THE DEEP Filming Locations

The Deep   is inspired by numerous real shipwrecks that author  Peter Benchley  became aware of after meeting Bermudian explorer  Teddy Tucker . Tucker was himself the inspiration for the character of Romer Treece, and first meet Benchley when National Geographic sent the Jaws author to Bermuda in 1970*. Benchley's brief was to tell the  story of Bermuda  through its shipwrecks and according to  Emory Kristof , the National Geographic photographer who accompanied Benchley: " We went out catching sharks on long-lines. Benchley was a smart one. While I was taking pictures, he listened to all of Tucker's yarns about sharks and shipwrecks and turned it into Jaws and then made The Deep. " In  1976  Benchley said he dived the wreck of the Constellation (sank 1942**) which lay on top of two other ships; the Lartington (1878) and the Montana (1863). He contemplated a story about a honeymoon couple who stumble upon the wrecks but decided that readers wouldn't believe t

In 1977, when a forbidden photo of  Jacqueline Bisset  scuba diving in a white t-shirt was released to the public, it transformed the potential reach of promotional messaging throughout the film industry. Allegedly snapped by a  National Geographic photographer , the photo ignited controversy as opening day for " The Deep " approached. With Bisset's consent never obtained, and the photo published without her knowledge despite an agreement that she controlled what pictures of her were released, the marketing for the film sharply accelerated as the buzz around the photo controversy went viral. This was the birth of a film marketing revolution, where the line between reality and fiction blurred, and movie marketing was forever changed. Jacqueline Bisset pioneers viral marketing in film  (Source unknown possibly  David Doubilet )  The Deep 's potential commercial partners were promised a massive reach ahead of its opening day on June 17, 1977. The film's marketing cam