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The Remarkables under snow at dawn, pink sky over Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown below
Reel Queenstown · Phone video class

Leave Queenstown with the Reel made.

Film the lakefront on your own phone with a working video producer, then edit a finished, music-cut Reel of your trip before you leave. Small group, any phone, no experience needed.

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Why come out with us

Most people come home with hundreds of clips and never do anything with them. On Reel Queenstown you leave with the finished video, and the skill to make the next one yourself.

It's the same method we teach Queenstown businesses who make their own content: three shots of one thing, one smooth camera move per clip, facing the light, and filming for the edit rather than recording one long take. Then we sit down together and cut it.

Three participants reviewing shots together on their phones with Dave Close-up over the shoulder of a participant reviewing a shot on their phone
The route

Film the lakefront, then cut it

A flat walk of about 2 km along the water, with the lake and the Remarkables behind everything. Then back inside to edit in CapCut, the free phone app.

  1. 01Steamer WharfWide, medium and detail shots of one subject, and the reveal move that opens a Reel. The TSS Earnslaw is usually in.
  2. 02The beach and Marine ParadeFilming people and movement, the push-in, and where to stand so the light works for you.
  3. 03Queenstown Gardens pointLake and mountain views for your closing shots, and a quick cull of the weak takes before we edit.
  4. 04The edit, Camp StreetTrim, order, a hook in the first second, captions, music on the beat and a clean export. Then we watch every Reel on the big screen.
The details

Everything you need to know

LengthAbout 3.5 hours
Group size4 to 8 guestsKids 15 and under come free with an adult.
WhenThursday, Saturday, Sunday9:30am or 2pm.
PhoneAny recent smartphoneiPhone or Android, with CapCut installed and 10GB free.
Meet45 Camp StreetOutside the large glass door. Staying in central Queenstown? We can start at your hotel instead.
ExperienceNone neededCoffee or tea and a locker for your bags are included.

It runs in light rain, and we'll show you how to film it well. If conditions make filming unsafe or unworkable, you'll be offered another date or a full refund.

Who you're out with

Who you're out with

I make video for Queenstown businesses every week. What you learn on the walk is what I do on a real shoot.

You can read more about me and Toni on the Instructors page. Prefer stills? Our Photography Tours are half a day out on the lake and mountains with any camera. And if you want to keep going from home, Content Training runs live online too.

Next steps

Take the trip home finished.

Pick a session and I'll see you at Camp Street, or at your hotel. Got a question first? Just email me.

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Dave Maguire, Founder