The light. Blue hour, just after sunset, gives you the city lights and colour in the sky together. We plan the runs so the boat is in position when it comes.
On board. We rig lights on the boats to light faces and product on deck, powered from the boat or from batteries, and keep the skipper’s view of the river clear.
Navigation. At night every boat shows its navigation lights and keeps a sharp lookout, and the skipper decides where the boat can safely go. Bright lights aimed forward can dazzle other vessels, so we rig with that in mind.
Drones. Night flights need the right permissions and a safe, lit spot to take off and land. We plan them around the airspace and the boats.
ProductionsKid Apollo, i let the sun back inA 30-metre flat-top barge under tow as a moving stage at dusk, for Kid Apollo’s i let the sun back in video.Read the job
ProductionsBTS ARIRANG World Tour on the ThamesOur film boat as the drone platform, and our drone crew in the air, for the Thames activation of BTS’s ARIRANG World Tour.Read the job
Our productionsOrca Fisher: James Fisher Tanker Thames TransitAerial photography tracking the new James Fisher tanker Orca Fisher as she transits the River Thames past Canary Wharf and moors alongside HMS Belfast in the City at dusk.Read the jobYes. Our boats run after dark, with skippers who know the river at night.
Yes. We rig lights on the boats, powered from the boat or from batteries.
Yes, with the right permissions, planned around the airspace and a safe spot to take off and land.
Blue hour, just after sunset, when the lights are on and there is still colour in the sky. After that, the lights and their reflections carry the shot.
