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Underwater cameraman, Andy McLeod is a very experienced cameraman working world-wide, shooting HD, HD-Cam, Digital Video

as well as 16mm and 35mm film underwater... Director of Photography.... underwater

Underwater Cameraman UK, HD-cam, HD, underwater cameraman, 35mm, 16mm, 35 mm, 16 mm

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Underwater cameraman UK HSE, UK H.S.E., Director of Photography

Underwater Camera operator, Underwater DoP, Underwater Director of Photography,

underwater movies, underwater film cameras, 

I always wanted to combine my camera experience with my passion for SCUBA diving. However, after completing my PADI Open Water Course in 1994, it took me a further 7 years of training to reach a level that could be considered "expert" enough to work professionally and safely as a diver, who is also a cameraman. Today, I am a qualified H.S.E (UK, Health and Safety Executive), "Media Diver", the only qualification accepted under the "Diving at Work Act 1997" . I have shot commercials and dramas on 35mm and Super 16mm as well as documentaries on Digital Betacam, HD-Cam and DV-Cam. I have logged more than 1,500 dives all over the world from Antarctica to Zanzibar and from the Caribbean to Galapagos. I am also a PADI Instructor and have taught more than 200 courses. I am highly trained, qualified and experienced to work in the 0-40 meter range. To see a complete list of my qualifications Click Here.

I am also trained in the use of  the Dolphin Draeger Semi-closed Rebreather (see second picture from top), a diving system that recirculates the breathing gas, allowing extended dive times and which also significantly reduces the amount of bubble noise, allowing divers to get much closer to marine-life.

I have extensive underwater communications (see third picture from top) available to allow divers to speak "two-way" to each other as well as to the surface; this has proved invaluable on a number of productions when the director has had to co-ordinate complex action from the surface. This equipment is easily converted to allow presenters and actors conversations to be recorded digitally underwater. Click here to see a video clip of Charlotte Uhlenbroek interviewing underwater! Click here to download a higher resolution copy to your desktop.

I am available to work in the UK or anywhere else in the world either with local divers or travelling with my experienced crew. Please remember the logistics of filming underwater can be complicated and need to be planned well in advance.

To find out more about filming underwater please visit my specific website www.underwatercameraman.com or contact me directly by email to discuss your production further.