Other than taking someone diving, there’s only one way to show someone the sounds, motion and dynamics of the underwater world: video.
Show your scuba vacation adventures to your friends and family. Use your editing skills to share your clips with the world through YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and more. Use your underwater videos to turn more of your friends into dive buddies.
What do I need to start?
- Be at least 10 years of age
What will I do?
The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course shows you how to create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again.
You learn about:
Selecting, maintaining and caring for your underwater video equipment
- Videography fundamentals, such as
- exposure
- focus
- shot types
- moves
- story line
- shot sequencing
- The post-dive editing process where you take your raw footage and create an underwater masterpiece
By the time you complete the course, you’ll have gone through the entire basic video production process.
What's included in the course fee?
- PADI Underwater Videographer Crewpack
- Certification Fees
- Equipment Hire
- Air Fills
- Training
Pleas note, transportation and dive site entrance fees (where applicable) are not included.
What's next?
Part of the secret to getting good video is having great buoyancy skills to capture the footage you’re seeking. The Peak Performance Buoyancy course can help you fine tune your skills.
Also, some of the tips and skills you learn from underwater videography can also help you take better underwater photos. Check out the Digital Underwater Photography course.
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