Underwater Filming
Professional marine cinematography with certified dive teams across Peru.
Underwater filming captures imagery beneath the water's surface using specialized waterproof camera housings, lighting systems, and safety protocols. Peru offers two distinct underwater environments: the cold, nutrient-rich Pacific coast at Paracas (with sea lions and Humboldt penguins) and the warmer northern beaches around Máncora, plus the freshwater Amazon basin around Iquitos with its pink river dolphins and dense biodiversity.
We coordinate underwater operations with certified Peruvian dive teams, source cinema-grade waterproof equipment, and manage permits through DICAPI (the Peruvian Navy's maritime authority) and local Capitanías de Puerto. Our team handles logistics for Pacific shoots, Amazon river expeditions out of Iquitos, and pool-based controlled work in Lima for actor sequences.
Complete Underwater Services
From controlled pool environments to open ocean cinematography, we provide professional underwater filming with safety and quality as priorities.
Dive Cinematography
- • Open water filming
- • Reef & marine life
- • Shipwreck exploration
- • Deep water operations
- • Night diving
Pool & Tank
- • Controlled environments
- • Actor water work
- • Product photography
- • Split-level shots
- • Underwater sets
Equipment
- • Cinema camera housings
- • Underwater lighting
- • Communication systems
- • Monitors & playback
- • Specialty rigs
Safety & Coordination
- • Certified dive teams
- • Safety divers
- • Medical standby
- • Actor training
- • Risk assessment
Underwater Expertise
What cameras can you use underwater?
We operate professional underwater housings for cinema cameras including RED, ARRI, and Sony systems. We match camera and housing combinations to your resolution, frame rate, and image quality requirements.
Do you provide certified dive teams?
Yes, all our underwater crews are certified commercial divers with film production experience in Peruvian waters. Teams include underwater cinematographers, focus pullers, safety divers, and dive supervisors as required, familiar with both Pacific and Amazonian conditions.
Can you film in pools and tanks?
Yes, we work in controlled environments including swimming pools and studio water facilities in Lima. These controlled settings are ideal for actor work, product shots, and sequences requiring precise control.
What about actor safety underwater?
Actor safety is paramount. We provide safety divers, breathing apparatus for extended takes, pre-shoot training, and clear communication systems. Non-diving actors can achieve impressive underwater shots with proper support.
Where can you film in Peru?
We film across Peru's varied water environments—Paracas on the central Pacific coast offers sea lions, Humboldt penguins, and dramatic cold-water marine life, Máncora in the north has warmer Pacific waters, and the Amazon basin around Iquitos delivers freshwater filming with pink river dolphins. DICAPI handles maritime permits and operates across maritime, fluvial, and lake environments through six districts.
How do you handle underwater communication?
We use professional underwater communication systems including through-water comms for diver coordination and surface-to-diver links. Directors can communicate with underwater crews and monitor shots in real-time.
Need Underwater Filming?
Tell us about your underwater requirements and we'll provide experienced dive teams.