Oceans Below's latest Pro Video trainee, Andrea, writes of her experiences only a week into her 2-week program. Afterwards, she'll remain on Koh Tao to complete her internship where she'll be filming in the various dive shops along with our full time staff...

Halfway, But More Than Half Full!

"Well, here I am less than half way through my Underwater Videography course and already yesterday I was able to film and edit an entire piece in one day! I can't believe the arc of this learning curve! Fantastic!

I owe it all to the amazingly efficient tutelage of Aidy, who has whizzed me through the many different tried and true shots and shown me all the speediest ways to handle a professional edit. How great is it to be learning so many years of knowledge in such a short time? I'll be up and running as a professional in no time! It is so inspiring to be learning from individuals who are so passionate about their craft. When I am out diving with Aidy, I can see how interested and excited he is about filming, he can barely wait to get back to the office to see what we managed to capture.

Videographer filming a Videographer on the wreck at Tanote Bay!

This type of attitude is contagious, you can't help but be excited about the whole process. It's the coolest feeling to see a finished project and know that you did it. Wow!"

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