The SOSF HD Productions archive contains footage gathered on numerous expeditions to some of the most pristine marine environments on the planet. Footage originates form Sony F900 and F900R high definition video cameras, and is shot at a frame rate of 59.94i.
Archive includes marine wildlife, scenics, aerials, people, divers, and scientists at work.
Additionally, SOSF manages a library of HDV (60i) and DV PAL footage, as well as over 50,000 slides, all covering a variety of subjects and locations.
The following is a brief outline of the contents of the HD CAM library:
Locations
(Includes a combination of scenic, aerials, local people, flora and fauna etc)
• Costa Rica
• Red Sea: Saudi Arabia, Egypt
• Bahamas
• Florida
• Mexico: Socorro, Sea of Cortez
• Papua New Guinea
• South Africa
• Palau
• Malaysia
• Mozambique
• UK
• Indonesia
• Tonga
• Abu Dhabi
• Bahrain
• Fiji
• Seychelles: Mahe, Aldabra
• Truk Lagoon
• Borneo
• North Carolina
• San Simeon
Environments
• Coral Reef
• Open Ocean
• Mangroves
• Kelp Forests
• Wrecks
• Sea-grass beds
• Sea-mounts
Marine Mammals
• Humpback Whales
• Blue Whales
• Common Dolphins
• Bottlenose Dolphins
• Pilot Whales
• Manatees
• Dugongs
• Cape Fur Seals
• Elephant Seals
Elasmobranchs
Sharks
• Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
• Whitetip reef shark
• Basking Shark
• Whale Shark
• Tiger Shark
• Mako Shark
• Blue Shark
• Lemon Shark
• Nurse Shark
• Great White Shark
• Blacktip Reef shark
• Silvertip Shark
• Silky Shark
• Bull Shark
• Sevengill Shark
• Galapagos Shark
• Ragged Tooth Shark
• Caribbean Reef Shark
• Gray Reef
Rays
• Blue Spotted Ray
• Manta Ray
• Marble Ray
Marine Reptiles and Amphibians
• Banded sea snake
• Green turtle; mating, nesting
• Kemps Ridley turtle
• Hawksbill turtle
Reef fauna
• Moray Eel
• Anemones
• Reef fish; various
• Soft corals
• Hard corals
• Nudibranchs
Divers
• Divers on scuba
• Divers on re-breathers
• Underwater cameramen/photographers
• Divers/cameramen with sharks and other marine life
• Traditional pearl divers
• Divers feeding sharks
• Recreational divers with sharks
• Scientists tagging sharks/manta rays
Conservation/Environmental/Fisheries
• Ghost net
• Bottlenose dolphin, manta rays in ghost net
• Fish market in Middle East
• Sharks being processed/finned
• Beached dolphins
• Whale sharks in aquarium
For all enquires please contact: footagearchive (at) saveourseas.com