Project: Tourism & Events Queensland 2021

In 2021 Descent Productions ran an extensive 2 month project on the far edges of the Great Barrier Reef. Tourism & Events Queensland required a powerhouse underwater film team to capture a range of ocean based destinations for a promotional campaign focused on driving domestic tourism to the Great Barrier Reef. The production spanned across multiple tropical islands, many reefs on the Outer Great Barrier Reef, and a few extremely remote destinations over 190 Nautical Miles off Cairns.

Our team of 8 ran all aspects of the production from pre-production, acquiring film permits, scheduling operators, and managing talent, to on location production and managing run sheets, through to post production, where our in house editing team sorted through terabytes of footage and raw imagery to deliver 8 finished films showcasing the glory of the Great Barrier Reef, and an array of still images.

Underwater Highlight Reel

This isn’t a story driven destination film. There’s no story, no SFX, no fast cuts, and no visual effects to hold your attention. This is just some straight up underwater footage to show you what our filmmakers are capable of. Even without all the fancy editing, I bet this will blow your mind, and maybe even loosen a few tears.

 

The Destination Films

In addition to producing the above film content which will be utilised across various campaigns in the years to come, our team also produced 7 destination films. Each of these films have been produced with a light story and sound design to promote a specific destination or attraction. Additionally social cuts have been provided for each film.

Noting the Lady Musgrave & Great Keppel Island films were produced amongst our 2022 TEQ film project. The vast number of remaining deliverables are yet to be released, so for now these are also being displayed here.

 
 

The Image Gallery

Alongside film production which was our teams primary objective, our photographers also captured a range of still imagery above and below the water.

 
Aerial Drone Shot of Bougainville Reef Shot onboard Mike Ball Dive Expeditions with Tourism Queensland
Aerial Drone Shot of Bougainville Reef Shot onboard Mike Ball Dive Expeditions. Image captured with Tourism Queensland.
Sunrise couple onboard Mike Ball Dive Expeditions. Image captured with Tourism Queensland.
Scuba Diving the stunning Steves Bommie on the Ribbon Reefs on the Great Barrier Reef.
Schooling Grey Reef Sharks shot by our in house photographers at Osprey Reef, at North Horn with Mike Ball Dive Expeditions.
Scuba Diving the stunning Lighthouse Bommie. Captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Snorkelling with Nemo on the Frankland Islands. This image was captured by our in house underwater videographer Tom Park.
Scuba Diving with Nemo on on Bougainville Reef. This shot was captured with Tourism Queensland onboard Mike Ball Dive Expeditions.
Snorkelling in the shallows of Frankland Island on the Great Barrier Reef. This shot was captured with Tourism Queensland.
Scuba Diving at the Cod Hole on the Ribbon Reefs, The Great Barrier Reef Australia.
Scuba Diving on Osprey Reef in the deep sections of North Horn on The Great Barrier Reef Australia. Image captured by our underwater filmmakers.
Aerial shot of Mike Ball Dive Expeditions on the outer Great Barrier Reef.
Aerial shot of Passions of Paradise, sailing by Hastings Reef on the outer Great Barrier Reef.
Image of a young couple onboard Passions of Paradise, sailing by Hastings Reef on the outer Great Barrier Reef.
Scuba Diver tending to the coral nurseries at Hastings Reef. Image captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Scuba Diver the stunning Bougainville Reef. Image captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Aerial image of Frankland Islands on the Great Barrier Reef.
Aerial image of Fitzroy Island on the Great Barrier Reef.
Aerial image of Fitzroy Island Resort on the Great Barrier Reef.
Model drinking a cocktail in the Pool Bar on Fitzroy Island Resort on the Great Barrier Reef.
Happy couple enjoying a meal at Foxy's Bar on Fitzroy Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Image captured as part of an underwater video shoot.
Friends walking along Frankland Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Image captured as part of an underwater video shoot.
Female on Rope Swing on the beautiful Fitzroy Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Image captured by our underwater videographers as part of an underwater film shoot.
Snorkellers exploring Milln Reef at Club 10, with Passions of Paradise. Image captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Scuba Diving the stunning 3 sisters on Milln Reef with Passions of Paradise and Tourism Queensland. Image captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Scuba Diving the stunning Ribbon Reefs with Mike Ball Dive Expeditions and Tourism Queensland. Image captured by our in house underwater photographers.
Scuba Diving the stunning Osprey Reef with Mike Ball Dive Expeditions and Tourism Queensland. Image captured by our in house underwater videographers.

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