New Film Exploring England’s Protected Wreck Sites
In early 2023, Historic England commissioned MSDS Marine and Michael Pitts to produce a film to celebrate fifty years of Protected Wreck sites and the role volunteers have played in their management. The film draws on Michael’s extensive film archive as well as new footage to really showcase protected wreck sites through stunning imagery and explores the role volunteers have had on working on them through a series of interviews. The film includes a new letter from the Palace recognising the significant contribution diving volunteers have made on the wrecks over the last fifty years.
Michael has over 40 years experience in underwater photography and is regarded as one of Britain’s foremost underwater cameramen. However, he is equally happy shooting on the surface or from the air. Amongst his many awards he has received Emmys for cinematography on two BBC landmark series: David Attenborough’s ‘Private Life of Plants’ and ‘Blue Planet’. Michael is a highly qualified commercial diver and has considerable experience working on commercial diving projects and archaeological projects.
The film is now available to watch here.
A full playlist with shorter ‘chapters’ and subtitled versions is available here.
