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Plankton goes to Copenhagen2 December, 2009 Not just one, but two projects with Plankton participation will be shown in Copenhagen during the COP15 Climate Conference. AQUA will screen during the event and Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg will be showing a keynote presentation about climate change & coral reefs. |
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Coral Sea Dreaming - Awaken - World First ScreeningMay 7, 2009 On Saturday, 2nd May 2009, Coral Sea Dreaming - Awaken had its much anticipated world first public screening at the Lounge Cinema in the Arts Factory, Byron Bay, Australia. As part of the Byron Underwater Festival 2009, it was a highly successful and enjoyable event and a fitting preview of David Hannan's great upcoming masterpiece about the coral reef environment. Professor Peter Harrison - Director of Marine Studies at Southern Cross University - opened the evening with a moving speech giving tribute to David's masterful cinematography and dedication to reef conservation, and also highlighting the major threats facing the coral environs. The film's core team were all in attendance, including David Hannan (Cinematographer/Producer/Editor), Tania Rose (Composer), Lucy Trippett (Co-producer), Peter Simon (Post Producer), Sam Hannan (Sound Designer) and Toni Houston (Script Writer). It was an occasion to celebrate years of dedication in completing the project and a moment to reflect on what still lies ahead in getting the film into general release during 2009 and beyond. Read the full news item here →  |
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Seasick - The Hidden Ecological Crisis of the Global Ocean by Alanna MitchellMarch 3, 2009 Hot off the press, Sea Sick is the first book to examine the current state of the world’s oceans - the great unexamined ecological crisis of the planet - and the fact that we are altering everything about them; temperature, salinity, acidity, ice cover, volume, circulation, and, of course, the life within them.
All life - whether on land or in the sea - depends on the oceans for two things:
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Hybrid HD-DVD titles Hit the MarketFebruary 19, 2007 USA based Distributer DVD International is re-releasing Antarctica Dreaming and Serenity - Southern Seas in a hybrid HD-DVD / DVD format on it's new HD-Scape label. The discs are playable in either Standard Definition players or on new HD-DVD players. Both programs have been produced entirely in High Definition with soundtracks mixed in 5.1 surround sound. |
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Come Dive Fabulous Papua New Guinea With Us! - April/ May 2008Febraury 21, 2007 Take advantage of this great opportunity to dive Papua New Guinea with Plankton Productions in April/ May 2008. |
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WATC Shoot in May 2006May 24, 2006 Plankton Productions successfully tendered for and was contracted to do a major HD promotional shoot of Ningaloo Reef for the West Australian Tourism Commission. The shot list we were given requested scenes of our underwater model Yasmine swimming with Manta Rays, Whale Sharks, Turtles, Giant Sand Rays, Cuttlefish, Baitfish Schools, Coral, Reef Fish and whatever we could find. |
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Journey to AntarcticaApril 21, 2005 Antarctica - a huge, remote, pristine, mysterious, frozen wilderness continent, even today quite inaccessable to humans except for the few who dare and are lucky enough to venture there. A place that challenges a nature photographers imagination. Only during a few short summer months is it possible to briefly access its outer edges by ship before a long winter with howling gales and blizzards closes in once again. David, with Filmmaker Toni Davis, secured rotating berths on Linblad Cruises SS Endeavour. Altogether 5 voyages to the south were undertaken by David, Lucy, Toni and ProCams Ian Bates along with Richard Todd of Aquarius Productions. |
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Micro Footage filmed on Heron IslandDecember 10, 2004 In 2004 David Hannan acquired an HD Probe lens from Innovision Optics allowing him to capture extreme close up images. In December, David and Lucy relocated to Heron Island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef for 3 weeks to document the annual coral spawning event. Read the full news item and view micro footage stills examples here → |
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People Power and Science Deliver Right Formula for NingalooNovember 27, 2004 The West Australian Government has placed 34% of Ningaloo Reef in sanctuary zones while allowing for recreational fishing in two thirds of the marine park. "This decision will put Ningaloo up there with the Great Barrier Reef To view the press release issued by the Save-Ningaloo Campaign visit www.saveningaloo.org Original Press Release issued by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) |
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Sea Temperature Monitoring Program Forecasts Potential for Coral BleachingDecember 13, 2004 Water temperatures and current patterns in the Coral Sea and the western Pacific are approaching those that have preceded coral-bleaching events in the past. Dr Ray Berkelmans, who coordinates the monitoring of 50 sites on the Great Barrier Reef said, "The Equatorial temperatures are unusually warm for this time of year. We're also seeing those westerly wind bursts and a slowing down of the south equatorial current over the past few months. If these conditions continue through December we'll be very concerned..." Original Press Release issued by Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) |
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