Team Profiles
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David HannanDavid Hannan and his Australian based media company Plankton Productions are currently releasing his latest Coral Sea Dreaming - 20th Anniversary Edition proudly presented by MLJ Network in the USA. He is also exploring exciting ways of seeing his imagery as 'Virtual Decor' and developing several new projects. Cinematographer, Director and Producer, David Hannan has won international acclaim for his tropical and temperate marine images. His now classic original underwater music video 'Coral Sea Dreaming - An Evolving Balance' released in 1992 has screened in over 60 countries and remains the best-selling Natural History program ever produced and marketed from Australia. Since then, David has produced, co-produced and filmed for many other TV Documentaries and Musical Videos, amassed one of the worlds largest independent tropical marine footage libraries and also an extensive archive of Antarctica on HD. Several HD programs, 'Antarctica Dreaming', 'Serenity - Southern Seas' and 'Ningaloo - Where The Desert meets the Sea' were produced with ProCam in Brisbane, Australia. David Hannan has been extensively involved in shooting and/or supplying images for many of the worlds best known programs and series over the last two decades including the BBC's 'The Blue Planet', National Geographic 'The Shape of Life' and 'Great Migrations' series and David Suzuki's 'The Nature of Things'. In 1999 David won an Emmy Award for his Cinematography on 'Palau - Paradise of the Pacific', an episode of the highly acclaimed US Living Edens Series. He was again nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008 for 'Equator: Reef of Riches'. In 2007, David was Australian Producer and Cinematographer on Rob Stewarts Feature Documentary 'Sharkwater' that has since won more than 34 International Awards. The 6-part TV series 'Undersea Edens' completed during 2009 with Co-Producer Nate Scripture for Smithsonian Channel won a prestigious award for 'Best Series'. David is proud of his role in instigating and co-producing an innovative new range of Marine Educational Modules and Keynote speeches that focus on Marine Issues and Marine Ecology available now online to over 10,000 schools in the Australian and New Zealand region and in the USA. → To access online bios and press kit go here: www.planktonproductions.com.au/resources/index.php#presskit |
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Toni HoustonToni recently scripted the Voice Over narration for Coral Sea Dreaming. She has worked in the film and television industry for over twenty years. She has worked as researcher, writer, editor and/or director for major Australian TV networks (Channel 10, Nine Network and the ABC Natural History Unit) and independent documentary companies. This culminated in her directing a 1 hour special - Atlanta's Child - for Seven Network Australia. For 5 years she traveled the world as onboard film-maker for National Geographic Lindblad Expeditions, producing short documentaries on eco-tourism and expedition travel, for which she was cinematographer, director, editor, writer and narrator. Most recently she wrote, directed and edited Antarctica Dreaming, an HD feature on Antarctica. Toni is now developing Aqua with Plankton Productions. She is also a published prose writer, diver, fire-breather and proud mother of two. |
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Lucy TrippettThe filming of fascinating subjects requires a lot of other production work and creative thinking behind the scenes in organization and management. Lucy Trippett is an Environmental Scientist, Diver, Photographer, Writer, Production Manager, Researcher, Producer, Art Director, Publicist, Creature Collector, Travel Agent, Critic, Aquarist, Bookkeeper, Visionary, Ship Master, Marketing Co-ordinator, Designer, Comedienne, Host, Director and Executive - often all at the same time! Visit Lucy's redbubble profile where you can view and buy her photography as prints, canvases etc. |
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Peter SimonPeter Simon has worked in production and post-production on independent and mainstream TV, Video, Cinema, Multi-media and Web projects around Australia and the world since the early 1980's - starting when films were still made by hand. Based in Northern NSW during the vibrant 1990's, Pete established facilities and managed services at 'Wollumbin Studios' where nearly 100 short and long-form video projects were completed including various TV Documentaries for ABC TV, SBS Independent and 7 Network. During this time he also produced a 1hr TV documentary with Dean Jefferys 'Amazon: The Invisible People', a 1hr 'cyber-comedy' with Mick Coleman 'Trance Planet' starring Troy Planet and served on the board of community broadcaster Linc TV. From 2001, Pete mostly concentrated on managing David Hannan's expanding footage library and guiding his long-form HD projects through early-adopter workflows at Pro-Cam DigiPost in Brisbane Australia - culminating with the release of Serenity - Southern Seas, 'Antarctica Dreaming - Wildlife on Ice' and Coral Sea Dreaming. Peter is currently working mainly with other practitioners and disciplines on media projects where web, video and narrative increasingly intersect 'online'. |
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Jay Daniells - Website Design & SEOSince 2003 Jay Daniells has been designing, developing and maintaining David Hannan and Plankton Productions web presences. In addition Jay also assists with website marketing consultancy. He is a handy guy to have around, very reliable and a bit of an all-rounder specially when it comes to web usability, online trends and designing functional and aesthetically pleasing websites. During the past 12 years Jay has enjoyed trained and worked in a variety of commercial design areas including several years working at a Film and TV facility in Brisbane, Australia. In 2005 Jay branched out to establish himself as a web design freelancer. Now in his early 30's Jay appreciates more than ever the opportunities he's been given as part of the Plankton Productions team. → More information and other examples of Jay's website design work can be found on his website at www.jaydaniells.com |
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Sam HannanSam Hannan, commonly found lurking in dark rooms surrounded by many small blinking lights, is rumoured to have begun life in a sound studio! Nowadays Sam is suspected of having pitch-perfect hearing and apart from being a musician himself, his activities include music production, recording, mixing, 5.1 surround mixing, programming, post production and mastering. While occasionally admitting to a family connection, Sam is a regular fixture with Plankton Productions literally adding another dimension to recent projects especially Coral Sea Dreaming, Antarctica Dreaming - Wildlife on Ice, Serenity - Southern Seas Sam Hannan continues to work independently with musicians, such as Mental As Anything, Brian Cadd, Russell Morris, Olivia Newton John, Delta Goodrem, The McClymonts, James Cruikshank, Weaponhead and Jez Mead to name a few. → For more information check out his website at: www.samhannan.com |
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Tania Rose - Music for LifeRecently collaborating with Plankton Productions on the 5.1 music score for Coral Sea Dreaming - Awaken, Tania Rose has inspired millions around the world with music that reflects the Journey of Life within all of us.  For a window on Tania's thoughts while at work on Coral Sea Dreaming check out her video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxPvG0QbpXs Eclectic in her influences, Tania's work ranges from instrumentals reflecting Renaissance flavours, to singer/songwriter ballads. Her broad range of creative projects (in particular film), also takes her work into more upbeat and occasionally industrial explorations. But regardless of her platform, Tania Rose's love of harmonies and delicately weaving melodies are her signature, an influence of both her classical singing experience, and her early passion for classical religious music. To explore Tania's world of Music and Art check out her websites: |
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Nate Scripture - Reigndrop, LLCBased in Washington DC, Producer Nate Scripture provides regular consulting and liaison services to Plankton Productions and the International documentary community. During 2009, Nate's company Reigndrop LLC produced an award-winning 6 x 1/2 hr HD series of programs with Plankton Productions for the Smithsonian Channel, now commenced screening July 2010. See the News item titled Undersea Edens wins 'Best Series' award at IWFF. Nate has also brokered and managed several specialised field shoots with David Hannan in Papua New Guinea for startling marine segments in an upcoming series on National Geographic Television. Watch this space for announcements !  |
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Rob Stewart - SharkwaterAward winning filmmaker Rob Stewart is developing several new projects with David Hannan. They frequently collaborate as dive-buddies and filmmakers on fieldtrips and often share footage. Recently, David was Australian Producer and Cinematographer on Rob's award-winning feature documentary Sharkwater, a remarkable story of courage and determination to save the worlds sharks.
For more information please visit www.sharkwater.com Rob has been in the water since infancy and started photographing underwater when he was 13. His passion for sharks has led him to the most remote regions of the world, where his kinship with these enigmatic creatures allows him to capture stunning images.  This has resulted in an extensive marine & wildlife stock photo resource with over 15,000 images, used by the top wildlife magazines in the world www.robstewartphotography.com  Rob has also developed a wonderful wildlife information site for kids and non-commercial users. For more information please visit www.wildinfo.com 
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