DiveFilm HD Video Podcast

Gorgeous highlights of the upcoming 2017 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info and tickets available at SDUFEX.com !

La 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.

Howard 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.com

Antarctica's Weddell Seal Pups are adorable! Are some of those pups couch potatoes? Scientists want to learn more about this iconic Antarctic Marine Predator. More info at WeddellSealScience.com

Dustin Adamson's short film Stay With Us is an audience favorite at the 2016 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition.

Select highlights from entries to the 2016 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info at http://sdufex.com

Ron Lagerlof does it again with this great underwater short film!

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.com  

Eric 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.biz

Sometimes the best dives are in the diver’s own back yard. Here, that back yard is San Diego, California in this beautiful short film by Elke Specker. More info on Elke and her work at IN2FocusMedia.com

Montana State University Master's student Kaitlin Mcdonald needs to raise funds to continue her study of Weddell seal pups in Antarctica. She is developing a way to weigh seals by taking photographs and using 3D modeling software to determine their weights. This is an easy non-invasive way to get weights on large numbers of Weddell seal moms and pups for her important study. Please help Kaitlin raise the funds she needs to do this! More information at http://tinyurl.com/WeddellFundraiser

Beautiful Ocean Giants: Whales, Mothers and Calves, Whale Sharks, Mantas, and More! Gorgeous footage by Jeffrey Honda of JeffreyHondaPhotography.com.

One of the areas of the world with the widest range of endemic biodiversity remains virtually unknown to many people. Known as Wallacea, it is located in the coral triangle and is home to many unique species both above and below the water. Much of this habitat and the oceans surrounding these areas is increasingly under threat of destruction. This film, which is a short version of “Life on Wallace’s Line”, highlights the biodiversity found in the oceans of Wallacea and the coral triangle, and the efforts of a few individuals to protect this fragile ecosystem and its inhabitants. More info at Spindriftimages.com

Incredibly cool mixture of underwater octopus footage, drawing art, and music make this one amazing award-winning short film. Underwater filming and editing by Dustin Adamson, topside drawing and filming by Nicholas Carro. An audience favorite at the 2015 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition. More info and videos by Dustin at OceanShutter.com and Facebook.com/oceanshutter

Bob Cranston's spectacular highlights of diving California and Baja California. Shot originally in 5K 3D using a Gates 3D EPIC/Dragon rig that he helped design. Color graded and editing by Mary Lynn Price, with additional footage by Johnny Friday.

  Ron Lagerlof's gorgeous short film of sharks, whales, Komodo dragons and other amazing animals that inhabit our Good Planet.

Elke Specker's award winning homage to the beauty of the ocean's reefs and marine life, and the dangers facing their future.  Narrated by Bryce. More info at in2focusmedia.com

Rusty Sanoian brings us the gorgeous emerald waters and brilliant colors of the marine life of Monterey, CA.

Gray Whale moms and calves delightfully interacting with people at San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja California. Great GoPro footage by Johhny Friday, BajaEcoTours.com. Music by Harry Gregson-Williams; Editing by Alfredo Barroso.

This video explores individual variation found among Antarctica's Weddell seals, and what those differences might mean for the future of this southernmost mammal on Earth, living in the most pristine marine environment remaining on our planet. 

Bizarre and beautiful nighttime pelagic creatures. Jeff Leicher takes us on One Night of astounding Pelagic Magic black water diving off the coast of Kona, Hawaii with Jack's Diving Locker.

Leandro Blanco at his comedic best in this wonderful new short film.

Sharks, Mantas, Mobulas! Johnny Friday's Baja California as you've never seen it!

Sharks, Whales, Dolphins, Nudies, and more! Excerpts from entrants for the 2014 San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition (SDUFEX). More info at SDUFEX.com.

Erick Higuera's stunning HD homage to living in harmony with whales, the largest creatures on our planet. More info on Erick and his award winning work at ErickHiguera.com

Helmut Görlitz presents the art of diving in 3D in this beautiful short film, "Explore the Reefs", presented by HGTV and SUBEX. Filmed in the Red Sea, this 3D video shows how colorful underwater 3D can be. More info on Helmut and his 3D work at hgvt.de and facebook.com/helmut.goerlitz 

Gorgeous and strange--the secret world of sea slugs by Nannette Van Antwerp. More info on Nannette and her work at BlueViews.net

Award-winning film on how one group of dedicated Pacific Northwest divers dealt with a destructive ghost gill net damaging one of their most beautiful reefs. Great inspiration for other dive communities! Learn more at RendezvousDiving.com.

Life, Love & Death in the Ocean.

Johnny Friday "Diving Silent" with Hammerhead Sharks, Whale Sharks, and the giant Mantas of Socorro in Los Islas Revillgigedos, Mexico. Diving on a silent rebreather gets us up close and personal in this great short video of magnificent big animals. More info on Johnny and his work at BajaProductions.com.

Al Caudullo takes us 3D diving in Thailand where the underwater colors and marine diversity are spectacular! More info on Al and his work at 3DGuy.tv

Bob Cranston's 3D glimpse of the wild world of California underwater!  Side-be-side 3D format can be viewed on a variety of 3D displays, including 3DTVs, 3D projectors, 3D capable mobile devices, 3D goggles. Most 3D displays require 3D glasses. More info on Bob Cranston at digital3Dsea.com. 3D editing by Mary Lynn Price.

Ecology

A short film by Shawn Heinrichs and Hannah Fraser. Betrayal is the story of a woman who has been deeply betrayed. Believing she will never trust another again, she sinks into depression, severing all connections with her world. Plunging deep into despair, she experiences an unexpected visit by humpback whale calf, a being whose species has suffered the greatest of betrayals. Over 2 MILLION whales were killed by commercial whalers in the 20th Century, driving most great whale species to the brink of extinction. Finally in 1986, the Internataionl Whaling Commission (IWC) enacted a moratorium on commercial whaling, finally giving whales a reprieve from the mass slaughter, and offering these species a 12th hour chance at survival. Despite their suffering in the hands of humankind, this whale does the unexpected and invites the woman into its special world. Together they dance and play, shedding their fears and distrust. Discovering she is not alone in her betrayal, the woman is finally able to let go and forgive. She rediscovers joy, hope and love as she experiences a profound connection with this soulful being. As their time together draws to an close, the calf rejoins its mother and the woman must return to her world. Both the whales and the woman move on, vulnerable but ready to trust. Will we betray them, again? Used with permission, Terra Naomi's song "I'll Be Waiting," from her album "Live & Unplugged": bit.ly/HFummP More about Shawn and his work at BlueSphereMedia.com

Wild new short film by David Vik.

Excerpts from San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition 2013 video entries.

Joel Penner's brilliant footage of life below Bonaire's fabled Salt Pier in the southern Caribbean Sea. Footage originated as 4K using a Canon 1DC. More info on the work of Joel and Jen Penner at NewMediaSoup.com.

Ron Lagerlof's stunning EPIC footage of some of the ocean's most iconic creatures.

Jeffrey Honda's incredible fluorescent underwater video work--night critters like you've never seen them! Fluorescent videography makes use of a blue light source to excite fluorescence in subject matter, and a barrier filter to remove all but the fluorescent light. More on Jeff and his work at JeffreyHondaPhotography.com

Gorgeous macro by Chris Parsons shot primarily at Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach, FL in 4K using a Canon EOS 1D C in a Nauticam NA-1DX housing. More info on Chris and his work at ChrisParsons.net.

Peter and Trevor Fulks take us night wreck diving with some great lighting technique. More info at PartialPressureProductions.com.

Whale shark researchers explore mysteries of the giants of the Galapagos in this excerpt from a new documentary by cinematographer Johnny Friday . Learn more about Johnny's work at BajaProductions.com.

Filmmakers John Boyle and Fionn Howieson present Lembeh's predator oddities in this award winning short film. More info at SharkBayFilms.com. This film took Silver at the 2013 Our World Underwater video competition co-sponsored by Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com.

John Boyle and Fionn Crow Howieson's award-winning film about a rare bond between Whale Sharks and fisherman of Indonesia's Cenderawasih Bay. This film took Gold at the 2013 Our World Underwater video competition co-sponsored by Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com. More info on the filmmakers at SharkBayFilms.com.

Shawn Heinrichs' and Hannah Fraser's stunning visual plea to save manta rays as part of the Manta Ray of Hope Campaign. This video has been released in advance of the CITES meeting in early March, when delegates will vote on whether to protect mantas. A special thanks to Singer/Songwriter Terra Naomi for generously sharing her beautiful song, If I could Stay. Download at iTunes: goo.gl/MiBMJ . More information on protecting mantas at BlueSphereMedia.com and MantaRayOfHope.com

Simon Spear's award-winning short film evokes the wonder and beauty of the ocean, and challenges us to be good stewards of our planet. This video took Bronze at the 2013 Our World Underwater Video Competition, co-sponsored by Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com. More info about Simon at ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk

Ron Lagerlof's magnificent manta footage shot in high frame rate on a RED EPIC using a Gates Housing.

The resilient Weddell seals of Erebus Bay in Antarctica's Ross Sea, and how they responded to a massive iceberg event that blocked access to some of their pupping areas in the past decade. These seals are the southernmost mammal on Earth, and are the subject of one of the longest running population studies ever of a long-lived mammal. This video includes interviews filmed in Antarctica with Montana State University ecologists Jay Rotella, Bob Garrott, and Thierry Chambert. Footage and images contributed by Mary Lynn Price, Henry Kaiser, Jay Rotella, Bob Garrott, Don Siniff, Gillian Hadley, Rob Robbins, Steve Rupp, Jesse DeVoe, Glenn Stauffer, Jessica Farrer, Jen Mannas, and Thierry Chambert. Video editing by Mary Lynn Price. Opening music composed by Darren Roberts, piano by Rachel Carlson. This video first screened at the 2012 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Special Cultural Event Program in Portland, Oregon. More info on the Weddell seal population study project at http://WeddellSealScience.com .

Howard Hall's gorgeous underwater footage from Raja Ampat, Indonesia. More at HowardHall.com.