UNDERWATER CINEMATOGRAPHER
BAY AREA • LOS ANGELES • WORLDWIDE
Emmy-nominated director-cinematographer specializing in underwater cinematography for documentary, commercial, and narrative productions. With over 14 years of experience behind the camera, Rebecca combines cinematic storytelling with the technical expertise required to capture compelling images beneath the surface.
About Rebecca
Rebecca Basaure is an underwater cinematographer and camera operator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, working throughout California and on productions worldwide. With over 14 years of professional cinematography experience and as a PADI Rescue Diver, she brings a cinematic approach to documentary, commercial, and narrative productions both above and below the surface. Her work includes projects for Netflix, Disney, Apple, PBS, and National Geographic.
Equipment
Rebecca owns a production-ready RED V-RAPTOR 8K VV underwater cinema package featuring a Nauticam housing and WACP-1 Wide Angle Conversion Port, capable of delivering high-end cinematic imagery in pools, freshwater, and open-ocean environments.
Through an extensive network of rental partners and underwater collaborators, she also has access to a wide range of underwater camera systems, housings, lenses, lighting, and specialty equipment to meet the technical requirements and budgets of productions of all sizes.
Whether a project requires a lightweight owner/operator package or a full underwater unit, Rebecca can assemble experienced underwater crews for both pool and open-water productions, including underwater camera operators, safety divers, dive supervisors, marine coordinators, and additional underwater support as needed.