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Kate Winslet, who held her breath underwater for 7 minutes and 14 seconds while filming "Avatar: The Way of Water," said the feat involved both physical and mental conditioning.
Static apnea is defined by the International Association for Development of Apnea (AIDA International) and is distinguished from the Guinness World Record for breath holding underwater, which allows the use of oxygen in preparation. It requires that the respiratory tract be immersed, with the body either in the water or at the surface, and may ...
Festival International du Film. 2003 Grand Prix du Public - Aventure & Decouverte for 'Shark Tracker', + Special Jury Prize; Festival Mondial de l'Images Sous-Marine, Antibes. 2002 First prize – Grand Format Films for 'Shark Battlefields' (BBC) Antibes Underwater Film Festival. 2000 Bronze Award - Grand Format Films ' Ocean Empires'
Human physiology of underwater diving is the physiological influences of the underwater environment on the human diver, and adaptations to operating underwater, both during breath-hold dives and while breathing at ambient pressure from a suitable breathing gas supply.
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In 1909, Albert Samama Chikly took the first underwater shot. [1] In 1910, he filmed Tuna fishing in Tunisia under the patronage of Albert I, Prince of Monaco. [2] In 1940 Hans Hass completed Pirsch unter Wasser (i.e. Stalking under Water) which was published by the Universum Film AG, lasted originally only 16 minutes and was shown in theatres before the main movie, but would eventually be ...
A Nikonos V amphibious camera Underwater housing for SLR with dome port, arms and lights. Some cameras are made for use underwater, including modern waterproof digital cameras. The first amphibious camera was the Calypso, reintroduced as the Nikonos in 1963. The Nikonos range was designed specifically for use underwater.
A semiaquatic lizard called a diving anole produces a special bubble atop its head to breathe underwater and avoid predators on land, according to research.