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Jeff Goodman, director and award-winning cameraman, is to lead a new series of courses aimed at improving the art of good underwater video production while at the same time realising the incredible wealth and diversity of our planet's marine life.

These new courses are being pioneered by Emperor Divers on Gold Fleet luxury liveaboards in May and November 2009. A maximum of 10 guests will be able to learn from one of the best underwater cameramen in the industry and will need their own video camera and housing for filming and a laptop with associated equipment for editing.

"This is ideal for divers who are competent in the water and have good background knowledge of how their camera works. We'll be looking at how to get the best out of their camera systems and exploring the techniques of observing and capturing wildlife behaviour with an end goal of producing a professional looking two-minute DVD," explains Jeff.

Producers from Endemol UK have filmed a new online travel series, The Gap Year
www.bebo.com/thegapyear, and chose Emperor Divers to put two gap travellers through their PADI Open Water course in Sharm El Sheikh.

Amy O'Connor (Australian) and Cara Cioni (American) had their experience of diving the warm Red Sea waters filmed on two videos; one filmed by Director Liz Madeley, the other by Director Saffron Jackson.

Join the girls at these direct links to the two diving videos on The Gap Year site: http://www.bebo.com/watch/7644743690
http://www.bebo.com/watch/7664208873

Amy also wrote a 'from the heart' blog, which you can see here http://www.bebo.com/BlogView.jsp?MemberId=6256191109&BlogId=7685198175 - or read it right below...

An underwater PADIdise by Amy O'Connor
It's easy to see why we know more about the moon's surface than we do about the ocean bed... the sea is a wondrous underwater paradise.

Completing my PADI open water diving certification has been one of the most rewarding achievements of the Gap Year yet...

Breathing under water for the first time was magical - and achieving neutral buoyancy felt like flying. Diving gives you permission to defy the rules of nature - it is the closest a human being can come to having superhuman
powers.

Being underwater is the most relaxing place to be. You breathing slows down, your senses are amplified and you notice detail that, in today's hectic life, generally passes you by.

On ascent from our final open water dive, I took one last breath from the regulator before surfacing and felt a real sense of accomplishment. I gained not only a certification to add to my name, but an experience that will stay with me for a lifetime.

And the best part of all - I got to share this incredible experience with my friends, Cara and Matty.

Thank you so much to Emperor Divers, in particular Duncan and Terry, for looking after us so well - your energy and fun spirit made the experience all the better!