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Scuba
Diving Gap Year Internship Add On
Underwater Videographer
Imagine shooting
a fantastic underwater movie of someone's
first diving experience - showcasing
their interaction with the
marine life around Koh Tao. Having
the ability to edit the right shots
together with a soundtrack, then
screening your movie the same day,
for our diving
customers!!
Underwater
videographers on Koh Tao work shooting
marine movies everyday. You
can too, with our 'Underwater Videographer
Add On' for your scuba diving gap
year internship.
The 'underwater
videographer add-on' is a paid working
gap year diving internship! |
 A Day in the life
of an Underwater Videographer
Up
early, you need to 'prep' your
diving and camera equipment and
then head down to the dive shop
to meet & greet today's customers.
By the last two
dives of the Open Water Course
people are controlled and comfortable
in the water, and are having a
good time - this is the perfect
opportunity to film them.
An underwater
videographer will accompany these
two dives, documenting the day
out - the transfer to the dive
boat and journey out to the dive
site. The main part is underwater
videography, recording the customers
diving, and capturing the marine
life they saw on film (stock footage
is a bit no-no). Then filming the
big smiles when they come up from
the dive, and so cheerful group
shots on the way back to shore.
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During the afternoon, the videographer
uploades the raw footage to PC, and
spends several hours editing the
movie - choosing the right shots
and adding a soundtrack.
By early evening the finished
version is burned to DVD - you'll
then head down to one of the Koh
Tao beach bars to re-meet
the diving customers
and chat over a few beers! You'll
screen your movie for them. This
will usually be on a projector with
big sound system - this draws
a big audience, both
divers and general
public.
Then it's sales time - you give
the customers the chance of buying
a copy. This is a special product
for them - a DVD of them on their
first dives showing their adventure
into the underwater world! If you
make a sale, you'll then burn a copy
for them - job done!
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Underwater
videography is a lot of work - it's a mix of
technical ability and people skills,
giving the customer what they want.
With the Underwater
Videographer internship add-on
you'll be trained to do the job,
and given a mentored internship
as you make your own movies (and
get paid!).
The
internship includes
all the equipment and materials
that you need. This includes
access to underwater camera
equipment, a custom built video
editing facility, and experienced
videographers who have been doing
this for a long time! Training is
conducted by experienced videographers
Elizabeth & Aidy
('Ocean's Below'), who have been
making underwater videos on Koh
Tao for many years.
The first two
weeks involves videographer
training.
After that, you'll be sent out
with real customers (getting paid
for your work).
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Lets take a look first at the underwater
videographer training:
Over two weeks, the areas you'll
focus on will include;
Equipment
Assembly
Skills
with the camera [e.g. white balance,
zoom control, steady shooting,
composition & shot selection,
shot duration, 'winning shots']
Equipment
maintenance
Video
editing [Capturing & transfer,
cutting & cropping (SC Live
software), final production edit
(Adobe Premier Pro CS3), fitting
a soundtrack, burning onto DVD
/ converting format and packaging
the end product]
Selling
/ dealing with tourists
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Next
you move onto a 6 week working
gap year internship. You'll be sent
out to do the job, working with real
customers, making diving movies to
sell.
For each copy that
you sell, you'll be paid 500 baht,
so you can re-coup your training
expenses. This is a great way to
spend a working / paid gap year.
We're not throwing you in
the deep end on your own! You'll
be mentored by experienced underwater
videographers, given feedback
(from Aidy and Elizabeth), improving
as you progress.
You'll get a great buzz from showing
your movies for appreciative audiences.
You'll be trained to make a very
high quality product.
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Heres
a breakdown of the costs and exactly
what's included in this paid
working internship;
Underwater Videographer
Internship Add On |
Total duration;
8 weeks |
70,000 baht |
Includes
8 weeks accommodation |
2 weeks
videography training |
6 week paid
working internship (paid 500 baht per video sale),
working with a mentor. |
Use
of all necessary videography
equipment. |
Contact
DJL Diving if you have any
questions about this dive
internship add-on. |
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Check
out the DJL Diving Promo Movie;
See footage of Koh Tao Thailand
diving. |
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