Equipment, Services, & Creative Ideas: We can bring many new creative ideas to your production needs. While the bulk of our productions are film based, we also are experts at photography. We offer high quality professional prints, panoramas, website content, 360 pictures, 360 Theta images for Facebook, converted 360 Theta images for Instagram, hyper-lapse videos, light box photography, food photography, wide angel use, macro lens, Sony telephoto lens up to 1200mm, underwater photography rebreather dives, above and below water level dome ports shots from ocean side with corals underneath and resort up top, underwater panoramas, underwater 360 shots etc., 360 time warp video edits, special effect lenses (Fresnel multi-screen, kaleidoscope, split diopter, prism, starburst, soft spot), layering picture edits, special effects edits and we have Laser light shows for effects backdrops (with long exposures and special effects for exotic one of kind media). We can also offer astrophotography with our telescope. I can effectively manage and use models for inside and outside location productions. I already own the lighting, blue screens, backdrop, sound microphones and equipment for all these types of production options.
We have extensive undersea wildlife, volcanic lava eruptions, surfing events, sporting events and specialized production equipment and software. Pro 42 Megapixel Photo cameras and 5K to 8K Pro Video Cameras, 5K Drones 107, ROV Underwater drone, 500HP 30-foot Scarab boat, OTS Underwater sound comms and underwater cameras and much more.
We have the experience and equipment you need for your project! Our underwater photography equipment list is extensive:
- Professional Sony a7R3 42.4 Megapix 4 K mirrorless camera – 100mb per second bit rate, external Sony shutter speed controller, full size battery pack, full size Ronin-S Gimble, 200 to 1200 mm (with multiplier) Sony telephoto lenses. Special effects lenses and many other lenses like fisheye and wide angel. Special effects filters, ND filter set for large zoom lenses.
- Sony HDR AX700 video camera – Libec tripods, electric powered motion controls for pan and tilt, Dome port Underwater Nauticam Housings. Sony RX 100 camera with Nauticam housing 600 feet rating with sound to OTS receivers with 1500 feet transmission. Film 4K video with sound.
- Sony NEX 7, Nauticam housing with OTS Underwater sound receiver. Film 4K video with sound.
- 6 professional ITorch 1800 to 10,000 lumen video lights with UV IR and adjustable settings. Watch corals and sponges pop with corrective lighting.
- Four Guardian OTS full face masks blue and red with SSB 2010 top of the line receivers with the greatest underwater sound clarity available and 1500 feet transmission capability.
- Two Mantis OTS full face masks with buddy phones. Aquacom surface receiver and transmitter for above water communication with divers and direct line for sound man. Three-way boat-to-divers communications set up.
- 5K Go Pro 11, 5K Go Pro 10, Go Pro 9’s with Extreme depth underwater housings for multiple shot directions. GoPro Max 360 camera, Go Pro Max Underwater housing. We can use our C 6 Celestron telescope with corrective prism and camera mount for far away whale shots.
- Rode and lavalier wireless microphones. Several LED video lights and shotgun microphones. Steady cam for stabilizing boat shots. Waterproof housing. Rain hoods.
- Sony Vixia HD video camera with Sony housing with sound receiver.
- DJI Mavic 3 Pro 5K 28X zoom 20 megapixels, DJI Mavi 3 Mini Pro 360 and 4X zoom 48-megapixel pictures and 360 pictures, 3D gimbal stabilized, 9-mile range, 4 sets of 45 min batteries for both Maivic drones, DJI RC controller, filter, fly more packages, ND filters, and DJI Microphone.
- Blue screen backdrop. Umbrella lighting.
- IMAC 5K monitor with Final Cut Pro software, Mac Pro laptop for onsite editing and review. 4K Blueray burner. 6 TB drives for Mac. 4TB of stock footage mostly 4 K and 24-to-48-megapixel photo collection.
As technical divers we have an extensive Scuba gear collection. I use a new Megalodon Rebreathers set up with BOV and Nerd 2 second driver. Dive Safety is paramount, and we have the expertise to keep any production safe!
We own two Genesis professional Underwater technical scooters with a nine-mile range. One of the Genesis scooters is outfitted with a one-of-a-kind saddle which means ride on hands free operation for filming in all directions with better pan motion capabilities.
Also, they have underwater scooter expensive camera mounts. You just need to give us an idea of your needs and we will fulfill them.
RT Productions owns state of the art Underwater production equipment. We believe we can aid other productions with our drone expertise.
I am an insured, licensed, photo drone (107) operator expert, with 9 years of experience that yields very high hour 5K video at 48-megapixel. Our high-end video production company has many 4K and 5K cameras, 42 mega-pixel photo cameras.
We also own a 4K 400-foot tether underwater drone. Our 30-foot Scarab twin 250HP boat.
We have many specialized Underwater 360 cameras, including underwater communication equipment. See our Scuba Diving Gear – Underwater Voice Communication below:
We also have a huge Hawaii Scenery and Wildlife photography stock library available. Highlighting the amazing incredible Hawaii marine life would be useful to any Hawaii production.
Our recent trips with video and pictures of the Volcano, Kaui, and Molokai North shore cliffs are the best locations Hawaii has to offer. I’ve photographed the Kalalau trail on Kauai’s north shore, and recently filmed both volcanic eruptions on the Big Island. We have amazing, one of a kind, breaking news footage of these Mauna Loa and Kilauea 2023 eruptions.
We have filmed from Helicopters and are aware of the difficulties of doing so; we can also produce great helicopter footage. We have an extensive, 45 years of underwater stock pictures and footage of whales, whale sharks, dolphins, manta rays, sharks, colorful reef fish, corals, sea caves, to help highlight the amazing beauty of Hawaii. Hawaii is known for its whales; if you want to highlight whale photography and videography we not only have what you need already but can help you get fresh footage with our knowledge of whale behavior and locations.
Note: I am eco-friendly when diving and have never chased whales down. Rather, I know where they swim and where to see them based on underwater topography and experience. I dive the special whale highway sites waiting for them to swim by me for filming. I have discovered whale behaviors not previously known. My “Whales Surfing” (video below) which was recently filmed, shows hard-to-film whale behavior, and has been shared with NOAA and DARcolleagues.