Urgent, underwater housing

[Jeremy Neish]

We are filming s.Darko (the Donny Darko sequel) here in Utah, and it's going very well so far.

However, we are in need of an underwater housing for an upcoming scene, and so far I haven't had any luck finding one available for rent. I've searched threads, I've called all the usual suspects all to no avail. Anybody know where I can get one very soon?

Jeremy

 

[Thom Steinhoff]

Did you try PM'ing AquaVideo or looking in the Underwater Bubble Blowers Group?

 

[hunterrichards]

Large glass aquarium- Wal-mart. Unless you need to go deep...

 

[Anders Yarbrough]

How deep are you going? (You didn't hear it here..but) On Poseidon we had some special sealed up splash bags made over at hydroflex for backloaded panavision millenium xl's that we were able to submerge to 5' no problem....but it is a little risky, you need to know what you're doing. All you would need to do is ask hydroflex to take the panavision pcob out and put a arri bottom plate in. Should work like clockwork. In any case talk to hydroflex, they are super professional and should be able to recommend something.

If they are clueless talk to air, sea, land gear, could have sworn they developed a housing or were attempting to. also you might want to try element technica's owner, and see if he has any suggestions (super smart guy that machines a ton of things).

Best of luck, here's info on the hydroflex bag that's not sealed:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13131&highlight=hydroflex

 

[Jason Sturgis]

I would second Aquavideo as an option. I believe they are one of the only manufactures to have a housing out in decent quantities. Or post in the bubble blowers and someone should get back to you. Good luck.

 

[Mark Thorpe]

Did you also try Element Technica as per my PM? Should have started looking around a lot sooner, we're all still putting our own machines through testing, or having them built as we speak.

Hope you find what you need,
Mark.

 

[kevinmaistros]

I have called Hydroflex and they say they will have a housing ready (Hopefully) by mid to late June. So, I would say you could probably get one from them in July.

Reschedule your underwater shots for the end of your production, or do them in pick-up.

 

[John Bock]

Underwater housing

Underwater housing

AquaVideo has one ready now. Check out the following post:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13812&highlight=aquavideo