Delaware Film & Photography Production Services & Camera Crews
Are you a media company, brand, ad agency or production company looking for film / photography production support or shooting crew in Delaware? Contact us for trusted fixers, producers, directors, DoPs, videographers, photographers, and full shooting crews tailored for the specific needs of your project.
Filming in Delaware
For an introduction to shooting in Delaware see below notes on film locations, permits, when to shoot, unique local stories, costs, tax incentives, crews, talent, equipment, communications, art department, studios, post facilities, visas and work permits for filming, transport, film-friendly accommodation, and safety advice.
Delaware Film Locations
Delaware is a small mid-Atlantic state best known for the cities of Dover and Wilmington, as well as its DuPont mansions, museums, lighthouses, beaches, bridges, beaches, and rolling hills.
Agricultural film locations include dairy farms and fields of soybeans and corn. Energy locations include natural gas fired power plants.
Dead Poets Society (1989) filmed in Middletown, New Castle, and Rockland.
Dover is the state capital. Film locations include the State Capitol building, Old State House, Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover Air Force Base, and Dover International Speedway.
Wilmington is the largest city. Film locations include the Wilmington city skyline, Grand Opera House, Delaware Art Museum, Delaware Park Racetrack, and Brandywine Park.
DuPont mansions of note include Hagley Museum and Library, Nemours Estate & Garden, Mt Cuba Center, and Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
The University of Delaware is located in Newark. Buildings of note include Memorial Hall, Dupont Hall, Trabant Student Center designed by Robert Venturi, Delaware Stadium, and Bob Hannah Baseball Stadium.
Lighthouses of note include Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse, Fenwick Island Lighthouse, and Fourteen Foot Bank Lighthouse.
Redbird Reef is an artificial reef comprising of over 700 NYC subway cars, tanks, tugboats, barges, and truck tires.
Beaches of note include Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Lewes Beach, and Dewey beach.
Nature parks of note include Delaware Seashore State Park, Cape Henlopen State Park, Lums Pond State Park, Bombay Hook National Wildlife, Bellevue State Park, Fort Delaware State Park, Fenwick Island State Park, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge, and Brandywine Creek State Park.
Delaware Film Location Permits
Proof of insurance is required. Permits depend on each city and county. Closing streets, traffic control, aerials, gunfire and pyrotechnics require additional permits. Please contact us for location specific information.
When To Shoot?
Delaware has a four-season climate with warm springs, hot humid summers, fall colors and cold winters with some snow. Southern and coastal Delaware has a milder climate.
Public holidays may affect timing, availability and costs. See here for public holiday dates in the United States.
Unique Local Stories
Brands are looking for local stories that match their brand narrative. Our local teams are a great lead for sourcing those unique stories and characters.
If you are looking for stories for your next shoot, send us your brief and we will pitch you ideas.
If you have a unique story you would like to pitch to a brand anywhere in the world, pitch us your idea. We have well-established processes to ensure that your ideas are properly seen and protected.
Delaware Tax Incentives For Filming
Delaware does not offer a production incentive program. That said, there is no state sales tax.
Delaware Film Crew & Talent
Crew. The mid-Atlantic region has a good pool of crew to choose from.
Contact us if you are looking for a Wilmington or Dover based director, DP, photographer, videographer (cameraman / camera operator), camera assistant (focus puller), sound operator, grip, gaffer, stylist, hair and makeup, PA / runner, production driver, or any other film crew in Delaware.
Talent. The state’s population is predominately Caucasian and African American.
Delaware Film Equipment
Equipment. Delaware has some standard grip, lighting and camera gear for hire. The mid-Atlantic region has a good network of rental houses to choose from.
Communications. Communication is key. Our agility and global experience allows us to customise the right communications systems for every shoot.
Web posted casting, scouting, and videoconferencing.
For clients that are unable to attend set we offer a virtual video village solution. This dedicated and secure high-resolution video streaming platform allows clients from one or multiple timezones to view setups without compromise and to participate in real-time with the team on set. Separate systems can be set up for the discrete conversations that are required to make a job run right. Working remotely with our local teams reduces your content production costs, turnaround times, carbon footprint, and risks associated with unpredictable global events.
Delaware Studios & Post Production
Some basic options exist.
Delaware Film-Friendly Accommodation
Contact us for film friendly hotels in Wilmington, Dover and other areas of Delaware.
Final Notes
Safety. Delaware is a very safe and reliable place for foreign productions to shoot. See here for up to date travel advice.
Down Time. Tour the DuPont mansions and gardens, visit Rehoboth Beach, explore Delaware State Parks and go tax-free shopping.
Projects. For an example of TV commercials, stills campaigns, online content, corporate videos, virtual reality 360 content, feature films, TV series and documentaries shot in Delaware, please see below:
Hire Delaware Production Support & Shooting Crew
If you are looking for a film or photographic production service company, line producer or fixer for your shoot in Delaware, please contact us.
If you are looking for a shooting crew for your shoot in Delaware, such as a director, DoP, photographer, videographer (cameraman / camera operator), camera assistant (focus puller), sound operator, grip, gaffer, stylist, hair and makeup, PA / runner, production driver, please contact us.
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