Sossusvlei
The red dune sea. Colour shifts from ember to blood at sunrise, softens to ochre by mid-morning. The tallest dunes in the world, and the light changes every twenty minutes.
Location · Namib-Naukluft · Typical shoot window: year-round
Production
Shoot in
the country we know.
One of a handful of production companies certified to operate in Namibia. Permits, crew, fleet, accommodation, catering — from Windhoek to the Skeleton Coast.
Year-round light. Accessible logistics. Genuine scale. No crowds. And landscapes brands can't replicate in a studio or on a soundstage — the Namib is fifty-five million years old.
A week here gets you dune, coast, pan, and abandoned town — all within a drive. The country is small enough to cross and vast enough to disappear in.
Why here.
Why
here.
Sossusvlei — scout
Locations
Where
we shoot.
Nine locations we return to. Each with its own window, access constraint, and reason for being on the list.
Deadvlei
Thirty minutes from Sossusvlei, on foot. White clay pan, dead acacias, red dunes behind. The most-photographed frame in Namibia — and still worth the walk in.
Location · Namib-Naukluft · Typical shoot window: sunrise
Skeleton Coast
1,570 km of coastline between fog and the Atlantic. Shipwrecks, seal colonies, 4×4-only access past Terrace Bay. We run this route with our own fleet.
Location · Kunene Region · Typical shoot window: April–October
Imagery forthcoming
Kolmanskop
Abandoned German mining town, 1908. Sand-filled rooms, period architecture, interiors lit by a single window and the dune that broke through the wall. Permit required — we handle it.
Location · ǁKaras Region · Typical shoot window: year-round
Imagery forthcoming
Swakopmund
Colonial German coastal town — art deco, dune backdrop, a functioning port and a 1,100 m runway. Our production base on the coast. Crew, wardrobe, surf breaks, a good coffee.
Location · Erongo Region · Production base · Airport access
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Private reserve south of Sossusvlei. Quiver trees, quartz plains, accessible luxury lodges (Wolwedans and others). International Dark-Sky reserve — astro work holds up.
Location · Hardap Region · Typical shoot window: year-round
Sandwich Harbour
Dunes meeting the Atlantic at elephant-back scale. 4×4-only — tide windows matter. South of Walvis Bay, about two hours from Swakopmund.
Location · Erongo Region · Typical shoot window: April–September
Dorob National Park
Coastal conservancy between Swakopmund and the Ugab. The Flanelle editorial was shot here — salt pans, rocky outcrops, and a horizon that runs for 60 km.
Location · Erongo Region · Typical shoot window: year-round
Imagery forthcoming
Windhoek
The capital. Hosea Kutako International. Where crew lands, kit clears customs, and the drive south begins. Production offices, fixers, fleet pickup.
Location · Khomas Region · International gateway · Crew pickup
Logistics
What a production here actually needs, and how we cover it.
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Permits secured
We handle the paperwork — parks, film permit, location clearances.
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Local crew
Production, direction, grips, wardrobe, HMUA — assembled per project.
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4×4 fleet
Access anywhere, including sand-only routes past Terrace Bay.
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Accommodation
Lodges, tented camps, self-contained expedition — scoped to the shoot.
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Catering
Field kitchen to fine dining, catered on-set, dietary requirements held.
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Translation & liaison
Afrikaans, Oshiwambo, Damara — and the person who knows the person.
Skeleton Coast — 2024
Process
Brief, recce, shoot.
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01 — Brief
Send us the deck.
Moodboard, scope, dates, budget range. Whatever's written down. We'll read it properly and come back with questions.
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02 — Recce
We scout, cost, and plan.
Locations, call sheet, crew list, fleet, accommodation, permits, budget. A proper production plan — not a pitch.
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03 — Shoot
Fully produced on the ground.
Whatever the scope — single-day editorial, multi-week campaign, film unit on the move. We run it.