"SHOOTING" A FILM UNDER WATER.
Thrillers in which the most exciting scenes are laid in the depths of the ocean appeal to a great mimbef of cinema-goers. Formerly many tricks were resorted to in the making of such films. An artificial sea bottom with wreckage was constructed in a fairly big aquarium, which was then filled with water and various strange-looking small fish. This was illuminated by powerful lamps a'nd pictures wer.e then taken through the glass. Any persons, divers or swimmers appearing in the picture were superimposed afterwards. This kind of toy tneatre will not do any more; the public demands the real thing, so now the cameraman must go right down to the depths of the ocean when the exciting scenes are laid there.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 274, 18 November 1936, Page 22
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