Press Release - Great Bahamas Shark Shootout

Latest Hollywood Blockbuster
Spotlights Stuart Cove's Aquatic Specialties Once Again

INTO THE BLUE
Set To Open September 30th, 2005

Nassau, Bahamas -- It ' s no coincidence that when Hollywood needs to shoot a marine based film with crystal clear waters and conditions consistent enough to allow shooting over 3 months they look to The Bahamas right away. When you add shark stunts to the equation - they call Stuart Cove.

After all, for more than 20 years, Stuart has been working with Hollywood to deliver underwater thrills and incredible imagery. The latest big-budget Hollywood blockbuster to work with the Dive Bahamas team is INTO THE BLUE. Opening nationally September 30th, INTO THE BLUE is a remake of the popular 1970's diving flick, THE DEEP.

The producers of the movie were impressed by the crystal blue waters and the ample shark population that would help to add an element of danger and fear to the movie. The film features some of Hollywood's young, attractive stars (Paul Walker, Jessica Alba, Scott Caan, Ashley Scott and Josh Brolin), plenty of free diving, scuba action and a compelling story line. The staff at Stuart Cove's certified both Scott and Caan, and provided advanced training options for other cast and crew members.

Stuart Cove's Operations Manager David Eads worked closely with the producers as diving liaison and shark wrangler. David has been with Stuart Cove's for more than 10 years and is a veteran of these high-profile projects. His knowledge of the local waters (and local shark population) came in handy many times during the 3 months of shooting last year. It was a major time investment, but when you see the spectacular shots highlighted by Caribbean reef sharks in the background, you'll know it was likely the result of David's help and expertise.

Stuart's on-site photo operation, Fin Photo played an important part in the production as well, although few people would ever know about it. According to Manager Claudia Pellarini, Fin Photo helped to provide photos that were used for "continuity" in the film. Feature films are not shot in the order that you see them on the big screen. It is the job of the "continuity" team to ensure that the sets are dressed to match their sequence in the film. A normally tedious job was complicated by the fact that so many sets were underwater. To assist in this process Fin Photo used their underwater photography skills and worked closely with the production team and documented each set so that it could easily be re-dressed as needed.