Grand Bay Media
Film production for institutions, industry & development

Complex organisations.
Clearly filmed.

Grand Bay Media produces corporate, industrial and development films that help institutions explain projects, demonstrate impact and communicate with stakeholders.

Client proof/ 02
Selected clients · Kenya & East Africa
BSMART SolutionsNabo CapitalBidcoWindsor Hotel & Country ClubTrademark HotelsAkiring Exports
Kenya-registered entityOwned cinema camera packageLicensed drone operationNationwide deploymentEdit, colour & subtitling in house
Anchor case study/ 03

Turning complex energy infrastructure into a clear visual story.

BSMART Solutions · Logistics & Energy

A film that makes electronic fuel monitoring and regional cargo tracking legible to the people who authorise them.

The problem. Electronic fuel monitoring systems and the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) are infrastructure most stakeholders never see working. Their value sits in what they prevent — loss, diversion, delay — which is exactly the part a product demo cannot show.

The response. We filmed the systems in operation and built one accurate narrative around what they do and why it matters — then cut it for the separate audiences that each had to be convinced on their own terms.

The result. Delivered ahead of schedule and used in client demonstrations and partner briefings.

Brief
Explain fuel monitoring and cargo tracking to non-technical stakeholders
Audience
Clients, transporters, partners, authorities
Constraints
Live operations · restricted-access sites
Deliverables
System film + audience cutdowns
Turnaround
Delivered ahead of schedule
Approvals
Versioned, milestone sign-off
Final use
Client demonstrations · partner briefings
Crew
Director, DP, sound, drone, safety
Originals
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Formats we develop and produce in house.

Alongside client commissions we develop and run our own series. They are where the interview technique, location discipline and repeat delivery behind our institutional work are built and tested.

Interview series

Legacy

A long-form interview series with founders and chief executives of established Kenyan businesses. The sit-down format is the basis of the executive, investor and leadership films we produce for clients.

Eugene Mbugua · television producer, founder of D&R Studios

Pius Muchiri · founding chief executive, Nabo Capital

Vimal Shah · co-founder and chairman, Bidco Africa

Location series

Chops & Drops

A review series shot on location in working venues. Small crews, available light and quick turnarounds — the same discipline we bring to hospitality and field production.

The Hero Way

It’s Time to Harvest

Karel T Lounge

Sectors/ 05

Built around the evidence each sector must produce.

We scope every engagement to the reporting, compliance and stakeholder needs of the sector — not to a house style.

Steel structure of an industrial plant under construction
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Industrial & infrastructure

Documenting plant, process and construction so buyers, auditors and partners can see capability, not claims.

  • — Industrial & facility films
  • — Construction-progress documentation
  • — Technical & safety explainers
Discuss this sector
Renewable energy site with solar panels
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Energy & climate

Communicating multi-year projects to the regulators, lenders and communities they answer to.

  • — Energy & renewable project films
  • — Investor & stakeholder films
  • — Climate & impact communication
BSMART Solutions
Office towers in the Nairobi central business district
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Corporate & finance

Measured, accurate film for institutions where tone and precision are the brief.

  • — Corporate & brand documentaries
  • — Executive & investor communication
  • — Annual report & internal films
Discuss this sector
Stacked cargo containers and cranes at a working port
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Development & trade

Field production for programmes accountable to donors, boards and beneficiaries.

  • — Impact & programme films
  • — Trade-corridor & policy stories
  • — Donor & governance reporting
Discuss this sector
How we work/ 06

A production process built for institutional approval.

Defined scope, named milestones and documented sign-off at every stage — so approvals, invoicing and delivery are predictable.

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Briefing & scope definition

Grand Bay Media
Agrees objectives and constraints; issues a written SOW and quotation.
You provide
Brief, audience, delivery window and location.
You receive
Fixed scope, quotation and approval schedule.
2

Research & production planning

Grand Bay Media
Develops treatment, shot plan and schedule against milestones.
You provide
Technical context and named points of contact.
You receive
Treatment and production plan for sign-off.
3

Risk, access & logistics

Grand Bay Media
Coordinates site access, HSE inductions, permits and insurance.
You provide
Site rules, access approvals and safety requirements.
You receive
Confirmed logistics and compliance pack.
4

Production & location management

Grand Bay Media
Executes the shot plan with a named production lead on site.
You provide
On-site liaison and contributor availability.
You receive
Managed shoot days and a daily production log.
5

Review, approvals & versioning

Grand Bay Media
Delivers cuts to milestone dates with tracked, versioned feedback.
You provide
Consolidated feedback per review round.
You receive
Version history and formal approval points.
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Delivery, archiving & reporting

Grand Bay Media
Hands over masters in agreed formats and archives project media.
You provide
Distribution requirements and rights scope.
You receive
Multi-format masters, usage rights and archive record.
Capacity & capability/ 07

What we can put on the ground.

Equipment list, crew profiles and full showreel supplied on request.
Full production capability in houseShoot, edit, colour & delivery under one roof
Owned camera and lighting packageCinema bodies, prime and zoom glass, lighting and grip — no rental dependency
Aerial and specialist captureLicensed drone operation, gimbal, timelapse and multi-camera coverage
Senior crew on every call sheetDirectors, DPs, sound recordists and safety leads — not a rotating pool
Nationwide & regional deploymentNairobi base · self-sufficient field units across Kenya & East Africa
Site-ready & safety-trained crewsHSE inductions, method statements and live-site experience on plant and construction
Post-production & finishing in houseEdit, motion graphics, colour, subtitling and multi-format masters
Multi-format output from one shootLong-form film plus cutdowns for board, social, broadcast and web
Start the conversation/ 08

Request our capability statement.

Tell us the essentials and we will return a capability statement — with an indicative production scope, timeline and commercial structure — typically within two business days.

  • 01Company overview and registration
  • 02Relevant sector experience
  • 03Selected work and case studies
  • 04Production process and approvals
  • 05Operational credentials and rights
  • 06Indicative timelines and commercial structure
Studio
Flame Tree, Runda · Nairobi
Hours
Mon–Fri · 08:30–17:30 EAT

Capability statement request

Six fields. No obligation. A scoping call can follow.

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Request received.

Thank you — we will send the Grand Bay Media capability statement to your work email, typically within two business days, and follow up to arrange a scoping call.