Freediving Films

FREEDIVING FILM GROUP is a consortium of freediving, extreme sports, and documentary videographers and film makers that are actively involved in projects which expose the public to the underwater world. What are freediving films? Freediving films are movies and programs filmed only using freediving:single breath-held dives. An underwater film dive club? Yes, and no. Our expeditions are about professional underwater video. We offer the perfect dive club for underwater video. Non-commercial underwater video competitions should provide needed exposure to film-makers within the dive community. Underwater videography contests enable amateurs and pros to further their love of adventure and stimulate healthy competition.

Whether fish species, sport fishing, pelagics, dolphins, whales, or seals or the people who live tied to the sea, FFG retains all its projects as digital stock. Looking for white seabass stock footage? Something very rare? If we don't have it we'll go out and shoot it for you. As well, we are pushing hard for professional underwater video contests, not just video expeditions you pay $3000 to go on.

In the traditional sense FFG is not an underwater video dive club. Members are cameramen who help each other in their video and film projects, each individual retaining rights to his/her footage, and footage can be combined to be made into documentaries, programs, or videos. We are not limited to underwater video; yet, it is our specialty. We would like to be considered an underwater video freediving dive club dedicated to extreme sports and rare species video capture.

Breath held diving (Apnea) is a way of life that instills discipline and awareness, and it is the most essential element to capturing large or rare species on film and video. All group members are certified divers as well.

Almost all the footage seen in this website was shot while freediving. We do not eschew tank diving; we just feel that the best core activity from which to build is freediving. As well, we will employ scooters, hookah lines, and traditional tank techniques to augment our freediving reels. Also, a small portion of our new material was shot by fine tank diving video enthusiasts we are representing. Underwater student films interest us very much.

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FFG is aggressively seeking new membership of the highest caliber. Members need not own boats, be well-heeled doctors, or live in our local area. We are also interested in underwater student films and repping film student underwater video specialists.

FFG is located in Los Angeles, California. Please Note, what we are doing can be dangerous and demanding so members need to be in the best physical and mental health.

All one needs to do to be considered for membership is to submit a 2-4 minute VHS [NTSC] tape.

If you are chosen for membership you will be included in our list of videographers and film makers, and you will be able to compete in formal and informal contests set up by our group.

You will receive a list of our events and, if you so choose, we will feature your clips and your personal history in our website. Most important, there are no dues or annual fees.

Members may join our expeditions, edit and train on our power PC, and can receive representation that will further their efforts to see their footage bought and sold. Our annual underwater video competition, The Catalina U/W Video Rodeo has seen the list of sponsors grow over the last 2 years.

Our three trailerable boats can range from the Sea of Cortez to Santa Barbara, California, and we welcome international videographers to join our group, as we are planning many international projects as national.

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Freediving Film Group

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We feel by collaborating we will be able to create more reels and stay underwater longer.

Currently we are editing in Adobe Premiere 6.0 and formats include Hi-8,Digi-8, Mini DV, and 16mm. As well, we consider every weekend an underwater classroom in which to learn.

You may make submissions and write us letters in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, but all submissions must be received in NTSC.

Thank you for your interest in freediving film group. To request stock footage please e-mail us for availability or write us at the P.O. box provided. Click here for more information.