underwater super8

Post by **summit2sea** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:33 am

Hello.

Planning on shooting a underwater short film soon. Has anyone shot super8 underwater before? Any tips/tricks to tackling this special world? What film stock would be the best option?

Thanks

Post by **teadub** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:52 am

I recently posted a clip online with footage I shot with a Eumig Nautica, see thread here

Post by **summit2sea** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:25 pm

Wow - great video!

Did you do any color correction to it? Also some clips were a bit 'hazey' - was that added or was just exposed like that?

Well done

Post by **super8man** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:23 am

Search YOUTUBE.COM for EUMIG NAUTICA...

Seek and ye shall find...

Post by **summit2sea** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:39 am

I saw the 'Tonga Underwater' clip on Youtube - very nice stuff there! I think with a bit of color correction some stuff would actually 'pop' out. I travel to Fiji quite often and cant wait to bring the Nautica on one of my dive trips!

Post by **super8man** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:42 am

two of the canoe paddling vids were shot with kodachrome and a nautica.

Post by **summit2sea** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 4:33 am

would you say kodacrome or vision stock for underwater?! Never shot with kodacrome before but lots with vision 2!

Post by **teadub** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:59 pm

Re: underwater super8
by summit2sea on Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:25 am

Wow - great video!

Did you do any color correction to it? Also some clips were a bit 'hazey' - was that added or was just exposed like that?

Well done

Thanks. Color Correction was done all in Telecine. Cinelicious in Hollywood transferred it for me.

I'm not sure which shots you are referring to being hazey. If it the underwater stuff, maybe its because the water was not crystal clear. It was slightly murky. But visibility was still very good. As far as the other footage, I used E64T, K40, tri-x and plus-x, So different stocks retained different looks.