underwater cinematography

Tutorial Review: SHUTTERSTOCK’S TIPS FOR SHOOTING UNDERWATER

Presented in an amusing style, this 7-minute Shutterstock tutorial offers practical and easy-to-implement tips on such topics as lighting, frame rate, weights, overcoming panic, and taking regular breaks. It’s especially valuable if you’re shooting in a swimming pool without SCUBA gear. The presenter discusses the things that he did right, and also mistakes that he…

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Underwater Film Dramatizes the Value of Silence

Like many great films, Tom F. Pardo’s “Submerged” reveals the beauty below the ocean’s surface. But Pardo’s movie also explores the significance of silence and isolation in the modern world. Shot on an iPhone 8, “Submerged” won the Grand Jury Prize and Public’s Choice Award at the Plug Film Festival. A citizen of the world, the director is…

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