The Mediterranean sea in front of my hometown of Barcelona was a constant reminder of how damaging practices like overfishing and habitat degradation could turn thriving ecosystems into barren underwater deserts in a matter of decades. It was the contrast between these damaged environments and the pristine ones I would briefly encounter overseas that truly crystalized the importance of marine conservation and management within me. As I pursued my undergraduate studies in Marine Biology at the University of California San Diego, I knew I needed to dedicate my life not only to understand our world's oceans, but also to protect them for our future generations. But I also quickly found out this goal was not going to be achieved without a global effort, and thus the necessity to translate the knowledge I was gaining to a broader, diverse community for these matters to become a worldwide priority. This is why I began a simultaneous journey to master audiovisual media and acquire the skills necessary to captivate those that did not have the privilege to learn about topics of marine sciences, conservation and management. After coming back from a research cruise with the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, where I was looking at the unique and exquisite taxonomy of the organisms living in the twilight zone off the coast of Southern California, I would then spend time learning about the ways effective sound design can change viewers' experience while watching a film.