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  • Overview:
    RTSea Productions provides video and still production services with a particular emphasis on nature and underwater subject matter. With a media library containing video and still images from qualified professionals that range from sharks to reef fish, coral reefs to kelp forests, sweeping land vistas to spiders and reptiles; and production services that can provide all the needed staffing and logistics for unique projects, RTSea Productions is dedicated to capturing nature and underwater images that will impress and move viewers to preserve and protect our precious natural resources – above and below the waves.
      • Media Library– Stock video footage and photo images available for single, royalty-free use.
      • Production Services– Providing staffing and logistical support for video and still shoots.
      • RTSea Blog – An open forum for the dissemination of conservation issues and opinions
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    Clients:
    Over the years, RTSea Productions (and it’s previous moniker, RTVid Production Services) has provided services to a wide range of clients for television commercials, motion pictures, and educational organizations. Here is a partial listing:
    Aquarium of the Pacific
    Disney Studios
    Levi Strauss
    “Navy Seals”/Orion Pictures
    PBS
    Canon
    Honda/Acura
    Mazda
    “Patriot Games”/Paramount Pictures
    Seattle Aquarium
    Divers Alert Network (DAN)
    InMER.org
    National Geographic
    PADI
    United Airlines
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    Professional Staff:
    Richard Theiss
    Director/Writer/Videographer/Editor

    Richard Theiss spent over 12 years in the television commercial and motion picture field providing video assist services for major clients including Paramount, Castle Rock, and Orion Pictures. He worked on national commercials ranging from McDonald’s, Pepsi, and Coors to Disney Studios, Nissan, and Wesson Oil.

    Mr. Theiss has been an active scuba diver for over 25 years. Among his many assignments, he has filmed projects for National Geographic’s Wild Chronicles on global warming, PBS, and the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA, for its 2006 exhibit film, Dazzling and Dangerous. As a still photographer, videographer, and author, his work has been published by PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors), Diver Alert Network, The Seattle Aquarium, and Discover Diving and HD Video Pro magazines . As a certified scuba instructor with PADI and First Aid/CPR/AED instructor, Mr. Theiss has worked as a safety diver for television and motion pictures including Orion Pictures Navy SEALS.
    Photographers

    Budd Riker
    Photographer
    Budd Riker has over 30 years experience as a photographer and writer. His photos and photo stories have been published in national and international publications including Nature, Skin Diver Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, The Undersea Journal, Islands, and more. While Mr. Riker’s primary focus is underwater photography, he is equally adept at capturing the surrounding beauty of a mountain scene, a tranquil desert environment, and everything in between. He has been a contributing writer and photographer for several books including Digital Underwater Photography (PADI, 2006), The Ocean Planet (Current Publishing, 2005), The Encyclopedia or Recreational Diving (PADI, 1999), and The Business of Diving (PADI 1999). Budd has traveled extensively in the pursuit of unique stories and images, always seeking to capture the fascinating stories our natural world is so rich with.
    Richard Theiss
    Photographer

    Prior to focusing on underwater videography, Richard Theiss was involved in underwater photography. His work in 35mm film photography has won awards and his work has been utilized by Divers Alert Network, The Seattle Aquarium, and Discover Diving magazine. His photos in the RTSea Media Library primarily center on Southern California, Hawaii, Fiji, and the Red Sea underwater locales.


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