Anyone can point a camera underwater, but this specialty teaches you how to actually tell a story with it. Over two days you'll learn to plan and frame shots that are genuinely worth watching, understanding movement, lighting and subject choice in real dive conditions. The course doesn't stop when you surface either, you'll pick up editing techniques to turn raw footage into a polished clip worth sharing, open to certified junior and adult divers alike.

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In detail

About This Course

Photos capture a moment, but video captures the whole story, and the PADI Underwater Videographer specialty teaches you how to tell that story well. Designed for divers who already own or are curious about video equipment, this course moves you beyond simply pointing a camera and pressing record.

Over two days you will learn how to plan and frame shots that are genuinely interesting and entertaining to watch, understanding how movement, lighting and subject choice all affect the final result underwater. You will practise capturing usable clips in real dive conditions, where visibility, current and buoyancy all add extra challenge compared to filming on land.

The course does not stop once you surface. You will also learn practical editing techniques to turn raw footage into a polished clip worth sharing, whether that is with dive buddies, on social media, or as a lasting record of a memorable trip.

Open to certified junior and adult divers alike, the Underwater Videographer specialty is a rewarding way to combine a love of diving with a creative skill, and it pairs naturally with photography-focused specialties for divers who want to document the underwater world from every angle.

The process

How The Course Works

Step 1
Camera Fundamentals
Before you shoot a single frame underwater, your instructor walks you through choosing, setting up and caring for your camera or housing, then into the basics that separate a good clip from a forgettable one - exposure, focus and building a proper story line. It is as much about thinking like a film-maker as it is about handling the kit.
PADI states: open to (Junior) Open Water Divers from age 10
Step 2
Filming Dives
Now you put the theory to work underwater, framing and sequencing real footage alongside your instructor across the course. You learn to plan a shot before you take it, so what you bring back actually tells a story rather than just recording a dive.
Step 3
Editing Your Story
Back on the surface, the real craft begins. Your instructor guides you through the editing process itself, cutting your footage down into something worth watching again - and worth sharing.

Course curriculum

What You'll Learn

Learning Outcomes

create interesting, entertaining underwater videos
capture good clips
edit dive videos to share on social media

Getting ready

Before You Start & What's Next

Prerequisites

PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver, at least 10 years old

Next Steps

PADI Digital Underwater Photographer specialty
PADI Underwater Photographer specialty
PADI Master Scuba Diver rating

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Quick facts

Duration

2 days of structured training

Location

Unit 4, Bellman Court, Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HD

Certification

Recognised PADI qualification on completion

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Underwater Videographer

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