Underwater Filming Services

Here is how this works in practice. We supply underwater camera ops who capture subsurface and water-interface footage on Dutch shoots. Our underwater operators handle housed cinema cameras, manage buoyancy, lighting and camera support below the surface, and work with the director and DP to plan shots that match the look of the dry-land coverage. They are skilled with the practical demands of water work — visibility, today's, temperature and safety staging — and they set up closely with the safety officer and set medic, since underwater sequences fall squarely under Dutch workplace-safety law, the Arbowet.

Because Dutch crews are near-universally English-speaking, an underwater operator can brief a global shoots directly. We match the operator to the water conditions and shot list of your shoot and integrate them from prep.

Here is the short of it. Water is woven through the Netherlands. This makes it a logical place for underwater and water-based work. The country's canals — the UNESCO-listed Amsterdam Canal Ring among them — its rivers, harbours, inland lakes and the North Sea coast all give subsurface and surface-interface possibilities, and a large part of the country lies below sea level, sustained by an elaborate system of dykes and pumps. Dutch crews know water as a working environment. Tank work can be combined with location shooting.

Here is what we have to work with. The country's compact geography keeps water locations close to base. Productions claiming the Netherlands Film Fund's 35% cash rebates need water sequences run as compliant, well insured operations. We draw on underwater operators who combine cinematic instinct with strict water-safety discipline.