[Documentary] Our Oceans

[Davide DB]

The world will never be the same once you've seen it from below. 

 

Dive into Our Oceans, a thrilling five-episode series, narrated by Barack Obama, that invites you to join Emmy winning wildlife filmmaker James Honeyborne on an awe-inspiring adventure. This groundbreaking show will whisk you away on a global journey, uncovering the mesmerizing stories of our planet's five majestic oceans. Each episode delves into the unique characters of the creatures within these ecosystems, from playful and cunning to resilient and mysterious. Ride along the world's great current as we reveal nature's most spectacular aquatic personalities and breathtaking wonders.

 

(on November 20)

 

 

 

[Nikolausz]

This looks very promising

[bghazzal]

Looks lovely - the bumphead parrotfish sequence reminds me of what we heard during the spawning dives in Palau, where the males would face off on the bottom (around 30m/40m depth) before the spawning began - you would here the bones clucking eerily.
I wonder if it was filmed there - landscape does look like the Ulong area in the extract.

 

And it looks like they went for super-saturation like the Blue Planet team did in some sequences... Probably the same batch of footage?




Also, maybe I've been living in a box, but could anyone explain why a former US president is narrating this? 😂😂
Is narration a new retirement side-gig for politicians or something?
I just hope Blue Planet III won't be narrated by his successor in the White-House...

 

 

Edited October 1 by bghazzal

[fruehaufsteher2]

Cameraman is Roger Munns:

https://www.roger-munns.com/netflix-our-oceans-underwater-cameraman/

 

He's also the one who did the AppleTV underwater screensaver.

 

I met him this year on Dharavandhoo where he was filming the Mantas at Hanifaru Bay. He's a nice guy!

I'll go for Netflix just because of this series. Hopefully it is worth the price.

 

 

[bghazzal]

Nice! Roger Munns also worked on Blue Planet II (including the Coral Reefs episode), which is why the footage looks so familiar.

 

 

Looking forward to seeing this, and reading his blog's new posts and behind-the-scenes photos relating to the individual shoots I worked on once the series airs on November 20th.

 

(but... Barack Obama? 😅)

cheers
 

Edited October 1 by bghazzal

[Davide DB]

They are five episodes so a lot of stock footage and specific assignment. It's composed from the work of several different cameramen.

Clips of the Australian Sea dragon are of Dean Spraakman.

 

4 hours ago, bghazzal said:

Also, maybe I've been living in a box, but could anyone explain why a former US president is narrating this? 😂😂
Is narration a new retirement side-gig for politicians or something?

 

He has to pay the bills! 😄

I am not a native speaker so I cannot judge whether he has such an attractive voice

 

[Alex B]

I am excited about the ice shots. I joined a production team in Greeland 2022, assisting&safety for the main camera guy, scouting dive spots and uw timelapes.