Winners – Underwater Videography Contests

April 2016 Video Contest Winner And Review

Published 10 years agoon May 1, 2016

WINNER CHOSEN AND REVIEW BY SCUBAVERSE.COM’S UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY EDITOR JEFF GOODMAN

Winner: Mike Deeter

Winning Video:

Only two videos this month so not really any problem picking a winner. The Sharks of Maya Bay by Mike Deeter. A nice concept for a video series but I would suggest thinking a bit more on the music aspect. Music should be there to enhance and help create a mood, and while this heavy soundtrack worked for the sharks it was too much for the spear fishing film.

The Sharks of Maya Bay – Mike Deeter

Watch this video here.

Certainly very dramatic music. This was probably a very exciting dive with plenty of sharks and as is so often the case, the sharks wouldn’t come any closer. Nevertheless, well done for capturing what you did on video. Save our sharks is a very good message to end on.

Spearfishermen of the Yucatan – Mike Deeter

Watch this video here.

Pacey opening with good use of GoPro motion options on the surface sequences. Music perhaps a little to over dramatic this time.

So congratulations, Mike. I do hope more of you enter in May!

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Jeff Goodman

Jeff is a multiple award winning, freelance TV cameraman/film maker and author. Having made both terrestrial and marine films, it is the world's oceans and their conservation that hold his passion with over 10.000 dives in his career. Having filmed for international television companies around the world and author of two books on underwater filming, Jeff is Author/Programme Specialist for the 'Underwater Action Camera' course for the RAID training agency. Jeff has experienced the rapid advances in technology for diving as well as camera equipment and has also experienced much of our planet’s marine life, witnessing, first hand, many of the changes that have occurred to the wildlife and environment during that time. Jeff runs bespoke underwater video and editing workshops for the complete beginner up to the budding professional.

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