Region on display as production begins for Beyond the Reef doco

Steve Jaggi, the man behind recent Port Douglas productions Dive Club and Kidnapped, is back filming in the region putting the Far North on display once again.

The Steve Jaggi Company along with In Three Production have begun filming this week on the feature documentary, Beyond the Reef.

Beyond the Reef is set to take audiences on a journey around Far North Queensland, exploring its versatile and spectacular landscapes and ecosystems which play backdrop to one of the biggest conversations in environmental change.

Filmed in large format 8k and designed for a global giant screen release, Beyond the Reef showcases the landscape by land, air and sea, with local stories, insights and inspiration along the way.

From diving the Great Barrier Reef, taking a safari in the Daintree Rainforest, four-wheel driving on Fraser Island and sailing the Whitsunday Islands, audiences will feel completely immersed in the experience of a lifetime.

The film is directed by Luke Wheatley (The 48 Hour Destination) with Director of Photography Simon Christidis ACS capturing the natural beauty of the region in large format 8k.

Mr Wheatley said he is extremely excited to be partnering with Steve Jaggi and team on this project.

“I am passionate about travel and I can’t wait to show the world what we have on our doorstep here in Queensland,” he said.

“To be working with Simon Christidis again and upping the ante from a production point of view with large format filming, is just fantastic.”

Back filming in the Far North once again, Producer Steve Jaggi said tropical north Queensland is a very special place to him.

“Many of our films and series, such as This Little Love of Mine, Kidnapped and Dive Club, were shot up and around the Great Barrier Reef,” he said.

“I’m thrilled to be working with Luke and his team on this exciting project, which aims to capture high-quality vision of the precious reef and share these iconic Queensland landscapes with family audiences around the globe.

“I’m also excited by the possibilities opened up by technology, filming specifically for large format and working with a world-class post production team to deliver a visually stunning and engaging film.”

Beyond the Reef is produced by Beckie Adams, Steve Jaggi and Spencer McLaren, with Kylie Pascoe and Kelly Son Hing co-producing. Brisbane based post production facility Serve Chilled (whose recent credits include the Netflix original series Dive Club) will deliver the finished film in stunning Dolby Vision HDR with accompanying Dolby Atmos soundtrack.