VideoGili Islands · North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara

Couple video · Gili Islands

In short

A couple video on the Gili Islands costs from $390 for 30 minutes of filming, usually on Gili Air’s west side in the hour before sunset. You receive a 60–90 second edited film and a 30-second vertical teaser, with licensed music and colour grading, within 5–7 days. A second location is an extra hour at $100.

Starting from: $390
Duration: 30 min
Video: 60–90 s film + 30 s vertical teaser

Why here

Why choose Couple video in Gili Islands?

Photos of the Gilis show colour; a film can carry something photos cannot — the quiet. On most of Bali a couple video is fighting scooters, traffic and music from the next beach club, and the videographer ends up burying the sound under a track. On Gili Air you can hear the island: water on sand, palm fronds, a bell from a passing bicycle, the two of you laughing. That is why we use more natural sound in the edit here and let the music arrive later. Gili Air is our usual setting because its west side looks across the water to Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan at sunset, with Bali’s volcanoes beyond, so the background keeps changing as you walk, and the lanes behind the coast are shaded and almost silent. The result is a short film of one evening, not a highlights reel of a trip.

How the shoot is planned

What does the shoot in Gili Islands look like?

The route

The film is structured like a short walk. We start in a shaded lane a few minutes from the coast: you two walking hand in hand, the camera ahead and then behind, close shots of hands, feet in sand and a glance between you, with the sound of the island under it. Then you come out onto the beach facing Gili Meno, and the frame opens up — the moment of arrival that usually becomes the opening of the film. On the sand we let you talk and wander rather than pose, filming longer takes that the edit can breathe with: a slow walk along the waterline, a spin, you sitting together as the sky changes. The last minutes are the sun going down behind the islands, filmed partly vertical for the teaser. With an extra hour ($100), we add a second scene — breakfast on your terrace or a cycle ride — for a film that covers a day.

The timing

Book the half hour that ends with sunset, roughly 5.45 to 6.15 pm, varying a little through the year. Film needs a few minutes more than photos to settle into, so we meet fifteen minutes early to plan the walk and check sound. From April to October evenings are dependable and Bali’s volcanoes are often visible behind the other Gilis; from November to March, clouds over the strait can make for dramatic skies, though a downpour will move the shoot to another evening. One detail particular to the islands: the call to prayer from the village mosques sounds at sunset. It can be beautiful in a film, but if you would rather not have it in the soundtrack, we capture the natural sound earlier and use the sunset frames with music.

What’s included

What does the package include?

The Couple video package in Gili Islands covers: A 60–90 second edited film; A 30-second vertical teaser; One location; a second with the extra-hour add-on; Licensed music and colour grading; Delivery within 5–7 days. Nothing is added to the price after the shoot. Permits worth knowing about: Gili Trawangan sunset swings — swings belong to beach bars and hotels; usually a drink order or a small fee.

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Portfolio

Couple video in Gili Islands

Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.

Before you book

FAQ — Couple video in Gili Islands

Can we have photos as well as the video?

The couple video is filmed by a videographer and delivers video only. If you want photos from the same evening, book a couple photoshoot alongside it, and the photographer and videographer work together so neither gets in the other’s frame. Otherwise, stills pulled from the film work for social media but not for prints.

Will our voices be in the film?

If you want them. Some couples read a few lines to each other or simply talk during the walk, and with a small microphone we can weave that into the film. Others prefer music and natural sound only. Tell us your preference before the day; on the Gilis, with no traffic, clean speech is much easier to record than on a Bali beach.

Why Gili Air rather than Gili Trawangan for a couple film?

Sound and space. Trawangan’s sunset coast has bars with music and a crowd at the swings, both of which end up in a film’s background. Gili Air is quieter and its west side gives the layered view of the other two islands. If you are staying on Trawangan or Meno, we film there instead and choose a quieter stretch of coast.

What does a couple video cost on the Gilis in total?

From $390 for 30 minutes of filming, a 60–90 second film and a 30-second vertical teaser, delivered within 5–7 days. An extra hour for a second scene is $100, hair and make-up is $90, and if the videographer crosses from Bali or Lombok, the island transfer is $90. Boat tickets are separate.

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