Beginners sites and resources

[King Kong Matt]

I'm trying to learn as much as I can about videography. Does anyone have a good website(s) that would be helpful to check out?

Thanks in advance,
Matt

 

[The Chairman]

There is this relatively new one... I think it's called "ScubaBoard" or some such nonsense!

 

[King Kong Matt]

There is this relatively new one... I think it's called "ScubaBoard" or some such nonsense!

Anyone else?

 

[double80s]

Try these sites, lots of info on shooting, editing, etc. They are not specific to U/W videography though.

Creative Cow
LAFCPUG
2-POP

 

[miket]

Here are some...

http://www.sjbproductions.com/web_pages/tips.htm
http://www.tradewind.co.nz/HTML_Text/UW_Video_Tips.htm
http://www.divernet.com/photog/1005videotips.shtml
http://www.fvi.org.uk/training/fletcher/uwvideo2b.html
http://www.utahdiving.com/video/index.htm

There is an Underwater Video book by Jim Church that is really good about how to set up shots, framing, etc. It's a bit old on the equipment side, but gear changes so fast it would be hard to keep it current.

The best way to learn is to just "do it!". Learn your camera and housing inside and out so you don't need to look at it to change settings, etc.

Diving skills are also very important, bouyancy needs to be near perfect, you need to learn how to swim without making your video shake, learning how to shoot subjects without using the viewfinder also helps.

Hope all this is helpful.

Check out my SoCal dive videos at http://www.socaldivevideos.com

- Cheers,
MikeT

 

[crum]

Not that I can add anything. But also new to video, sites on setup, best ways to take video and reviews of information that is already available is great. There are blogs and what not about peoples experiences and what work helps. Scubaboard is great and some times you can ask a question and get sarcasm .

I have been reading through post on scubaboard and digitaldiver for the last 2 days and I just get more confused with what people prefer. The more information you have the better it helps.

 

[meekal]

i've collected a list of resources.... jump in!

http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/video-Video.html

 

[NauiIT]

You might check out http://www.hydroflex.com
These guys do feature films like Armageddon, Space Cowboys, and Titanic. There is a section on there site about "practical applications". It includes information on lighting, cameras, filters, ports, light meters and a bunch more.
Hope that helps.