Dunedin New Zealand
Commercial video production for Dunedin
Dunedin, Ōtepoti in te reo Māori, sits at the head of Otago Harbour, with the peninsula reaching out towards Taiaroa Head and steep suburbs climbing the hills around the centre. Notlith makes commercial films for businesses here remotely, starting from your photographs, plans and brand material, then adding creative direction, AI-assisted imagery, editing, colour and sound.
Remote production · From your photos
A Scottish plan at the head of a harbour
Settlers associated with the Free Church of Scotland founded the city in 1848, and its name comes from the Gaelic for Edinburgh. The centre is laid out around the Octagon, and Victorian and Edwardian stone and brick still shape the streets, the railway station, First Church and the older university buildings. Further down the harbour, Port Chalmers handles shipping and, in summer, cruise visits.
Working life today leans on education and health, with the University of Otago and the hospital, alongside tourism on the peninsula, food and drink producers, fashion designers, engineering firms on the Taieri Plains and a wide spread of trades and professional services. Dunedin was also designated a UNESCO City of Literature in 2014.
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In pictures
What we make for a Dunedin business
Our films begin with what you already have: packshots of a garment or a chocolate bar, photographs of a hotel room, a floor plan, a diagram of a process. We write a script, design a look and use AI-assisted generation to add movement and context, checking each frame against your references so the product or place stays true to itself.
We have no office in Dunedin and send no crew. That suits subjects that can be described from images. Interviews, live events and anything involving the peninsula's wildlife need a real camera, and we will say so plainly. We can still edit footage a local crew records, and add titles, grading and sound.
Local detail without borrowed scenery
The city's settings are easy to recognise: the harbour, the beaches at St Clair and St Kilda, the hill suburbs and the murals of the Warehouse Precinct. We use them only through licensed photography, captioned as the city, and never composite them into a window or behind a product in a way that suggests your business is somewhere it is not.
Te reo Māori names and Kāi Tahu spellings are used exactly as you provide them. Timing matters too: winter offers, graduation weekends, cruise days and festival dates should come from your own calendar, so the film is still correct on the day it is published.
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See the production approach
Venue films
Welcoming guests? We film your venue too.
Restaurant, hotel, shop or property: from your photos, we make a hybrid film that makes people want to visit.
Preparing your film
Which kinds of film do you make for Dunedin?
Product, hotel, property, restaurant and bar, venue and shop, event, corporate, service and social ad films, plus AI-assisted campaign films. Each has its own page linked below.
Do we need new photographs?
Not always. We review your current library first and list any missing angles. A short session with a local photographer often fills the gaps.
Can a film use te reo Māori?
Yes, using the words, names and spellings your organisation supplies or has approved. We do not add Māori language or design elements on our own initiative.
How do we start?
Describe the project, send a few reference images and tell us where the film will be shown. We reply with a proposed approach and a quote.
Sources for the local context
On quote
Start with your images
Share the subject, references and intended release. Your quote sets out the scope, versions and applicable terms.