Deep waters 1948

Nominated for an Academy award for special effects, supervised by Fred Sersen. Has a storm sequence at sea with some dangerous rocks, a lobster boat and an overturned dingy, clinging to which is a small boy played by Dean Stockwell. A largely forgotten film which had been very difficult to find.

The miniature stormy ocean is extremely well realised by Fred Sersen and crew. Particularly noteworthy is the camera which has the point of view of being mounted on  the fishing boat with the realistic motion of being tossed about by the chaotic waves. This imparts a visceral sense of realism to the miniature shots.

I have recently found a better copy on youtube and have replaced the original pictures which were from a NTSC VHS to DVD dub from an Ebay vendor with the better resolution frame grabs.