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| Introduction Heritage Marine Limited was founded by a group of marine contractors specialising in sourcing waterfront locations, boats and marine co-ordination. Working out of a traditional boatyard on the East Coast of England, with facilities for the repair, maintenance and conversion of vessels up to 100 tons on site, Heritage Marine's directors have many years of combined experience in the marine and film industries, enabling them to provide a unique service to the film industry.
Heritage Marine is compiling a database of classic yachts and waterfront locations containing information and pictures on all kinds of vessels that are available for use in film and television productions. This will enable Producers, Location Managers, Art Directors etc, who are looking for a specific vessel or location, to contact Heritage Marine to carry out the searches for them and make intelligent recommendations that will ultimately save time and money. Classic Boats, Support Craft, Safety Boats, Action and Prop Boats and Work Boats from 10 ft to 200 ft
Heritage Marine has access to Class 5 and 6 passenger vessels that can accommodate up to 150 passengers if required. Depending on the location of the shoot, the unit base and whatever vessels are involved in the production, there is often a need for a dedicated, 'people mover' vessel. We can also supply high-speed launches to ferry the crew around. If you have a vessel or waterfront location you wish to include on the Heritage Marine Register please contact us for an entry form by phone or fax, or e-mail info@filmafloat.com.
The emphasis is mainly on classic or historically significant craft ranging from a 10ft dinghy to a 300ft square rigger and all types and sizes in between. Our database also encompasses a large selection of power-driven craft, including a varied and interesting selection of genuine steam-driven vessels and large luxury cruisers, some of which fall into the superyacht category. Support Craft Heritage Marine both owns and subcontracts a fleet of film support vessels, including camera boats, work boats, tugs and high speed launches. The mainstay of our fleet is a 102ft support vessel with workshop, catering facilities for over 100 people, cargo hold, showers, toilets, laundry facilities and sleeping accommodation for crew plus 12 Also available are waterfront properties, from boatyards to stately homes, and a collection of vintage vehicles and plant. Waterfront Locations Heritage Marine can arrange all manner of marine locations, from yachts to commercial vessels, houseboats, waterside offices, harbours or disused wharves. Our experience in location sourcing and on-site location management is relevant to every type of production, from documentaries to major films. Heritage Marine supply designated safety boats and operators, an essential requirement in any marine environment whether inland or offshore. Safety Boats Heritage Marine supply designated safety boats and operators, an essential requirement in any marine environment inland or offshore.
Heritage Marine Limited can provide the complete marine co-ordination package including construction of sets, conversion of existing vessels, co-ordination of boat scenes and checking of scripts for factual and historic accuracy, as well as supplying knowledgable crews and extras who look as if they know one end of a boat from another! Previous projects include Set-building Endurance mock-up ‘Shackleton's Endurance’ • Marine co-ordination and set building ‘Longitude’ • Provision of steam trains, rolling stock and Dunkirk Little Ships ‘The Cazalets’ • Provision of yachts and set dressing ‘Second Sight’ • Provision of barges, crew, steam wagons, vintage cars and safety boats ‘Plotlands’ • Provision of boats, props and set dressing ‘The Blackwater Murders’ • High speed boat chase set-up and co-ordination ‘The Blackwater Murders’ • Co-ordination of support boat fleet Bond 19 ‘The World is Not Enough’ • Sourcing and co-ordination of steam passenger ferry ‘Pollyana’ • Scouting and provision of waterfront locations ‘Jonathan Creek’ • Co-ordination of car crash and recovery in River Thames ‘State of Mind’ • Supply of Thames Sailing Barge and crew ‘Daniel Deronda’ Working afloat is a totally different experience to land-based productions. A well-qualified and experienced Marine Co-ordinator will transform what can sometimes be a very demanding environment into a smooth operation. All of the Marine Co-ordinators who work with Heritage Marine are commercially qualified and experienced skippers in their own right. |
| © Heritage Marine Ltd Downs Road Boatyard c/o Downs Road Maldon Essex CM9 5HG England Telephone: 01621 859373 |