Very Specific Stock Footage for Theatre

[GangasCon]

Hi all,

I'm the video producer for a non-profit children's theatre company/school in Salt Lake City UT and I need some help.

I have two jobs for the production, one is behind the scenes videographer and the other is taking care of video transitions between scenes.

The play in question is an original adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christen Anderson and includes the original sad ending, not the "Disney" ending.

I've been searching RevoStock and some other stock footage websites for what I need and so far I've found everything except one specific clip.

I need a shot that transitions from underwater to above water. Ideally it would be about 15 to 20 seconds long and include a shot of the beach when finished. I would also need one that goes from above water back underwater but I can just get one clip and play it backwards.

Sunsets, fireworks and fish are all easy to come by but for some reason transitioning between land and water is difficult. Let me know if you have any ideas or if you know where I could get my hands on something like this. It has crossed my mind to do it myself but it's winter in Salt Lake and the Lake looks nothing like the Carribbean.

 

[Steve House]

Hi all,

I'm the video producer for a non-profit children's theatre company/school in Salt Lake City UT and I need some help.

I have two jobs for the production, one is behind the scenes videographer and the other is taking care of video transitions between scenes.

The play in question is an original adaptation of "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christen Anderson and includes the original sad ending, not the "Disney" ending.

I've been searching RevoStock and some other stock footage websites for what I need and so far I've found everything except one specific clip.

I need a shot that transitions from underwater to above water. Ideally it would be about 15 to 20 seconds long and include a shot of the beach when finished. I would also need one that goes from above water back underwater but I can just get one clip and play it backwards.

Sunsets, fireworks and fish are all easy to come by but for some reason transitioning between land and water is difficult. Let me know if you have any ideas or if you know where I could get my hands on something like this. It has crossed my mind to do it myself but it's winter in Salt Lake and the Lake looks nothing like the Caribbean.

LOL - a bleak North Sea seascape and snow on a gravel beach would fit "The Littlest Mermaid" better than a Caribbean beach, I think. Go have a chat with George or Linda at Neptune Divers down on Ninth East. They might be able to steer you in the right direction or perhaps have something in their personal library that would suffice. Tell them I told you to say hello, I was a DiveCon with them back in the mid and late 80's.