Descending makes Auckland billboards
Only one percent of the world’s oceans have ever been explored. . . . UNTIL NOW.
Descending premiers this month on SKY Channel.
WhangareiNZ Blog – New TV series show off Kiwi dive spots, The NZ Herald
New Zealand-born Ellis Emmett, 40, hosts the show with Canadian Scott Wilson and said there was no question about using the Poor Knights in the New Zealand episodes.
“We couldn’t come to New Zealand and not film there. The marine diversity is incredible.”
“It’s about that person in New York waking up and saying ‘I saw this amazing place in New Zealand, I want to go there’,” Mr Jongejans said.
SKY – What’s On
Episode 01: “The Rest of the Map”
Seasoned travellers Scott Wilson and Andre Dupuis begin a new journey descending into the world beneath the waves. They travel to New Zealand to recruit friend and fellow explorer Ellis Emmett for the adventure. But equipment challenges and harsh weather impede the team’s first dives.
NZ Herald article – New TV Series Shows Off Kiwi Dive Spots
A new TV show about underwater adventures will showcase Northland’s Poor Knights reserve alongside some of the best diving spots in the world.
Descending, which airs on Sky Travel Channel 025 from August 21, is a 13-part series about 17 countries.
The Northern Advocate article – Islands Dive Into Fame
New Zealand-born Ellis Emmett, who co-hosts the show Descending alongside Canadian host Scott Wilson, said there was no question about using the Poor Knights in the New Zealand episodes.
“We couldn’t come to New Zealand and not film there. The marine diversity is incredible.”
The Poor Knights, off the coast of Tutukaka, holds its own quite easily amongst some of the world’s best diving, according to Mr Emmett.
Auckland University Underwater Club – New TV series shows off Kiwi dive spots
A new TV show about underwater adventures will showcase Northland’s Poor Knights reserve alongside some of the best diving spots in the world.
SKY TV – What’s on – Descending
Descending, an aquatic underwater series on an epic scale, pushes the boundaries of film-making to capture some of the most incredible underwater footage ever seen.
Dream : Reboot – What would you do if you were not afraid?
It is part of humanity to feel fear. Sometimes those fears are rational, sometimes they’re irrational. Some fears are good, because they keep us alive. Some fears are bad because they keep us from living our best, truest lives.
It’s not having the fears that holds a person back, it’s not knowing how to think yourself through them, “feel the fear and do it anyway,” as Ellis Emmet says.
Travel Channel UK – Life without boundaries
Descending starts 21 August 2013 – now on: VIRGIN 288, SKY 251, FREESAT 405.
UK – The Telegraph – Descending: filming the world’s best dive sites
Descending is a new diving documentary series that follows friends Scott Wilson, Ellis Emmett ad cinematographer Andre Dupuis as they set out to dive the world. As they travel, they also look at the impact humans are having on the oceans, lakes, and rivers of our planet.
