Homemade Underwater Documentaries

ermaclob

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• Mar 17, 2014

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so... was wondering, nowadays that underwater video cameras are so widely available especially ones the like the GoPro that are affordable yet deliver good quality. Has anyone ever been board or for a project or something tried to make there own little DIY documentary of a favorite dive site or creature or even local area etc??

Would be really cool to see what people have come up with.

edit:

maybe i should clarify a little. When i say documentaries i mean little or long edited videos trying to showcase something with strategic shots and narration.

when i say homemade i mean you and like a camera an may be some friends to help set up. no real budget.

and when i say underwater i mean.... well... underwater...

 

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• Mar 18, 2014

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I am currently in the process if writing a script and looking at what is involved production wise so i would be interested in this as well


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• Mar 18, 2014

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manfish.ca The Adventure of Grassroots Canadian Diving - Home

youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/coldwatervintage

A recent one I like:
[video=youtube;rgIt0YxJKrg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgIt0YxJKrg&list=UU5zvhnU0XYpf_cadpYJYkhQ[/video]

 

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• Mar 18, 2014

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I put together a short video using a GoPro of what my normal local dive trips are like

Diving East Coast UAE - YouTube

 

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• Mar 18, 2014

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If you go to Vimeo and search for "hunting for King crab" you'll find a very well made doc/movie made by some finnish divers.

 

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• Mar 18, 2014

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I made this one a couple of years ago. It was shown over three days at the Scuba Show and earned me a little cash.

 

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• Mar 18, 2014

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The_Norwegian:

If you go to Vimeo and search for "hunting for King crab" you'll find a very well made doc/movie made by some finnish divers.

Click to expand...

i take it its this? the aerial shots win you over pretty good.

[video=vimeo;73634680]http://vimeo.com/73634680[/video]

 

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• Mar 19, 2014

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I've produced nearly 50 episodes of my "Munching & Mating in the Macrocystis" cable TV show (available in podcast format on my YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/DrBillBushing). All of these episodes about marine life in our giant kelp forests were filmed, edited, narrated and produced by myself (I can't afford to pay anyone else!). I also wash the dishes and sweep the floors in my home "studio."

Wouldn't it be great if we could form a collective that pooled all the shows produced by ScubaBoard members for broadcast on a SCUBA cable TV channel?