Production Services in the Caribbean for Film, TV, Commercials & Photography
commercial videoproduction “VIRGIN HOLIDAYS”, contracted by: Smuggler/uk, director: Jamie Rafn, produced by the CARIBBEAN PRODUCTION company
‘CARIBBEAN PRODUCTION’ IS
PROVIDING FULL-SERVICE PRODUCTION OR PARTIAL SERVICE & LOCATION SCOUTING ALL OVER THE CARIBBEAN
for international film, video & photo productions
for over 20 years on land, in the air and under water
barbados, saint martin/sint maarten, st.barts, st.vincent & the grenadines, dominican republic, st.lucia, jamaica, anguilla, st.kitts& nevis, the bahamas, dominica, grenada, guadeloupe, martinique, montserrat, saba, cuba, british virgin islands, us virgin islands, antigua & barbuda, cayman islands, trinidad & tobago, turks & caicos, aruba, bonaire, curacao
if you already know exactly where and what you want to film, and simply need support with locations, crew, equipment, and permits for your media project on the island, we are here to assist you - professionally and efficiently.
if you only have a vague idea and you need to be inspired by our creative production team, our location scouting team will show you fabulous locations, set designer suggest great props and casting agencies bring out their talents - we are here to help! you can rely on our creative and practical support within the agreed budget.
...we also offer remote on-site coordination
here are some details of our wide range of
professional and creative services locally on Caribbean slands:
film location scouting all over the caribbean, caribbean production fixer, drone filming on caribbean islands, underwater videos in caribbean sea, reality tv filming in the Caribbean, commercial shoots on a caribbean island, production managing and coordination, locations, permits, customs, crew, cast, equipment, art department, props, production studio, green screen, accommodation, transportation, catering and anything you ask for.
If we don’t have what you need - where you want to film, we get it from one of the closest neighboring islands or from miami.
A brief overview of our production services on caribbean islands
- Project
- Our team gets involved in your PROJECT at an early stage
- Concept
- We understand your creative brief and the financial limits after careful studying your storyboard
- Budget
- We research your concept and after careful planning, we prepare a detailed budget
- Organize
- We organize each aspect of your motion picture or stills project on set / on location
- Locations
- We find the best suitable and most cost friendly locations: out- or in-doors, access to green screen studios
- Negotiate
- We suggest comfortable accommodations, travel and logistic and negotiate your rates
- Crews
- We work with professional local Caribbean crews on each Island & international teams when requested
- Office
- We will provide a comfortable production office and location camp
- Permits
- We advise and support papers for customs clearance, permits and visas
- Casting
- We work with local & intern’l agencies, we organize castings for actors, extras, models - all ethnic groups
- Art Direction
- We have professional set designers, set builders/carpenters and scouts to hunt for your props
- Beauty Squad
- We hire local hair/make up professionals with int’l standards, fashion wardrobe stylists and tailors
- Equipment
- We organize professional film equipment on island, or from neighboring islands, or from miami
- Catering
- We hire caterer offering healthy food & beverages all day, on set in tents or we lunch in nearby restaurants
- Coordinate
- We are coordinating every step of your production - on island location or we work remotely with your team
- Prepare
- We prepare carefully, but are quick to make changes while filming, due to weather, or other delays
- Post Production
- We liaise with post production facilities, on island or abroad
- Transportation
- We book modern spacious vans for airport pick ups and all day comfortable travels to locations
- Couriers
- We organize any transport with FedEx, flights or sea containers for oversized props & special equipment
INFORMATION OVERVIEW
Conditions for media productions on Caribbean Islands
- We provide a wide variety of locations in the entire Caribbean region - see our extensive location gallery
- We have the background and the know how to make your film production or photo shooting on Caribbean Islands cost efficient and comfortable.
- We make detailed estimates and we stay within budget, costs for additional requests will be approved beforehand.
- We suggest the best production place for your project, and we inform about local production conditions, permits, customs, and anything you need to know.
- We will manage your film or photo production with expertise and focus on detail.
- We have an on-set production coordinator who will monitor all activities and timing - from breakfast to set transportation, catering, crew, equipment ...
We communicate in English, German, French.
For all other languages we hire translators.
PRODUCTION COSTS & REGULATIONS
The CARIBBEAN PRODUCTION company accommodates film, video and photo productions for big and not so big budgets.
We offer full or partial services and we support with permits and customs as part of our production service. Our clients benefit from our many years of working with vendors in the community.
English speaking Islands accept US$, apart from their local currencies. French Islands accept US$ and Euros.
FURTHER ADVANTAGES
If applied at a reasonable time in advance, temporary imports of clothes collections, props, photo and film equipment or anything else that is required for the completion of the shoot, is free of taxes and duties. This is important for the none ATA carnet connected countries.
The French Islands accept carnets, the independent islands waive customs fees if applied early enough. For all islands there are local customs broker to take care of last minute production imports - for a fee.
Details for connected and none connected ATA countries,
see under FAQ - PERMITS & CUSTOMS/pos 2.
There are moderate or no location fees for public places and beaches on most islands -depending on the nature of the shoot.
Clients from EU countries, USA and UK and many other countries don’t need visas or work permits. Request a list online to see where visas are requested before booking models and your team.
PRODUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN
Here are some good reasons for producing in the Caribbean
- Good Production Conditions
- Various Locations on a very small Territory
- Year round Production Shootings
- Daily direct Flights from major US, Canadian and European Cities
- A wide Variety of Accommodations at all Styles and Rates
- Professional international and local Crews
- Sophisticated technical Equipment
- Casting Agencies available for Models, Extras, Actors, Dancers, Singers, various Performers
- A great Selection of Props and Wardrobe, skilled Set Builders
- Reasonable Production Costs
THERE IS NO PHOTO SHOOT TOO SMALL AND NO MOVIE PRODUCTION TOO BIG.
PRODUCTION SERVICE - ON SET
CARIBBEAN PRODUCTION provides all necessary production equipment to set up camp near the shoot location:
tents, portable air condition units and toilets, tables, chairs, beach carts, parasols, mirrors, clothes racks, hangers, sheets, first aid kits, coolers... and whatever you need to work comfortably.
Our on set production service includes everything that makes your work easier: experienced production assistants, caterers and craft service personnel who take care of your well being.
WE DELIVER THE SAME PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FOR ANY PROJECT.
PRODUCTION SERVICE - BUILDING
We design and build any construction that you will need for your shoot, from massive out door green screen frames to cat walks and jetties, old fashioned market stands to chattel houses, pillars, interiors and whatever your script requires.
We’ll find any prop - from that special cushion to the horse, the yacht and the plane.
We have set dresser and animal trainers.
We organize helicopter, plane shoots and permits for filming at government buildings, airports and harbors.
WE ORGANIZE ANY PROP – FROM A ROWBOAT TO A CARIBBEAN PIRATE GALLEON
PRODUCTION SERVICE - ORGANIZING
We get permits, medical and legal services, and almost anything else that you’re asking for -
because we know our way around and our casting director will find the perfect talent according to your script, we will find or tailor any wardrobe that fits the role, and we will negotiate best rates for equipment.
We set up production offices and we will take care of customs - we know where to get what you need.
Requests for quotes will be answered within 24 hours. We communicate in English, German and French.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO SEE YOU SUCCEED WITH YOUR PRODUCTION IN THE CARIBBEAN.