Becoming a successful underwater professional requires several distinct skill sets. These include SCUBA Diving competence, underwater imaging experience, and underwater equipment familiarity.  Gates STO Training focuses on the latter. Providing a curriculum of knowledge on the Setup, Test, and Operation (STO) of Gates’ professional underwater imaging systems.

The Gates STO course goals are:

• Proficiency in the setup of Gates underwater cinema housings;
• Familiarity with on-location test tools and techniques for establishing housing seal integrity;
• The basic operation of Gates underwater housings;
• Camera specific considerations for the underwater medium: color, light, filtration, and more.
• Tips/tricks to assist the underwater cameraman / DP; and
• Practical understanding of underwater optics: Port types, optical materials, selection and application

The Gates Underwater STO Training Certification sends the student forth as a Gates Ambassador.  Gates STO students will possess a resume skill-set to help secure work on TV/Cinema/Natural History productions. These productions benefit by avoiding downtime because of untrained equipment operators.

Attendees of this two-day course will learn a set of equipment and operational skills sets necessary for successful underwater shooting. The Gates Underwater Housings Setup, Test, and Operation (STO) Basics curriculum provides students with a Gates STO Basics Certification—a valuable skill set recognized throughout the underwater production community.

As RED Digital Cinema cameras increasingly dominate film-making, the demand for high-quality training is increasing.
Offering a fully immersive training environment, our one-day RED training workshop provides the on-set and post-production skills needed to feel confident when shooting with any of RED’s professional cameras.

Consider adding our RED Digital Cinema training to your schedule.