Drone Videography for Wineries

For wineries and vineyards

Billie plans flights around the airspace rules and the neighbours, and grades the aerial footage to match the rest of the film.

What Billie makes

Aerial vineyard reveal
Rows and block patterns from above
Harvest activity from the air
Aerial stills for the website

On the shoot

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.

The service

An aerial shot can do in three seconds what a paragraph cannot: show where a place is, how big a project is, or how a road unwinds along a coast. Billie plans aerial work as part of the whole film rather than as a bolt-on, so it cuts in naturally.

What’s included

Aerial shot planning
Flight planning around airspace rules
Aerial and ground footage together
Edit and colour matched to the film
Stills from the air

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

Aerial footage is graded and cut alongside the ground footage, so it matches the rest of the film instead of looking like stock.

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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.

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.

What is included?

Aerial shot planning, flight planning around airspace rules, aerial and ground footage together, edit and colour matched to the film, stills from the air. The exact scope depends on the brief, and every quote is put together for the project.

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.

Drone Videography for Wineries and Vineyards