Notlith · Dunedin
Venue and shop video in Dunedin: old buildings, new uses
Many of Dunedin's shops, galleries and hire venues occupy buildings designed for something else: warehouses, banks, churches. That history is attractive, and it complicates the practical questions. Notlith makes venue and shop videos remotely from your photographs and floor plans, with direction, AI-assisted movement, editing and sound, so people can see what the space is like before they arrive.
Remote production · From your photos
Warehouse floors around Vogel Street
Converted warehouses in the Warehouse Precinct now hold studios, cafés, offices and event spaces, with timber posts, exposed brick and large windows. A video for a space like this should give a sense of scale first, then the details: where the light comes from, how the posts divide the floor and where people naturally gather. Hire venues there are also judged on sound, so photographs of curtains, rugs or acoustic panels help.
Posts and columns limit layouts, and hirers want to know that before they book. We show the floor from its corners in your photographs and overlay a simple plan if you have one, instead of generating an empty hall that does not exist.
A shopfront on George Street
George Street and Princes Street carry much of Dunedin's walk-in retail. For a shop, the window and doorway form the first impression, and the video can open on them the way a passer-by sees them. Inside, the order should follow how customers move: entrance, feature table, counter, fitting room.
Stock changes, so product moments are built from items that will still be on the shelf when the video runs. Seasonal displays get a dated version. Neighbouring shop signs are left as they are or cropped out, never replaced with something tidier.
Small galleries and studios in Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers has a long association with artists, and its galleries and studios are small rooms where the work matters more than the architecture. A video for such a space is closer to a guided look at a few pieces than to a venue tour, with time for each one.
Artworks appear only with the artist's permission and exactly as photographed, without generated motion that alters brushwork or form. Opening hours, often limited in a small gallery, are stated clearly, and the harbour setting stays in the background where it belongs. If a piece has been sold, it is replaced in the edit by one still on the wall.
Access and practical facts
Older buildings may have steps at the door, a lift that reaches only some floors or a hall upstairs. Event organisers, wheelchair users and parents with prams all need to know. These are facts to show, not flaws to hide, and stating them early saves awkward conversations on the day.
We include step-free routes, lifts, accessible toilets, loading access and parking only as you describe them. If you are unsure about any of these, we leave the claim out and invite viewers to ask.
Catalog demonstration
See the production approach
English, adaptable to your language
Plan the details
Can the video show different event layouts?
Yes, using photographs of real past setups or a plan you provide. We do not generate furniture arrangements the room has never held.
Can we include the murals near our building?
Murals are artists' work. Featuring one prominently needs permission; a passing glimpse in a street view is a different matter, but you should check.
Our building is on the Heritage New Zealand List. Can we say so?
Yes, if you have the listing details. We state it in the words your documentation supports.
Do you need a floor plan?
It helps a great deal for hire venues. For shops, a few wide photographs from the door and from the back wall are often enough.
Start with your images
Send wide photographs of each room, a floor plan if you have one and a list of what people can hire or buy there.