"Waters of Wonder...  is a labor of love. It fills a need that we both have," says Jackson. "to share the beauty of coral reefs we have experienced during our lifetimes.”

“At First... it seemed another film  on coral reefs was unnecessary. There are so many beautiful versions - and others so compelling about their plight,” says Biddle, ”but there really hasn’t been a film that shows comprehensively what coral reefs are and how they work that would appeal to adults and students.”

"Understanding... coral reefs is a vital first step to save them. We want this film to be seen by as many people as possible," says Jackson. "

"If coral reefs... are to be saved, students and  families all across the country should get to know coral reefs: what they are and why they are important", says Biddle.

“Our film differs from... other documentaries in that most are created from a general premise, footage is shot, and then a script is written,” Says Jackson. ”Our documentary was made in a slightly different fashion. Joel and I have worked together on so many projects that when we decided to make Waters of Wonder, Joel wrote a script that gives a complete overview of Caribbean reefs: profiling corals, fish, invertebrates, and mammals - and then I animated it from over eighteen years of footage I have in my libraries.”

"Over Eighteen years... of footage means lots of shots of corals and fish filmed in conditions that are becoming increasingly difficult to experience. Some of the large corals Tom has filmed are almost impossible to find nowadays anywhere in the Caribbean.”

“Eighteen Years... of footage also means many different kinds of cameras used over the years - from simple video to digital  - so great care has been taken to color correct: creating a painterly, lyrical look that portrays what can only be described as a magical world," says Jackson.

“This Project... was unusual because only two people made it, so the list of credits is extremely short,” says Biddle. “We feel this was a blessing because we had no deadlines or restrictions on content. Tom and I the freedom to handcraft everything.”

“And that Includes... the sound track and narration. I always edited films with needle drops for soundtracks. I never had the opportunity to work with a symphonic composer, which Joel is in his various backgrounds. He also worked for PBS a producer and has that PBS announcing voice. So he not only wrote the script, he narrated, composed, and performed a fully scored soundtrack. We hand tooled everything together”

  

"We feel the images and colors shown in the film truly reflects what we both have felt through our experiences of diving, not only locally, but throughout the Greater Caribbean. It’s a great honor to work with Tom"

For a student version... Biddle and Jackson have designed an interactive question and answer section that reviews the film in a fun, easy-to-use format that includes series of full color menus and questions asked with a game show-type feel. Full color clips from the film that answers the questions is the pay-off

"We are looking forward... to share what we call the WOW Game show with as many schools as possible . What we are designing really hasn't been done before, " says Jackson. “Going into the unknown is always challenging.”