Underwater Filming Services

Here is how this works in practice. We supply certified underwater camera ops who capture cinematic footage beneath the surface for productions in the Czech Republic. Our operators hold professional dive credentials — PADI, CMAS or equivalent — alongside film experience, and they work in underwater housings for ARRI, RED, Sony and Blackmagic cameras with calibrated dome ports and underwater monitors. They film in the controlled water tanks linked to Barrandov Studios and Prague's pool facilities, in the famously clear flooded quarries of Bohemia, and in the country's lakes and rivers.

Here is the short of it. Underwater work demands careful safety planning. Our operators run dive plans, risk assessments and qualified safety divers under Czech diving rules and Czech workplace-safety law, setting up with water-safety teams when actors are filmed underwater. They work fluently in English and integrate with the camera department through surface monitoring and real-time director communication.

Here is the breakdown. Underwater sequences are a expert part of the Czech Republic's broad service-production offering. The country's water-tank facilities and exceptionally clear quarry lakes give productions controlled, cost-good options for aquatic filming without travelling to a coast, and Czech crews are skilled supporting the demanding global work that Barrandov Studios attracts. The same infrastructure that has served features and series such as 'Carnival Row' and 'The Wheel of Time' extends to expert units. Underwater filming permits are arranged through the Czech and Prague Film Commissions.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Dive shooting performed locally forms part of qualifying spend toward the Czech Film Fund's 20% cash rebate. Our underwater camera ops bring both the diving qualifications and the cinematographic skill a production needs to film safely and beautifully below the waterline.