BLUEARTH PRODUCTION

What BLUEARTH PRODUCTION does

BLUEARTH PRODUCTION is a privately held French underwater film production services company headquartered in La Ciotat, near Marseille, founded in 2011 by Jean-Charles Granjon. It operates two service divisions—Bluearth Production (Production Déléguée) for delegated production management and Bluearth Studio for executive underwater production—and provides specialized underwater filming, marine coordination, casting of aquatic doubles and stunt performers, location scouting, and actor training for feature films, TV series, documentaries, advertising, and short-form projects. The company's client base includes French broadcasters (TF1, France TV, France 3, Canal+, ARTE), global streamers (Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon), and luxury/cosmetic brands (Tudor, Biotherm), with recent credits including 'Les Gouttes de Dieu' (Apple TV+), 'Gen V' (Amazon), 'Chiens 51' (Cédric Jimenez), and 'Libre' (Mélanie Laurent). It is a member of the AFC (Association française des directeurs de la photographie).

Technically, Bluearth owns and operates a fleet of bespoke underwater camera housings compatible with ARRI Alexa 35/Mini LF, Sony Venice/Burano, RED Raptor X/Komodo X, and Canon C400, with full LCS/video/Ethernet surface integration. Its lighting inventory includes 450-Klumen LED panels (equivalent to 2.5KW HMI) rated to 200m depth, alongside 150-Klumen portable and 30-Klumen autonomous units. It supports high-speed underwater shooting up to 2000fps via Phantom Flex 4K and Phantom Miro 320 housings, and operates surface-to-underwater video return and intercom systems for real-time direction of underwater camera operators.

The business model is professional services-led: project-based fee-for-service engagements with production companies, broadcasters, and advertising clients, augmented by equipment rental (camera housings, lighting, marine support), a professional training program (three-module operator courses), and a licensable stock footage library covering global marine biodiversity. The company is bootstrapped with no external institutional investors and operates with a small specialist team, distributing services direct to enterprise clients through its portfolio website, Vimeo showcase, and professional network channels.

Name

BLUEARTH PRODUCTION

Legal name

Bluearth Production

Website

https://bluearth-prod.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BLUEARTH PRODUCTION is a French underwater film production services company providing specialist underwater cinematography, marine coordination, casting, and equipment rental to feature film, TV, advertising, and documentary productions for broadcasters, streamers, and luxury brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

La Ciotat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Equipment or Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Production exécutive (Executive production services): Full-service underwater filming services including DOP, camera operators, underwater coordination, casting of doubles/stunt performers, and complete underwater sequence production for feature films, TV series, and documentaries.
2. Equipment rental: Rental of underwater camera housings, lighting equipment, monitoring systems, communication equipment, and marine support equipment. Multi-camera housings available with operator services.
3. Professional training: Underwater filming training programs for camera operators, assistant operators, and production staff. Includes 3-module training programs in classroom and at sea in Marseille.
4. Stock footage library: Sale of underwater stock footage covering marine biodiversity from locations worldwide including Fakarava sharks, Tahiti turtles, Norway orcas, and various underwater atmospheres.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bluearth Production is a French audiovisual production company specializing in underwater and marine filming services for feature films, TV series, documentaries, and advertising campaigns. The company offers delegated production (Production Déléguée) and executive underwater production (Bluearth Studio, Production Exécutive Sous-Marine) covering DOP and camera operations, marine coordination, casting of aquatic stunt doubles, actor training, location scouting, and equipment rental. Additional offerings include professional training programs for underwater camera operators and a stock footage library of marine biodiversity content.

Product overview

Bluearth Production operates two primary divisions: Bluearth Production (Production Déléguée) for delegated underwater film production, and Bluearth Studio for executive underwater production services. The company provides comprehensive underwater and marine filming solutions including underwater shooting, marine coordination, casting, location scouting, and professional equipment rental. Additional services include underwater filming operator training and stock footage library. The equipment portfolio features specialized underwater camera housings, splash bags, high-power underwater LED lighting systems, and communication/control infrastructure for surface-underwater operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Production Déléguée (Delegated Underwater Production) Delegated production services for underwater and marine film projects, handling overall production management and coordination for film, TV, and advertising projects.
• Production Exécutive Sous-Marine (Bluearth Studio - Executive Underwater Production) Executive underwater production services including underwater filming, marine coordination, casting of aquatic stunt doubles, and location scouting for film, TV, and advertising projects.
• Location Matériel Audiovisuel (Audiovisual Equipment Rental) Equipment rental service offering underwater camera housings, splash bags, cameras, lighting, monitors, and accessories for underwater filming productions, with multi-camera housings available with operator services.
• Formations Opérateurs Sous-Marins (Underwater Filming Operator Training) Professional training programs for underwater filming operators, covering underwater camera operation, assistant underwater cameraman skills, and underwater shooting management. Programs include three training modules delivered in classroom and at sea in Marseille.
• Banque d'Images (Underwater Stock Footage Library) Underwater stock footage library featuring marine biodiversity from global locations including Fakarava sharks, Tahiti turtles, Norway orcas, and various underwater atmospheres, available for licensing.

Quantifiable outcome

• High-speed underwater filming capability up to 1000fps with Phantom Flex 4K
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AFC (Association française des directeurs de la photographie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBluearth Production recently became a member of AFC (Association française des directeurs de la photographie), the French Association of Directors of Photography. This membership recognizes the company's expertise in cinematography and underwater photography, connecting them with the professional cinematographer community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ARRI: German global manufacturer of cinema cameras (Alexa 35, Mini LF), lighting, and post-production workflows serving the worldwide film industry. Comparable because Bluearth's housing and lighting portfolio is built around ARRI camera systems, making ARRI a core upstream technology incumbent whose product decisions shape Bluearth's service offering.
• National Geographic Studios: US-based documentary production arm of National Geographic Partners producing nature, wildlife, and marine content. Comparable as a major buyer of premium underwater cinematography services and a producer of high-end marine documentary content for global streaming platforms.
• RED Digital Cinema: US manufacturer of high-resolution cinema cameras (V-Raptor, Komodo) widely used in feature film and streaming production. Comparable because Bluearth houses RED Raptor X and Komodo X cameras for underwater work, making RED a key camera-system incumbent that influences Bluearth's housing roadmap.
• BBC Studios Natural History Unit: UK-based division of BBC Studios producing landmark natural history series (Blue Planet, Planet Earth) featuring extensive underwater cinematography. Comparable as a major producer of premium underwater documentary content that depends on the same specialist underwater crews and equipment Bluearth supplies.
• Sony Professional Imaging: Japanese manufacturer of professional cinema cameras (Venice, Burano, FX series) broadly used in film and streaming production. Comparable because Bluearth builds and rents housings for Sony Venice and Burano camera bodies, making Sony a critical incumbent whose camera roadmap shapes Bluearth's equipment pipeline.

Direct peers

• HydroFlex: UK-based specialist providing underwater cinematography housings and crew/services to film and television productions. Directly comparable to Bluearth because both offer the combined package of camera housings, lighting, and on-set underwater operators for premium film/TV clients.
• Scubazoo: UK-based underwater filming and marine wildlife production company producing documentary and broadcast content. Comparable to Bluearth because both deliver specialist underwater filming services and own underwater camera/lighting rigs sold or operated for documentary and broadcast clients.

Others

• Gates Underwater Products: US-based manufacturer of underwater camera housings for cinema and broadcast cameras. Comparable as a key equipment supplier in the same underwater cinematography ecosystem Bluearth operates in, although Gates primarily sells rather than delivers filming services.
• Nauticam: Asia-based manufacturer of professional underwater camera housings widely used in film, broadcast, and scientific imaging. Comparable as a key equipment supplier whose housings Bluearth and its peers depend on for underwater production work.
• Vision Research (Phantom High-Speed): US-based manufacturer of Phantom high-speed digital cameras used in film, broadcast, and scientific imaging. Comparable as a critical technology supplier because Bluearth relies on Phantom Flex 4K and Miro 320 cameras for its up-to-2000fps underwater slow-motion capability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bluearthprod
• YouTubevimeo.com/user18073413
• Facebookfacebook.com/bluearth.production
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluearth-production
• Instagraminstagram.com/bluearthprod/?hl=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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