope that it will be possible to save our oceans in their current state, but we must try with all our resolve, because if we loose this amazing resource, we may find that our species may also be on a very short path to extinction." | 4/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 73 | VideoGreenland Ice Diving at "The Ikka Column Garden" | Danish filmmaker Bent Jørgensen of Chilbal Filmproduktion shares an incredible Greenland fjord ice diving short film on "The Ikka Column Garden" in Greenland's Ikka Fjord. Camera by Bent Jørgensen, editing by Pernille Semler, music by Rasmus Lyberth, Tusaasara. Underwater beneath the ice in the Ikka Fjord located in southwest Greenland can be found tall, fragile columns formed from carbonate minerals and the remarkable Ikait mineral. Recent increases in water temperature in this area threaten the very existence of these rare and wondrous underwater geological structures. To learn more about Chilbal Film Productions please visit the website at www.chilbal.dk | 3/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 74 | Video"Two Short Films" | Edward Snijders of Amsterdam, Netherlands presents two short films, one a fast-paced creative look at underwater images, and the second film a short preview of his award winning beauty, "Eau de Bretagne." This film garnered the prestigious Jury Award at the Antibes, France Festival Mondial de L'Image Sous-Marine. Original musical score by Roy Bemelmans. Edward is a founding organizer and moving force of the North Sea Film Festival for Underwater Movies, and is a tireless proponent of creative underwater short film appreciation. Please see more of his work on his website: www.submarines.nl | 2/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 75 | VideoAntarctica Diving with Stacy Kim & SCINI | Dr. 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 the Ross Sea ice near the Antarctic Base, McMurdo Station. | 1/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 76 | Video"Attack of the Sea Slugs" | In this award-winning film by Champ Williams we meet voracious creatures with a taste for sea pens. Extraordinary time lapse imagery and exquisite lighting helped earn this film the Demitri Rebikoff Prize for Technical Excellence at the World Festival of Underwater Images in Antibes, France. Winner of awards and accolades all over the world, this film has been an audience favorite everywhere it has been screened. We hope you enjoy this podcast! To learn more about Champ Williams and his work, please visit his website, www.ChampWilliams.com. Originally from Arkansas, Champ followed his passion for cinematography to Southern California where he soon found his second love, the ocean. He honed his skills in the motion picture & undersea programs of Brooks Institute of Photo-graphy where he graduated in 2006. Champ also concurrently attended the marine biology program of California State University, Northridge. As an instructor, scientific, technical, & professional rescue diver, Champ's diving background is diverse; that diversity includes the use of closed circuit rebreathers and service on the Ventura County Sheriff's Underwater Search & Rescue Team. In 2007, Champ founded Nereus Entertainment LLC, located in Ventura, CA, to develop an alternative source for underwater cinema lighting. Recently receiving his tenth international award, Champ continues to progress his passion for cinema-tography and his love for the sea with unwavering enthusiasm. Champ Williams: for the capture of breathtaking underwater images for clients of all sizes. | 12/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 77 | 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. | 9/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 78 | Video"Abu Dabab at Night" | Underwater filmmakers Christian & Diana Fries take us on an ethereal night dive at a collection of reefs in the Egyptian Red Sea known as Abu Dabab. "Abu Dabab at Night" was an Official Selection at the 2008 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. For more information on Christian & Diana, and to see more of their work, please visit their website: BelowTheSurface.de | 9/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 79 | Video"Rasta Pasta" | Underwater filmmaker Mike Elliott takes us into the weird world of some of the tiniest visible crustaceans, the skeleton shrimp. Featuring some truly amazing footage of these minute critters as they go about their daily lives, meeting, greeting, fighting off larger critters, mating and caring for their even tinier young. Filmmaker Mike Elliott and his wife, underwater photographer Jody Elliott, are based in Monterey, California. Their diving takes them all over the world, and also right in their own waters off the coast of Northern California. Please visit Mike's website: http://muckdiver.com | 7/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 80 | Video"Whale Wisdom - A Mother Humpback's View" | A mother humpback whale rests below while her calf ascends to the surface and explores the wonders of this strange new world. She offers her calf encouragement and assurance, but also warns of dangers to come. She recounts how commercial whaling all but wiped out their species and how even now, over 20 years since the ban on commercial whaling, the killing continues. Will her calf be next? Though commercial whaling was banned by the IWC in 1986, over 25,000 whales have been commercially hunted since then. This is an incredibly controversial subject and one which often stalls in political, racial and cultural debates. Whale Wisdom transcends these debates and offers a fresh take on the issue, a mother whales perspective. The political and cultural disagreements are not her concern. Her only worry is that her child and their species have a future in the Oceans. To learn more about this film and other works by award-winning filmmaker Shawn Heinrichs, please visit his website: BlueSphereMedia.com | 6/5/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 81 | Video"Inveragh Sea - In Search of Plenty" | Irish filmmaker, songwriter and artist Vincent Hyland has created this beautiful short film as a celebration of the sea life, the dolphins, birds and other creatures, found off the South West coast of Ireland. He calls this first of ten shorts films in the planned series, "In Search of Plenty." With poetry, musical score, filming and editing all by Vincent Hyland, this is a wonderful musical infusion of ocean life. For more information on the work of Vincent Hyland, please visit his website: www.VincentHyland.com | 5/21/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 82 | Video"Porbeagles in Peril" | Underwater filmmaker Simon Spear presents a compelling portrait of the dire plight of Porbeagle Sharks off the coast of Great Britain in this award winning short film from the 2008 OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. Featuring rare underwater footage of Porbeagle sharks, "this film documents a ground breaking expedition off of the coast of Cornwall, UK to satellite tag this amazing shark for the first time in the NE Atlantic. In addition to achieving all of the scientific objectives, we also obtained the first ever comprehensive and good quality footage of free swimming Porbeagles." Simon further points out on his website, ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk, that Porbeagle sharks are close relatives of the Great White Shark. And like so many shark species world wide, commercial fishing has devastated Porbeagle populations, which are particularly vulnerable to overfishing due to the behavior of aggregating in large numbers in coastal waters. For more information on Simon Spear and his work, and to learn more about the plight of Porbeagle Sharks, please visit Simon's website: ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk For more information on the OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition, please visit the website: UnderwaterCompetition.com. | 4/27/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 83 | Video"The Sardine Run" | Filmmaker Shawn Heinrichs evokes the thrill and energy of the South African "Sardine Run" in this awarding winning video entry from the 2008 OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. "For years I had dreamed about returning to South Africa to experience the Sardine Run. I was born in Durban, South Africa and spent the first six years of my life there before moving to the United States. I have only faint childhood memories of the Sardine Run. It was a time of year when the sky over the beach filled with birds, dolphins broke the surface in the hundreds, when we stayed out of the water for fear of sharks, and when fishermen on the shore hauled in huge nets bursting with glistening silver fish. "Now a seasoned diver and underwater film-maker, I returned to the Sardine Run to relive that excitement, but this time anxious to join the sharks underwater and experience the full energy of the Run. With me were my close buddies Justin Ebert, Mattias Fornander and Nick Jackson. Our leader Drew Wong and boat captain Pkee would do all they could to get us as close as "safely" possible to the action." To read more about Shawn's Sardine Run experience, please visit his website: BlueSphereMedia.com. For more information on the OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition, please visit the website: UnderwaterCompetition.com. | 3/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 84 | 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 reef was the answer, because when Moses struck the rock with his rod, the rock divided into ttwo parts. So now I had an explanation, only the story was missing. Then into the picture came a very well know commercial, the 1984 ad directed by Ridley Scott. The amazingly complex story in 56 seconds served as my indirect assistant, its structure and storyboard helped me to design and sketch my storyboard. What is the common ground? The biblical Moses story is very well known--as well as the novel of George Orwell, 1984. Both stories became part of our common cultural knowledge. "I arrived at Eilat with a shot-list, and asked underwater photographer Sharon Rainis to be my Oraculum and underwater photographer Amir Stern to be Moses in my film. Their patience and readiness to help gave me the chance to make this film. The first cut was finished within 8 hours in my hotel room in Eilat. After the competition I got some very valuable advice from Christian Petron, who was the head of the jury at the SanDisk RedSea shoot-out. The first cut was also extensively discussed in the Hungarian on-line diving community at the forums of the Divecenter.hu. Then I let the film rest for a couple of weeks. "Around Christmas I asked my friend, Arthur Grosz, a young Hungarian composer, to create a new soundtrack for this story. Based on the old film's sequences but utilizing the re-defined structure and storyboard, Arthur composed the new soundtrack and I finished the new edit just before the deadline of the Our World Underwater 2008 Competition. In conclusion, after spending about two months to create this little film, I am very pleased that it was awarded the Silver medal at his competition and has reached you, dear viewer, via the DiveFilm HD Video podcast. Enjoy!" For more information on Gyula's underwater films, and his new DVD release, "Ships of Darkness," please visit his website: http://helioxfilm.hu For more information on Wetpixel, please visit Wetpixel.com For more information on DivePhotoGuide, please visit DivePhotoGuide.com | 3/14/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 85 | Video"Komodo Beneath the Waves" | This video earned 1st Place, underwater video category in the 3rd Annual International Underwater Photography & Video Competition, organized by Wetpixel and DivePhotoGuide in association with Our World Underwater. Mike Boom says of "Komodo Beneath the Waves": In the summer of 2007, my wife and I went to Indonesia for a couple of weeks of diving from the Seven Seas live-aboard dive boat in Komodo National Park. We were very lucky to be there with Howard and Michele Hall, who were scouting locations with Peter Kragh for the Halls' upcoming 3D IMAX movie, a sequel to their very successful Deep Sea 3D. It's always a thorough education to watch Howard shoot, and the Halls are a lot of fun to hang out with. Komodo surprised us completely: it wasn't the dripping green rain-forested islands crawling with Komodo dragons that I had in my mind's eye, but dry islands that remind me a lot of the Channel Islands off southern California. (Although there were Komodo dragons crawling around.) The sea life was amazing: Lynn and I were completely overwhelmed with the sheer number and variety of fish, the rich invertebrate life, and the overwhelming beauty of the coral. This video is an attempt to shoehorn at least some of that into a three-minute video. For more information on Mike and his wonderful video work, please visit his website, LaughingEel.com For more information on Wetpixel, please visit Wetpixel.com For more information on DivePhotoGuide, please visit DivePhotoGuide.com | 3/4/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 86 | Video"Day of the Whales" | -- | 3/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 87 | Video"Infinite Oceans" | In this thought provoking short film, Rick Morris explores issues facing our oceans through interviews with renowned underwater imagers, Howard and Michele Hall, and dive innovator and author, Bret Gilliam. Through his Eclipse Television Production, Rick Morris produces environmental documentaries focussing on preservation and restoration of our world and its inhabitants. To learn more, please check out Rick's website, www.eclipsetvproduction.com . | 12/16/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 88 | Video"Shrimp" | Long known for his big animal cinematography, underwater imaging pioneer Chuck Nicklin explores the colorful and fascinating world of the Indo-Pacific's tiny shrimp species. Many shrimp are commensal with other sea creatures, meaning that they derive food or benefit from other species without harm or benefit to those other creatures. Some shrimp species have symbiotic relationships with other sea creatures where both species derive a benefit from the interaction. Chuck Nicklin is one of the pioneers of underwater cinematography. His credits include "The Deep," "The Abyss," and a couple of James Bond classics, in addition to work on a vast array of nature-related feature presentations for television and cinema spanning nearly five decades. He was among the first underwater cinematographers to film whales, including the first to film a singing Humpback Whale. Now eighty years young, Chuck continues to lead dive trips all over the world, produce his own short videos, and inspire and mentor a whole new generation of underwater imagers. To learn more about Chuck, his work, travels and history, please visit his website: ChuckNicklin.com | 11/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 89 | Video"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 decided to come in and have their way with us during the second half. It was hard to shoot much video because 1) the seals kept me too busy (one tucked his head under my arm asking to be scratched) and 2) I was laughing too hard." Mike is an underwater filmmaker based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. His short films have delighted audiences at numerous underwater film festivals and gatherings around the United States. To learn more about Mike and his high definition underwater video work, please visit his website, www.LaughingEel.com. | 11/1/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 90 | Video"View from the Rinse Bucket" | In this wonderful short film by Eric Hanauer, we experience life from the viewpoint of Eric's video camera, and what an experience it is! From the bumps and jostling of the rinse bucket to the wide variety of wildlife encountered underwater, Eric's video camera is our host for this delightful look at the trials and tribulations of a camera underwater. Eric Hanauer is a renowned underwater imager and author based in San Diego, California. To learn more about Eric and view some of his spectacular images, please visit his website: www.ehanauer.com. | 10/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 91 | Video"Hellesoy in Sealine" | Nature videographer, Vidar Vedaa of Norway, makes a foray underwater in this short film, and the result is an elegant visual ensemble of Hellesoy, Norway's west coast shore life. Hellesoy is located outside Bergen on the west coast of Norway. The seas are usually very heavy in this area, according to Vidar, but he was fortunate to be filming on a day when the seas were calmer, free-diving one to three meters to obtain the images he brings together so beautifully in this wonderful short film. To learn more about Vidar Vedaa and see more of his work, please check out his website: http://web.mac.com/vidarjohannesvedaa | 8/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 92 | 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 visit the Filmmakers Page at DiveFilm.com. We hope you enjoy this high definition visit to the waters of Micronesia! | 7/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 93 | 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 International Wildlife Magazine and a Contributing Editor for Ocean Realm Magazine and Fathoms Magazine. Michele’s underwater photographs have been published in numerous books and magazines around the world. Within the underwater imaging community, Howard and Michele are inspirations to countless underwater filmmakers, and actively go out of their way to support the diving community. They have mentored and encouraged so many underwater imagers. And their contribution to ocean conservation and raising awareness about issues facing the ocean world is truly invaluable. For more information about their work and current projects, please visit their website, http://HowardHall.com. We are honored to present "Ocean Requiem" as DiveFilm High Definition Podcast Episode 6. | 6/7/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 94 | Video"Guadalupe Greats" | Cage diving with the Great White Sharks of Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja Mexico is an all-time favorite with underwater imagers from all over the world. Mary Lynn Price and Chuck Nicklin present some of their high definition footage of these magnificent apex predators in this short music video. Stan Waterman joins them on this memorable adventure with the Guadalupe Greats. | 4/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 95 | VideoWags & Kelly's Ningaloo | Featuring some of the best high definition 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. | 3/30/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 96 | Video"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 immense schools of Hammerhead Sharks that gather in these waters leave divers awestruck. The biodiversity is rich and vulnerable. Join Shawn Heinrichs as he takes us there to experience the magnificence of these animals and many other marine animals that abide in the rich waters surrounding the islands of Cocos and Malpelo. Shawn Heinrichs is a conservation filmmaker based in Longmont, Colorado, USA. To learn more about Shawn and his work, please visit his website, BlueSphereMedia.com. | 3/14/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 97 | Video"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. | 2/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 98 | 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 learn more about Eric and see more of his work, please visit his website, EHanauer.com. Karen is a skilled bird photographer as well as an underwater imager of many years. You can see more of her work at her new website, BirdBrained.biz. DiveFilm Podcast Video is proud to announce that this film is the first one to be released as one of DiveFilm's new High Definition Video Podcasts and Web Videos. To learn more, visit DiveFilmHD.com. | 1/31/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 98 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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This is a wonderful video podcast. I also like the non-HD version, but REALLY appreciate all the efforts the HD team went through to open our eyes to the beauty of the oceans through theze AMAZING videos. THANK YOU to the entire team. Please continue your efforts, as they are most appreciated!
A good example of what more video podcasts should be
Great images, I'd rather hear no audio or the raw audio than the music presented. Also, the large copyright watermark detracts from the presentation. I'd like to see it much smaller and in the corner or removed altogether.
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