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Duncan Brake: Founder, Director of Photography and Cameraman
Duncan has traveled, photographed and filmed, extensively throughout the world, from fighting bull elephant seals on the Antarctic Island of South Georgia to 4m tiger sharks in the crystal blue waters off Grand Bahama. After graduating in Marine Biology from Stirling University in Scotland, Duncan combined his passion for photography and film with his love for the ocean. He spent a couple of years in Scotland, studying, photographing and filming the fresh water habitats before learning the art of underwater film while working at the Underwater Centre in Fort William. He then braved the elements of the South Atlantic for 3 years working from the Falkland Islands down to Antarctica, as a marine biologist and freelance cameraman. From there he thawed out working as director of media operations and assistant manger at the world renowned Bimini Biological Field Station for 2.5 years. Duncan is an accomplished diver and freediver, having logged hundreds of hours in oceans across the globe.
Through his travels Duncan has worked on a wide range of projects, from BBC World New to National Geographic documentaries, withstanding a wide range of testing environments.
He combined his passion for the ocean and talent behind the camera to start Oceanicallstars in 2003. Duncan has filmed with all levels of camera from 16mm Cineflex to full big body HD cameras and has a very talented eye for filming animal behavior |
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Jillian Morris: Exec Director, Education Coordinator Videographer |
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Jillian has traveled, filmed and photographed extensively across the globe, from the Outback wildlife of Western Australia to the prolific coral reefs of Indonesia. After graduating from the University of New England with a bachelor's degree in Animal Behavior, Jillian worked on projects with Mote Marine Lab, National Geographic Critter Cam, Dr Samuel Gruber and the Bimini Biological Field Station (Sharklab) and Dr Sylvia Earle before moving to Australia to work on the Shark Bay Ecological Research Project.
During this time Jillian logged hundreds of hours in the water filming, photographing and diving with some of the world's largest apex predators. With a camera always in hand, she quickly realized that both photos and videos provide graphic and powerful tools for education. Two years of working as a freelance cameraman and camera pro at H20 Photo Pros allowed her to hone her skills with a wide range of cameras and formats, from Nikon and Canon to Sony HD and Panasonic. Jillian has recently returned to life on the ocean, joining an ecotourism liveaboard where she is currently filming and photographing sharks and dolphins, collecting stock footage and developing conservation educational materials.
Through her travels Jillian has worked on a wide range of projects from filming white sharks from outside the cage to diving unexplored cenotes of the Yucatan. She is a PDIC Scuba instructor, rebreather diver, avid freediver and underwater model. Jillian also writes for numerous publications and websites, while building a library of shark related educational materials.
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Oceanicallstars Media and Production: |
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Oceanicallstars offers full HD production services including use of RED cam, F900, HVX200 and associated underwater housings, full digital photography with both Canon and Nikon cameras, lighting and housings, camera boats, cranes, helicopters ( WESCAM), grips, complete sound technicians and HD sounds kits, capacity for full HD post production, onsite dive and video guides and location managers.
Educational materials including power points, images, diagrams, articles and videos are all available for schools, dive groups, teachers, non-profits and other organizations.
The team also collaborates with other non-profits and shark diving organizations to further spread education and awareness. In the end, it is all for the sharks. For more information check out www.oceanicallstars.com |
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Oceanicallstars Team |
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Conservation Graphic images and video are both invaluable and powerful tools in education on every level. Combining their science experience and knowledge with their camera skills, the Oceanicallstars team was formed to produce all forms of media with the primary focus of shark education and conservation. |
Oceanicallstars Experience |
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Collectively the team has worked on 6 of the 7 continents, and has logged 1000s of hours in the water with nearly 100 different species of sharks. Their field experience includes work with CCAMLR, Mote Marine Lab, Guy Harvey Research Institute, NOAA, Sylvia Earle, Falkland's Conservation, Shark Trust, Bimini Biological Field Station, Shark Research Institute, Shark Bay Ecological Research Project, National Geographic Critter Cam, BRYAN, National Science Foundation and the American Elasmobranch Society.
Their work can be seen in television programs, documentaries and written media from the following companies; Discovery, National Geographic, BBC, Fox, NBC, Animal Planet, TF1 ( France) Channel 4 ( England), BBC World, Sport Diver Magazine, Shark Diver Magazine, African Diver Magazine, Advanced Diver Magazine, The National Post, USA Today, MSNBC.com, Wetpixel, and Sylvia Earle's Defying Oceans End: An Agenda For Action |
Oceanicallstars Services |
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