WABU Creative is the premier expedition-category production services and visual storytelling company. Founded in 2023 by Scott Martin & Marc Dionne, we provide the physical infrastructure, local expertise, and technical execution required to support large-scale productions across the expedition space. 

We operate as both a robust local fixer for producers and a turnkey creative agency for brands. Our extensive local network includes specialized cinematographers, key grips, gaffers, audio technicians, wilderness safety coordinators, and production assistants—all vetted and ready to integrate seamlessly with your brand, agency, or project. 

We bridge the gap between major studio expectations and extreme expedition-grade environments. That means handling comprehensive location permitting, risk management, and remote basecamp logistics, while leveraging deep relationships with trusted helicopter pilots, marine captains, and local guides to mobilize your crew safely and efficiently.

Our core capabilities include:

• Local Crew Sourcing and Facilitation

• Wilderness Safety and Risk Management

• Location Scouting and Commercial Permitting

• Production Logistics and Basecamp Management

• Aerial, Marine, and Off-Grid Transportation

• Equipment Sourcing and Ground Support

• Turnkey Creative Direction and Production

• Post-Production, Editing, and Color Grading

We manage the ground-level complexities so your creative team can focus entirely on the shoot. Our established infrastructure allows you to execute ambitious visions—safely, legally, and on budget—in the most beautiful places on earth.

We execute massive, multi-location logistical undertakings across expedition territory. We handle the complexities of large-scale commercial productions so your marketing team can focus on the outcomes. 

Global Commercial Campaigns

We manage comprehensive logistics for complex, multi-location campaigns for global clients including Seabourn & Princess. We handle the entire on-the-ground infrastructure—casting, local crewing, wardrobe, styling, and makeup departments—across vast and remote distances.

Turnkey Crew Facilitation

We provide the exact technical infrastructure expected by visiting production teams from major global hubs. We source high-end cinema equipment including ARRI Alexa 35 camera packages, and facilitate comprehensive crew hiring. We staff tier-one local sound mixers, gaffers, and key grips to integrate seamlessly with your incoming team.

Network-Tested Wilderness Crews

Our production network consists of the most resilient operators in the industry. We staff professionals with extensive experience shooting in extreme, unpredictable conditions for major expedition brands and adventure companies.

We facilitate a wide range of production formats for global clients. Our infrastructure supports feature films, unscripted television series, high-end commercial campaigns, and documentary projects.

We provide local fixing and logistical support for visiting crews, and we also execute turnkey creative campaigns for brands. Our team frequently partners with expedition, cruise, technical apparel, food, technology, and outdoor lifestyle brands to capture large-scale campaigns.

Our local expertise applies to any project requiring remote logistics, extreme weather safety, or cinematic wilderness locations. We adapt our operations to the specific scale and technical demands of your format to ensure a successful expedition shoot.

Production timelines vary heavily based on scale, location, and permitting requirements. Large-scale union shoots involving glacier access, aircraft coordination, or federal land permits require extensive pre-production and lead times of several months. Turnkey commercial projects or agile documentary shoots can mobilize much faster.

We adapt our scheduling to meet your specific deadlines and ensure every logistical hurdle is cleared before cameras roll. Reach out with your target shoot dates to begin the planning process.

Costs depend entirely on the scope and technical demands of your production. Budgets are driven by crew size, remote location access, specialized equipment rentals, and wilderness safety requirements. A multi-day helicopter shoot on a remote glacier requires a vastly different infrastructure than an accessible basecamp shoot near Anchorage.

We provide transparent, itemized estimates tailored to your specific creative and logistical needs. Contact our team to discuss your project parameters and receive a customized quote.

Expedition filmmaking delivers a cinematic backdrop that cannot be replicated on a soundstage or in a standard outdoor location. The extreme environments and dramatic landscapes deliver unmatched production value that audiences immediately recognize and respond to.

Capturing your brand or narrative in this challenging terrain creates a visceral connection with the viewer. Investing in a professional local production partner ensures you capture that premium cinematic quality while keeping your crew safe and your shoot on budget.

This isn’t the purchase of isolated assets — it’s the construction of a engine. Lower-cost vendors deliver one-off content that expires quickly and must be repeatedly replaced. WABU builds a video engine designed to compound in value over time, reducing the need for constant re-production. The investment replaces multiple future production cycles with a durable foundation that performs across launches, channels, and seasons.

You can — but doing so requires assembling a specialized team, developing institutional knowledge, implementing asset governance, and pressure-testing an operating model over time. WABU already operates that system, with demonstrated results. Replicating it internally would take longer and introduce execution risk during critical launch windows.

Because a video system is designed around removing friction in the purchase and decision-making journey. Every asset is built to answer the exact questions consumers and advisors need resolved before committing. When those questions go unanswered, decisions stall. This engine removes that friction at scale.

Because the value comes from continuity. Project-by-project approvals optimize for short-term output, not system-building. A video operating system compounds only when it operates across seasons, destinations, and platforms — not when it’s reset every after every SOW.

Lower than traditional campaign spend. Even if a single campaign underperforms, the assets retain long-term utility across channels and use cases. This is infrastructure, not a moment-in-time execution. It’s value is realized through reuse, adaptability, and cumulative impact.

Saying no a video system doesn’t remove spend — it removes efficiency.

🚩 Higher effective cost per asset
🚩 Increased discount pressure
🚩 Slower booking decisions
🚩 Continued fragmentation

That’s not the goal. The objective is to reduce friction in the purchase journey, defend premium pricing, and scale expertise without adding headcount. This approach is built for modern discovery environments, where structured, evergreen content is rewarded — and volume alone is not.