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PADI Underwater Videographer
Capture the sights, sounds, and the dynamic motion of the underwater world as a videographer. Cover the fundamentals and create interesting, entertaining video worth watching again and again.
Course Type: Continuing Education
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£195.00
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PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty – Tell Your Dive Story Through Film
The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty Course at The Diving Academy empowers divers to capture the magic of the underwater world on video. Whether you’re documenting marine life, creating content for social media, or building a diving portfolio, this course provides hands-on training in underwater video techniques, lighting, and storytelling.
Why Choose The Diving Academy for Videography Training?
With access to diverse dive sites in Reading, Oxford, Swindon, and Bristol, The Diving Academy offers ideal conditions for learning underwater filming. Our experienced instructors will help you refine your videography skills and produce compelling content that reflects your passion for diving.
What You Will Learn
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Techniques for steady camera handling and movement underwater
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Shot composition, storyboarding, and framing techniques specific to diving environments
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Best practices for managing lighting and color underwater
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How to approach and film marine life respectfully
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Basics of post-production editing to create polished final videos
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Equipment care and maintenance for underwater video gear
Course Requirements
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Minimum age: 10
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PADI Open Water Diver certification (or equivalent)
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Access to an underwater video-capable camera (can be rented or discussed with your instructor)
Who Should Take This Course?
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Divers interested in creating engaging dive footage for personal or professional use
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Content creators looking to enhance their underwater storytelling
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Marine life enthusiasts wanting to document their experiences
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Anyone passionate about combining filmmaking with diving
Create Cinematic Dive Memories
The PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty Course at The Diving Academy gives you the skills and confidence to document your underwater world like a pro. Learn to tell vivid stories from beneath the surface and share your diving journey with the world.
More Information
PADI Underwater Videographer Specialist Course Prerequisites
- PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver (or qualifying entry-level certification)
- Minimum age: 10 years or older
Course Medical Requirements
Scuba diving requires a minimum level of health and fitness. Chronic health conditions, certain medications and/or recent surgery may require you to get written approval from a physician before diving.
Avoid disappointment, download and review the Diver Medical form to ensure you won’t need a physician’s approval to dive before enrolling in a scuba course. Instructors, divemasters and dive shop staff are not physicians and should not be asked for medical advice; only medical professionals can give medical clearance to dive.
If you (or your physician) have questions about medical fitness to dive, contact the experts at Divers Alert Network (DAN).
The Scuba Gear You Will Use During Your Course
We will provide all your core scuba diving equipment during your course including:
- Buoyancy Device
- Regulator
- Scuba Cylinder
- Weight System & Weights
- Scuba Diving Computer
- Scuba Diving Fins
During your course, we will include rental of all of the above core dive gear items only. You will be required to collect your core dive gear prior to the open water training dives from us.
What’s Included
- Course Tuition
- PADI eLearning
- Basic Equipment Hire
- Air Fills in the pool. (if required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day
- Transportation for you and your equipment
- Subsequent air fills on open water dives payable directly to site
After This Course
The first dive of the PADI Underwater Videographer Specialty course may count toward your Advanced Open Water Diver certification – contact us today for finds out more about earning credit.
Your PADI Underwater Videographer certification gets you one step closer to becoming a PADI Master Scuba Diver™. Only two percent of divers ever achieve this elite rating.
Next Steps
Study
Step 1 – PADI eLearning
PADI eLearning makes it easy to fit scuba lessons into a busy schedule. Complete the independent study part of your course whenever, wherever it’s convenient for you.
Work at your own pace, online or offline, using a computer or mobile device. Connect with your instructor for inwater training, or whenever you have a question.
- eLearning time commitment: 2-4 hours
At The Diving Academy
Step 2 – With Your Instructor
You will capture the sights, sounds, and the dynamic motion of the underwater world as a videographer. Cover the fundamentals and create interesting, entertaining video worth watching again and again.
What’s Included
What’s Included
- Your course tuition fees for the dates you have booked.
- Your PADI eLearning or Manual
- Equipment hire
- Air Fills for the pool. (If required)
- PADI eCertification Card
Additional Costs
- Dive site entry from £15- £25 per day. (If required)
- Transportation for you to the dive centre, pools & dive sites.
- Subsequent air fills at Open Water sites payable directly to venue.
Course Locations
Dive Centre
Diving Academy – Dive Centre, Sunfield Business Park, New Mill Road, Wokingham, RG40 4QT
Pool Training Sites
Wokingham – The Forest School, Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5NE
Yateley – Yateley School, School Lane, GU46 6NW
Hagbourne – Hagbourne School Pool, Main Road, East Hagbourne, OX11 9LR
Swindon – Halo Highworth Recreation Centre, The Elms, Highworth, Swindon SN6 7DD
Open Water Training Sites:
London – Wraysbury Diving Lake, Station Road, Wraysbury, Berkshire, TW19 5ND
Radstock – Vobster Quay, Upper Vobster, Radstock, BA3 5SD
Leicester – Stoney Cove, Sapcote Road, Stoney Stanton, Leicester, LE9 4DW
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