Ideas.
Made real.
The Art Department is an independent creative studio, facilitating creative solutions. Bring us the problem, the launch, the blank wall or the weird idea. We find the people and make it happen.
Art · Marketing · Film · Design · Spaces · Production
No fixed
formula.
We don’t start with the deliverable. We start with what you’re trying to do, then build the team around the idea.
- 01ArtCuration, commissions, rental, installations, exhibitions
- 02MarketingStrategy, campaigns, content, social, launches
- 03FilmCommercials, documentary, photography, post-production
- 04DesignBrand, art direction, graphic design, websites
- 05SpacesSpatial concepts, murals, greenery, styling
- 06ProductionProducing, locations, fabrication, events, crews
Film + photo Real people, real places. Hover for colour. Photography: Alipate “Pate” Laveti, Vaka Tara Collective
Your brief.
Shot in Fiji.
Bring a creative brief, or just the goal, and we’ll shape the idea with you. Then we make it: one local team from first idea to final files.
- 01CreativeConcepts, storyboards, mood boards
- 02ProductionBudget, schedule, call sheets
- 03TalentDiverse casting, contracts, releases
- 04LocationsScouting, bookings, fees
- 05PermitsFilm permits, drone, village protocol
- 06LogisticsTransport, stay, catering, gear
- 07CameraStills and motion with Pate
- 08AudioLocation sound, voiceover, music
- 09StylingProps, wardrobe, hair + make-up
- 10SafetySafety plan, first aid, weather days
- 11Post-productionEdit, colour, sound mix, cut-downs
- 12Behind the scenesBTS stills and clips for socials
You bring
the problem.
- 01We find
the ideaConcepts that fit your brand, or a sharper version of your brief. - 02We find
the peopleThe right team for this job, from our core crew and the wider team. - 03We work
it outPlan, budget and schedule. You approve each step. - 04We make
it happenOn set, on site, on the wall. We run it on the ground. - 05We hand
it overFinal files, installs and paperwork. Done.
Good people.
Good at things.
A small core team leads every job. Around them, a crew we’re training up and a growing network of local makers and creatives, all run as one team.
Makes it look good.
Keeps the idea good.
Makes it actually happen.
Finds the story.
+ Filmmaking + lighting
+ Videography
+ Cinematography
+ Graphic design
+ All of it
+ Producing
Artists · Craftspeople · Builders · Muralists · Stylists
Lighting · Grip · Sound · Hair + make-up · Drivers
Writers · Designers · Colourists · Animators · Musicians
Based in Fiji.
Worked everywhere.
Every place our team has worked. TV for Australia and the US across Fiji and New Zealand. Netflix, Disney, Sony and Lionsgate in Auckland. A Japanese travel show, hosted in Japanese, in Fiji. And Pate’s camera from California to Guam, Palau, Tonga and Sydney.
- Australian Survivor, Reality TV series, Savusavu, Fiji
- The Summit Australia, Reality TV series, Australia, Queenstown, NZ
- Los Angeles, Photo + film, Pate, California, USA
- Love Island USA, Reality TV series, Nadi, Fiji
- Taumeasina Island Resort, Resort shoot, Apia, Samoa
- Palau, Photo + film, Pate, Micronesia
- Spartacus: House of Ashur, TV drama series, Auckland, NZ
- Fantasy Island, Feature film, Across Fiji
- Fantasy Island, Feature film, Taveuni, Fiji
- Sydney, Photo + film, Pate, Australia
- SCT Logistics · Art with Purpose, Art commission, Darwin, Australia
- Choose Love, Netflix film, Auckland, NZ
- Tonga, Photo + film, Pate, South Pacific
- Love Island Australia, Reality TV series, Nadi, Fiji
- IHG Hotels & Resorts, Resort shoot, Papua New Guinea
- Guam, Photo + film, Pate, Micronesia
- The Summit US, Reality TV series, USA, Queenstown, NZ
- Bachelor in Paradise Australia, Reality TV series, Fiji
- Norfolk Island, Photo + film, Pate, South Pacific
- Studio Zero, Creative collaboration, Singapore
- Zombies 4, Disney film, Auckland, NZ
- New Mexico, Photo + film, Pate, USA
- TBS Japan travel show, Japanese TV travel show, hosted by Keets, Denarau, Fiji
- Samoa Tourism Authority, Tourism campaign, Samoa
- Kiribati, Photo + film, Pate, North Pacific
- The Summit Australia S2, Reality TV series, Australia, Wānaka, NZ
- Fiji Airways, Brand shoot, Nadi, Fiji
- Adelaide, Photo + film, Pate, Australia
- Klara and the Sun, Feature film, Sony, Auckland, NZ
- Vuda Marina, Brand shoot, Lautoka, Fiji
- Vanuatu, Photo + film, Pate, South Pacific
- The Bachelorette US, Reality TV series, USA, Auckland, NZ
- Kokomo Private Island, Resort shoot, Kadavu, Fiji
- Pohnpei, Photo + film, Pate, Micronesia
- One of Us Is Lying, TV drama series, Auckland, NZ
- Shangri-La Yanuca Island, Resort shoot, Coral Coast, Fiji
- California, Photo + film, Pate, USA
- Fiji Rugby, Sports shoot, Suva, Fiji
- Vomo Island Resort, Resort shoot, Mamanuca, Fiji
- Tuvalu, Photo + film, Pate, South Pacific
- Yasawa Island Resort, Resort shoot, Yasawa, Fiji
- Lonely Planet, Travel content, Fiji
- Marshall Islands, Photo + film, Pate, Micronesia
Join the
Dept.
TAD is a growing network of people who are good at things. If you make, shoot, design, write or build, we’d love to hear from you.
Tell us what you do
- Artists
- Filmmakers
- Photographers
- Designers
- Makers
- Craftspeople
- Editors
- Animators
- Musicians
- Writers
- Stylists
- Builders
For artists, we also rent, rotate and commission original work for spaces, so your work gets seen and you get paid.
Got an idea?
Half an idea?
No idea?
No problemo. Clients, artists, creatives, creative consultants or just curious: leave your name and a way to reach you. It comes straight to us.
Vinaka. Got it.
It’s gone straight to the team. We’ll be in touch soon.
Looks good.
This is a preview of TAD’s new site, so the form isn’t switched on yet. Once the site launches, this goes straight to the team.
The form comes straight to the team.
Working wherever the idea is.