Video production on the Gold Coast
Documentary-style films for Gold Coast brands, founders and organisations with a story worth telling.
Documentary video production for the Gold Coast
Brisbane Documentary Co. is led by Josiah McGarvie, a documentary director based on the Sunshine Coast who films across South East Queensland and overseas. The Gold Coast is an easy trip for a shoot.
His work is long-form and story-first: documentaries about the people behind open-source software, made in collaboration with companies like Google, Microsoft and Shopify, and independent films like The Dividers.
On the Gold Coast that means films for brands with an honest point of view, founders who built something worth explaining, and organisations whose work deserves a bigger audience. Not every project is a fit, and that is deliberate.
The stories we take on
A few projects at a time, chosen because they have something to say.
Brands with something to say
An honest product, a clear point of view and people worth meeting on camera.
The people behind a company
Founders and teams whose story explains why the work matters.
Communities and causes
Organisations and movements doing work that more people should see.
Australian stories
Places, people and ideas from here that deserve a proper film.
Films
Documentaries and brand films about companies, communities and the people behind them. Edited in Australia, shot around the world.
Showreel
A short cut through our work: the people, places and stories behind the films below.
How a film comes together
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First conversation
Tell us the story and why now. If it is a fit, we talk through the idea, the people and where it happens.
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Research and story
We find the people, the moments and the shape of the film before a camera comes out.
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The shoot
Interviews that feel like conversations, and time to film the real thing as it happens.
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The edit
The story is built in the edit, in Australia, with your input at each cut.
Filming on the Gold Coast
Shoots across the city and the hinterland, from Southport to Coolangatta. Locations, permits and timing are worked out in the research stage, so the shoot days are spent filming.
- Southport
- Surfers Paradise
- Broadbeach
- Burleigh Heads
- Robina
- Coolangatta
- Currumbin
- Hope Island
- Tamborine Mountain
Questions
Do you offer video production on the Gold Coast?
Yes. Josiah McGarvie films on the Gold Coast as part of his work across South East Queensland. Gold Coast shoots are planned like any other: research first, then a focused shoot.
Are you based on the Gold Coast?
No. Brisbane Documentary Co. is based in Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast and travels to the Gold Coast for shoots.
What kind of video production do you do?
Documentaries and brand films, and company films told the documentary way: real people on camera and interviews that sound like conversations rather than scripts.
Do you take on every project?
No. Josiah works on a few projects at a time and chooses ones with a story worth telling. A short note about the story and why it matters is the best way to start.
How do I start a project?
Send a short note through the contact page about the story, the people in it and what the film is for. Josiah reads every message.
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