UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP in THAILAND

1 month 2 WEEKS / ALL DIVES. With optional 2 further weeks work experience filming Open Water courses and dive tours. This extra two weeks is your chance to begin earning in the industry with video and photo sales.  Includes comprehensive training with post production video editing software, academic sessions, underwater video system hire and all dives.  

Underwater Videography is a valuable skill in the dive industry and a potentially lucrative profession. Dive Careers offers comprehensive underwater videography internships with the most experienced Videography team on Koh Tao, Oceans Below.  Oceans Below have been filming professionally and teaching videography on Koh Tao for more than 10 years.  No one else can offer similar experience as an underwater videographer working with a large dive center.  This is real life experience that will give you a leg up in the industry.

Uniquely, we also offer you the chance to start today and access our online tutorial guide for your underwater videographer course.  Contact us for details.   

COURSE OVERVIEW

The course is geared towards the production of a show reel which demonstrates your newly learned skills as an underwater videographer / filmmaker. This will assist you greatly when applying for work as employers want to see that you have the skills not just the qualifications. With this in mind we have a series of projects for you to complete on land and underwater. There will be on the job training and real world work experience as well as time for you to pursue personal projects. We will train you to a Professional level, enabling you to travel anywhere in the world with a fabulous job skill to offer.

We begin with a extended version of the PADI UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHY SPECIALITY COURSE. We will conduct this over four days with 6 dives giving you the chance to cover all aspects of that course but in much more detail and with more technical information. There will also be one further day spent introducing post production programs and techniques in more detail.

Next there are four days of projects to complete with the guidance of your instructor throughout. These projects will form the basis of your show reel DVD together with the movies from 2 days work experience and 2 days spent on your personal projects. By the end of 2 weeks you will have these movies created for your DVD.

1.First Movie: Completed during the speciality part of the programme.

2.Shadow Movie: Your movie of our customers produced while shadowing the professionals.

3.Land Project: A movie highlighting an aspect life on Koh Tao.

4.Promo Video: A short movie showcasing an aspect of Buddha View Dive Resort.

5.Promo Web Video: Buddha View now has a blog. We want you to produce a movies suitable to upload onto the site. Let the people you know back home see what your up to.

6. Students Video: Video of our customers produced during your work experience.

7.Documentary: An aspect of marine life that particularly interests you.

8.Personal Movie: Your chance to get creative and indulge yourself.

After the two weeks training are completed you have the option of a further two weeks work experience with the Trigger Happy team as they film and produce movies of the customers diving here at Buddha View. Throughout this time you will gain vital experience in dealing with customers, working to deadlines, produc­ing DVD’s and selling . We will even pay you for the pleasure!

For a more detailed outline of the course please refer to the timetable below.

VIDEOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP

COURSE TIMETABLE

WEEK ONE

Day 1: a.m./p.m. INTRODUCTION AND ACADEMICS

EQUIPMENT: Academic session covering video cameras, underwater video systems and lenses.

Assembly/Disassembly. Care/maintenance. Considerations when buying equipment.

UNDERWATER VIDEO PRINCIPLES: Academic session covering light, colour and sharpness. How to make the best use of available light and other considerations specifically for underwater videography.

FILM CRAFT: Academic session covering composition, camera angles, shot types and sequences.

DIVE TECHNIQUES: Academic session covering Pre dive check, Entry/Exits from the water. Underwater

shooting techniques and positions. Safety considerations for you and the marine life.

Outline of dive plan for the following days dives.

Day 2: a.m. TRAINING DIVES 1 & 2

It’s now time to put into practice what you have learned so far and to get to know the equipment handling.

Dive 1. Buoyancy check. Practice basic shooting techniques and safe dive practice.

Dive 2. Run through various shot types and camera moves.

DAY 2: p.m. POST PRODUCTION & FILM CRAFT:

Review of days shooting. Capture footage into computer and comprehensive introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software.

Academic session covering sequences of shots, story line development and In-camera editing techniques. Planning of storyboard and shot requirements for the video you will produce with your next 4 dives.

Day 3: a.m. TRAINING DIVES 3 & 4

Over both dives execute your storyboard shooting plan to create your video documentary of the mornings dives. Your Instructor will be your buddy helping you capture stunning shots and assist you with equipment.

DAY 3: p.m. POST PRODUCTION:

Review of days shooting. Capture, and begin to produce your movie with Adobe Premiere. Review of your movie so far and outline what shots are needed to complete it. Planning of shot requirements for the 2 dives the following day.

Day 4: a.m. TRAINING DIVES 5 & 6

Over both dives execute your storyboard shooting plan with particular emphasis on capturing the shots outlined as missing from your movie so far.

DAY 4: p.m. POST PRODUCTION:

Review of days shooting. Capture footage and begin the completion of your first movie.

Day 5: a.m. & p.m. POST PRODUCTION:

Together with your instructor complete the editing of your movie. Continuing academics on post production. At this point your movie should be edited with all the needed shots. It’s now time to learn how to add music, make title’s and graphics, perform colour correction and output your movie to various formats suitable for DVD or the web. We have set aside a full day to cover these topics comprehensively.

Day 6: a.m. & p.m. TRAINING DIVES 7 & 8. SHADOWING

This is the day you have the opportunity to follow along with one of the professionals as they do a typical days work filming open water students or fun divers. With your camera shadow one of our cameramen matching shot for shot what they are filming on the morning dives. The idea is that in the afternoon we both have similar movies to edit and can compare and contrast each. Editing in the afternoon is against the clock so as to have the movie ready to show by 5.30pm. This is your chance to put all that you have learned so far into practice and get a flavour for real world work experience.

Day 7: a.m./p.m.

LAND PROJECT

With our advise and the help of your instructor produce a movie on land which highlight’s something about Koh Tao that interests you. This could be anything from the beautiful view’s to the traffic, or perhaps the amazing pancake guys. The important thing is to plan your story, work out what shots you need and to go out and get them. As with all the projects we will be there to help through the shooting and post production.

VIDEOGRAPHY INTERNSHIP

COURSE TIMETABLE

WEEK TWO

Day 8: a.m. TRAINING DIVES 9 & 10. SHOT GATHERING

After discussing the rest of the project’s to be completed spend 2 dives with your instructor gathering the shots you need to create 2 short promotional movies for Buddha View. One movie to be under 4 minutes and the other under 2 minutes. You will find there are many opportunities for you if you travel and dive with a video camera. Many shops throughout the world will offer you free dives or a substantial discount for making a promotional video for their shop. In many ways it is much harder to make a short and to the point movie than a 20 minute movie. Just think how long a typical advert is on TV. Short movies are also much easier to load onto a website.

Day 8: p.m. SHOT GATHERING ON LAND

We will spend the afternoon gathering shots of the dive shop, people in the pool and the office etc. to include in your 2 promotional videos. Then review and capture your footage to begin outlining your edits and storyboard. We will also have an academic session on the different formats that are suitable for the web and the compression of video files.

Day 9: a.m./p.m. POST PRODUCTION

Finish editing the 2 promotional videos including music, colour correction and titles. Export the video’s in different formats suitable for DVD production and the Web.

Day 10: a.m. TRAINING DIVES 11 & 12. GOING LIVE ON THE JOB

Go live and film a group of students diving with Buddha View on their morning dives. This time your instructor will come along with you but you will have the only camera and it’s up to you to get all the shots you need to create a 20 minute video memory.

Day 10: p.m. POST PRODUCTION

With guidance you will spend the afternoon editing the movie in time for a showing on the big screen in the restau­rant at 6 o’clock. Then sell the movie to your customers and burn the DVD’s.

Day 11 & 12: PERSONAL PROJECTS

These two days are set aside for you to indulge yourself. You can choose create whatever project you want. Perhaps you have some friends who want to be filmed or a particular interest in some aspect of marine life you would like to document. We can facilitate whatever it is and guide you through the editing.

Day 13 & 14: SHOWREEL PRODUCTION

By now you will have a lot of footage and several projects on the go at the same time. These two days are your opportunity to complete everything and concentrate on the DVD show reel you will produce. Your still welcome to dive as much as you like but it is important you to ensure you leave with a product which will showcase your talents to prospective employers and amaze your friends and family.