Ambassadors of The Environment At Ritz-Carlton Reserve Resorts
Branding videos allow companies and organizations to share what they do as well as the image they want to project to the world. Branding videos placed on the internet present your corporate message to the world, 24 hours a day. Ambassadors of the Environment is an active, hands-on outdoor education program developed over the last 15 years by Jean-Michel Cousteau, Dr. Richard Murphy, and the education team at Ocean Futures Society. Ritz Carlton Reserve resorts...
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Kelp Forest Series
A popular TV show when I was a kid was Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Host Marlin Perkins and his naturalist sidekick Jim Fowler brought nature and wildlife into our living rooms. Starting in 2013, Wild Kingdom premiered a series of webisodes that featured new host Stephanie Arne, a new format and new stories about the world’s wildest places and creatures. In 2017 I had the pleasure of shooting underwater video for their new series...
In-flight videos for Fiji Airlines
Fiji Airlines is presenting a new series of videos about eco-tourism in Fiji on their in-flight entertainment system. The videos include stunning footage of some of the most beautiful places and resorts in Fiji. The videos are produced by Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society and Tourism Fiji and were filmed and edited by Jim Knowlton of Blue Ocean Productions and Jahmin Lerum. In-flight videos for Fiji Airlines Jean-Michel Cousteau is an Ambassador for Fiji Airlines...
American Samoa Culture and Ocean Conservation Film Series
I worked with Jean-Michel Cousteau and the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa to create this series of videos about the unique culture and rich ocean resources of American Samoa. Jean-Michel Cousteau says, “Diversity is synonymous with stability.” He says this because ecological communities that have many different species are more able to withstand adversity than ecological communities that have less diversity. Jean-Michel says cultural diversity also helps make our world healthier, since different cultures...
Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Area Network
“The Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Area Network” promotes the importance of collaboration between marine protected areas and national parks in the countries of Cuba, Mexico and the United States. This new Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Area Network will facilitate the sharing of science so managers can better prepare for and respond to ocean changes and threats due to human induced impacts from overfishing, invasive species and climate change. The ultimate goal of the...
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Birthday Cruise
I was honored to celebrate Jean-Michel Cousteau's birthday Cruise recently aboard the Condor Express Whale Watching boat off Santa Barbara. Jean-Michel invited 100 of his family and friends to celebrate the ocean together. It was a beautiful day on the ocean with reasonably calm seas, clear skies and very cooperative wildlife. Soon after leaving the harbor we encountered a playful pod of common dolphin that rode the pressure wake on our bow, much to the...
New Video To Promote Dolphins Protection
After a year in the making, the International Marine Mammal Project recently released a short video about dolphins that I co-wrote and edited. Lives of Wild Dolphins shows how dolphins are highly intelligent and emotionally advanced - and how they deserve world-wide protection from human harm and captivity. Dolphins should not be held captive for our entertainment and profit. Check out this inspirational short video about Dolphin Protection and please feel free to share it...
Video Series Promotes Ecotourism in Fiji
The recent UN Convention on Climate Change (COP 23) was held in Germany and was presided over by the Government of Fiji. Tourism Fiji wanted the world to know that Fiji is one of the most beautiful countries in the world and that eco-friendly resorts help restore and protect the environment. So, Tourism Fiji worked with Jean-Michel Cousteau and Ocean Futures Society to produce a series of promotional travel videos about Fiji. Jim Knowlton, who...
Tribute Video To Honer Tim Trabon
Tim Trabon was a long-time friend, team member and supporter of Jacques and Jean-Michel Cousteau and Ocean Futures Society. Following his passing early last week, I edited this short video to say thanks for all of his years of support and to honor his amazing life. Thank you, Tim Trabon! Watch this video to hear Tim Trabon's inspiring message. While on expedition on the Amazon River, Tim says to Jean-Michel Cousteau, "When I look...
Video Production with Green Screens
Several of my recent projects benefited from use of green screens. After shooting in front of a green screen, I can remove the green background in post and place any background behind my subject that I want. One of my shoots was a promo video for SECRET OCEAN 3D, an IMAX film Produced by Francois and Jean-Jacques Montello and Directed by Jean-Michel Cousteau. I set up a green screen at the office of Jean-Michel Cousteau's...
Pool Shoot with Live Video Feed to the Surface
I recently shot video and photos of a pool cleaner as it cleaned the bottom of a pool to create media a pool company could use to promote their products. It was a great opportunity to use the live HDMI output of my Canon 5D Mark lll (5DM3) camera. Canon recently updated their firmware to Version 1.2.3 and one of the upgrades is that the 5DM3 now allows video to be displayed on the rear...
