Underwater Filming
Professional marine cinematography with certified dive teams across Turkey.
Underwater filming captures imagery beneath the water's surface using specialized waterproof camera housings, lighting systems, and safety protocols. Turkey offers three coastlines — the Mediterranean along the Turkish Riviera at Antalya, the Aegean around Bodrum and Çeşme with countless ancient shipwrecks, and the Black Sea — plus the dramatic Bosphorus strait through Istanbul, ideal for documentaries, features, and commercials.
We coordinate underwater operations with certified Turkish dive teams, source cinema-grade waterproof equipment, and manage permits through the Directorate General of Coastal Safety and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Our team handles logistics for ancient shipwreck shoots along the Lycian coast (one of the densest concentrations of underwater archaeology in the world), Bodrum island work, and tank facilities at Istanbul and Antalya studios.
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 Turkish waters. Teams include underwater cinematographers, focus pullers, safety divers, and dive supervisors as required, familiar with Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Sea conditions.
Can you film in pools and tanks?
Yes, we work in controlled environments at Korda Studios Istanbul, Antalya Studios, and TRT Studios, plus swimming pools and additional production facilities. 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 Turkey?
We film along Turkey's three coastlines—the Lycian coast and Kaş on the Mediterranean offer some of the world's densest concentrations of ancient shipwrecks and submerged ruins, Bodrum and the Aegean provide clear-water island diving, Antalya delivers Turkish Riviera locations, and the Bosphorus through Istanbul requires special permits. Antalya is a growing studio hub for tank work.
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.