Underwater Filmmakers
Jacquelyn Cooper
Specific Tasks & Duties
The main job of a underwater filmmaker or photographer is to capture videos and images of sea animals and plants. Some filmmakers are assigned certain images to capture by a client or employer. Another duty is is being able to run all parts of a business.
Salary Range
Underwater Filmmakers make an average of $37,190 per year. The salary will sometimes change because of your location. In Florida the average is $40,000 but in California it is $46,000.
Education Required & Skills Required
To become an underwater filmmaker or photographer, you must have a Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) certification. Must be skillful with cameras and videos. Photo editing is also another skill that is required. Not required but it would be helpful to have a degree in Marine Science or photography.
Additional Training Required
Some additional training includes being free-diving certified, being good with the camera and all of its functions and being SCUBA certified.
Average number of work hours
The average underwater filmmaker or photographer works about 70-80 hours per week. Most of those hours include editing your pictures in a office.
Amount of Physical Activity Required
A lot of physical activity is required when going underwater to capture your image or film. You have to be able to use your arms and legs to swim in different kinds of water and environments.
Working Conditions
Work conditions include being under the water capturing pictures of sea life. Also most of your time will be in a office editing and selling the pictures and film that you have captured.
Interests or Personality Qualities
To be an underwater filmmaker, you got to love being in the water and with marine life. You need a good business personality because when you sell your images you need good commutation skills. A good personality to have is being organized and good at identifying different species of marine life.
Specific Education Programs
Photography programs, SCUBA classes, training and marine science programs.
Current Employment Trends
12.3% employment percent
Underwater Filmmaker in action
Citations
- http://www.ehow.com/about_6701550_job-description-underwater-photographer.html
- http://zdf-enterprises.de/en/catalogue/international/zdfefactual/wildlife-nature/ocean-stories
- http://blog.ted.com/category/film/
- http://pegasusthruster.com/shoppegasus/news/i-cant-imagine-doing-dive-without-pegasus-thruster
- http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201303205499/climate-science/underwater-film-maker-make-waves-us
- http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2012/06/29/Are-you-an-underwater-filmmaker-/
- http://www.jeffgoodman.co.uk/Book.html
- http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/edu/oceanage/13jheinerth/welcome.html