"Life Beneath the Ice" is a short musical film about light and life beneath the Antarctic sea-ice.
It was produced as a spin-off idea as I became passionate about the wondrous marine life forms our research team came across during two scientific field expeditions at Cape Evans, Antarctica.
Along with necessity, curiosity is one of the main engines for doing science and research. When curiosity is triggered, it engages one to get deeply involved and become knowledgeable about something. This short film hopes to sensibilize the public about some of the beautiful landscapes that can be witnessed beneath the remoteness of the Antarctic sea ice. Ultimately, it wants to spark your curiosity for the things beautiful and unknown, and your will to understand more about these mysterious worlds.
The footage was acquired during the course of an actual research project funded by the Antarctic Gateway Partnership (AGP) and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI) across two field seasons in 2018 and 2019.
The project focused on the study of ice algal communities that thrive beneath the ice. Ice algae play a crucial role in polar marine food webs and ecosystems. The research theme of the expeditions was to investigate their abundance and physiology under changing light conditions (e.g., due to climate change) and on the development of new in-situ optical technologies to monitor these communities (e.g., underwater hyperspectral imaging and chemical microsensors).
It was filmed during the course of an actual research project funded by the Antarctic Gateway Partnership (AGP) and the New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI).
The K043 research event team thank you for your attention and support.
Peace and love
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Music: Life - Remastered by Solar Fields
http://www.solarfields.com/
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GyhmlEy51sGUE09A5AWzc?si=m7eu-QEmSKSkiVM8etgkpA&dl_branch=1
https://solarfields.bandcamp.com/track/life-remastered
Background vocals: Invitation to the new world of light (Hamamatsu Photonics, 1984)
Ending computer vocals: GlaDOS from Portal 2
(Valve)
