Business content
From hydraulics to honey.
We make Far North businesses look world-class. Cinematic brand videos, social reels, event coverage and commercial photography — made here, for businesses that are from here.
Brand Films
The one video that explains who you are and why you're worth hiring. Lives on your homepage and in your pitch for years.
Social Reels
Vertical video at 1080×1920, shot in batches so one day on site gives you weeks of content to post.
Commercial Photography
Team, product, premises and on-the-job stills. Candid and working, not posed and stiff.
Interviews & Testimonials
Your customers saying why they chose you, filmed properly. The most persuasive content most businesses never get around to making.
Event Coverage
Community events, launches, conferences and awards — photo and video, turned around while people still care.
Drone & Aerial
Certified aerial video and stills for sites, builds, farms and facilities. Scale a ground camera can't show.
See the work
Want to see something
like yours?
Quarries, councils, community events and fishing competitions — and plenty that never makes it onto the website. Tell us your industry and we'll send the closest examples we have.
AI services
Smarter, faster media.
Practical AI tools that make your media work harder — faster turnaround, smarter edits, better results. No jargon, no hype, just the parts that genuinely save time or money.
- AI photo editing — virtual staging, twilight conversion, sky replacement
- Caption and copy generation in your brand voice
- Workflow automation for content delivery and scheduling
This part of the studio is still developing — tell us what would actually help and we'll build it into the service.
From a client
“Sean from North Swell is efficient and passionate about getting the right media and turning vision into reality, he creates an easy-going environment for you to relax and express yourself.”
How it works
Four steps.
No mystery.
Talk
Twenty minutes on the phone or on site. What are you selling, who to, and where will this content live?
Plan
You get a shot list, a shoot date and a fixed price before anything is booked.
Shoot
We merge into the background. Your team keeps working — the best footage comes from people doing their actual job.
Deliver
Edited, graded and exported for every platform you need, within 5 days.
Common questions
Before you ask
How much does a project cost?
[Set your real numbers. See the pricing page — every quote is fixed before the shoot, so you never get an invoice bigger than the number you agreed.]
How long until we get the files?
Shot, edited and delivered within 5 days as standard. Rush turnaround is available — ask when you book.
Do we need a script or a plan?
No. That's part of the job. You'll get a shot list and a rough structure before the shoot day, and direction on camera if anyone from your team is speaking.
Can we use the footage anywhere we like?
[Spell out the licence: which platforms, how long, whether paid advertising is included, and whether raw files are available. See Terms & Licensing.]
Do you travel outside the Far North?
We're based in Ahipara and work across the Far North as standard. Further afield is possible — ask and we'll quote it.
Do you do weddings?
Yes — wedding videography is available. Get in touch with your date and we'll talk it through.
Let's make you the obvious choice.
Tell us about your business and what you need to show. We'll come back with a plan and a fixed price.
Social media management
Consistent content,
every month.
Most businesses don't have a content problem — they have a consistency problem. We handle it, you benefit from it.
Monthly content calendar
Planned around what's actually happening in your business, not filler posts.
Reel production
A shoot day each month, cut into a month's worth of vertical video.
Captions & scheduling
Written in your voice, scheduled so you're not posting at 10pm.
Performance reporting
What worked, what didn't, and what we'll do differently next month.