The PADI Underwater Videographer Instructor Course equips you with the skills to teach divers how to capture high-quality underwater footage. This specialty is perfect for divers who want to document their experiences, create compelling dive videos, or even pursue a professional career in underwater media. As an instructor, you’ll guide students through filming techniques, camera setup, lighting, and post-production editing to help them create stunning underwater videos.
What You’ll Learn
How to Teach Underwater Videography: Instruct students on essential camera settings, composition, and shooting techniques.
Lighting & Stabilization: Teach proper use of natural and artificial lighting and how to maintain steady shots underwater.
Editing & Post-Production: Guide students in basic video editing to enhance their footage with color correction and storytelling techniques.
Equipment Selection & Maintenance: Train students on choosing the right underwater cameras, housings, and accessories.
Course Combinations: Learn how to integrate this specialty with Digital Underwater Photography Instructor to offer a complete underwater media training experience.
Marketing & Sales Strategies: Gain insights into promoting underwater videography courses to recreational and professional divers.
Why Become an Underwater Videographer Instructor?
- Expand Your Teaching Portfolio: Offer a specialty that attracts creative divers who want to document their dives.
- Increase Diver Engagement: Help students capture and share their underwater experiences in a professional way.
- Boost Career Opportunities: Underwater videography is in high demand for tourism, research, and media production.
- Enhance Your Own Videography Skills: Improve your underwater filming techniques and create high-quality dive videos.
Prerequisites
- Be a certified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (OWSI) or higher.
Want to further expand your teaching qualifications?
Consider adding Digital Underwater Photography Instructor to offer students a complete underwater imaging course.
