Bluearth Studio presents its underwater operator training courses

President and founder of Bluearth Production and Bluearth Studio, Jean-Charles Granjon offers various underwater trainings for directors of photography and production collaborators.

Jean-Charles Granjon, Underwater cinematography trainer

Your trainer is an expert in underwater cinematography in France, his experience is built on 15 years of international shootings. Trainer of divers, actors and stuntmen, he intervenes as a specialized executive producer, marine coordinator and aquatic stuntman.

His intuitive approach to marine and underwater photography is complemented by a hybrid technical environment, those of the cinema and the ocean (sailing, diving or military navy).

(Photo : Jean-Charles Granjon)

He founded Bluearth in 2011 to share his artistic sense and expertise in marine imaging. Through its developments in the technical industry as well as its experience and artistic contributions, Bluearth has established itself with French and foreign producers as an essential line of marine and underwater production.

A training to broaden your working environment

About 70% of the earth surface is made of water. That’s why Bluearth offers you to expand your field of possibilities with three training courses. An underwater camera operator training, an assistant underwater camera operator training and finally a training for directors and executive producers who want to venture their shooting in the sea and underwater.

Underwater Camera Operator

Intended mainly for cinematographers or experienced camera operators, this course brings you to a deep understanding of underwater imaging.

In 5 days you will discover the professional framework associated with working in a hyperbaric environment for a shoot.

(Photo : OPV sous-marin)

You will get a deep understanding of the principles of mounting multi-camera housings for cinema and DSLR cameras. You will experience shooting situations for documentary and fiction. You will also benefit from a shared experience based on multiple shooting situations (wildlife, cliff diving, fiction shooting, ice shooting,...). You will be trained on multiple configurations of housings and cameras.

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Assistant underwater cameraman

This training is intended for assistant operators of fiction and/or documentary.

You will benefit from 3 days of training to understand the technical issues related to underwater filming. A training in 3 modules given in the classroom and at sea in Marseille.

(Photo : OPV et assistant sous-marin)

You will be able to prepare a multi-camera housing on different technical configurations. You will also have the experience to identify and anticipate the expectations of an underwater cameraman.

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Discovering and managing an underwater shoot

Intended for directors and production staff, this training course will lead you to a deep understanding of the multiple aspects of a marine and underwater shoot.
In 2 days you will discover the professional framework associated with the intervention in hyperbaric environment. You will experience shooting situations for documentary and fiction. You will also benefit from a sharing of experience based on multiple filming situations (wildlife, cliff diving, fiction filming, filming under ice). You will discover the technical constraints associated with the preparation of underwater filming equipment and the reality of filming in intercommunication between the surface team and the underwater team. You will also be made aware of the conditions of location shooting in fragile natural settings. Finally, Bluearth, aware of its ecological impact, will focus on a low-carbon film production.

(Photo : Caisson Subspace)

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For any request, please contact us via our website:
www.bluearth-prod.com