Dive Of The Turtle Show Reel – Behind The Scenes
This show reel is taken from Lisa Film’s ‘Traum Hotel Maldives’ (transl. Dream Hotel Maldives) footage.The scene follows a turtle researcher, who is an experienced diver, taking a new friend to dive for the first time over a coral reef.
The participants in this footage include principal actors from the drama and experienced divers as doubles.
In reality the dive experience of the two actors was the reverse of their roles in the production. One a newly qualified diver and the other a diver of a few years but no recent dive experiences.
To their credit both were very enthusiastic to continue their roles underwater – in SCUBA gear – a first time experience for both of them.
The scene is part of a romantic adventure so is required to capture the beauty of the reefs, the feelings of exploration and discovery and the romance of the couple, while including turtles to continue the theme of the turtle researcher.
Using local divers as guides Simon Deane scouted and identified appropriate diving sites and searched for turtles in an area where these creatures are very wary of humans.
Fitting into a tight schedule and the nervousness of being new divers the principal actors performed wonderfully in this new acting environment. Coupled with the patient and expert assistant of local dive staff we completed the scene with a turtle who arrived un-announced but really wanted to be a star in this production.
The turtle you see is a genuinely ‘wild’ animal. We were looking for turtles and were on a dive site that was known for turtle encounters. Luckily we found two and this one in particular was happy to take part in our production.
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April 2009
Your documentary on sea-dragons may require super-steady, solid framing and detailed images of these graceful and intriguing creatures but your action-drama underwater fight scenes need a dynamic and fluid filming style to follow the action and build the tension.
Documentary or drama, Simon Deane will liaise closely with your Director and on-land D.O.P. to get the footage and capture the scenes required for your production.
On land your Director Of Photography uses a variety of techniques to create a cinematic style; Tracking Shots, Follows, Tilts, Pans, ‘Aerials’, Points-Of-View [POV]…etc. Simon Deane can emulate all of these techniques underwater to provide continuity and preserve the look and feel of your productions.
