Locations / Ballito
Video production in Ballito.
Dolphin Coast — Ballito, Umdloti, Salt Rock, Sheffield Beach, Zimbali. Property film, tourism video, hospitality, aerial cinematography. 45 minutes up the N2.
01 / Overview
The Dolphin Coast's production partner.
Video production Ballito and the Dolphin Coast — property film, tourism, hospitality and aerial cinematography for brands based north of Durban. Our North Coast crew travels up the N2 in 45 minutes; full kit, full team, no overnight cost on day shoots.
The Dolphin Coast is a different commercial market from Durban metro. Its buyer base is property, tourism, hospitality, premium retail and the lifestyle brands growing along the N2 corridor. We tailor every creative decision to this specific market.
Who We Shoot For
Property developers & estate marketers
Zimbali, Brettenwood, Simbithi Eco-Estate, Seaton, Dunkirk, Sibaya Coastal Precinct, Sheffield.
Hospitality brands
Zimbali Coastal Resort, Prana Lodge, Fairmont Zimbali, boutique guesthouses, North Coast restaurants.
Tourism operators
Whale-watching, surf, safari-transfer, Dolphin Coast experience brands.
Lifestyle & retail brands
Ballito Junction, The Well, Ballito Lifestyle Centre.
North Coast corporates
Relocated head offices and growing businesses along the N2 corridor.
02 / Property & Tourism
Estate and property video is the single most commissioned category on the Dolphin Coast.
Buyers are investing eight- and nine-figure rand at the top end — they expect cinematic treatment, aerial context, architectural framing, and a pace that respects the scale of the investment.
We shoot estate films the way a brand film should be shot: considered, graded, scored, and cut to sit on the estate's website and in the buyer's inbox for years.
Seasonal windows. Tide tables.
The Dolphin Coast has cinematic assets most of South Africa doesn't — dune beaches, natural rock pools at Thompsons Bay and Salt Rock, whale activity off the coastline, the old Ballito lighthouse, and the sub-tropical forest canopy that runs down to the high-water mark.
We build tourism film around specific seasonal windows — the whale migration, the sardine run, summer light — and we scout tide tables before we scope the shoot. Timing is half the craft on this work.
03 / Aerial
SACAA-licensed along the Dolphin Coast.
We hold a Remote Pilot Licence (RPL), a Remote Operator Certificate (ROC), and commercial public liability insurance. Most of the Dolphin Coast operates outside controlled airspace, though King Shaka Airport proximity affects the southern corridor near Ballito for flights above ~120 metres. Site pre-checks are performed for all locations.
04 / Logistics
Ballito to Durban: 45 minutes.
Ballito to our Durban studio is 45 minutes on the N2 in off-peak traffic. For a half-day shoot we travel up in the morning and back in the evening with no overnight cost. For full-day or multi-day shoots we can base out of Ballito itself. Either way, the travel premium is minimal — and footage is in the edit room the same day.
Property film, tourism, hospitality, aerial.
Same-day scouting. Same-week delivery.
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