|
Become an Underwater Videographer by completing a 4-day, 5-dive training course covering all the skills you need to make fantastic underwater videos.
Receive an introduction to video cameras & filmmaking techniques. Learn how to use & care for underwater video systems. Learn basic safety procedures & many underwater video skills.
Make 5 dives at some of our great local dive sites, all under the tuition of an experienced professional, with structured exercises & plenty of feedback to help you improve as quickly as possible.
At the end of each day, watch your footage and learn a little about editing, then spend the entire final day learning how to turn your raw footage into a professional looking DVD.
 Who is this course suited to?
This course is designed for divers thinking about taking up underwater videography as a serious hobby.
It will provide you with an excellent grounding in underwater videography and lots of useful knowledge & techniques, as well as plenty of underwater footage..
You will also gain many hours underwater experience so that, by the end of the course, you are very comfortable taking a video camera underwater.
With a little more practice, you will soon be able to make slick, high quality dive movies not only to impress your friends, but to publish on the web or even enter into competitions.
Typical Itinerary:
- On day one, meet your instructor at our studio and begin to learn about the camera you will be using for your course.
- Receive a basic introduction to film-making and make a short movie on land to get familiar with your video camera and begin to practice some techniques.
- Once you are happy with your camera, learn about the set-up & care of underwater camera housings and set-up your video camera for the next day.
- To finish day one, learn about some important underwater techniques to get your started.
 - On day two, meet at Scubafish dive centre at 7.45am for a tea or coffee, before making your way the boat, where you can relax and enjoy breakfast.
- After breakfast, receive a refresher on how to use your video camera & underwater housing and get a little practice on the boat.
- Next, we cover the key safety procedures, before making your first dive with one of our videography experts at your side.
- After the dive, we take a short break, discuss any problems you had with the camera and try to solve them before making a longer second dive to start to capture some nice footage.
- During the surface interval, we provide you as much feedback as possible to make sure you get the most out of your next dive, giving you tips on buoyancy, composition and other techniques.
- On the third dive, we will try some different subjects and types of shot and collect more great footage of our many fascinating underwater residents.
- Arriving back at the dive centre at around 2pm, we will have a look at your footage and give you an easy introduction to editing.
 - The next day, we will make another two dives, introducing more exercises & techniques to take you to the next level. At the end of the day, we will provide feedback on your footage and spend a little more time learning editing techniques.
- On the final day, we will use the editing techniques we have learnt to produce a stylish movie from your footage. We will also show you how to create DVDs and how to produce other useful video formats, such as web-based formats.
- At the end of the day, you will leave with a professional dive movie made entirely by you to take home & enjoy.
 Our courses a designed to be flexible. If you would like to personalise your course itinerary to suit you, then please do not hesitate to contact us & let us know exactly what you would like to learn.
Course Price Includes:
# Transfers to & from your resort
# 5 dives
# Dive Equipment Rental
# Camera Rental
# Course Materials
# Expert tuition
# Studio time
# LL Certification
# DVD of your footage
If, at the end of the course, you would like to get more practice, then we will give you discounted diving, camera rental & even studio time to ensure you get the most from your time with us.
Do you already have your own underwater camera system? Then contact us for a special, discounted price.
Are you looking to purchase your own underwater camera system? We are a retailer for Ikelite Underwater Housings. Contact us for more information.
You may be interested to visit:
 Underwater Photo and Video Courses
Moviemaker Underwater Video Course
Moviemaker Plus! Underwater Video Course
Liquid Lense Underwater Videography Plus! Course
Home
|
