Announcing a New Chapter for The Hydrous
World-leading ocean science innovators, natural history filmmakers, and media creators join forces to create next-generation immersive ocean experiences
The Hydrous announces a new partnership with Silverback Films, the world-leading natural history production company, and Submersa Studios, an immersive production studio that crafts awe-inspiring experiences for headsets, domes, exhibits, and 360° spaces.
Read the full release here.
Jeff Hester of Submersa Studios shooting in the Channel Islands with the Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive camera and Gates housing (image credit: Alex Warham / Submersa Studios).
Dr. Erika Woolsey diving at Orpheus Island in the Great Barrier Reef (image credit: Tom Bridge).
“Imagine taking the cinematic language and extraordinary underwater storytelling in Ocean with David Attenborough and placing audiences inside the story itself.”
xr experiences
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SPOTLIGHT
decade of ocean empathy
This initiative is endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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We brought people together from across the world on a virtual dive under the waters of Palau. This shared synchronized immersive reality experience (SSIRE) was the first of its kind and won a Webby Award for technical innovation.
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Join us in building the future of learning together — one that is grounded in research, transparency, empathy, and agency.
