How to Hire an Underwater Cinematographer for Commercial & Documentary Productions
Filming underwater is one of the most technically demanding disciplines in production. Light behaves differently. Color drains away. Equipment can fail catastrophically. Marine life doesn't take direction. And most of what makes a great shot is decided before anyone enters the water. If you're a production company, brand, scientific institution, or conservation organization searching for an underwater cinematographer in Southern California, this guide will help you ask the right questions and make a confident decision....
Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Kelp Forest Series
A popular TV show when I was a kid was Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Host Marlin Perkins and his naturalist sidekick Jim Fowler brought nature and wildlife into our living rooms. Starting in 2013, Wild Kingdom premiered a series of webisodes that featured new host Stephanie Arne, a new format and new stories about the world’s wildest places and creatures. In 2017 I had the pleasure of shooting underwater video for their new series...
Pool Shoot with Live Video Feed to the Surface
I recently shot video and photos of a pool cleaner as it cleaned the bottom of a pool to create media a pool company could use to promote their products. It was a great opportunity to use the live HDMI output of my Canon 5D Mark lll (5DM3) camera. Canon recently updated their firmware to Version 1.2.3 and one of the upgrades is that the 5DM3 now allows video to be displayed on the rear...
