Videographer
in Marseille.

It depends on the number of days on site, the editing time, the number of people and the options (drone, 3D, formats). In Marseille, travel weighs little: a TGV return from Lyon, rarely a hotel night. The quote itemises each cost, and my pricing guide lists the other parameters.

The City’s Mission cinéma, a one-stop shop that processes applications online and contacts the other municipal departments and the Métropole for you. Allow 20 working days of processing, or 10 for a simplified declaration (ten people at most, in the street, with no parking order). Processing is free; some sites charge a fee.

Yes, under conditions. In urban areas, each flight requires a prior declaration to the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefecture, and some areas remain prohibited or height-limited. In the Calanques National Park, you also need the Park’s authorisation, which for example requires keeping away from the cliffs. Finally, the mistral can make flying impossible: I always keep a ground-based option.

Yes, with authorisation from the Calanques National Park, mandatory for any professional project, documentary or advertising. The Park sets its conditions (hours, access, drone) and asks for a credit. At Les Goudes, no parking or traffic logistics are allowed until 31 March 2027, due to decontamination works.

In the Grand Port Maritime area, you must contact the port’s communications department before any request. On an industrial or logistics site, I follow your safety rules (equipment, restricted areas, escort) and plan a scouting visit to set up shots without disrupting operations. When access is impossible, views of ships, cranes or terminals filmed from public space can complete the film.

Yes. For an exhibitor or an organiser, it is the organiser who issues the supplier access; I scout the spaces the day before or in the morning, then film the stand, conferences and highlights. The Marseille International Fair, for example, takes place at the Parc Chanot from 25 September to 5 October 2026.

Yes, it is actually common: about 1 h 40 by direct TGV, around twenty trains a day between Lyon Part-Dieu and Marseille Saint-Charles. For a one-day shoot, there is often no hotel or subsistence cost. If we are aiming for dawn light on the Vieux-Port, I come down the day before, and the hotel night appears on a separate line.

Yes: Cassis, La Ciotat, Aubagne, Aix-en-Provence, Vitrolles, Marignane, Martigues, Fos-sur-Mer, and further afield Toulon or Avignon. Several nearby sites can be filmed on the same trip.

Interviews, corporate video, aftermovie: an independent director, with extra support if needed, is more than enough. A live broadcast, a studio set or a multi-camera set-up over several days call for a full structure: the page video production in Marseille describes these set-ups.

April, May, June and autumn give the best conditions, with fewer people. In summer, the midday light is very harsh: I film early or at sunset. On mistral days, the air is crystal clear but sound and drone become tricky: I keep a backup date when possible.

Yes. In Valence, I made the official video of the Afterwork Running, which brought together 2,500 participants from 170 companies. Corporate race, tournament, regatta or stadium match: I prepare the highlights with the organisers and film as close as possible to the participants.

I adapt: filming early in the morning on a quay, at night in a warehouse or during a shift change. We set the slots together so as not to slow production, and I film light so as not to clutter the workstations.

Brief by video call, shot list approved by email, then edits shared online, commented directly on the picture. And if you prefer, I come to see you in Marseille for the scouting: the journey is short.

You can freely use the delivered videos for your communication; the music is bought with a licence covering these uses. TV broadcast or billboard use is planned in the quote. When recognisable people appear, at a trade show for example, I obtain their consent.