Underwater Filming

Here is how this works in practice. We give complete underwater filming services for shoots shooting beneath the surface across Croatia. Feature scenes, documentary sequences, commercials and marine coverage. The Adriatic is exceptionally clear and warm through the summer. Our crews know the dive sites among the islands of Hvar, Brač, Vis, Korčula and Mljet where visibility, depth and light suit the shot. Our underwater units pair qualified diving camera ops working in housed cinema systems with safety divers, dive supervisors and surface planning, and we plan the topside data and support that an underwater day needs. Where a production needs different water, we work in the freshwater Plitvice and Krka systems, the Cetina river, and controlled tank environments. We assemble the full unit and the safety planning that submerged filming demands.

Here is the short of it. Underwater shooting in Croatia is set by qualified-crew standards, careful safety planning and respect for the marine environment, specific inside covered zones such as Mljet National Park and the Kornati archipelago, where filming permits are set up through HAVC. The park authorities and the regional film commissions. HAVC, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, administers the 'Filming in Croatia' 25% cash rebates. This extends to underwater service shoots qualifying on local spend.

Here is the breakdown. The prime season runs from late spring through autumn, when the Adriatic is warmest and calmest, and our crews schedule dive days around sea state and the bura wind. We carry the diving and gear insurance that shoots and TV networks need. Set up the logistics of moving housed camera kits and dive gear between island bases.