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A freediver uses weights, yoga and camera tricks to create the illusion of walking underwater for a film which took three years to shoot and was completed in 2013 in El Hierro, Canary Islands. Like a scene from a Hollywood science-fiction movie, this trick footage shows a man apparently walking on water. The underwater film was shot by biologist Armiche Ramos and brothers Armando and Francisco del Rosario, who used their expertise in freediving to create the illusion. (Photo by Ocean Brothers/Barcroft Media/ABACAPress)

A freediver uses weights, yoga and camera tricks to create the illusion of walking underwater for a film which took three years to shoot and was completed in 2013 in El Hierro, Canary Islands. Like a scene from a Hollywood science-fiction movie, this trick footage shows a man apparently walking on water. The underwater film was shot by biologist Armiche Ramos and brothers Armando and Francisco del Rosario, who used their expertise in freediving to create the illusion. No computer graphics were involved in the production, with the team relying solely on their own skills – and a few hidden secrets. The trio, known as the Ocean Brothers, created the footage for underwater photography competition World Shoot Out, where it was awarded the prize for best short film. The footage was shot over three years in El Hierro, which is the smallest of the Canary Islands. But there were a few hitches, including postponing filming for a year because of an active underwater volcano. (Photo by Ocean Brothers/Barcroft Media/ABACAPress)




25 Nov 2014 11:05:00