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Underwater Film Production in Canada |
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Over the past few decades Vancouver, Canada, has been the underwater filming location for hundreds of movies, TV dramas, and documentary films. Vancouver’s list of underwater credits is impressive and includes New Moon, 2012, Alien VS. Predator 2, Defying Gravity, Pathfinder, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, Sanctuary, Stargate Atlantis, Double Jeopardy, The Mermaid Chair, Smallville, The Fog, Traffic-The Miniseries, and Case 39. Canada's west coast metropolis of Vancouver is home-base to an experienced and professional roster of dedicated underwater film technicians . These talented and energetic people consistently deliver exciting underwater film and HDTV footage for the world-wide film industry. Feature
film production in Vancouver is enhanced with an
amazing 400 thousand gallon filming tank. Completely portable, this 70
foot diameter, 14 foot deep galvanized steel tank can be easily
installed in many of Vancouver's modern engineered sound stages. Vancouver also has
countless public and private pools to accomodate any look and any
budget. Our production zone includes the natural beauty of miles upon miles of
photogenic marine
coastline. Laying on the seabed of our impressive underwater backlot are several decommissioned navy warships These meticulously prepared artificial reefs have already hosted several dramatic underwater productions. We
even have a preserved Boeing 737 waiting in the shallow depths for
lights, camera and action. Vancouver's world-class underwater film production capabilities and underwater film technicians are ready to bring your vision to life.
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| This site was created by Herb DeWaal, Underwater Key Grip and Key Rigging Grip, as a promotional piece and tribute for the professionals who work in the underwater film industry in Vancouver. The many fine people listed on this site are among the most talented and dedicated underwater film technicians in the world. Vancouver is already well-known as a production center with world-class underwater film crews. The underwater technicians listed on this site are dedicated to their passion of working on underwater productions regardless of where these productions may be. We go wherever the underwater filming may take us. Vancouver's underwater crew have worked in Toronto, Halifax, Whitehorse, Winnipeg, Calgary, Hawaii, the Caribbean and many places in between. Vancouver is an ideal place to film underwater productions because we have a 400,000 gallon tank, a very well-established film industry infrastructure, and experienced underwater film technicians. For expert advice during the planning stages of your underwater shoot contact Herb DeWaal at 604.961.5428. Underwater filming can only be fully appreciated by those who are actually physically underwater. Avoid costly mistakes not apparent to those who never put their head beneath the surface. Talking to an experienced underwater filming coordinator will save you money and help get the shots you need. You will need underwater set construction, underwater lighting, and underwater rigging expertise. Let us help coordinate your underwater production and we can guarantee success. Search engine keywords: underwater video, underwater set design,underwater photography, underwater movie making, twilight, untitled sports movie, filming commercials underwater,volterra, Charlie St. Cloud, New Moon, Sanctuary, Mordecai, underwater cinematography, underwater cinema, underwater shooting pools vancouver, underwater cinematographer, underwater high definition television, underwater television production, underwater feature films, marine film crew, underwater film technicians, film production, feature film production, underwater stunts, Vancouver film making, Vancouver underwater filming, Vancouver scuba diving, scuba film crew, underwater film crew, diving in the movies, underwater television production, The Fog, Pathfinder, Traffic, Smallville, Farewell Atlantis, 2012, Defying Gravity, scuba tv, onset divers, Supernatural, The X-Files, Elektra, Cat Woman, Cabin By The Lake, Five People You Meet In Heaven, |