VideoNusa Penida · Klungkung, Bali

Couple video · Nusa Penida

In short

A couple video on Nusa Penida costs from $390 for 30 minutes of filming, edited into a 60–90 second film and a 30-second vertical teaser with licensed music and colour grading, delivered in 5–7 days. We film at Crystal Bay towards sunset; a second location is an extra hour, $100. The island transfer is $90.

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

Why here

Why choose Couple video in Nusa Penida?

Photographs of Nusa Penida are all about height; a film of the two of you needs something else. On the clifftops the wind roars into every microphone, you cannot hear each other, and the camera has nowhere to move except along a railing. Crystal Bay on the west coast gives a short film what the cliffs cannot: a sheltered beach with small waves you can actually hear, wooden outrigger boats rocking at anchor, a rocky islet in the bay and the sun going down straight ahead over the water. You can walk, sit, wade and talk, and the sound of the place becomes part of the film rather than something to bury under music. It is also flat and easy to reach, so the whole half hour is spent filming, not climbing. The cliffs can still appear — as an extra hour, a short drive away.

How the shoot is planned

What does the shoot in Nusa Penida look like?

The route

We start at the top of the beach, filming you arriving through the trees onto the sand — the opening shot of the film. Then the camera stays mostly in motion: walking beside you along the waterline, tracking low as you wade in up to the knees, circling slowly while you sit on the bow of a beached boat. A clip-on microphone records whatever you say to each other, without any script, and a second recorder picks up the waves and the boats for the soundscape. As the sun lowers, we film the slow material: silhouettes against the bay, hands, a forehead kiss in the last direct light. The final minutes are for the vertical teaser, framed on purpose rather than cropped later. With an extra hour, we start earlier at a clifftop on the same coast for the wide establishing shots.

The timing

Crystal Bay faces west, so the film is shot in the last hour before sunset — roughly between five and half past six depending on the month — when the light is warm and low and the snorkel boats have gone. Golden light lasts longer than on Bali’s cliffs because nothing blocks the horizon. In the dry season, April to October, sunsets are clear and the bay is calm on most evenings; in the wet season, November to March, storms often pass in the afternoon and leave dramatic skies, but some evenings are simply rained out, so we keep a backup evening. Being an evening shoot, it means staying the night on Penida — boats back to Bali do not run that late.

What’s included

What does the package include?

The Couple video package in Nusa Penida 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: Kelingking Beach — small parking and entry fee; the descent to the beach is a steep, partly railed path of about an hour; Broken Beach & Angel's Billabong — small shared entry and parking fee; Angel's Billabong is closed to swimmers at high tide; Diamond Beach — small entry fee; stairs carved into the cliff, about 10 minutes down; Atuh Beach — small parking fee; sunbed rental from the warungs on the sand; Thousand Islands Viewpoint (Raja Lima) — small entry fee; the nearby tree house charges separately.

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Couple video in Nusa Penida

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Before you book

FAQ — Couple video in Nusa Penida

Do we have to say anything on camera?

No script and no interview. The microphone simply catches the two of you talking, laughing, telling each other what you remember from the trip — and if a few seconds of it are lovely, they open or close the film. If you would rather be silent, the film runs on music and the sound of the bay.

Why not film at Kelingking instead?

You can, and it gives a spectacular opening shot. But the platform is fenced, the wind is constant and there are people around, so it suits a few wide frames rather than 30 minutes of filming two people. With an extra hour we film Kelingking first for scale, then drive to Crystal Bay for the intimate part and the sunset.

Can we have photos and video on the same evening?

Yes, book a couple photoshoot alongside, with a photographer and a videographer working together. They take turns rather than competing for the same angle, so plan an extra hour so both have time in the best light. The galleries arrive separately: photos in 48–72 hours, the film in 5–7 days.

Is Crystal Bay crowded?

During the day it is busy with snorkelling boats and day-trippers; by late afternoon most of them have left, and what remains is a few people watching the sunset and the warungs packing up. The beach is wide enough to film along a quiet stretch, and the boats at anchor are part of the scene rather than something to avoid.

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