This week we head down to deepest darkest Cornwall to collect our large props. The fantastic guys at the spitfiresociety.com/, lead by David Evans have built the cockpit of a Mark 5 B Spitfire out of fibreglass. This will be used in the 1942 film and we are busy finishing and painting it now. Our very own Jen Groves has developed the cannon further and has completed the first. This is back at Realm HQ being painted and Jen is ready to start work on the other 9!!

We have also found a studio space in Devon we can use for a couple of months to shoot the “dry” parts of these films so its all hands to deck for construction of the ship.

This week we meet Arthur Douglass (@BbasementStairs), our American producer, who is coming to the UK to help create the BTS documentary whilst we’re shooting in the underwater studio.

We also want to say Hi to photographer, Ben Von Wong (@vonwongphoto) who has launched a campaign to come to Europe – indiegogo.com/vonwongdoeseurope. His work is truly amazing and we are honoured to work with him in producing some stunning editorial photos. Check out more of Ben’s work and follow his journey at vonwong.com/blog and receive updates at facebook.com/vonwongphotography

We are also looking for a photographer of our own. We need someone to come to the London studio and shoot production stills. If you think you have this reportage style please get in touch with team@realm-pictures.com or through the blog theunderwaterrealm.com

The UnderWaterRealm Blog is back with a vengeance!

Having finally delivered the @EveHazelton Lighting Masterclass and the DIY LED plans, everything is getting back on track at last…

The team have been holding a series of underwater auditions, searching for talent to populate the world of our story. There have been costume tests, underwater Red Scarlet setups and much more since week 52 – check it all out in another week at The UnderWaterRealm

Huge Thanks to the great folks at Video Europe for the lend of their new RED Scarlet which enabled us to test the new housing!

One year ago the team won an award which kickstarted this project. Since then we have scripted 5 short films set underwater, learnt to dive, shot in Shepperton Studios, auditioned underwater, filmed on Red Epic in the Red Sea, raised $101,000 on the internet and are still going!!

There’s a long way to go yet but this is going to be an incredibly exciting year as we prepare to show the world the Underwater Realm