PADI Underwater Videographer

PADI Underwater Videographer Do you want to be able to capture footage from your most amazing dives and show your friends and family just how fantastic the underwater world really is?

The PADI Underwater Videography course teaches you the best techniques to get excellent footage whilst maintaining control, buoyancy and ensuring safe diving. The course covers all aspects of using a video camera including set-up, maintenance, shot composition and basic video editing, giving fantastic results.

What do I need to start?
What will I Learn?
How long will it take?

PADI Open Water Diver or Junior Open Water Diver certification
(or qualifying certification from another organisation)

Minimum Age: 10 years

The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course shows you how to create videos that are interesting, entertaining and worth watching again and again.

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.

PADI programs are performance based. You proceed as you demonstrate mastery of the course skills. This allows you to work at a pace that is comfortable for you.

Minimum Open Water Training: 3 dives over two days

1 x Knowledge review session

Learning Materials

The following learning materials are optional but recommended. Diverse Scuba are able to supply these to you subject to availability. Prices upon request.

PADI Underwater Videographer Manual

PADI Underwater Videographer DVD