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3. Antarctica

by Darek Sepiolo

7 months ago

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by Darek Sepiolo

1 year ago

This is a short clip inspired by Hans Zimmer's music from "The Thin Red Line". My tribute to great composer and beauty of nature.

Antarctica was the last, 7th continent I visited and dove. Kind of a last stop on a journey called "Earth". But in fact the journey never ends...

All shots were made with Sony EX1 camera.

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Planet60 Films 7 months ago

Incredible! Definitely brought tears to my eyes.
and a fantastic score by Hans Zimmer.
Imaj 7 months ago

Ditto; love the score and the baby seal.
This was awesome.
So pristine. ♥
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Thank you :)
adam werewka 7 months ago

mind blowing & asskicking & absolutely gorgeous :))))
but not extreme....u know what i mean:))))
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

That's what Antarctica is all about. You know that Adam :) Thx
Gyula Somogyi 7 months ago

Really nice footage and editing... A place where I would like to go... once... or twice... or more...
NadajemyTV 7 months ago

Oj Daras Daras....
Karen Abad ♥s Dinosaurs. 7 months ago

oh. my . god.
fidmac 7 months ago

Film Galapagos jest tak perfekcyjny ze kazdy nastepny musi byc jeszcze bardziej .A z tym moze byc ciezko Darku!!!!!!! Antarctica super!!!,ale ustawiles sobie bardzo wysoko poprzeczke.Powodzenia przy nastepnych produkcjach!!!
ramon hidalgo 7 months ago

Verrry Nice! this needs to be in my wish list before i go...Darek, may I link this to my dive club?
mikehedge 7 months ago

great work
Daniel Hayek 7 months ago

Leopard seals scare me! I was a NAUI Divemaster many years ago but I never did dry suit diving much less in Antarctic temperatures. I've always wondered though, what do you wear to protect your cheeks and lips from that level of cold?
Carl Cross 7 months ago

The power of moving images is such that you put something as visually striking as this in a public domain and it can ignite a wish fulfilment in many of the people watching to go the place and experience it for themselves. Your film is beautifully shot and cut; but the score, though very well composed, smacks to me of Hollywood epics and grants the film a style which is uncomfortably beguiling in the current climate. I seldom see such elegant footage of Antarctica. I would have liked a very different soundtrack: something fragile, something which instilled in me a sense of responsibility rather than wowed me with notation and orchestration akin to mainstream blockbuster motifs. I hope your film raises awareness and stimulates concern about Antarctica as opposed to spawning ideas of a more touristic kind.
J_Girona 7 months ago

Excellent!
Very nice!
Thanks for sharing these stunning images...
Sergio Alvarez 7 months ago

really beautiful. and the music is perfect.
Martin Zahuta 7 months ago

Simply stunning.. Thank you very much!
Maarten Toner 7 months ago

Amazing, the leopard seal dance is breathtaking.
Not sure what is more impressive, the fact you made the perfect shots with this bad-ass in front of you or what we get to see here.

Anyway cool stuff, nice to see the EX-1 doing so well underwater too.
François Tarlier 7 months ago

woooowww !!! that is so pretty and calm, peacefull !!

Just a question, what did happen after he open his little mouth ? did he eat the camera ? :)
Martijn Doornenbal 7 months ago

absolutely beautiful, images, music, everything!
Motion Esthetics 7 months ago

Epic
partylogger 7 months ago

Perfect harmony between pictures and music. Brilliant!
jack 7 months ago

Very nice shots, and the right music .........
Katarzyna Średnicka 7 months ago

Wow, cudowne! Piekne zdjęcia.
Szalenie zazdroszcze tej obudowy na kamere, ktora daje mozliwosc zejsc w ten podwodny swiat. No i samej wyprawy.
Zakonczenie fajne :)
Hansjoerg Hellinger 7 months ago

wow - absolutely beautiful - great pictures and choice of music. I realy love this
Hendrik Kleinwaechter 7 months ago

Awesome video :). Loved it.
Joshua D'Onofrio 7 months ago

wow! you'd expect to see something as cool as this on discovery channel or something :P
milli moondingo 7 months ago

exquisite! both visually and aurally!
thanx for sharin' xo
Richard Cameron White 7 months ago

WOW talk about production value haha right on man it was great. vimeo.com/2134604
edvard brun 7 months ago

Haunting and hypnotic video - congratulations !
adam 7 months ago

The Thin Red Line - best movie ever. Hans Zimmer's score - best score ever. Great video and tribute.
Chris Niswonger 7 months ago

Awesome work!

Did that Seal bite you!?
no-one 7 months ago

Nature is impressive and elegant and so is your vid. It looks like the is smiling at you in the end,I liked that and before that,like she is dancing through the water.
Thanks
Gabriel Varaljay 7 months ago

Amazing, beautiful video and very nice combination with Hans Zimmer's music. Congratulations.
Oman Mirzaie 7 months ago

definetly something very deep and emotional piece, life in any form is beautiful.
TheNightFox 7 months ago

amazing!!
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Thank all of you for the comments.
I meant the clip to be rather personal since it was very emotional trip. That's how I find Hans Zimmer's music...
mike ambs ☂ 7 months ago

Beautiful shots - what an amazing place...
Tocan 7 months ago

Very Beatutiful!!!!
Amenon 7 months ago

Thank you Darek for sharing this fabulous video - absolutely marvellous. The Leopard Seal sequence was amazing. *Please* tell us alll what happened next - did you clonk him on the nose with the EX1 ?
Japiooh 7 months ago

pfoehh, no words for the beautyfullness of this...
Phil Hough 7 months ago

this short film is really amazing..i love the views and shots, thanks for sharing :D!
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Amenon, both of us survived :)
Ed Dobry 7 months ago

Truly the dive to add to the bucket list! I have read that is the number one must do dives. I was looking into it. And I only wish I was doing the EX1 underwater. Just not ready to make that leap yet. Awesome video, and the music was simply perfect.
lolo bellic 7 months ago

Thanks
Erick 7 months ago

ohhh so pretty =]
ZhiC 7 months ago

this must be paradise
Italo Valerio 7 months ago

wow, incredible scenes, i´m impressed about your lucky with the seal in the lasts scenes, the dancing, very very beautiful. I will sleep now with the scene in my memory. Thanks for share with us.
Michael Tobia 7 months ago

this is great!
Fred Nurk 7 months ago

très excellent quoi!
mrufkaz 7 months ago

miazga !
Emmet Griffin 7 months ago

Stunning footage. Just beautiful.
Perfect music accompanying the imagery too.
Thank you for making it.
PEDRO CASTILLO 7 months ago

Fantastic¡¡¡¡¡ Good job.
Brian 7 months ago

Phenomenal doesn't even begin to describe it!
Paul Petyo 7 months ago

Really sensational footage and compilation.
Margaret 7 months ago

OMG Darek! Did that seal try to eat you ?! I just wanted to add my fulsome praises to the lengthening list... You really should, to my mind, get prizeS of some kind for this... whatever the nature film equivalent of the Oscars is! And what an amazing huge gift to those of us who will never be able to, for all sorts of reasons, dive in Antarctica. Thank you so much for generously sharing this incredibly beautiful video.
Epic Editor 7 months ago

It's not really my cup of tea but I can appreciate it's beauty
Keith Rivers 7 months ago

it's a little slow story wise, but the music really helps appreciate the beauty
Shaymaa 7 months ago

leopard seal dance is just sensational! stunning video and it flows perfectly with the track. excellent work!
Eva Sturm 7 months ago

Great! Makes me speechless.
Lisa Kassner 7 months ago

Amazing footage... all very clear and not one shake!
It works...I am most impressed!!!

Regards,

Lisa J. Kassner
Los Angeles, California
Piotr Ginter 7 months ago

Wow !
Awesome as usually from Darek.
Thanks
Regards
Sugoi 7 months ago

Absolutely Amazing!!!

Wonderfully shot and edited, pure talent :)
Everlasting 7 months ago

That was indeed spectacular! amazing! You are one lucky individual to have been where you have been, one day I hope to see what you have seen, beautiful!
Paul Novy 7 months ago

Beautiful footage Derek. Antarctica must be a special place and you have captured that specialness in stunning way. Beautiful job.
Caleb Stephens 7 months ago

What underwater housing did you use?
Tommi 7 months ago

Push my ja back up into position! :-)
Really amazing shots
Dave Dueck 7 months ago

First I was stunned. Then I was mesmerized. Then I was stunned again. When I found my breath, I used it to laugh in enchantment. Then I was awed. Finally I got very quiet.

This was a really marvelous marriage of picture with music. Perfect choice, and it's easily one of Zimmer's finest works. I thank you immensely for this video, sir!
João Costa 7 months ago

Incredible!
Flavio Chan 7 months ago

So impressive! Awesome job!
Gabriel Igarashi 7 months ago

amazing! congratulations!
Christopher Carbone 7 months ago

Footage man! jesus nature right? wierd...
misterserialkiller 7 months ago

mind shattering...
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Thank you :)
Caleb, I used custom made housing.
Christian Fries 7 months ago

Very emotional film! Your cutting is excellent and the score fits the mood best. I just added the movie to our HD dive film channel: vimeo.com/digideep

Glad to have you there!

regards
Chris
Phoric 7 months ago

awesome
Felipe Lizana 7 months ago

I love it !
Phoric 7 months ago

what aquarium was this filmed in?

just kidding. ;)
Alex.Be. 7 months ago

Hi Darek,
another unbeatable video from you, i´m stunned again!
I´ve got goose pimples!

My trip to Antarctica is booked already since one year. I will be there in March 2010! :-)
Pierre 7 months ago

As you said Darek: the beauty of 'intact' nature, melting with the music! A friend is just back from there, hope he will produce the same effect on me with his video ;)
Roland Pieper 7 months ago

What can I say ......

GREAT .....GREAT......GREAT .....
Sansom Media 7 months ago

killer work. great fluidity with editing. I liked seeing the mast of the boat in the intro. great shot. scuba diving in antarctica...ballsy!
allen mechen 7 months ago

Great work, fantastic images and very inspiring, love the underwater work and the colours.. wow.
thanks for sharing
Joseba1 7 months ago

Betial Darek. Shocking and amazing spectacle.
Filip Hulok 7 months ago

what is this song exactly called?
David 7 months ago

Love the footage, the music and the leopard seal, neat almost looks like a dinosaur.
Jorj Baker 7 months ago

Darek, you make Vimeo history! Rare and exquisite footage, aesthetically presented.
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Again... thank all of you for the comments.
Filip, it's a soundtrack from The Thin Red Line. Track nr 3 "Journey to the line" by Hans Zimmer.
flip 7 months ago

beautiful video.
Thank you.
Jake Hall 7 months ago

Beautiful, and excellent.

I love the score and the video is just awesome. The 'like' button doesn't do justice!
Joseph Lo 7 months ago

Incredible
Len 7 months ago

wow! just amazing pictures you shot. the whole work is fascinating.
remembers me of "planet earth". thumbs up!
Peter Urblík 7 months ago

Nature is so great, beautiful and incredible....keep on in your work Darek
David Le Cardinal 7 months ago

wow!
→Zac Boyet← 7 months ago

Bravo! You got some stellar shots there.
Brian Stansfield 7 months ago

What EX1 underwater housing did you use? Unreal footage, awesome job! Congrats on the 7 continent journey... next stop... space!
Murat Pak 7 months ago

great. except the choice of music.
Djumarong 7 months ago

Beautiful!!!
Steve Douglas 7 months ago

Quite nice, would love to dive there. Good clean footage
Hodaka Kajita 7 months ago

Awesome!
Darek Sepiolo 7 months ago

Thank you :)
Brian, I've got custom made housing.