Specialist Department AquaUnit
In, On or Under Water
Fascinating Images Assured

Does your storyboard demand a shoal of fish, manta rays or an ancient boat wreck? Or does your director need hair-raising images of a shark approaching your lead character?

The AquaUnit can provide you with the perfect location for all of these and it can take care of all the logistics necessary for you to turn your vision into a reality.

We can provide you with confined water locations, creating a broad range of effects, from artificial storms and night time scenes to a variety of spectacular scenes using special effects underwater lighting.

The Canarian coastline not only boasts crystal clear water throughout the year, but also many impressive caves, underwater wrecks and numerous marine species.

We also have a selection of boats at our disposal. Zodiac work-boats, platform boats (perfect for assembling filming equipment), fishing vessels and luxury yachts.

Whilst working to National Spanish Legislation our team are fully conversant with all European health and safety guidelines. Leonardo Mendez is our AquaUnit Coordinator. In his 20 years of experience he has completed in excess of 3.500 dives in different parts of the world; including professional & recreational, media & combat diving.

Leonardo is a CMAS instructor and holds the following Certificates from the National Police Force, Special Operations Force and the Ministery of Defence: Diploma in Tactical Rescue Operations, Tactical Diving in Extreme Conditions, Search and Rescue Using Helicopter Techniques and Patrol Boat Operations.

We are looking forward to helping you to realise your visions below the waterline: aquaunit@blackstone-pictures.com.