For productions

Everything your shoot needs on the water

Boats, skippers, camera, drone and FPV operators, safety cover and permissions for film, TV drama, entertainment, commercials, documentaries and music videos. On the Thames, across the UK, and in Europe on request.
Trusted by
  • Prime Video
  • Channel 4
  • BTS
  • 72 Films
  • Stellar
  • Media MICE
  • tda! (The Digital Age)
  • EGOLD MEDIA
  • Surfers Against Sewage
  • Triple B Production
  • Superfly Media
  • Chieftain Training
  • CPBS Marine Services
  • MMS Marine Services
  • DroneScope
  • Drone Motion
  • Craft Films
Got your own crew?

Hire a film boat

Camera, tracking, drone, picture and safety boats, each with a qualified skipper. Or just the skipper: we crew your own boat too.
Need all of it?

Hand us the whole shoot

Boats, crew, drones, safety and permits, or the full production to the final cut.

What we bring to a production

Film and camera boats

Camera platforms, tracking boats and support boats.

Drone boats and pilots

Launch decks, CAA-authorised pilots and airspace approvals.

Picture and hero boats

Boats of every type to put in front of the camera.

Crew

Skippers, camera, drone and FPV operators, photographers, runners and safety crew.

Marine coordination and permits

The PLA, ports and airspace, and the shore-side permits too.

Water safety

Safety boats, qualified crew and a written safety plan.

Specialist kit and crew

For the shots that need more than a boat.

Crew-only hire

Skippers with PLA local knowledge for your own boat, yacht or workboat.

Recces

A recce by boat to fix positions, tides and timings before the day.

Driving doubles and stunts

Skippers who double for actors at the helm, and marine stunts with your stunt coordinator.

Underwater filming

Underwater camera work through our partner media dive team.

Floating sets and pontoons

Pontoons and platforms as sets, camera positions or unit bases.

Live streaming

Live from the water on our own streaming kit.

DIT and data

Offloads and backups on the day, so the rushes are safe before you leave the water.

Comms and wireless video

Radios and marine VHF for the crew, and live pictures to another boat or the shore.

Power on board

Power for kit and charging on the boats that need it.

Our work

Productions we have worked on

Filming in London from overseas?

Your local marine team

Productions flying in to film on the Thames get one team that handles the river, the permits and the local crew, before you land and on the day.
Working for another company?

The water side, under your name

Production service companies, drone operators and other coordinators bring us in to run the boats and the marine crew on their jobs. Your client stays your client. We work under your name.

1. Tell us the shoot

Where on the water, when, the shots, who is on board, and whether you need a drone.

2. Same-day quote

A quote the same day for most shoots. Pencil the date, and a deposit confirms it.

3. We plan and permit

Boats, crew, recces, a safety plan and every permission, on the water and on land.

4. The day, then the footage

On the water on time and briefed. Raw files within 48 hours, same day on request, or the finished film.

Questions

Production questions

Yes. Single days to full series, with a regular marine crew who learn your show.

Yes. We can pencil a date while you confirm, and a deposit secures it. Paid standby and weather-hold days are available too. Weather days are covered in your quote terms.

Tell us where on the water, when, the shots you want, who will be on board and whether you need a drone. We quote the same day for most shoots.

Raw files within 48 hours as standard, the same day on request, in 4K, 6K and up, log or RAW, by secure download link.

Qualified people on every boat
Skippers qualified to MCA Master (Code Vessels less than 200 GT) and Officer of the Watch (Yachts less than 500 GT) · Every Thames skipper holds a Boatmaster Licence with PLA local knowledge, or the equivalent · CAA Operational Authorisation for drone work · £10m public liability, professional indemnity, aviation and marine insurance · PLA, harbour, airspace and location permissions handled

Tell us about your shoot

We reply within the hour, 8am to 8pm, 7 days, and quote the same day for most shoots. Already working with us? We are on call day or night.
Or call or WhatsApp 020 3039 3931