UW action film

I recently finished work on a Disney film shot here in Key West. I thought that some wet pixers might like a look at an UW movie set.

The camera is a 35mm Arri panavision camera in a Hydroflex housing. There is a DV cable to the surface that connects to a viewable monitor as well as a 15 inch Mac that saves the DV footage for later editing. Direction is by hydrophone.

The lighting is two to one with diffusers UW and two large lights on land to act as key lights.

The platform is out of frame and holds the divers in position for CU facial expression shots that will be inserted into WA ocean scenes.

Milk has been added to the water to reduce vis and water jets on the surface simulate a boat wake and obscure the sky.

The rigs on the divers are props that are supposed to be water jets but contain a small air supply. The full face mask is an off the shelf Ocean reef unit.

The camera man is Pete Romano who makes the Hydroflex housings.

Splash,

Donovan