Megalodon stars in the film the cave....

***Decodiver*** · 4th May 2005, 17:06

Quote: (Originally Posted by jitka)

Hi there,

As I am one of the stunt divers (yes, I died twice but survived in one of my 3 characters ; )
and I just became member of this fine forum I'll try to answer some of the questions.

There were 9 custom made Megs used in the movie. Their canisters are smaller than regular Meg BUT theu hold the same amount of Sofnolime as the regular. 6lbs. There is just less empty space. The regular size will accomodate CIS scrubber, the movie canister will not. There is no problem with purchasing the bigger scrubber for movie Meg if needed.
Advantage of the smaller movie canister - the whole rig fits in carry on luggage! I know - I flew with mine to Romania for the shoot.

Yes, originally the movie Megs were equipped with ExtendAir cartridges - we used them in shallow water while shooting the movie in studios in Romania.
Before we continued the shoot in real caves in Mexico we had Leon to make us granular Sofnolime canisters. The ExtedAirs were easy to overbreath during the seriously rigorous work while shooting special effects.

The scooters used in the movie were DiveRite Arrows.

The stunt divers team were all experienced cave divers also skilled in underwater lighting, rigging, and multiple other skills.
I've mentioned some of the team in my post about deep Meg diving into the Miocene.
The stunt divers were Jill Heinerth, Brian Kakuk, Andreas Matthes, Mark Meadows, Jakub Rehacek, Joel Tower and myself Jitka Hyniova.

The Cave movie Megs performed flawlessly in some of the harshest conditions, we spent over 2500 hours underwater (ccr and oc combined) during the 11 week shoot.

Cheers, jitka

Sounds like a real bummer.................

***schford*** · 4th May 2005, 18:09

ye tough life!

I am soo not jealous being you getting paid to travel around the world and star in a film with your meg.

Stuart

***caveseeker7*** · 4th May 2005, 18:36

Quote: (Originally Posted by schford)

ye tough life!

Having been on a bunch of movie sets believe me, there is a lot of work and long, long hours.
And the crew tends to life a life a lot less pampered than the cast. The only thing I found on every set was very good food.

Advanced Diver Magazine has a good article about the production of the movie, psictures from sets etc ... the whole UW crew had multiple tasks. Really a lot of work, and a lot of time wet in the water. Add to that the constant pressure from shooting schedules, the fact that things rarely go exactly as planned, special effects make-up for the stunt divers that needs to be correct for different scenes, probably a few scenes that could only be single shoots (usually when stuff gets destroyed) I'm pretty sure it wasn't a walk in the park. Or it's UW equivalent, a dive in the pond.

4th May 2005, 17:06	#21 (permalink)
*Decodiver* Administrator Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Ouroboros rEvo Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Inspiration Classic Inspiration Vision Evolution Sport Kiss Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Geneva Posts: 2,165	Quote: (Originally Posted by jitka) Hi there, As I am one of the stunt divers (yes, I died twice but survived in one of my 3 characters ; ) and I just became member of this fine forum I'll try to answer some of the questions. There were 9 custom made Megs used in the movie. Their canisters are smaller than regular Meg BUT theu hold the same amount of Sofnolime as the regular. 6lbs. There is just less empty space. The regular size will accomodate CIS scrubber, the movie canister will not. There is no problem with purchasing the bigger scrubber for movie Meg if needed. Advantage of the smaller movie canister - the whole rig fits in carry on luggage! I know - I flew with mine to Romania for the shoot. Yes, originally the movie Megs were equipped with ExtendAir cartridges - we used them in shallow water while shooting the movie in studios in Romania. Before we continued the shoot in real caves in Mexico we had Leon to make us granular Sofnolime canisters. The ExtedAirs were easy to overbreath during the seriously rigorous work while shooting special effects. The scooters used in the movie were DiveRite Arrows. The stunt divers team were all experienced cave divers also skilled in underwater lighting, rigging, and multiple other skills. I've mentioned some of the team in my post about deep Meg diving into the Miocene. The stunt divers were Jill Heinerth, Brian Kakuk, Andreas Matthes, Mark Meadows, Jakub Rehacek, Joel Tower and myself Jitka Hyniova. The Cave movie Megs performed flawlessly in some of the harshest conditions, we spent over 2500 hours underwater (ccr and oc combined) during the 11 week shoot. Cheers, jitka Sounds like a real bummer................. __________________ CCR/OC Trimix Instructor Trainer CCR Training to Mixed Gas in Switzerland, France, UK & Germany on Megalodon/COPIS-Megalodon/KISS/Sport KISS/Ouroboros/rEvo/Inspiration/Evolution/Sentinel www.zerogravitydiving.com Rebreather World Terms & Conditions
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*schford* Despotic Overlord Current Rebreather/s: Megalodon Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,662	ye tough life! I am soo not jealous being you getting paid to travel around the world and star in a film with your meg. Stuart
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4th May 2005, 18:36	#23 (permalink)
*caveseeker7* Who loves ya, baby Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Prism Topaz Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Too far from Neverland Posts: 5,318	Quote: (Originally Posted by schford) ye tough life! Having been on a bunch of movie sets believe me, there is a lot of work and long, long hours. And the crew tends to life a life a lot less pampered than the cast. The only thing I found on every set was very good food. Advanced Diver Magazine has a good article about the production of the movie, psictures from sets etc ... the whole UW crew had multiple tasks. Really a lot of work, and a lot of time wet in the water. Add to that the constant pressure from shooting schedules, the fact that things rarely go exactly as planned, special effects make-up for the stunt divers that needs to be correct for different scenes, probably a few scenes that could only be single shoots (usually when stuff gets destroyed) I'm pretty sure it wasn't a walk in the park. Or it's UW equivalent, a dive in the pond. __________________ Cheers Stefan "It is still a good day if you are on the green side of the grass! Su amigo Roberto!" Sponsor Lou in Race For Life!
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