Diving into the world of an underwater filming company is an adventure to experience at least once! For the readers of Dive In!, Marc Langleur had the opportunity to join the team of Cinémarine during a shoot dedicated to submerged wrecks. An immersive experience, revealing the inherent complexity of making documentaries in underwater environments where passion, technique, and unexpected events are constantly combined.
First steps into an underwater adventure
It’s hard to resist a shoot on the theme of wrecks, especially for a history lover. When Jean-François André, aka “Jeff” and head of Cinémarine, offers Marc Langleur to join him on a co-production, there is no doubt: a new adventure begins!
The meeting is set in Fréjus, on the quay ofAlpha Beluga, the departure point for an intense week of dives. The team is already preparing with an impressive arsenal: cameras, drone, boom mic, not forgetting the rebreathers and all the diving gear. The welcome is friendly and the day promises to be exciting. Jeff, who has led Cinémarine since 2019, explains the day’s program: shooting an episode of the documentary series « Wreck Mysteries », a six-episode saga of 52 minutes each, unveiling world history through forgotten wrecks, filmed in all corners of the globe.
The episode in question, » Operation Dragoon, the other landing « , focuses on the Provence landing in August 1944. The mission: find the wreck of the minesweeper YMS-24, bring back exclusive images, and tell its story.
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