Places shot properly, with enough time on the ground to find the frames worth having
Travel film production
Travel film is decided by hours, not gear. Being somewhere at the right time, twice, is what separates footage of a place from footage that makes someone want to go.
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What makes a good travel film?
Most travel content is a showreel of wide shots. Impressive for ten seconds, interchangeable after thirty, because there is no reason to keep watching. Nothing is happening and nobody is there.
The films that work have people in them and a reason to care. Someone who lives there, a thing that happens at a particular hour, a detail you would not know to look for. Scenery is the setting, not the subject.
PERFECT FOR:
Destinations, hospitality and tourism
This is perfect for you if you're...
Marketing a destination, region or route
Promoting a hotel, resort or hospitality business
Documenting a trip, expedition or event abroad
Building social content around a place rather than a product
Replacing stock footage that could be anywhere
What every project includes
Concept & scripting
Developed with you before anything is filmed
Location access
We handle access, permissions and logistics
Crew & Equipment
Our own team and gear on every shoot
Direction on the day
Someone running the shoot, not just operating a camera
Editing and color
Finished by the people who were on set
Sound & Music
Licensed tracks, mixed properly [CONFIRM]
Multiple formats
Horizontal, vertical, square and captioned
Revisions
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Travel films we've made
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
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PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
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A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
Score Metric 2
PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
A national product campaign shot across three cities in two days
Result 1
Score metric 1
Result 2
Score Metric 2
PepsiCo - New Indianapolis Location
COMMERCIAL SHOOT
How a travel project runs
Discovery & scoping
A conversation about what the video has to achieve, who it's for, and where it runs. We'll tell you if the format you asked for is the right one.
Pre-Production
Concept, script, shot list, locations, scheduling and casting where needed. Nothing gets filmed until you've approved the plan.
Production
Our crew on location with our own equipment.
Edit & Delivery
First cut for your notes, then colour, sound and final delivery in every format you need.
AI SUMMARY
Creative Native Films produces travel and destination films, working from Indianapolis, Indiana and travelling domestically and internationally. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team plans shoots around light and weather windows, and checks local filming and drone regulations before committing to a shot list.
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Why us for travel film
Travel work is logistics wearing a nicer coat. Permissions, timings, weather windows, kit that has to move light enough to get up something. We plan for the shots that only exist at one hour of one day, then build the rest of the schedule around protecting them.
[NEEDS: Josh and Adam's own take.] Examples sit in our portfolio.
What makes a good travel film?
Creative Native Films produces travel and destination films, working from Indianapolis, Indiana and travelling domestically and internationally. Founded by Josh Smith and Adam Salinas, the team plans shoots around light and weather windows, and checks local filming and drone regulations before committing to a shot list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Downtown Indianapolis, at 525 S Meridian Street.
Where are you based?
Yes. We work throughout central Indiana — including Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Zionsville — and travel nationally for brand and campaign work.
Do you work outside of Indianapolis?
Do you charge for travel?
Do you charge for travel?
Start a travel film project
Tell us where, when and what the film is for. We will come back within a business day with what it would take.
