Pacific

Television and Video Production in the Pacific

Tradewind Communications Ltd.

More than 10 years experience in locations and logistics across Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.
People, culture, tourism, diving, sailing, news, documentary filming, television commercials.

We can confidently say that we know the Pacific, its people and what's needed to obtain good pictures and sound.

What we filmed where:

Production work and film crews for the Pacific:
The Pacific Island Countries provide spectacular scenery and is a place full of stories to be told.
The Cultures of the Pacific Island Countries are as varied as one can imagine, and lifestyle is still dependant on resources of land and sea in many of the outer islands.
But the Pacific Islands are developing fast, their populations are growing, their links with the rest of the world are being ever more developed, and are now the destination for well over a million tourists every year.

We at Tradewind Communications have worked on location in almost every speck of land across the Pacific, from Easter Island in the South East to Palau in the North West.
We have filmed travel magazine stories, tourist promotion videos, documentaries, news items, educational video, - even music clips.

We regularly film in the region and know how important local knowledge can be to achieve the results needed.
We speak English, French, Spanish, and German.

We are experienced underwater photographers. See Underwater Filming for more information on this.

Please contact us for more information, rates, location info and ideas.

Productions for the Pacific:
Our long experience in the Pacific has taught us how to film in this region without causing ill feelings or embarrassment. We film in the "Pacific Way" by making sure that the camera is as discreet as possible while still getting the footage we need.

We have no language barrier: We have produced programmes in many of the Pacific languages. We have developed a simple way of producing programmes in languages we don't speak ourselves.

We have access to professional narrators and voices in any Pacific language desired.

We can organise professional translations to or from any language spoken in the Pacific.

And apart from that our staff do speak both English and French.

Again, the advantage with Tradewind Communications is that we are more than just film or video technicians.

We have a thorough first hand knowledge of cultures, traditions and life styles in the Pacific as well as a qualified and competent understanding of contemporary issues like economic development, the environment, and the history of the Pacific.

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Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu Male Green Turtle

Some of our productions:
Who cares about the fish ?
Production for Western Samoa Fisheries Extension & Training Project about community fisheries management efforts on the island of Upolu, Western Samoa.

Let the Turtle Family Live !
A 30 min documentary made in 1995 for the Pacific-wide campaign "Year of the Sea Turtle", organised by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, SPREP.

Fisheries in the South Pacific
A 15 min educational video produced for Forum Fisheries Agency for secondary schools throughout the Pacific.

Community Conservation in Action
A series of videos produced for the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme, SPBCP, a programme run by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. The videos, which are produced as half hour television documentary programmes, deal with a number of Conservation Areas which are being established in Pacific Island countries.

Vathe Conservation Area, Big Bay, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu.
Two remote villages have gone together to preserve a large lowland rainforest from logging. They are setting up an eco-tourism venture, sustainable small scale logging, and a garden project.
Arnavon Marine Conservation Area, Isabel & Choiseul Provinces, Solomon Islands.
Three villages from different islands have used the marine resources of the remote and uninhabited Arnavon Islands for centuries. Overharvesting of sea turtles have had a severe impact on the South Pacific's most important hawksbill turtle breeding area.
The villagers have now agreed to protect the resources of these islands and there is a permanent presence of village Conservation Officers on the main island of Kerehikapa.
Ha'apai Islands Conservation Area, Kingdom of Tonga.
This is the largest Conservation Area in the Pacific so far, comprising of the entire Ha'apai group in the Kingdom of Tonga.
The video shows the marine and terrestrial environment of the island group and explains what officials and the local population are doing in the effort to establish the Conservation Area.

Coral Reefs: Their Health - Our Future
30 min documentary for Pacific television stations about coral reefs in the Pacific. This programme was filmed in Cook Islands, Kingdom of Tonga, Western Samoa and Fiji, but deals with environmental problems found everywhere in the Pacific and beyond.
Plenty of underwater footage of coral reefs and the diverse lifeforms that inhabit it as well as views on what needs to be done to keep coral reefs healthy for future generations.

National Environment Management Strategy for Kiribati
16 minute video made for public awareness about environmental issues and challenges in Kiribati. Made in both English and Ikiribati.

National Environment Management Strategy for Tuvalu
16 minute video made for public awareness about environmental issues and challenges in Kiribati. Made in both English and Ikiribati.

National Environment Management Strategy for Niue
16 minute video made for public awareness about environmental issues and challenges in Kiribati. Made in both English and Ikiribati.

Tokelau Environment Management Strategy
16 minute video made for public awareness about environmental issues and challenges in Kiribati. Made in both English and Ikiribati.

Wetlands - a source of life.
30 minute documentary for KVZK-TV of American Samoa, commissioned by the American Samoa Government. Visits all wetlands in Tutuila, Aunu'u and the Manu'a Islands and explains why these should be protected from development where possible. English and Samoan language versions.

Currently in Production: (updated November 23, 2007)
Wetland Restoration in American Samoa.
This programme, commissioned by the American Samoa Government, will document a restoration project under way in American Samoa.

Hazard Proof Home Construction.
This video is a practical guide of how to build houses which can withstand the force of tropical cyclones and the associated flooding.
The project also involves production of a handbook about the same subject.

Clouds of Change.
Documentary about Climate Change Research in the Pacific. Filmed in Nauru, in Papua New Guinea and on research ships in the Central Pacific Ocean. For more information about the research, go to Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program.

Interesting Links to the Pacific: (see also Link Page)

Tourism Council of the South Pacific	Pitcairn Island
Cook Islands	Tonga
Fiji	Vanuatu
New Caledonia	Samoa