Damen Yachting
Maritime & Shipbuilding
Documentary & Project Film, Campaign Film & Commercial
The challenge
For Damen Yachting, we captured the construction and launch of Amels 8005. The filming took place at the shipyard in Galați, where the hulls of the Amels series are built. Here, teams of craftsmen work on the first phase of the yacht: from the initial steel constructions to the complete hull. The video needed to make both the shipyard's craftsmanship and the special moment of the launch visible.
Our role
For this production, we traveled with a compact two-person film team to Romania, in collaboration with Damen Yachting's marketing team. During filming, the focus was on capturing the construction process at the shipyard. We filmed the work of welders and constructors who work daily on the various sections of the yacht, from the first hull components to the complete hull. We also filmed the next model in the series, which was already in production at that time. This created a complete picture of different phases within the construction of the Amels series. The highlight of the production was the official launch of the Amels 8005. In Galați, this still happens via a traditional slipway where the yacht is held by multiple ropes. These are ceremonially cut with an axe, after which the yacht slides sideways into the water with a loud horn.
The result
The film shows both the shipyard's craftsmanship and the impressive moment of the launch. By bringing the construction process and the launch together in one production, a complete story emerges: from steel construction to the moment the yacht first touches the water. The video is used within Damen Yachting's communications to showcase the Amels series construction process and the shipyard's craftsmanship internationally.
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