Octo Boat, drone-tracking a boat in the open Mediterranean

Filming a boat at full speed in open water is one of the most demanding exercises in drone piloting: no fixed take-off point, wind, sea spray, and a subject that never stops. That is exactly what this film for Octo Boat, a captained-boat rental company in the South of France, offering high-end experiences to a discerning clientele, showcases: the boat, the experience on board, and the skill it takes to follow them.

Shot in the Mediterranean, off the French Riviera, the film strings together the genre’s signature moves: wake chases, orbital shots, low passes skimming the water and top-down views over deep blue. Images made to sell an experience as much as a boat.

Yachting is one of the studio’s natural playgrounds in Cannes: between sea trials, deliveries and social content for charter companies and shipyards, marine drone work is a craft of its own, and it shows on screen.