I saw the filmakers interview packed with the DVD (they are a husband and wife couple); they said that while looking for the 2 actors they established some binding points:
-the actors had to be willing to take SCUBA DIVING lessons, because they will be really filming in open waters
-the actors had to be willing to act naked
-the actors had to be willing to learn all the scenes of the movie before starting to film; this because the scene to be shot every time had to be decided on the spot depending by sea/sky conditions. The movie was shot only in weekends in a long time span. Because the director had a regular job, they filmed only in the weekends for 2 years and 6 months, flying on Saturdays from USA to Bahamas and returning home in time to go work on Monday.
-the actors had to be willing to act between real sharks out in the ocean. With them there was a shark behaviour expert that helped to attract wild sharks and to make them "to act" using baits. No stuntmen was used. When acting between sharks the actors weared a special diving suit with protective metallic plates .. while the director-cameraman weared only a normal one.
So, by this, it seems that the director-producer couple gave some importance to the naked scenes in the movie, up to the point to make this a criterion to choose/discard an actor.
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