Howard Hall is a wildlife filmmaker who specializes in
marine wildlife films. He has directed many television
films including a National Geographic Special and three
episodes of the PBS series Nature. Working with his wife,
producer Michele Hall, Howard also directed the award
winning, five-hour series Secrets of the Ocean Realm. His
television work has resulted in six Emmy Awards.
Howard is perhaps best known for his underwater IMAXÒ
films. In 1994 he directed the first ever, underwater
IMAX 3D feature, Into the Deep, and in 1998 he directed
the IMAX film, Island of the Sharks (produced by Michele
Hall). Howard was Director of Underwater Cinematography
for the IMAX film Lost Worlds, The Living Sea, and the
IMAX 3D feature, Return to Hubble. He was Underwater
Cinematographer for Journey Into Amazing Caves and in 2002
was Underwater Sequence Director for the IMAX feature
Coral Reef Adventure, a film in which both he and Michele
are featured on-camera. In 2005 Howard directed his third
IMAX feature, Deep Sea 3D, a Warner Brothers/IMAX film
produced by Michele Hall and Toni Myers. Both Into the
Deep and Deep Sea 3D are among the top five highest
grossing IMAX 3D films ever produced by IMAX. In 2009,
Howard’s fourth IMAX film, Under the Sea 3D, produced by
Michele Hall and Toni Myers, was released.
Howard
Hall has been on the masthead of several magazines. His
photographs and/or articles have been widely published in
magazines and he has authored several books. Howard holds
a BS degree in zoology from San Diego State University.
He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is also
is a lifetime member of the Historical Diving Society and
the San Diego Oceans Foundation. Howard has a Masters
rating in hang gliding and an Instructors rating in
ultralight aircraft.
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