Underwater Filming Services

Here is how this works in practice. Ireland's underwater camera bench runs through Irish Underwater Council (Comhairle Fo-Thuinn / CFT) and Atlantic Dive certified operators with CMAS commercial-cinematography ratings. Plus HSE-equivalent SCUBA Health and Safety Authority certifications on heavier productions. The senior bench has shipped underwater plates across Star Wars The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi Skellig Michael UNESCO sequences (Luke's hermitage approach and surrounding Kerry Atlantic waters). Game of Thrones Northern Ireland Cushendun Caves and Carnlough Harbour Dragonstone-adjacent underwater plates. Vikings and Vikings Valhalla Ashford Studios water-tank work plus Wicklow river-mouth Atlantic location shoots.

Here is the short of it. The Wonder Sebastián Lelio underwater inserts, Brooklyn transatlantic crossing inserts, In the Name of the Father, Once and the wider Pierce Brosnan Bond Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies partial Ireland sequences. Atlantic dive locations cover the full Wild Atlantic Way span (Cork to Donegal 2,500 km), Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Cobh harbour, Galway Bay, Skellig Michael UNESCO restricted waters. Achill Island. Slieve League sea cliffs. Plus the Irish Sea (Dublin Bay + Howth + Wicklow coast + Wexford) and The North (Antrim Coast + Giant's Causeway UNESCO + Carrick-a-Rede + Strangford Lough).

Here is the breakdown. Gear flow runs SeaCam ARRI Alexa Mini LF housings (the cinema-feature standard). Gates Underwater Products housings for RED V-Raptor 8K + Sony Venice 2 + Sony FX9 + ARRI Amira. Nauticam housings for Sony FX3 and FX6 documentary work. GoPro Hero 12 Black + Hero 11 Black for B-roll and POV inserts. Lighting flows through Keldan Video 24X + 30X underwater LEDs (4K-7K lumen output, 5500K daylight balance) and Light & Motion Sola Cine for inserts.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Atlantic dive conditions drive specific protocols: 8-12°C year-round Atlantic water temperatures need dry-suit certification (CFT Drysuit Specialty), 2-15 m typical visibility with major tide-dependent types around the Aran Islands and Skellig Michael, and Atlantic surge protocols on the western seaboard. Studio tank work uses Ardmore Studios' water-tank infrastructure plus Belfast Titanic Studios tank capacity (the same site that hosted Game of Thrones submarine inserts). CTA seamless cross-border plan let dive teams move between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Antrim Coast on the same shoot day.

Section 481 32% relief plus 40% regional uplift covers underwater day rates and housing rental.