Tongan collecting station promotional video

[Anonymous]

Hey everyone,

Here is a link to a video I made for IMT/ERFI last January. Its a promo video to help explain how IMT/ERFI were going about the business of marine ornamental collection in Tonga.
I went back to Tonga last June and shot footage and interviews of a shipment pack out and coral collecting/culturing, and was going to wait to post any of it until I 'unpromoed' the video and added the new footage. Almost 8 months later and I have been too busy to get it done, so here it is 'as is'.

I still hope to finish it up - maybe having posted it will get me motivated! :mrgreen:

Here is the link (quicktime stream, about 9 meg):

http://stickycricket.com/movies/tonga_promo.html

 

[Unarce]

Wow! Wonderful job, Rich! Great to see Steve's methods being employed in different regions

 

[Anonymous]

Insane editting

 

[marinelife]

Wow this is nice, Can i post this on my club site for more people to see

 

[Anonymous]

Gresh - :lol:

Marinelife - post away (my server should handle it), or better yet send them here.

 

[ChrisRD]

Nice work Rich! 8)

 

[raddogz]

Great work Rich - is that your wife's voice doing the voiceover?

 

[Anonymous]

It is indeed the wife. It was really fun to do the voice over. We wrote it out and taped it with video then I just used the audio. Its really weird to see her reading the copy!

 

[Anonymous]

I can't see it. Anyone know why? It plays, I can hear the audio and see the progress bar, but I can't see a picture.

 

[Anonymous]

Weird. Do you have quicktime installed? If not, go to www.quicktime.com

 

[Anonymous]

Yep. Like I said, I hear the audio and see the progress bar, but no picture.

 

[Anonymous]

Weird. Try downloading it and see what happens.

FWIW,

I just clicked the link and it took a while to load...don't know why. Perhaps try letting it load completely before clicking play.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh- please let me know if you work this out and can see the video. If you can't I'll compress it again in another format.

 

[Anonymous]

Gresh - :lol:

I'm truly impressed, honest :lol:

You rock!!!!

I'm excitted about the next one... It will really compliment this one.

I also really enjoyed your Cortez one as well. You really have an eye for editting.

 

[Anonymous]

Even if you see brown :lol: :evil: Wahoo, evil and laughing emoticons. Wonder when BAR will get these :lol: :evil:

 

[swsaltwater]

kudos!

 

[scuba namena]

I was in Fiji this summer (american summer - July) doing some similar research. this video took me right back - the memories that the music brings back are awsome.
Walt Smith Int. is practicing these same responsible and educational practices in fiji and tonga and else where in the south pacific.
im trying to get back this july or aug. however i might take my studies to the solomon islands for a change.

i cant wait to see the rest of the video.
ill post a thread with some pics and info from my fijian trip on the gen. reef forum.

 

[Anonymous]

Crow bars in Tonga....Mooooo