Underwater Filming

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, including cold-water-rated builds for Icelandic conditions.

Yes, all our underwater crews are certified commercial divers with dry-suit certification and specific cold-water film production experience. Teams include underwater cinematographers, focus pullers, safety divers, and dive supervisors as required.

Yes, we work in controlled environments including swimming pools and studio facilities in Reykjavík. Many productions also pair Iceland's natural locations with tank work completed elsewhere in Europe for actor-heavy sequences.

Actor safety is paramount, especially in cold-water conditions. We provide dry suits, safety divers, breathing apparatus for extended takes, pre-shoot acclimatisation, and clear communication systems. Non-diving actors can achieve impressive underwater shots with proper support.

We film throughout Iceland—Silfra in Þingvellir National Park is world-famous for crystal-clear glacial water and dives between tectonic plates, Jökulsárlón offers iceberg-filled glacier lagoon shots, the Westfjords provide remote ocean environments, and Húsavík is a whale-watching hotspot. Þingvellir requires permits from the Park Commission and the Environment Agency of Iceland.

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.