Video production / Darwin, Northern Territory

Video production in Darwin.
Broadcast standard.

TV Works is a Darwin video production company of experienced videographers, producers and editors, with more than 30 years of broadcast experience. Ian and Jennifer Richards have made programs seen on ABC, Nine, Seven, Ten, SBS and the BBC, and bring the same standard to every corporate video, government campaign and television commercial they make for Territory organisations.

Director Ian Richards directing a scene on the Tiwi Islands for The Tiwi Warrior and the Samurai from the Sky
THE TIWI WARRIOR AND THE SAMURAI FROM THE SKYIAN RICHARDS DIRECTING / TIWI ISLANDS

Broadcast credentials / Darwin based

Stories made here.
Seen everywhere.

Former Prime Minister John Howard interviewed for The Territory Story documentary
THE TERRITORY STORY (2026)JOHN HOWARD INTERVIEW
Cast of The Tiwi Warrior and the Samurai from the Sky in a firelit scene on the Tiwi Islands
THE TIWI WARRIOR AND THE SAMURAI FROM THE SKYMAIN CAST

The Territory Story (2026)

A two-part cinematic series on the Northern Territory’s first fifty years of self-government, featuring interviews including former Prime Minister John Howard.

Tracy

More than 10 million views on 9Now.

Albert Borella VC and Territory Remembers

Broadcast on Channel 9, including Territory Remembers: The Bombing of Darwin.

Some Like It Hot

A documentary on NT self-government, featuring Territory Day. We filmed, edited and post-produced it, including all animated graphics, audio post and sound design.

The Tiwi Warrior and the Samurai from the Sky

The wartime encounter between Tiwi man Matthias Ulungura and Japanese pilot Hajime Toyoshima, world-premiered on the Tiwi Islands.

Twenty to the Mile

The Overland Telegraph Line and the people it changed.

Cyclone Warriors

The armed forces and the response to Cyclone Tracy.

Light Speed

Crew on the Google YouTube Originals solar car race series, with more than 56 million views.

Our documentaries at Small Screen Productions ↗︎

What we make

One experienced team.
Every kind of screen.

TV Works interview set-up behind the scenes on Bring Them Home in Adelaide
BRING THEM HOMEINTERVIEW SET-UP / ADELAIDE
TV Works filming a BizNorth training session with Annette and Doug Gillanders in Darwin
BIZNORTH TRAININGANNETTE AND DOUG GILLANDERS
Animated Territory Day graphics created by TV Works for the documentary Some Like It Hot
SOME LIKE IT HOTTERRITORY DAY MOTION GRAPHICS
WPF welder in safety gear in the workshop, filmed by TV Works for an in-house engineering training video in Darwin
WPF, A DURATEC COMPANYIN-HOUSE TRAINING / DARWIN

Corporate and government video

Professional videography and editing for organisational films, explainers, training and community information for businesses, agencies and Northern Territory Government. We start with who will watch and what they need to understand.

Television commercials (TVCs)

TV ads for Darwin and national campaigns, from concept and script to broadcast delivery, including Territory Day for the Northern Territory Government, the RAD road-safety campaign, Pivotel Communications and Dabsco of Winnellie, featuring motorsport legend Dick Johnson. TV commercial production ↗︎

Documentary and factual

Long-form storytelling for broadcasters, streaming platforms and cultural organisations. Our independent documentaries are produced under Small Screen Productions.

Crew, aerial and live production

Camera, lighting, sound and aerial filming for visiting producers and broadcasters, plus live streaming for conferences and events. Filming in Darwin ↗︎

Conferences, training and events

Multi-camera filming of workshops, keynotes and training sessions with clean lapel audio, edited into course modules, highlight reels and social cut-downs. Clients include WPF, a Duratec company, for in-house engineering training.

Post-production, motion graphics and sound

Editing, colour grading, animated graphics, audio post and sound design, in-house in Darwin, for our own productions and for other producers.

How a project runs

From the brief
to the final delivery.

01 / Brief

Your audience, message, timeline and budget.

02 / Pre-production

Script, interviews, locations, permissions and schedule.

03 / Filming

Experienced crew anywhere from Darwin to remote communities.

04 / Post-production

Editing, graphics, colour and sound.

05 / Delivery

Broadcast, web and social versions in the formats you need.

Video production questions

Before you
brief us.

Do you work outside Darwin?

Yes. We film across the Northern Territory, including remote and Aboriginal communities, and travel nationally for the right project.

Can you deliver for broadcast as well as online?

Yes. We deliver to broadcast specifications and prepare web, social and vertical versions from the same shoot.

Where are you based?

Parap, Darwin. Meetings are by appointment.

Your next video starts here

Have a story
to tell?

Talk to Ian and Jennifer about your audience, your message and the video you need to make.

Talk to TV Works ↗︎