Under the Surface

When it comes to filming in water, what the audience doesn’t see is just as important as what they do see. Beneath every powerful performance or underwater action sequence lies a complex choreography of training, planning, and safety—guided by professionals in a growing specialty known as underwater performer coach.

This emerging field is quickly becoming essential in productions across North America, with Vancouver-based experts like Roberta Cenedese and Braden Haggerty leading the charge. Both have decades of experience working in aquatic environments and advocating for performers and crew working in or around water.