Technological convergence

Although the filming of films in the 21st Century is becoming more technologically advanced, 'The Boat That Rocked' would not have used or needed as much new filming technology as films like, for example, 'Avatar', however they would have used a small amount. For the effect of the boat rocking toward the end of the film, Curtis used a hand held camera so as to capture the disorientating, rocking movement that an actual sinking boat might start to do. Also, for filming underwater, Curtis would have needed to use special equipment to keep images crystal clear. Finally, to film on a boat wold have been difficult if the right equipment was not used, therefore they would have used technological convergence to make sure cameras were safe during film and no damage would have been done to them.