How to Hire An Expedition Video Team
For CMOs, EPs, creative leads, and brand teams who need results.
You want top talent
Not warm bodies on a call. Every WABU project is led by the same senior crew that built Princess Cruises' destination library across 20 years and launched two $500M Seabourn Expedition ships. We connect the creative to the business problem.
You want a fee structure, not a guessing game
We work on a project fee basis or retainer. If the scope requires separate phases for concepting and production, we'll write two clean scopes. No hidden markups, no runaway budgets.
You want us to wrestle with the brief
We will. We'll ask questions, challenge assumptions, and send it back if it's not ready. If the project isn't right for us, or the constraints make it impossible to do well, we'll tell you that too. Nothing we value more than your trust, and nothing destroys it faster than us taking work we shouldn't.
You want the 20% idea alongside the safe one
We'll bring it. The boundary-pushing, low-probability, high-payoff option that your CMO will either kill or green-light. Either outcome is the right one.
You want us to make choices
We'll show you our best idea backed up by insights, not a hundred slides of variations. We walk in ready to diagnose new business challenges and discuss measurable solutions.
You want safety as top priority
Regulatory risk is real. Generic agencies can get an IAATO/AECO permit revoked. Your expedition production team’s certification is a de-risk play, not a nice-to-have.
You want bandwidth + cinematic
#1 Attention score. 99% thumb stop ratio. Data proves what’s breaking through the noise and crushing the algo. Producing managing multi-week, multi-crew logistics is just one output. Higher ARR, lower CAC, and 10X ROAS are the outcomes.
You want clear rights structure
1 year, global rights, all media. In perp, full usage and buyout. Crystal-clear teams on how you can use the content, where, and for how long.
You want to avoid post chaos
Amateurs fix it in post. Pros elevate it.
You want to de-risk unusable footage
Weather, wildlife no-shows, and safety aborts is just another day at sea. Specialists bring redundancy, contingency plans, and B-roll strategy.
You want content that converts
Content gets you in the game but distribution wins it. The best expedition production companies on earth illustrate proof of campaign performance, not just reels. Beautiful footage that doesn't convert is failure.
You want to know about overages before they happen
So do we. If conditions shift, and in expedition production they do, you'll hear from us before it becomes a problem, not after. We'll make the trade-off decisions together.
You want a partner with a healthy business.
We run a diversified client roster intentionally. We're not built around any single client relationship, which means we're never desperate, never distracted, and always bringing our best to your project. If this is how you want to work, let’s talk.
HOW EXPEDITION VIDEO TEAMS WORK
Not all ship video teams
are the same.
There's a meaningful difference between the video team on a cruise ship and a dedicated expedition video team. It shapes everything from the footage you get to the story you're able to tell.
CRUISE SHIP VIDEO TEAM
Entertainment & guest content
→ Part of the ship's entertainment or marketing department
→ Generalists covering onboard events, port highlights, and guest moments
→ Primarily shooting from the ship or from docks — rarely in the field
→ Content serves onboard screens, social posts, and passenger keepsakes
→ Rotating crew — different team every contract, no continuity of story
→ Gear optimized for controlled, indoor environments
A GREAT FIT FOR
Casinos, Broadway-style shows, specialty restaurants, spa promotions, pool decks, and passenger lifestyle content on large resort ships
EXPEDITION VIDEO TEAM
Storytelling in remote environments
🔭 Specialists embedded with the expedition scientists, guides, and guests
🐋 Deep knowledge of wildlife behavior, ecology, and expedition pacing
🏔️ Goes into the field: polar ice, jungle, open ocean, remote islands
🎬 Creates broadcast-quality documentary content, brand films, and science communication
📖 Consistent team with a defined voice, narrative arc, and long-form storytelling capability
⚡Weatherproof systems built for extreme and unpredictable conditions
A GREAT FIT FOR
Alaska, the Arctic, Antarctica, Patagonia, the Galápagos, remote river expeditions, and any destination where the environment is the story
Wildly Successful Alaska Workflow
featured in Adobe Business
Alaska Collaboration Velocity
Frame.io V4 Production Case Study
Ambitious Alaska Pursuit
featured on Adobe Frame.io Live
Meet the Team
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Scott
FOUNDER, WABU USA
Former Head of Production at Princess, Holland America, and Seabourn — where he launched the video program for two $500M+ expedition ships and filmed campaigns in the Kimberley before the ships ever sailed them. Now building the #1 expedition production company in the world and investing in Strada. 13 Tellys. Travel Weekly Magellan Gold. Six continents. 1M+ monthly views. Raising two explorers named Everest and India. -
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Marc
FOUNDER, WABU CANADA
WAFA-certified wilderness guide, founder of TripOut Guiding Co. in Whistler, and holder of the highest drone certifications in both the U.S. and Canada: FAA Part 107 and Transport Canada Advanced RPAS. Before Marc was protecting six-figure campaigns, he was protecting lives — which is why he's unreasonable about prep, risk, and client goals. Marny, his dog, supervises. -
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Gui
ADMINISTRATION
We flew to Argentina to find her. She was already drinking mate when we landed. But she's Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire trained — which is why nothing around here ever falls apart. She handles English, Spanish, and Portuguese without flinching, and she's coming for Italian next. Turns out the standards that run the Four Seasons run ours too. -
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Everest
EXPLORER PROSPECT
We spotted Everest's drive for expeditions early. Top of her class in hide-and-seek. She's WABU's top prospect and expedition instincts are there — attendance is not.Young talent is rarely dependable.
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India
JR ZOOKEEPER
Brought onto the roster specifically because the water buffaloes were getting out of hand. India came with credentials — Time Magazine's Top 5 Under 5 — and has lived up to every one of them.
Long-term career goal: babysitter. We're supportive.
You found a good HERD.
What clients have to say…
Creative and genuinely caring! I had the joy of working with Scott on a few cross-border projects, and Scott always took the time to listen and understand our nuances, and come up with a solution that was the best for all involved.
10/10 collaboration…
— C. Jones
Head of Marketing, Princess Australia
It is rare in our industry to meet and work with a team who takes big risks, leads with heart, and marries that passion with a deep love of technical curiosity and boundary pushing. WABU is exactly the creative team you want to trust to pull off the impossible.
Once in a lifetime creative collaborator.
— B. Dobyns
Executive Producer, Adobe
WABU is a game changer for us and our ability to tell our brand story. Our expedition videos allow anyone on our team and externally to tell the Seabourn Expedition story with confidence and accuracy.
Game Changers!
— R. West
VP & GM, Seabourn Expeditions
Marc & the WABU Team were fantastic to collaborate with; they truly took the time to build the video alongside of me, ensuring it reflected the personality of my business and aligned perfectly with my vision. My phone started ringing off the hook!
My phone started ringing off the hook!
— J. Frost
Owner, Custom Adventures
If you’re a brand looking to partner with someone who will honor your story, elevate your message, and create something that truly connects…WABU is the team you want leading the initiative.
WABU is the team you want leading…
— M. Jacquel
Director of Alaska Marketing, Princess
If you are looking for out of the box solutions that highlight your product and convey your company message in a clear and concise package, do not miss an opportunity to work with this talented team!
Highly recommend.
— T. Diaz
Marketing Director, Guide Dogs for America
Why Expedition
Brands Hire WABU
Full-service video production infrastructure
Turn-key creative systems with compounding results
Solutions to business problems with measurable performance
If the project isn't right for us, or the constraints make it impossible to do well — we'll tell you 
Let’s Grow Your Business
& transform your brand.
