Compass Light Productions

We produce motion pictures that explore the human relationship to the ocean and the outdoors. Our in-house staff of eight builds on an active network of outdoor production personnel from 55 countries worldwide. We have been ranked among the Global Top 100 Production Companies by Realscreen and nominated for Emmy awards for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Science and Technology Program. We are constantly driven to visually re-articulate experience through story, and to adopt new formats and tools as they appear. In 2003, we created and developed "Experiential" or "Slow TV," born from our Sunrise Earth series (Discovery). In 2007, we co-founded BlueMarvel, a distributor of Slow TV programming. Beginning in 2011, we've developed video installations for gallery exhibition and museums. In 2015, we produced our first Ultra High Definition 4K on-demand video-streaming series, titled Big Picture Earth (CuriosityStream). Since 2011, we have worked with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) in filming UHD 4K aerial footage worldwide, and were among the first production companies to apply and receive FAA exemption for commercial operations. In February of 2014, Compass Light Founder and Director David Conover launched the Conservation Media Group, a non-profit initiative working for measurable change in ocean health and renewable energy capacity.