Multimedia Unit
In 2006, the Buccoo Reef Trust (BRT) developed in-house capability for the production of international broadcast-quality videos. The BRT Film Unit is staffed by professionals with extensive experience in video production and scientific research.
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The team includes the following individuals:
- Dr Owen Day - Scientist / Underwater videographer. Owen is a founder member and director of the Buccoo Reef Trust.
- Dave Elliott – Cameraman / Underwater videographer/Video editor / Sound engineer / Graphics. Dave has worked in video production for ten years.
- Skene Howie – Freelance cameraman / Video editor. Skene studied photography, film and television management in England in 1990. Since then he has worked in numerous film production projects throughout the Caribbean, ranging from feature films to TV commercials for the international market. He is a widely published professional photographer.
Recent productions of the BRT’s Film Unit include:
- In Hot Water: This 18 minute documentary is the story of the unprecedented mass coral bleaching event that affected Caribbean reefs in 2005.
- A series of four 2 minute awareness videos was produced for the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) for dissemination on regional television networks:
o Think About Water
o Water Governance
o Land Based Sources of Pollution
o Integrated Watershed and Coastal Area Management
The BRT has just finished producing a music video and is also currently producing a documentary video on the impacts of climate change in the Caribbean for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the UK Government.
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It is equipped with professional video production facilities, including a high quality editing suite for Final Cut Pro HD, high-definitation cameras (including a HDV Sony Z1U, Sony VX2000 and Gates and Equinox underwater housings), and professional audio accessories (SennHeiser Shotgun mic., booms, radio microphones, etc.).
The BRT also owns an extensive archive of high quality video footage, including broadcast quality footage of the regions marine environments and animals (e.g. coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves and coastal areas). The archive also includes a large collection of environmental impacts, ranging from coral bleaching due to climate change, algal overgrowth, sedimentation, anchor damage, reef walking, etc.
For further information contact Dr Owen Day.
