We are very excited about production on our latest documentary project which follows a dozen of the world’s top scuba divers and historians as they plunge 235 feet below the surface of the Atlantic to examine and document the United States’ most famous Civil War ironclad, the USS Monitor.  The wreck lies 16 miles off the Outer Banks of North Carolina and, since 2006, we have been privileged to be among the select few granted brief annual access to this U.S. National Marine Sanctuary. 

In 2008, along with wood samples for NOAA, we came back with hours of HD footage for our documentary about expedition diving and the importance of national marine sanctuaries.  The program is now in post production, and will hit the underwater film festival circuit when finishing funds become available.   For information, go to:

http://www.underseaexpeditionaryvideo.com/Return_To_The_Monitor.html

Another of our current projects about scuba divers who are willing to go to the cutting edge of their sport and the skills and discipline required to get them there.   We recently wrapped shooting in Ocala, Florida.   This program is also in post production, and it will nicely compliment the “Return To Monitor” on the film festival circuit. 

For more information on this project, go to:

http://www.underseaexpeditionaryvideo.com/subaquasurvivor.html

“Just-A-Bit About” is a documentary series that scratches the surface of scuba diving activities.    This new DVD series focuses primarily on the how's and why's of specific scuba diving activities and/or destinations.

As the desire and need for scuba diving diversity increases, so do the questions about local practices and customs.   This video series looks at the sometimes-subtle differences that make a diving location or activity unique and special (i.e.  wreck diving in the New Jersey is very different from wreck diving in Florida.)

The range and depth of the series is virtually unlimited in that there are as many different types of diving styles and practices as there are diving locations.  Each episode in the series is 40 to 60 minutes in length and is presented as an informational overview of an activity.    In widescreen format and digital stereo, look for these episodes through your local dive shops or online. 

For more information about the series visit:  http://justabitabout.com/

Beginning in the spring of 2008, we pointed our creative compass in a new direction and dedicated a significant portion of our time and resources toward the creation of two documentary style television series.   Because of the nature of the television industry, we are unable to reveal specifics about these programs at this time; however, we can say we’re looking forward to delivering never-before-seen content that will revolutionize the way sharks are depicted, perceived and understood!

For information about shows that are in development, contact David Ulloa.

Photo By: Amanda Cotton @ 2008

Connecting the Dots: Whale Sharks Around the World

Surprisingly, for being the largest fish in the ocean, Whale Sharks are the least understood and, frequently, the most mysterious. To watch a whale shark swim past you opens your heart to understanding just how small we humans are in the scheme of things, and further opens your mind to recognizing how little we really know.

In this documentary, a multinational team comes together from around the globe to share their knowledge and research in order to develop cutting edge methods by which they hope to learn more about this threatened marine species.  In this program, viewers will gain an in-depth look at how science and nature combine to ultimately reveal that whale sharks may just be the key to protecting and preserving our oceans and our planet.

www.SinkTheVandenberg.com a resounding success! 

On May 27th, Valeo Films broadcast an Internet first: never-before-seen live webcast of a ship being scuttled offshore.  The retired USNV Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg was sunk on May 27th seven miles off the coast of Key West, FL for the purpose of establishing an artificial reef.   The website SinkTheVandenberg.com is the porthole by which to view the live video of the sinking and short subject documentaries about the ship and what it took to make the worlds second largest artificial reef. 

For more information, go to our press release at:

http://www.valeofilms.com/Vandenberg_Sinking_Press_Release.html

RBW and Advanced Diver Magazine have recognized that with changing web technology and acceptance of video feed through the net becoming quicker and additionally popular that we must expand to better reach and serve our ever-increasing dive community.

Advanced Diver Magazine and Rebreatherworld.com are proud to announce our new ADM/RBW video Chief of Staff, David Ulloa - President of Valeo Films Inc.

Moreover, Undersea Expeditionary Video Services, a division of Valeo Films Inc. will be participating with ADM/RBW in many of our up-coming expeditions and events.

David will also have a regular video column inside each issue of Advanced Diver Magazine and a presence on Rebreatherworld. ADM/RBW websites video departments are currently in the progress of redesign with our hopes to better host and serve the public viewer.

For KPI.  MysteryQuest is a new series that dispatches teams of experts throughout the world to try to solve some of mankind's strangest and most persistent mysteries. Top experts in their fields launch expeditions to gather evidence in mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle, the Zodiac serial killer, and Atlantis. A science team then conducts a forensic examination of the evidence using the latest technologies. Each episode presents a thorough step-by-step investigation of the mystery and by the end the teams reveal results that in some cases just may re-write history.

Valeo Films Inc. was contracted to shoot aerial and underwater sequences for two of the episodes to date  - The Devil’s Triangle and Lost City of Atlantis.

For more information about the show we were involved in go to:

http://www.underseaexpeditionaryvideo.com/mysteryquest.html

MysteryQuest - New Series for History Channel

Cross Creek specialize in the production of high quality professional grade sifting screens for use in the archaeological and forensic sciences. These screens are handcrafted by William Morgan, a ten year veteran of cultural resource management and cofounder of Cross Creek Archaeological Supply. Over the past decade Mr. Morgan has tested and perfected his screen designs with the aid and input of hundreds of academic and professional field researchers.  VFI produced this demo/promotional video for the Cross Creek Shaker.

For more information about the Cross Creek Archaeological Supply go to: 

http://archaeologicalsupply.com/

The first in a series of articles from David Ulloa about shooting video while on a technical dive premiers in Issue 32 of Advanced Diver Magazine. 

As the Video Chief of Staff for the international magazine David Ulloa’s column address the pitfalls and issues that many divers face while shooting video on a technical dive.  Mr. Ulloa further gives readers insight on how to overcome those hazards. 

This issue will be mailed on November 15th.  For your copy, go to http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/

Introduction to Tech Video in ADM Issue 32

Cross Creek Shaker Product Demo

Cross Creek Shaker Product Demo

In 2007, David Ulloa was signed on as a dive team member and underwater cameraman on two projects: Dan Crowell's "WWII Underwater" and KPI's "Quest for Sunken Warships," a four-part special series for the Military Channel. "Quest", originally titled "Sea Battles", takes viewers through some of the most awe-inspiring wrecks in the world while telling the stories of what sent these ships to the bottom. Our focus is to shed light on some of the most fascinating conflicts fought on the oceans’ battlefields.

USS Murphy - (WWII Destroyer)

Operation Hailstone (Truk Lagoon)

USS Oriskany - (US Aircraft Carrier)

Torpedo Alley (US Eastern Seaboard)

For more information on the “Quest For Sunken Warships,” show times or to see a trailer for the series, go to http://www.underseaexpeditionaryvideo.com/quest.html .

UEV has been hired to be the Underwater Director of Photography and Camera Operator on their new television series titled “Going Down.”   The 13 episode television series produced by Sarah Monahan focuses on SCUBA travel at a local level.  For more information about the program go to: http://www.goingdownonline.com/

Going Down - ShrimpTank Productions