View from the Blue

Hi all I'm really excited to let you know about the new film that we've been working on, so here is the pre-production trailer for 'The Fin Trail'. The Fin Trail is a Co-Production between Elasmo Films UK and Director Steve Bowles from Eyewitness Productions Ltd.  It will document an investigation into the global shark fin trade and will be the most revealing and hardest hitting shark film ever made. For full details and a chance to help out with the film then please visit The Fin Trail's website www.thefintrail.com.

Circle of Life has certainly been picking up some awards over the last couple of months!  Here is a full list and an embedded You Tube version of the film for those who have not seen it yet.  Enjoy! :) 34th International Wildlife Film Festival 2011- Honourable Mention for Cinematography Beneath the Sea Underwater Image Festival 2011- Third - Short Film Our World Underwater International Image Festival 2011 - Gold - General Film  Eastern Mediterranean Underwater Film Festival 2011- Winner - Professional Short Film  British Underwater Image Festival 2011 - Highly Commended - Mares Professional Category  Capture the World - 2010 Underwater Video Challenge- Third - Short Film International Underwater FIlm Festival Belgrade 2010 - Third - Independent Producers

We've just returned from a week aboard Blue O Two's Blue Fin liveaboard in the Red Sea (looks like we got out of Egypt just in time!).  I'd actually forgotten just how much fun diving in the Red Sea can be, so it was great to be reminded.  We've updated the Red Sea Photo Gallery on the website so go take a look. While Zoe was taking photos I was doing some more experimenting filming with the Canon 7D HDSLR.  It's a great bit of kit and provided you have the knowledge to shoot in full manual mode you can get some amazing results comparable with dedicated video cameras costing many, many thousands more.  To give you some idea of its capabilities I've posted a couple of random clips below which were all shot using MWB and natural light with no filters. 

The Shark Conservation Society was created to be a 'hands on' practical organization that seeks to further conservation through research expeditions and campaigns based on fact and to promote best practice when interaction with sharks is necessary.  This film gives a short introduction to the Society, a recap on past achievements and an indication of their future plans. Shark Conservation Society

For anyone who has not seen it yet on our main website, here is the Trailer for our DVD 'Sharks in British Seas' available now from www.elasmofilms.com Sharks in British Seas