Blue Ocean Productions

09/13/2024

Shooting a vertical format promo video to help Jean-Michel Cousteau announce that Ocean Futures and Coral Reef Alliance are joining forces to help protect corals. Jean-Michel is fun to work with and he says he will never give up working to protect the ocean.

08/20/2024

Hanging with Terry and Debi Hite and a family dive at Casino Point, Catalina. What an awesome day! We brought Frida Bonita!

08/11/2024

I’m excited to announce that I have been nominated one of the top Photo / Video service providers in Ventura County! I want to be the BEST - so I am writing to ask for your vote!

For those of you who have worked with me or seen my work, you know that I am passionate about creating videos that help bring YOUR stories, ideas and brands to life! Through stunning imagery, compelling music and a well told story we can inspire people to care and to understand your vital message.

You can vote once a day until the voting closes on August 19th, 2024.

Vote for the top nominees in each category and be entered to win a gift card!

02/19/2024

STEVE'S CHAPEL: Building a Sacred Space won Best Film and Best Documentary at the Western Canadian International Film Festival!

And, it was just accepted as an official selection in the Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival. No screening dates have been determined yet but I will share the date if it is selected for screening.

Synopsis: As he approaches the age of 80, Steve embarks on a journey to build an ancient chapel nestled within the woods of his property, drawing inspiration from the 10th Century Stave churches of Norway.

02/03/2024

Check out STEVE’S CHAPEL - a documentary film I edited and co-wrote will be streaming live on Saturday February 3rd as part of the Western Canadian International Film Festival!

This is the World Premier of STEVE’S CHAPEL: Building a Sacred Place. A film by Gail Osherenko

Synopsis: As he approaches the age of 80, Steve embarks on a journey to build an ancient chapel nestled within the woods of his property, drawing inspiration from the 10th Century Stave churches of Norway.

To view the film and to vote for it to win best documentary visit wciff.ca starting 10 am PST on February 3rd.

02/03/2024

STEVE'S CHAPEL - a documentary film I edited and co-wrote will be streaming live on Saturday February 3rd as part of the Western Canadian International Film Festival!

This is the World Premier of STEVE'S CHAPEL: Building a Sacred Place. A film by Gail Osherenko

Synopsis: As he approaches the age of 80, Steve embarks on a journey to build an ancient chapel nestled within the woods of his property, drawing inspiration from the 10th Century Stave churches of Norway.

To view the film and to vote for it to win best documentary visit wciff.ca starting 10 am PST on February 3rd.

01/23/2024

It’s a wrap! We completed our Live Dive on Saturday at Stearns Wharf at the Sea Center. It took the support of many people and organizations but we brought live video from underwater so that people could see what it looks like under the pier.

Blair Mott with and I wore underwater communications and Blair presented from below - describing the sea life we encountered and about the technology we were using. I had an hdmi cable from my underwater housing up to a monitor on the surface. Topside MC Sarah Ettman with the Sea Center gave natural history info about kelp forests and the Santa Barbara Channel. Dive instructor John Paul Morgan assisted us underwater with dive ops and tended our cables. Sea Center Manager Roy tended cables topside. Jorge Garcia shot two cameras topside. Thanks to everyone who took part and assisted!

The visibility was not great but I’m told people were fascinated with the live video feed showing lots of colorful sea life growing on the pilings. More to follow…!

Photos by Owen Duncan and Saul Lopez-Villalta and Jorge Garcia

01/20/2024

We had a successful trial run today of our underwater uplink ‘Live Dive’ at The Sea Center. Blair Mott presented from below Stearns Wharf to Sarah Ettman topside while I shot uw camera and John Paul Morgan assisted with cables and dive ops. Jorge shot two cameras of the presentation area to prep for tomorrows event when we go live from below at 11 am. There was a lot of life down there! Crabs, sea stars, urchins, sponges, fish, nudibranchs and more. And colorful too.
Thanks to The Sea Center and the SB Museum of Natural History for putting on this great event to celebrate underwater parks tomorrow, Saturday 1/20/2024.

01/19/2024

Hanging out at Kirby-Morgan dive training facility in Santa María with instructor Blair Mott and Assistant instructor John Paul. We’re prepping our gear to do an underwater uplink presentation at Stearns Wharf on Saturday for the Sea Center to celebrate Underwater Parks Day. I have an hdmi cable out on my housing to the surface and Blair and I both have underwater communications that broadcast to the surface. All the gear worked great and their facility is amaaazing!

10/07/2023

Opening night festivities for the Nature Track Film Festival at the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Bacara Resort in Santa Barbara! What an amazing evening and group of people. Great to spend time with Jordan Lerum and Jeff Maassen . Group photo with me is Brent Sumner, Festival Developmental Director Gareth Kelly, unknown and Sue Eisaguirre, NatureTrack Founder.

Amazing opening night film WILD WATERS about Nouria Newman, the most gifted kayaker of her generation. Fun!

09/23/2023

While training to save whales, a minke whale visited us - moving from boat to boat. Magic!

09/22/2023

I flew my drone recently as part of the CINMS Large Whale Entanglement Response Training Day off Santa Barbara. Drones can help entanglement teams by shooting video of entangled whales so the team can better understand what kind of gear is wrapped around the whale before the they approach it. Drones are non-invasive information gatherers!

I’m pictured with Nick Voss who did an an awesome job of launching and retrieving my drone - not an easy task while at sea!

This video shows some of the training activities from the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Large Whale Entanglement Response training day on August ...

09/18/2023

I flew my drone recently as part of the CINMS Large Whale Entanglement Response Training Day off Santa Barbara. Drones can help entanglement teams by shooting video of entangled whales so the team can better understand what kind of gear is wrapped around the whale before the they approach it. Drones are non-invasive information gatherers!

I’m pictured with Nick Voss who did an an awesome job of launching and retrieving my drone - not an easy task while at sea!

05/30/2023

Whether you need a short film, promotional video, or corporate content, Blue Ocean Productions has the expertise and experience to deliver outstanding results. Learn more at blueoceanproductions.com or call 805-448-1482.

02/07/2023

Interesting how this Panama graysby is jostled into moving by this Cortez damselfish. It’s almost as if the damsel is saying, Move! - there is a huge creature approaching… meaning me!

Check out the orange spots and dark colored bars on this colorful graysby, a species of grouper.

Graysbys are protogynous hermaphrodites, starting life as female and then becoming male as the get older.

88 Likes, 0 Comments - Jim Knowlton () on Instagram: "Interesting how this Panama graysby is jostled into moving by this Cortez damselfish. It’s almost as if the damsel is saying, Move! - there is a huge creature approaching… meaning me! Check out the orange spots and dark c...

02/06/2023

Is there a place where you can explore depth psychology, the soul and make art at the same time? There is! At Pacifica Graduate Institute in the DCH Program: M.A. Depth Psychology and Creativity with Emphasus in the Arts and Humanities. A short film i made with PGI - enjoy!

https://youtu.be/b3lqjxFqcW4

This unique transdisciplinary program restores creative expression to its rightful place as an equal partner to rigorous intellectual exploration. Both invig...

02/02/2023

Here is the trailer for Birds of Los Baños - a film about nesting Night Herons and Snowy Egrets that nest near the Los Baños pool and the City of Santa Barbara's plan to build a kiddy pool next to the nesting site. I edited this with filmmaker Gail Osherenko and flew aerials for the film.

See the film today at SBIFF!

https://youtu.be/JawGnzgVOg0

Birds of Los BañosAn endearing look at some of Santa Barbara's most extraordinary birds and their nesting site near the City's Los Baños del Mar swimming poo...

02/01/2023

Some aerial video I shot last week during an exceptionally high tide called a 'king tide'. King tides help us visualize what coastlines might look like in the future if sea levels continue to rise. Enjoy!

01/31/2023

Join filmmaker Gail Osherenko for 4 screenings of Birds of Los Baños on Feb 2nd starting at 5:30 pm at the SBIFF Education Center on 1330 State Street - as part of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

In Birds of Los Baños, Gail shows how a local population of Night Herons and Snowy Egrets nest in the trees next to Los Baños pool in Santa Barbara. Both species are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. It also shows how the City of Santa Barbara planned to build a kiddy play pool next to the nesting site and how this could disrupt the bird populations.

See the film and hear the latest status of the birds and the project from Gail on Feb 2nd!

I edited the film with Gail and shot the aerial video of the site.

Enjoy!

07/07/2022

How fun to relive our expedition to Swains Island - located 200 miles north of American Samoa and reachable only by boat! Check out this webinar with Jean-Michel Cousteau, David Jennings and Hans Van Tilburg. Enjoy!

This Livestream Q&A for SWAINS ISLAND - One of the Last Jewels of the Planet was recorded on February 24th, 2021 with:Jean-Michel Cousteau - President of Oce...

06/07/2022

Check out my presentation for MERITO Foundation's "Tales of Exploration" project where I gave tips to students using National Geographic resources and my own experience to help them with their digital storytelling projects.

This webinar was presented by MERITO Foundation as part of the Tales of Exploration project to help students improve their storytelling skills for their proj...

04/14/2022

Join me today as I present tips to students on how to use their cameras to create impactful digital stories. Or, as I like to say: "How to use your cell phone to take photos and videos to tell stories that inspire people to care about our planet. Or, how to become an activist that uses digital stories to make the world a better place."

Tales of Exploration is a MERITO Foundation project sponsored by National Geographic and the Channel Island Harbor Foundation.

This will be a Zoom webinar at 4 pm today:
https://lnkd.in/gffhuw5M
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02/14/2022

I created this short video about jellies for the Jellyfish ROCK! event years ago for the Global Jellyfish Group. Dive in to learn a bit about the wonderful world of jellies....

This video played at the "Jellyfish ROCK!" event at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on November 19, 2010 where the Global Jellyfish Group…

02/07/2022

Whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean, eat tiny plankton and small fish. Water enters their mouth as they swim and passes through filtering pads that capture plankton before exiting through their gills. These gentle giants are endangered due fishing in unregulated fisheries and because they are caught as bycatch and entanglements in other fisheries.

Music: Midsummer Daydream by guitar great, Doug Shirley
Filmed near Isla Mujeres, Yucatan Peninsula

Whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean, eat tiny plankton and small fish. Water enters their mouth as they swim and passes through filtering pads that capture…