BLUE OCEAN PRODUCTIONS is a high definition video production company based in Ventura, California.  Owner and creative director Jim Knowlton combines 12 years of experience working on Shark Week documentaries for the Discovery Channel and on the series Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures for PBS, in addition to freelance work on many other productions. Blue Ocean Productions also draws on the talents of additional artists on a per-project basis.

JIM KNOWLTON BROADCAST CREDITS:
Ocean Adventures - Call of the Killer Whale: Co-editor and associate producer.  PBS, 2009
Ocean Adventures - Sea Ghosts: Editor and associate producer.  PBS, 2008
Superfish: Technical advisor.  PBS, 2008.
Healthy Oceans PSA: Director and editor.  City of Santa Barbara, 2007.
Storm Drain vs Sewer PSA: Director and editor: City of Santa Barbara, 2007.
Ocean Adventures - Return to the Amazon: Post production supervisor.  PBS, 2007
Ocean Adventures - America’s Underwater Treasures:  Co-editor, assocociate producer.  PBS, 2006.
Ocean Adventures - Gray Whale Obstacle Course:  Associate producer, post-production supervisor.  PBS, 2005 
Ocean Adventures - Sharks at Risk: Associate producer, post-production supervisor.  PBS, 2005
Ocean Adventures - Voyage to Kure: Post-production supervisor.  PBS, 2004. 
The Gate to Freedom.  Assistant editor.  French TV, 2001
Beyond Bizarre Episode 13: The Mystery of Rock Lake. Underwater cameraman.  Discovery Channel, 2000.
Spanish Dance.  Underwater music video.  Editor.  Classics Arts Channel, 2000.
Animal Rescue Kids: “Shark”.  Underwater camera.  Discovery Channel, 1999.
Sharks in a Desert Sea. Underwater camera and production manager.  Discovery Channel, 1999.
Sharks of the Deep Blue.  Undewater camera, editor, production manager.  Discovery Channel, 1999.
Sharks of the Atlantic. Underwater camera, online editor, production manager. Discovery Channel, 1998.
Great White: In Search of the Giants. Online editor, production manager. Discovery Channel, 1998. 
Shark Attack Files II.  Sound effects editor.  Discovery Channel, 1997.

NON-BROADCAST CREDITS
Toxic Flame Retardants PSA. Editor and cameraman. Ocean Futures Society, 2009.
Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Short video. Finish editor and underwater cameraman. Ocean Institute, 2009.
Grassroots for the Ocean.  Writer and editor.  Heal the Ocean, 2006.
Humpback Ballet.  Co-editor.  Ocean Futures, 2006.
Another Day at the Beach?  Writer and editor.  Heal the Ocean, 2005.  
Sustainable Reef: A Gift to the Future.  Editor and co-writer.  Ocean Futures, 2003.
Goleta Outfall Video.  Writer, editor and underwater camera.  Heal the Ocean, 2002