Palm Beach County · Camera Boat
Camera Boat, Palm Beach.
The Basilisk is a purpose-built production vessel based in Miami that mobilizes to Palm Beach for film, television and digital media shoots. Luxury marine, automotive and lifestyle brands shoot here for the waterfront estates and clear Atlantic water.
At a glance
Can I rent a camera boat for filming in Palm Beach?
Yes. Terrific Watercraft Films brings the Basilisk — a crewed camera boat with a stabilized Ultraarm crane, Motocrane head, licensed captain and on-board DIT dark room — to Palm Beach from its Miami home port. Send dates and location to bookings@terrificwatercraftfilms.com or call (786) 286-5894.
- Operator
- Terrific Watercraft Films
- Vessel
- The Basilisk — Chameleon 3 (CH3M) Multipurpose Production Vessel
- Hull & power
- 28 ft Protector Targa, twin 250 hp Yamaha outboards
- Configurations
- Camera arm boat · Marine drone control unit · Underwater film & scuba command
- On board
- Ultraarm crane with Motocrane head, air-conditioned DIT dark room, Wave Central wireless video
- Home port
- Miami, Florida — Biscayne Bay, Miami Beach, Haulover, Florida Keys
- Service area
- South Florida daily; deployable to any U.S. water-accessible location
- Booking
- bookings@terrificwatercraftfilms.com · (786) 286-5894 · replies within 24 hours
Included
What you get
- —A 28 ft Protector Targa with twin 250 hp Yamahas — fast enough to lead the picture boat, stable enough to hold the frame.
- —An Ultraarm crane with a Motocrane stabilized head, with Wave Central wireless video to the director.
- —An air-conditioned DIT dark room in the cabin for color-critical monitoring on the water.
- —Commercial marine and production liability coverage, with COIs issued per production.
- —The Flat Water Guarantee — if the captain calls the sea state unshootable, you reschedule instead of paying twice.
The Reframe
One vessel instead of three vendors in Palm Beach
Most productions shooting on the water around Palm Beach end up booking a camera boat, a drone team and an underwater unit separately. The Basilisk reconfigures on the water between a camera arm boat, a marine drone control unit and an underwater film command — so one booking covers all three.
We work Lake Worth Lagoon, the Intracoastal, Palm Beach Inlet and the Atlantic coast. The vessel mobilizes north from Miami; multi-day bookings keep travel costs down.
FAQ
Questions
Can I rent a camera boat for filming in Palm Beach?+
Yes. Terrific Watercraft Films brings the Basilisk — a crewed camera boat with a stabilized Ultraarm crane, Motocrane head, licensed captain and on-board DIT dark room — to Palm Beach from its Miami home port. Send dates and location to bookings@terrificwatercraftfilms.com or call (786) 286-5894.
Is there a travel fee for Palm Beach shoots?+
Shoots outside home-port range are quoted per job, based on distance and how many days you book. Published day rates are at terrificwatercraftfilms.com/rates, and the team confirms mobilization in the quote.
Do you supply the camera?+
No. The Basilisk is a vessel and rig platform. You bring the camera package from your rental house; we supply the boat, crane, stabilized head, wireless video and crew.
Get a quote in 24 hours
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