Teachers have a 40-minute class, and they want to show a film and have time left for discussion. You can't do it. Teachers and distributors want to feel they are getting their money's worth. The big difference between educational filmmaking and writing for television is that in the classroom, the students have a teacher watching them, but the person watching TV has a remote control. You've got to keep the fun in there.
People always enjoy the misadventures of the dive team.
On camera, Bird and Krasuski maintain a sense of wonder, even after all the hours they've logged underwater. Krasuski clowns a bit as he feeds sea urchins to an anemone. Bird compares a seal to a puppy, then lies still as a curious seal approaches and sniffs at the legs of his wet suit. Their enthusiasm impresses even the smiling Chronicle hosts. Now I'm just hoping to make a living doing what I love to do.