Services

Navigation Films provide facilitation and production services to international broadcasters and producers wishing to film in the UAE and the Gulf. Our Services range from production support to sourcing locations, talent, filming permits, crews and 35mm or HD equipment. We undertake complete productions for broadcasters, agencies and corporate clients, overseeing projects from the initial client brief to scripting, storyboard, pre-production, shooting, music and post-production.

Production Services:

  • Production Services
  • Aerial filming
  • Permits
  • Location scouting
  • Securing locations
  • Talent
  • Scripting
  • Crews
  • Makeup
  • Location and crew vehicles
  • Production Managers
  • Producers
  • Story boards

Our Clients:

  • Google
  • BBC Human Planet
  • BBC Made in Britain
  • Al Jazeera
  • Endemol Sport
  • Showtime Arabia
  • DW TV
  • The Amazing Race U.S. (2004, 2009, 2010)
  • The Amazing Race Australia (2011)
  • The Amazing Race Norway (2012)
  • The Amazing Race France (2012)
  • Trimex
  • Public Affairs Media Group
  • CBC
  • CBS
  • New York University
  • Servcorp
  • Petrofac
  • Mubadala
  • Kharafi National
  • Kerzner
  • Dubai World Trade Centre
  • Meydan IMAX
  • The First Group
  • Air Arabia
  • One and Only Resorts
  • Barrington Media
  • Sungard
  • The Columbia Water Center

Post Production:

Navigation Films has four in-house full HD Final Cut Pro and AVID edit suites.

We can handle most video formats, including HDcam, DVC Pro, XD HD and Digibeta VTR’s. VTR rentals are available in addition to digitizing and dubbing across formats and CODECs.

Our editors are flexible, creative and committed to bringing your production to life.

Aerial Filming:

Navigation Films is the premiere aerial filming company in the Middle East.

In partnership with Aerial Camera Systems (ACS) we offer clients the Cineflex V14 HD gyro stabilised camera system based here in Dubai and can organize your aerial shoots including helicopters, crew and permits. The Cineflex delivers superb, steady footage using Sony CineAlta HDC-1500-R dual-link 4:4:4 HD cameras.

We have fully STC approved  brackets for Bell 206, 407, 212, 412 and Eurocopter AS350 and AS 355 helicopters and have worked with a number of operators in the region. HD RF links can also be supplied.

We have worked on Kerzner, Atlantis Corporate videos and Documentary, Filmworks car TVC, Alchemy Films RAK Maritime City Corporate Video| Mubadala & Squint Opera Corporate Video | SL-Rasch – transportation of clock tower to Meccah Documentary| National Media Council & FQC Media – Aerials of the UAE for Shanghai 2010 Expo The Jumeriah Group Corporate Video and many more.

Aerials including LIVE broadcast: Launch of Ferrari World, Launch of Atlantis, Burj Khalifa and many more.

Stock Footage Library:

Our stunning library of HD aerial and ground footage of the UAE has developed a reputation all of its own . With a collection of imagery gathered over the past 7 years, it already covers most of the Emirate's most important landmarks and natural features and we are adding to it constantly.

If you'd like to enquire about our stock library please contact Hannelize Perold.