Ok, these crappy CGI dolphins are really bad… alongside the other CGI effects.
But Flipper and his successors weren’t available as it seems. Also, he might be considered an imperialistic, evil Western dolphin by the movie makers of this movie π
The tank on the first screenshot looks really weird. These dents… is that tank a mockup out of cardboard? π
And how does she manage to get knocked out by that thing? #badreflexes
However, at least she really is diving underwater so it isn’t all CGI.
On the good side, she does wear a nice body wetsuit and there are a bunch of good close-ups of her.
And it’s a nice perilous scene once she loses the regulator.
I have known this one for quite a while now but hadn’t made a post about it in all that time.
Time to change that!
This one is based one a true event… more on that later on.
We have a female diver and her new husband on their honeymoon vacation.
He persuaded her to go on some dives near the Great Barrier Reef.
And he has special plans for her…
Preview:
Our frogwoman (right) isn’t so eager to dive…
But she dives with her husband
She wants back to the surface!
Well…. he has other plans
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Here is the video:
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As I said before… this one is based on a real event where a husband killed his wife on their honeymoon vacation.
This leaves quite a bitter taste… as it makes the movie scene a little bit too “real”.
As you might know by now… I do enjoy scuba peril scenes a lot… but only if they are not happening in “real” life.
Knowing that this actually happened to a woman makes it difficult to watch… unless you separate the movie scene from reality.
My other issue with this scene is the fact that the most dramatic part isn’t shown on screen… the part where she drowns.
Seemingly he had turned her air off and then held onto her until she drowned.
There are some short flashback scenes about the scuba murder, but I am 99% sure that wasn’t shown there either.
Will re-watch the whole movie someday.
It’s good that she fights back, even though she has so little scuba training while he has much more experience.
It’s a little odd that she did not immediately head towards the surface after she knocked his mask off… but I guess she wasn’t sure that he actually was about to murder her.
All in all, it’s quite a strong scuba peril scene which is a little hard to watch… with the background knowledge.
Spoiler:
The husband gets convicted for her death, but gets a laughable sentence… here is the background story.
The villain and our frogwoman are diving down to the wreck again to collect some drugs.
Soon she won’t be “useful” to him anymore…. π
Preview:
Down at the wreck again!
The frogwoman and…
…the villain!
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Here is the video:
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I cut out some non-scuba scenes here to keep the video under a certain length… incl. a flashback scene of her as a kid and her father who dies in a boating disaster (storm).
Hmh… an interesting peril scene for sure!
You don’t see that often… a guy who knocks out a female diver and then locks her up underwater? Quite unique π
But there are some weird aspects to it…
Yeah, he closes the heavy doors on her, and she might not get them open again, I’ll buy that.
But I think he has seen the openings in the deck structure before… so… why does he think that she can’t get out of there?
And what about that second knock that hits her dive mask?
She was unconscious already, was his idea to destroy the visor of the mask so that her mask would flood and she would basically drown while being unconscious?
If that was his plan… why didn’t he realize that the visor was still intact?
However he then just swims away…
Of course, I would have preferred if he would have sneaked up on her and sliced her air hose! That would have been awesome…
A real scuba fight between her and the villain would have been a great addition to the movie, but …no luck.
Her plan to attract one of the sharks to the villain by launching his BCD in his direction was interesting… also it was odd that they ignored him previously.
A very risky plan…
However, the whole scene is very interesting, and my highlight of the movie!
The scenes are often quite dark (lighting) but well that’s realistic after all ….down there it IS dark so we only have the flashlights of the divers.
All in all, I was positively surprised by this movie.
I mean I saw the trailer and just thought about another crappy shark movie with perhaps 30 seconds of scuba scenes… but no… I was wrong!
I do recommend that you check out the movie! I mean it’s not great, but entertaining enough with only about 85 minutes and has several scuba scenes in it.
Always good to get the chance to watch a new movie with some scuba scenes π
P.S.:
Here is the odd/bad German Blu-ray cover:
Hmh…. not the best cover to promote the movie π
(The shark effects in the movie are quite ok for most of the time)
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Itβs pretty simple, I had to spend a lot of money:
All that scuba gear, location rent, and the money for the frogwomen and the safety diver.
If I donβt make enough money with these videosβ¦.. I wonβt be able to make new videos at some point.
I hope you appreciate these videos and want to see more in the future!
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Most of you guys will have stumbled upon my “Hall of Fame” here by now.
I always wanted to make a video with all these scenes in it.
Last week I started the work on it and quickly realized that the video was going to get over 30 minutes long.
A pretty safe bet that the video wouldn’t stay for long on YouTube if it would be allowed at all.
Then I came up with the idea to make each segment from each scene much shorter and had the idea to make this cliffhanger edition/cut.
In this video, you will now find all my favorite 20 scenes. The order in the video is the order they are listed on my Hall of Fame page, which is in no particular order.
The number at the bottom is the listed number of the Hall of Fame.
In there, you will find the full version of each scene in case you wanna know how the scene actually ends π
I guess that most of you guys know most of the scenes already… but it’s a treat to have them all in one video.
The picture quality of each segment depends on the available source material.
Here you go:
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So, which scene is your favorite? Or do you have multiple favorites?
How many of these 20 scenes did you know already?
What scenes would you have in a Top 20, Top 10, or Top 5 video?
What scenes should I include in a Top x video?
Feel welcome to discuss here in the comments or on Youtube!
This is video 29 and the fifth from the 4th video shoot.
In this video, Frogwomen Lucy and Kara wanna test some scuba gear in the pool.
But things are not what they seem… and a scuba battle for survival enfolds!
I don’t wanna spoil it too much for now, but expect …something to happen… that never happened before in any “Project F” video! π
*EDIT* October 14:
Ok, time to reveal a spoiler: Tessie will join the fight, and so there are 3 frogwomen in front of the camera… for the first time in my “Project F” videos.
Frogwomen Lucy, Kara, and Tessie in βSurprise Attackβ, 1080p, 3:12 minutes (XXL cut: 4:52)
Some preview pictures:
*EDIT* October 14:
Ok, it’s time to post a picture that shows “the” actual surprise that the title of this video is really referring to:
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A third frogwoman! For the first time in a Project F video… a third frogwoman is in front of the camera at the same time!
And Tessie already has her scuba knife ready for action! What will happen?
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+ a short teaser:
(The music is just in the trailer, not in the video)
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Video contains:
3 frogwomen, neoprene, 3 smooth skin wetsuits, scuba peril, scuba fight, 1 FFM, modern scuba gear, hoods (2 of 3), fins
[su_spoiler] attempt to remove FFM, tank valve closing, air hose damage, air hose cutting[/su_spoiler]
Lethal or non-lethal ending?
[su_spoiler]Non-lethal[/su_spoiler]
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Background info (without spoiler):
First of all, there are 2 versions of this video available for you to watch!
The fighting during the recording got a little “out of control” in this one, and we made several takes, which resulted in a slightly troublesome editing in this case.
But now I’m happy with the final result, and I’m sure you folks will like it π
My initial idea was to make one video and put extra footage at the end of that video as a bonus.
But I decided to make a “normal” cut, which is shorter but has no continuation errors.
The XXL cut is longer and has more footage from different recordings, which results in some continuity errors. But you surely will like these extra scenes as well π
I leave it up to you which version you prefer.
I highly recommend watching the “normal” cut first, though …and then the XXL cut afterward!
Kara isn’t wearing a hood in this one, as the combination with the full-face mask was a little tricky.
It is the first time that Kara was using that OTS Guardian mask and it worked out really fine.
The pressure equalization can be a little problematic with such a mask at first, but Kara can make that equalization without pinching her nose, so that wasn’t an issue at all!
She really enjoyed using it as it adds more comfort to the diving, as you can breathe with your mouth and nose, and it doesn’t even have a mouthpiece.
Frogwoman Lucy is wearing an awesome vintage-style wetsuit from Elios:
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Editing:
I used some filters (10% more brightness in gamma and gain, text)
Where to watch it?
The video will be available again in October in the VIP club alongside the other content!
Here is a quick overview of the content of this month:
You can watch and download these videos in the VIP club, but only for personal use!
Donβt share them with anyoneβ¦. anywhere!
Itβs pretty simple, I had to spend a lot of money:
All that scuba gear, location rent, and the money for the frogwomen and the safety diver.
If I donβt make enough money with these videosβ¦.. I wonβt be able to make new videos at some point.
I hope you appreciate these videos and want to see more in the future!
After all, you get all those Project F videos each month + additional content for just 12 euros (or even less per month if you get into the VIP club for more than one month).
This is video 28 and the fourth from the 4th video shoot.
A little early (Friday instead of Sunday), as I am mostly away on the weekend.
In this video, Frogwomen Lucy and newcomer Tessie are training their scuba combat skills so they are always ready for a mission.
It’s Tessie’s first appearance in a “Project F” video!
Frogwomen Lucy and Tessie in βScuba Combat Training 5β, 1080p, 60 frames, 3:58 minutes
Info: The training has 4 rounds. That means that 4 times one of them forces the other one to the surface.
Some preview pictures:
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+ a short teaser:
(The music is just in the trailer, not in the video)
Feel welcome to hit the LIKE button on the video on YouTube!
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Video contains:
2 frogwomen, neoprene, 2 smooth skin wetsuits, 1 (of them is a) vintage-style beavertail wetsuit, double hose regulator, scuba peril, scuba fight, some modern scuba gear,
hoods (2 of 2), fins, mask flooding/ripping, regulator stealing, air hose squeezed shut, leg scissors
Lethal or non-lethal ending?
It’s a combat training scenario…
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Background info (without spoiler):
Tessie was the safety diver for most of the day, but also debuted in front of the camera in this video.
She has some scuba certificates and plenty of scuba experience already at a rather young age.
So, it was pretty difficult for Lucy to force Tessie to the surface in this training scenario π
In comparison to modern regulators, the 60-year-old Royal Mistral double hose regulator is less comfortable when it comes to breathing and handling, but Lucy adapted to it quickly.
You can watch and download these videos in the VIP club, but only for personal use!
Donβt share them with anyoneβ¦. anywhere!
Itβs pretty simple, I had to spend a lot of money:
All that scuba gear, location rent, and the money for the frogwomen and the safety diver.
If I donβt make enough money with these videosβ¦.. I wonβt be able to make new videos at some point.
I hope you appreciate these videos and want to see more in the future!
After all, you get all those 6 Project F videos each month + additional content for just 12 euros (or even less per month if you get into the VIP club for more than one month).
I would say that is quite a bargain!
The rotation periods for each video will get a little longer though. When a video leaves the VIP club it will be out for at least 4 months.
But still, there will be …at least…. 5-6 Project F videos in it each month.
Well, that Swedish/Norwegian movie was made in 2020 and filmed in Norway.
And now, just 3 years later, we have a German(!) remake that was filmed in Malta.
As a German, I am always happy when there is a new German movie that isn’t a crime movie, drama, or a comedy… because it feels like 99% fit in these genres π
Quite odd that there is a remake just 3 years later, but I guess since “Breaking Surface” wasn’t filmed in English… maybe they thought that this new movie, which was filmed in English …has a better chance of making money?
If you have seen “Breaking Surface” (what you should have/do!) then you know practically the whole storyline of this new movie as well.
The remake is mostly verrrry close to the original.
So, is there any point in watching the new one when you have seen the old one?
Yes, quite a few!
The main differences are:
– 2 new actresses (obviously)
– The cold water (Norway) scenario was now swapped with warm water (Malta/Mediterranean)
– The dive gear is now different:
Breaking Surface has drysuits and Ocean Reef FFMs while the new one has normal wetsuits and FFMs where you can see the full face (brand?)
– Some minor story changes incl. (even) less backstory in this one
(You have to watch the video directly on YouTube this time, embedding it here wasn’t allowed)
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I thought the video would be completely blocked on YouTube but it was “only” blocked in a handful of countries.
But over 90% of you guys should be able to see it.
Maybe I will add a Google Drive link later on… if that seems necessary.
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Well, most of all I am intrigued by the fantastic breathing sounds in this scene!!!
Wow, they had either a great UW mic for that and/or did an awesome post-production job!
I guess I never heard how a scuba tank was sucked completely empty…that clearly.
Also, the whole mask switching scenes are also very exciting/thrilling as well.
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The movie itself has around 90 minutes (nearly 10 minutes longer than the original) and the majority of that time is spent underwater.
For that aspect alone you should watch the whole thing!
And then you have all the scuba peril elements in it… π
Perhaps I will post another scene from this one. But as the movie has so much UW time, it will always be pretty incomplete.
The story remains the same as in the original: Two sisters go diving, one of them gets trapped underwater and the other one needs to rescue her in time.
I wonder if there will be a US remake in another few years from now on.
I wouldn’t mind a remake set in the ’60s with some vintage rubber wetsuits and double hose regulators…
