UNDERWATER FILM SCHOOL
Professional Underwater Cinematography & Filmmaking Courses
Iconic – Award-Winning – Transformational – Customised – VIP – Bespoke
LIVE IT – BREATHE IT – CREATE YOUR LEGACY
PROFESSIONAL UNDERWATER FILMMAKING PROGRAMS
The world’s only accredited underwater film school offering degree-level, VIP one-to-one training in underwater cinematography, videography, and professional filmmaking.
Award-winning instruction.
Private, individually tailored programmes.
VIP mentorship at true industry level.
Work exclusively with an internationally acclaimed underwater filmmaker with over 30 years of award-winning broadcast and cinematic experience — widely regarded as one of the greatest underwater artists of our time.
Develop technical mastery and artistic fluency. Let your camera respond precisely to your vision. Train in uniquely photogenic waters. Elevate your craft. Create work that defines your legacy.
“I’ve been on many trips and courses with ‘Professional Underwater Videographers’ over the years, but they have never even approached this high level of education and learning. The experience with Liquid Motion has been amazing! The training was 100% the best. Guy is always at your disposal, diving for you, not just with you, and is a constant source of incredible information. He knew right away where I could improve, and completely adapted and tailored everything to my specific needs. I have never learnt so much in such a short time!…. I can now capture exquisite footage, light, emotion, feelings and tell powerful underwater stories. The Academy courses are unique, elite and incomparable! Thank you so much Anita & Guy”
“My Hollywood-based company specialises in underwater filming, and being up to date with all the latest and best skills are vital to my business. Liquid Motion’s Guy Chaumette is considered by most as one of the very best Filmmakers in the profession. I was honoured to dive and film alongside him. He helped me hone my diving techniques, and he gave a me a new set of camera and film skills, that I will use for life. Whether you are a novice interested in learning underwater film, or an industry professional honing your skills, if you are looking for valued, trusted, customised and completely professional cinematography training, Liquid Motion Academy is absolutely the only place to go…”
INNOVATIVE – ACCELERATED – TRANSFORMATIONAL
AWARD-WINNING PROGRAMS
Professional Underwater Videography, Cinematography & Filmmaking courses and mentorship. Bespoke, individually tailored pathways, for those who aspire to an elite level of creative excellence.
PROFESSIONAL UNDERWATER CAMERA OPERATOR CERTIFICATION COURSE
Master the art of underwater camera work through exclusive, one-to-one mentorship with world-acclaimed filmmakers.
Designed for professionals and passionate creators alike, this elite certification delivers total command of underwater cinematography. Develop complete operational mastery of camera systems, light, buoyancy, and environment while refining your creative eye beneath the surface. Fully bespoke and one-to-one, this programme establishes the technical fluency and artistic control required to shoot at industry level.
PROFESSIONAL UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER CERTIFICATION COURSE
From cinematic capture to creative edit.
Transform your footage into film — and your vision into art. Building on camera mastery, this programme integrates advanced shooting with post-production workflow. Learn to craft sequences, shape narrative, and edit with intention, transforming raw footage into cinematic underwater storytelling.
INDUSTRY PRO UW FILMMAKING DEGREE - CAREER CERTIFICATION COURSE
“The Summit” of Professional Underwater Filmmaking — the world’s only complete A-Z underwater filmmaking degree programme.
An exclusive 3–4 week private, mentor-led immersion into underwater cinematography and storytelling. A complete A–Z mastery in professional underwater cinematography and fast track into the underwater filmmaking industry.
Private, bespoke, and transformational – for filmmakers committed to operating at the highest professional standard.
UNPARALLELED ACCESS TO SUCCESS
Professional Field Immersions
High-Level. Pure Mastery.
GATES STO
In association with RED/GATES/CINE CAM – Industry Pro GATES STO Certification Course: Professional UW Film equipment mastery, tech training & safety Certification. For professionals with new GATES Housings. (Land based).
UW CAMERA OPERATOR DIVE & REFINE
For filmmakers, cinematographers and serious divers who want to refine technique, test new equipment, and shoot alongside a 30-year internationally acclaimed underwater filmmaker – without enrolling in a certification programme.
SPECIALIST EDITING MODULES
Leading the world in Professional Underwater Cinematography, Underwater Videography & Underwater Film Courses
COLOUR GRADING PRO
Dynamic half day course in Pro UW Video Colour Correction, Balancing & Grading – fundamental for producing polished, professional underwater films. Get more from your underwater footage; give your films a vibrant, colourful professional finish.
PROFESSIONAL UW FILM EDITOR
Industry-pro, A-Z career-level Underwater Film Editing course. Private, Customised 1:1., includes workflow, storytelling, UW video editing, colour correction & grading, music, foley, sound and all aspects of professional film creation.
PRIVATE BULL SHARK SHOOT
Film them, feel the energy, experience bull sharks all around you, in a film studio all to yourself.
December-March exclusive
FLUO-DIVING WITH THE PIONEERS
Underwater Fluorescence Diving & VIP Fluo-Course with the pioneers who invented fluo-diving and discovered mindblowing science, which resulted in the 2009 globally award-winning National Geographic premiere film!
FISH BEHAVIOUR SPECIALIST
100% exclusive, Scientist endorsed, PADI endorsed Fish Behaviour Specialist Certification Course, directly with the Author. Understand marine life behaviour, anticipate the action, be ready to capture rare and enigmatic images.
ADD-ON MODULES
Leading the world in Professional Underwater Cinematography, Underwater Videography & Underwater Film Courses
REBREATHER / CCR CAMERA OPERATOR
Underwater Camera Mastery, for Pro Certificed CCR divers ready to add a camera to the mix.
VIP PRIVATE UW FILM GUIDE
VIP 1:1 private film diving – assistance, guidance and support for making great underwater footage and capturing the powerful shots. 1:1 Private Film Guiding with Liquid Motion® – an exclusive offer for Academy Graduates.
PRIVATE ONLINE COACHING
Private, customised, one-to-one training with an award-winning Mentor remotely. Tailored classes and VIP coaching in all aspects of professional underwater camera operation, underwater cinematography, videography, storytelling, photography and filmmaking.
UW CINEMATOGRAPHY GROUP PROGRAMS
Underwater Filmmaking Group workshops, courses and events. For those who want “almost” 1:1 training, with the added benefit of peer connection and collaboration with like-minded creatives.
NON-DESTRUCTIVE UW IMAGING INSTRUCTOR COURSE
Government/Tourist Board one day non-destructive Underwater Imaging Instructor Course: UW Imaging diving mastery & vital in-water skills for successful shooting, personal & equipment safety, and care, preservation and protection of the marine environment.
LIQUID MOTION® ACCREDITATION
The Gold Standard of Underwater Filmmaking excellence
VIP MENTORSHIP
VIP – ELITE – 1:1 inner circle coaching. Private, exclusive 3, 9 & 12 months underwater filmmaking mentorship programs. Escape the ordinary. Tune into mindset, technique and artistic mastery for your personal success. Connect, be inspired, live your dream, guided personally by Liquid Motion®.
Underwater Storytelling at its finest
Hollywood talent as diverse as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Ron Howard got their start at a film school. At The Liquid Motion Underwater Film School, our mission is you, realising your dream, in your time, at your speed. Welcome to the world of Professional Underwater Film.
Actors, Visionaries, Storytellers and Industry Professionals come to The Academy after studying at other film schools, or already working in the industry. Developing vital cinematic skills, equipment mastery and hands-on techniques, the Academy maintains focus on the importance of personal creativity, storytelling and art in a highly competitive business.
From Producing, Directing & Cinematography to shooting, acting, developing a style and getting camera operation and cinema housings ‘in hand’, our goal is to inspire the next generation of filmmakers with our hands-on curriculums based on real film productions. Whether for TV broadcast, advertising, cinema, documentary, or professional underwater camera work, you’ll learn how to make underwater movies, TV shows and become part of the entertainment industry. There is no other film school in the world that provides such a fast, thorough, inspiring route to the top.
“As a Professor of Film for over 15 years, I was looking for training that truly matched my experience in both diving and filmmaking. Courses offered by dive-agencies (PADI, NAUI, etc.) are very basic. I wanted to be challenged and to learn from the best. Why settle for mediocrity just to get a certification card? I discovered Liquid Motion, and the best was worth it. I can wholeheartedly recommend this first-rate, incomparable professional training to anyone serious about underwater filmmaking.”
CREATE YOUR FUTURE
Famous for its private, customised approach that provides a very personal, direct route to success, the Academy accepts just one applicant at a time. Emphasising personal specialisation, Students learn fast, thoroughly, at their own unique level and pace.
Exclusive, accelerated diploma and degree programs based on film industry workflow allow you to choose a program concentration suited to your specific interests. Cutting-edge award-winning courses are 100% customised, adapted and tailored to fit your unique personal experience, vision and goals. Innovative curriculums with an unrivalled approach to hands-on, interactive learning inspire and immerse you in your craft from day one.
All career courses are targeted to your professional field, and the area in which you wish to specialise. All instruction is one-on-one, hands-on, and completely customised to your goals and success, both underwater and on land.
ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY & CAREER PROGRAMS – FILM
Film Degree & Career Courses in Underwater Cinematography and Filmmaking
From big dream, to big screen – turn your passion into profit, become an award-winner, make your mark.
The Art of Underwater Filmmaking
Liquid Motion® Academy leads the world with elite, professional Underwater Filmmaking Courses that are sought-after by both new Underwater Videographers and working industry professionals alike.
From novice Underwater Camera Operator to Industry Pro, our diverse, accelerated programs focus on the Art of Underwater Cinematography and are designed to fast track you into the world of Professional Underwater Filmmaking.
Cutting edge courses based on real-world industry workflow allow you to choose a program concentration suited to your specific interests. With an unrivalled approach to customised, hands-on, interactive learning, and innovative, industry-based curriculums, The Academy’s award-winning Underwater Videography, Cinematography and Camera Operation courses inspire and immerse students in their craft from day one.
Real World Industry Workflow – Hands-On Interactive Learning
Classes are taught privately, one-on-one, by a 30 years internationally acclaimed Cinematographer, multi award-winning Filmmaker (National Geographic, Arte, RAI, TVE, Discovery, TVE, 3x Gold Medal, 3x Best Director, numerous x Best Film) and renowned Industry Pro Mentor in a real-world environment with state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
Courses are 100% tailored and customised, to fit your unique level of experience, interests and personal, professional or career specialisation goals.
All instruction is private, one on one – above water and below – and 100% customised, adapted and tailored to fit your unique personal experience, vision and goals.
BEGIN YOUR DREAM CAREER IN THE UNDERWATER FILM INDUSTRY
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ALUMNI SUCCESS
YOUR LEGACY
Success in their own words. Hear directly from our graduates worldwide
“Truly enlightened teaching that raises the bar. Liquid Motion Academy teaching adheres to a fundamental principle I’ve learned in thirty-five years of higher education teaching and senior administration. There is absolutely no substitute for one-on-one personalized instruction delivered hands-on by a master.
Every detail was tailored to me, and focused always on what, to me, is most important. Far from formalistic, Guy Chaumette took into consideration my diving history, my strengths and opportunities for growth, my current kit, and my familiarity, or lack thereof, with cutting edge editing, lighting, and point-of-view subject development. The pace was always tailored to my personal interests, aptitude and energy and the experience has opened for me new vistas of where I can take my image-making, topside as well as underwater.….”(Jeremy Cohen USA)
“As a professional, I learnt more in the past week than I have in the last 10 years! The film programs are about so much more than just the technical. They are about the difference between video footage and film..”
(Tim Kirkpatrick USA)
“Liquid Motion’s combined decades of real world experience creates a practical and powerful learning crucible for the aspiring underwater cameramen and working professional alike. You learn far more than underwater camera techniques. You learn how to succeed.”
(Johne Ellerbrock, LA)
“I chose Liquid Motion Academy over The L.A. Film School, because I wanted to learn more than just filmmaking; I wanted to learn the art of film – how to make a difference. It’s incredible how much I learnt in such a short time!. Everything about the teaching is tailored and adapted to you. The Academy gives you a totally different perspective towards every aspect of photography and film, while giving you the freedom to grow, create, and choose your own. It was so refreshing that I did not have to follow a schedule or adapt to anyone else’s agenda. I highly recommend LMA to anyone, whether beginner or professional. It was a uniquely productive journey, and an amazing, highly personalized experience”.
(Karan Saini Dubai/LA)
“I learnt more in 10 days than I have ever learned myself in 50 years – and I did not even have to read a manual! The opportunity to learn what I did, wih the people I did, made the trip a once-in-a-lifetime event”…..
(Steve Cohen, UK)
“Liquid Motion’s Underwater Film Courses are unique in the world. Tailored to the needs of the student, they covere every aspect of UW film production and camera work. The instructor, Guy Chaumette is a world-famous Artist, committed to the success of every student. This course made a huge impact on my UW film making career”
(Dan Bailey, USA)
Everything we do is luxuriously tailored to you. To fit your personal schedule, your needs, and your goals. With the exception of small group classes at select times of the year, the Academy takes just one guest at a time. All instruction is private and customized to your unique personal experience, interests, wishes and goals.
Welcome to a unique circle of individuals. To Freedom. Exploration. Passion and Art. Unwavering professional service and a truly luxurious experience.