Dry for wet

Examples

• The underwater scenes featuring the monster in the original Godzilla were filmed with a full aquarium between the camera and Haruo Nakajima, the actor playing Godzilla.
• Guillermo Del Toro's 2017 film The Shape of Water uses this technique throughout, the first instance being the introduction sequence of the film.
• The technique is in use in the final scene of ' when Sam sinks into the River Anduin. It is also used in ' when Frodo falls into the Dead Marshes.
• In the underwater scooter scene in .
• In A.I. Artificial Intelligence the technique was used for the scenes with the submerged attractions at Coney Island.
• Many underwater scenes in For Your Eyes Only were shot this way due to a medical condition actress Carole Bouquet suffered that precluded her from doing any underwater stunt work.
• The exterior shots of the submerged Red October in the film The Hunt for Red October were also achieved using this technique, with a model hung by wires that could be tilted and turned in three dimensions.
• The technique was used in many underwater scenes in The Spirit.
• Much of the model work for Gerry Anderson's Stingray TV series was done using the technique. Many scenes were filmed through a narrow fish tank containing small fish that would appear swimming in front of the model; bubbles could also be created in the tank to complete the illusion with no post-production effort required.
• Scenes in the Live-Action DC Superhero film Aquaman have purportedly been shot using this technique.