Every yacht has a personality. Most films miss it.
We dedicate each production day to one medium so we can give it the attention it deserves. A full day photography shoot and a full day video production are scheduled as separate days. Most yachts choose both, creating a complete two day content package with a consistent visual style across still photography and film.
For video, we spend the day aboard, from sunrise through sunset, capturing the details that give the yacht its personality. While many yachts offer similar layouts and amenities, it is the crew, cuisine, service, watersports, personal touches, and atmosphere onboard that make yours memorable.
We film in 4K using a range of lenses. Wide-angle lenses establish the yacht and its spaces, while 35mm and 85mm lenses with cinematic depth of field bring warmth and character to the crew, food, details, and guest experience. We also fly our drone for sailing, underway, anchorage, and watersports footage, giving the final film a strong sense of place.
What we are actually looking for.
The crew, being themselves
The mate who knows exactly where the light hits at four. The stew who remembers how you take your coffee. Charter guests rebook because of people, and people do not come across in a drone shot.
Food, the way it arrives
Plating on the aft deck, the chef mid service, the first drink of the evening. Shot by someone who cooked professionally, which is why it looks like dinner rather than a catalogue.
The details someone chose
The teak that was refinished by hand, the art in the saloon, the tender nobody else is carrying. Every owner has a handful of these and they never end up on film.
Water, actually being used
Toys off the swim platform, guests coming back up the ladder, the flat hour before sunset. Movement, not equipment lined up on the deck.
Underway and at anchor
Drone coverage of sailing, running and the anchorage, plus footage from onboard where the angle calls for it. The frames that put her somewhere specific.
The finished set
A two to three minute charter film that plays on a loop at yacht shows and broker events, plus vertical edits for social and easy sharing.
Moments, not b-roll.
One day, start to finish.
Before the light
We are aboard before the crew has finished coffee. First light on an empty deck is the quietest and best hour of the day, and nobody is in a hurry yet.
Through service
Provisioning, prep, plating, the deck turning over between activities. We work at the crew's pace rather than staging around them, because staged crew look staged.
On the water
Drone up for sailing, underway and the anchorage, then watersports and guests in the water. We move with the conditions rather than against them.
Golden and after
The last hour, then the lights coming on at dusk. This is where the film ends and it is usually where the best frame of the day lives.
Yacht photography & film, answered
We schedule photography and video as separate full day productions. Each requires a different pace, setup, and creative approach. Yachts wanting both should plan for two full days, which is the option most clients choose.
The primary charter film is generally two to three minutes long. It is designed to communicate the full experience of the yacht and can be played on a continuous loop during yacht shows. Shorter cuts are created for social media reels and easy sharing with brokers, guests, and charter prospects.
No. Our underway, sailing, and watersports coverage is filmed primarily with our drone, along with footage captured from onboard where appropriate.
We remain flexible throughout the shoot. We can adjust the schedule, change locations, move to interior scenes, or wait for a weather window. Conditions often shift during the day, and we are comfortable adapting the production plan as we go.
November through May generally offers the most reliable conditions in the Caribbean. This period avoids the main hurricane season and usually has fewer issues with Saharan dust, giving us a better chance of clear skies, clean horizons, and bright water.
Local talent can be hired when the production budget allows. We can help source suitable models and coordinate their participation. Another option is to feature crew members, friends of the crew, or others who are comfortable helping create a natural day-in-the-life experience onboard.
The opposite. Professional talent looks staged on a yacht and charter guests can tell. We film crew doing what they already do, and the only direction is usually asking them to ignore us.
Tell us about her.
The boat, the crew, and what makes a week aboard yours different from a week aboard anyone else's. That conversation is where the film starts.