Marine Cinematography & Productions

Plankton Productions Pty Ltd is an Australian based specialist services & media production company with a full slate of projects, from TV Documentary & Online Science Education to Marine Video Art, all underpinned by David Hannan's extensive HD footage library.

During 2012, David Hannan made significant contributions to Planet Ocean, a new film by the producers of 'HOME' and completed principal cinematography for Coral: Rekindling Venus, a major new work in full-dome format by acclaimed artist Lynette Wallworth. Other endeavours include visuals for projection onto the new dance performance piece Okeanos and scenes for Rob Stewarts new film Revolution coming out now.

Current program releases include 9 new Education Modules and a 6-part TV series entitled Undersea Edens. David's latest edition of his timeless classic Coral Sea Dreaming is now available through MLJ Network.

In recent years David Hannan and Plankton Productions have filmed in tropical and temperate waters all around Australia, undertaken expeditions to Antarctica and Papua New Guinea and established not-for-profit organisation Ocean Ark Alliance.
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Exploring Coral Reefs, Climate Change & Carbon Dioxide - New Classroom Resources Available May 16, 2011 Coral Reefs are rich, sensitive ecosystems vital to the survival of one-quarter of all sea life and the economies of many countries. But what are corals really, how do they function and why are they now threatened by rising sea temperatures and increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? read more...   Undersea Edens wins 'Best Series' award at IWFF 5 April, 2010 Today, the International Wildlife Film Festival at Missoula, Montana announced its winners for 2010. Undersea Edens won the category for 'Best Series' (under $500K), which is fantastic recognition for producers Nate Scripture, David Hannan and their teams collaborating on this international co-production. read more...

Above: " ..it is November on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. A full moon rises. Our oceans stir. It's an annual event, cued by the sun and the moon, the incredible phenomenon that is mass coral spawning..." - From Coral Sea Dreaming

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NUMA - National Underwater Marine Agency - joining forces with Plankton Productions, Pete West - NUMA has the infrastructure, expertise and experience to provide support for underwater and marine productions of any size or budget.

A new edition of David Hannan's timeless classic masterpiece Coral Sea Dreaming is out now.

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David Hannan is proud to contribute cinematography to Planet Ocean, a new film premiered at Rio+20 by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Michael Pitiot.

Okeanos, is a new 60 min live performance show giving audiences a sensory experience of the ocean. Presented by Capacitor, San Francisco's dance-circus.

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