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Inner Circle
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Arlington, TX
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Client wants Underwater Video, Rentals?
Hello,
I have had a job come up where they want me to shoot in a shallow pool for a little while. I have called around local rental shops and have only found a housing for a Sony FX-1. The housing and camera would be $375 a day, which is fine but they do not have any lighting for underwater use. Any ideas for what I might need/be able to rent for shooting in a shallow pool? I am thinking I will need some font fill. Do dive shops rent anything like this? I have never shot video underwater and am guessing I need to bulk up on my insurance if I rent? Thanks for your input. |
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sydney
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What are you shooting? If it's shallow and wide angle do you need lights? You mentioned the FX1 is that what your shooting with?
I know a great guy is TX who could probably house and shot anything from an HC1 to RED Give a little more info and I can give you some advice. J |
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Inner Circle
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Arlington, TX
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Hey Jonathan,
I am meeting with them today to talk about the shoot, so I don't know much at this point. The Sony FX-1 is the only camera housing I could find to rent, so I will have to use that camera. The subjects will small kids to infants in and under the water which they want me to capture from below. I think the pool is outside. This is not a huge budget project but the client is willing to rent some stuff. I would think lighting would be needed to give some separation for the subjects as they might be backlit when shooting upward towards the sky. I am going to call some dive shops in a minute and see if they have any lighting rentals, although the colors might be all over the place. Thanks |
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Join Date: May 2005
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A friend of mine uses a Canon 5D MarkII with an underwater housing that works really well for underwater footage. He uses an Ikelite.
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