Video production for wineries and vineyards
Film, photography and social content for wineries and vineyards, planned around the vintage and the cellar door. Production Retainers from $1,500 NZD a month.
What it’s for
A winery sells a place as much as a bottle, so its content leans on the land, the season and the people who make the wine.
Cellar doors need imagery for bookings and tastings, trade and export buyers want a clear story about the site and the winemaking, and weddings and events at the vineyard need their own promotion. The vintage, the vines through the seasons and the winemaker at work give a year of material that only comes round once a year.
What gets made
- Vineyard and harvest films
- Winemaker profile and brand story
- Cellar door and tasting room imagery
- Bottle and label photography
- Trade and export presentation video
- Wedding and event venue promotion
On the shoot
Planning around the season
Harvest, pruning, bud burst and the vines in full leaf each happen at a set time of year, so a winery shoot is often planned as several visits across the season rather than one day.
Light across the rows
Vineyards look best in low morning and evening light, so outdoor work is scheduled around sunrise and the last hours of the day, with the winery and cellar door filmed in the middle of the day.
Alcohol advertising rules
Wine advertising in New Zealand is covered by the Advertising Standards Authority’s alcohol advertising code, so casting, scenes and captions are planned with it in mind from the start.
Vintage is the busiest time
During harvest the team has little time to spare, so filming in the winery is kept short, agreed with the winemaker and fitted around the work rather than staged.
Services
Where
Which retainer suits
Essential at $1,500 NZD a month suits a cellar door that needs a regular flow of short-form content and a few finished pieces. Creative at $3,000 NZD a month suits a winery covering harvest, releases, a restaurant or events across the year, and Studio Partner, on enquiry, suits a larger wine brand with trade and export audiences. A single brand film is quoted as Bespoke Production, and weddings or launches at the vineyard can be produced by Billie Private, quoted per project.
Production Retainers
Visuals with intention. Stories with impact.
Ongoing film production and creative services for brands and businesses. Built around consistent output, considered creative direction and quality visual storytelling.
Essential
For those building their visual identity.
$1,500
NZD a month
- 1 production session per month
- 3 edited video pieces
- 5 short-form edits
- Professional editing and colour grading
- Monthly content planning
Creative
For those ready to expand their visual presence.
$3,000
NZD a month
- 2 production sessions per month
- 6 edited video pieces
- 8-10 short-form edits
- Creative direction and concept development
- Professional editing, colour grading and sound design
- Monthly production planning
Studio Partner
For those seeking an ongoing creative partnership.
On enquiry
- Weekly production sessions
- Original film and campaign production
- Short-form and long-form content
- Creative direction and visual development
- Advanced post-production
- Priority production scheduling
- Ongoing creative consultation
Bespoke Production
For projects beyond our retainer services, Billie offers tailored production for music videos, visual campaigns, branded films and original creative projects.
Our work
Le Grá, Faithful Flavours and Two Wheels are Billie films, and all three are on the Our work strip on the Billie home page.
Questions
Is this a paid service?
Yes. Billie is a paid production company. Production Retainers are $1,500 NZD a month for Essential and $3,000 NZD a month for Creative, and Studio Partner is priced on enquiry. Projects outside a retainer are quoted per project as Bespoke Production, and Billie Private events are quoted per project.
When is the best time of year to film a vineyard?
It depends on the story. Harvest gives the most activity, summer gives full canopy and long evenings, and winter pruning gives a stark, graphic look. Many wineries spread sessions across the year to cover all of it.
Can Billie film our wine for advertising?
Yes. Billie plans wine content with New Zealand’s alcohol advertising code in mind, which shapes who appears on camera and how drinking is shown.
Work with Billie
Every vision begins somewhere.
Tell Billie about the project, the timeline and which retainer suits, or ask for a Bespoke Production quote.
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