Mining and Industrial Video Production in Queensland
Site-ready crew, CASA-licensed drone operators and safety-first production for mining, energy and heavy industry.
Source Media produces video and photography for mining, energy and industrial operators across Queensland — safety inductions, training content, project documentation, recruitment campaigns and drone capture, filmed on active sites without slowing the work down.
We’ve been filming in industrial environments for 25 years, from workshops and processing plants to regional gas hubs. We know what a site induction involves, why the crew can’t just walk into an exclusion zone with a camera, and how to get the shot inside the window you’re given.
Site-ready crews and licensed drone operators make our video production services suited to high-compliance industrial environments.
Check out our guide Digital Storytelling for Stakeholder Engagement.
Who we work with
Mining and resources operators · Oil and gas services · Manufacturing and heavy engineering · Energy and utilities · Ports and industrial infrastructure · Civil and construction
From single-site shoots to multi-year project documentation, we work with operators, contractors, and the corporate affairs teams behind them.
What We Film on Mine and Industrial Sites
Safety and induction videos
Site induction videos, safety briefings and toolbox talk content that new starters and visiting contractors actually watch. Filmed on your site with your people and your equipment, so the hazards and controls on screen are the ones they’ll meet on the ground.
Training and procedure videos
Step-by-step SOP and equipment training video, plant walkthroughs and competency refreshers. Consistent instruction for every shift and every crew, without pulling a supervisor off the floor to run it again.
Project and construction documentation
Progress video and photography, milestone documentation and time-lapse across construction, expansion and shutdown works — a clear visual record for the client, the board and the regulator.
Aerial and drone capture
CASA-licensed drone and aerial capture for site overviews, stockpile and infrastructure imagery, progress documentation and access to angles a ground crew can’t reach safely.
Recruitment and workforce video
Employer brand and recruitment content that sells the role, the crew and the town — built around genuine employee voices rather than a job ad read to camera. See the Flemings campaign below.
Stakeholder, community and investor content
Operations explainers, community and landholder communications, and investor-facing content that makes a complex process understandable to people who’ve never set foot on site.
Industrial photography
Site and industrial photography captured alongside the video — plant, people, equipment and product — so your web, print and social assets all come from the one visit.
Where We Work
- Sunshine Coast
- Brisbane SEQ
- Surat Basin
- Gladstone
- Central Queensland
Working Safely on Active Sites
Site inductions completed
CASA-licensed drone operation
Fully insured
Clients We Work With
Case Study: Flemings, Roma
Flemings Oil and Gas Industry Services
Recruitment Video Series
Recruitment video series | Oil and gas services, Surat Basin
The Goal: Attract skilled welders and tradespeople to Roma in regional Queensland by showing the work culture and the lifestyle, not just the vacancy.
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The Challenge: Flemings was competing nationally for top-tier tradespeople who would need to relocate. The campaign had to sell two things at once: workplace excellence, and the appeal of a family-friendly regional community over a capital city.
The Solution: Source Media established an ongoing media partnership to deliver a cohesive recurring annual strategy combining video and high-quality photography. Producing a high-impact recruitment video driven by genuine employee testimonials. The content focused entirely on culture, quality, and community, rather than just the job description. Genuine employees discuss team cohesion and craftsmanship. Visually showcasing the quality output and unique regional relocation destination. The core video is updated yearly alongside a comprehensive photo shoot, ensuring all marketing assets (print, web, and social) always feature current facilities and staff.
The result: The media strategy delivered a powerful, long-term HR tool that sells both the career and the lifestyle. This consistent, authentic visual content allows Flemings Welding to improve candidate quality, reduce recruitment cycle time, providing a clear, compelling answer to “Why work here?” before the interview stage.
Achievements: This ongoing partnership successfully addressed the national industrial skills gap by influencing multiple high-level tradespeople to relocate from major cities. The campaign’s focus on “quality of life” and “craftsmanship” has cemented Flemings Welding as a Regional Employer of the Year, providing a high-impact recruitment tool that consistently reduces the cost and time of hiring top-tier talent.
Why Choose Source Media?
Sunshine Coast and SEQ Businesses & Government Departments Trust Source Media
Video, Photo and Drone Specialists
Expertise across local businesses, corporate sectors, and government means we deliver tailored content for your specific audience.
Proven track record across key sectors
Our clients span government, health, property, agribusiness, energy, tourism, giving us industry-specific experience for video projects.
Local expertise, national reach
Based in Noosa since 2001, delivering projects across SEQ and Australia-wide, with broadcast content featured on major networks.
Full-Service Production
We manage your entire project, from strategy and scriptwriting, video post-production, photography and CASA-licensed drone operations.
What Our Clients Say About Us
Easy to work with and great creativity in their productions. 5 Stars!
Chris is a highly professional videographer who is easy to deal with and nails the creative brief every time. Highly recommended!
From the first meeting we were impressed with the understanding of our brief and creative ideas. We are very happy with the professional product that was delivered on time and within budget.
Would you like to start a project with us?
Need project progress videos and photography or project updates, photography and licensed and compliant drone imagery? Let’s talk.
FAQs
Can you film on an active site without disrupting production?
That’s the normal job rather than the exception. We plan shot lists around your production windows, work with an escort wherever your site requires one, and keep the crew footprint small. Most site shoots are a single day.
What do you need from us before a shoot?
Your site induction requirements, contractor onboarding paperwork and any site-specific tickets, sent through at quote stage so everything is complete before we mobilise. We’ll supply SWMS and JSAs, and we’ll tell you straight away if your site needs something we don’t already hold so it can be arranged rather than discovered on the day.
Are your drone operators licensed?
Yes — CASA-licensed, and we handle approvals, exclusion zones and airspace requirements before we arrive rather than on the gate. Aerial work is quoted with the ground crew so you get one shoot rather than two.
What does a mining or industrial video cost?
It’s quoted per project, and the variables are site days, travel, how many deliverables you need and whether drone work is involved. A single-site shoot producing one video sits well below a multi-visit project documentation program. Tell us the site and what the content needs to do and we’ll come back with a fixed price.
What does a mining or industrial video cost?
It’s quoted per project, and the variables are site days, travel, how many deliverables you need and whether drone work is involved. A single-site shoot producing one video sits well below a multi-visit project documentation program. Tell us the site and what the content needs to do and we’ll come back with a fixed price.
How long does it take?
Usually 3–6 weeks from brief to delivery for a single video, depending on scope and how many site visits are needed. Project documentation and time-lapse run for the life of the works.
Do you travel to mine sites and regional operations?
Yes. We’re based on the Sunshine Coast and travel across Queensland — Brisbane and the south east, the Surat Basin around Roma and Chinchilla, Gladstone and the industrial coast, and central Queensland. Travel and accommodation are quoted openly up front, not buried in the day rate.
Do you travel to mine sites and regional operations?
Yes. We’re based on the Sunshine Coast and travel across Queensland — Brisbane and the south east, the Surat Basin around Roma and Chinchilla, Gladstone and the industrial coast, and central Queensland. Travel and accommodation are quoted openly up front, not buried in the day rate.