Villa 01 · The hillside
Glass, white walls and an infinity pool looking straight across the bay. Our base for the wide shots, the aerials and the evening edits.
Who you're travelling with
Led by Shreepad Gaonkar
Filmmaker. Cinematographer. Photographer. Drone pilot. Creator.
- 12+
- Years behind the camera
- 43
- Countries filmed
- 100s
- Of productions
Shreepad has shot across travel, fashion, tourism and brand work, and now AI filmmaking. His work sits where cinematic storytelling, travel and technology meet.
For seven days he opens up how he approaches a shoot: finding the shot, directing a model, flying a drone, building a sequence, and bringing AI into real-world filmmaking.
This is not a classroom.
It's seven days of shooting, travelling, experimenting and creating together.
The experience
What we'll create
Koh Samui becomes our studio. We explore the island, scout locations, shoot with a professional model, fly drones, build travel sequences and experiment with AI along the way.
Cinematic filmmaking
Camera movement, composition, lenses, lighting and visual storytelling.
Travel filmmaking
Turning a destination into a story, beyond a collection of beautiful shots.
Model shoot
Directing, movement, posing and camera language for fashion and travel imagery.
Drone filmmaking
Aerial composition, movement, transitions and storytelling from above.
Hybrid filmmaking
Real footage combined with AI-generated visuals, for sequences that couldn't exist otherwise.
AI filmmaking
The AI tools and workflows Shreepad actually uses in his own process.
Editing & storytelling
How single shots become sequences, and sequences become films.
Creator mindset
Seeing locations, people, brands and travel through a filmmaker's eye.
23 → 30 October
7 days in Koh Samui
Arrive
Check into the villa. Meet the other creators. Settle in and talk through the week ahead.
See the island differently
Explore Koh Samui, scout locations and start spotting what will work on camera.
The cinematic shoot
A full day with a professional model: direction, camera movement, composition, lighting and story.
Drone & travel filmmaking
Aerials, movement, transitions and building sequences around a destination.
AI × reality
Hybrid filmmaking: real footage combined with AI-generated imagery and sequences.
Create your film
Shoot, experiment and build your own travel story, with Shreepad alongside throughout.
Edit · review · refine
Break down the footage, the story, the edit decisions and the social-first cuts.
Final morning
One last sunrise, coffee and conversation before departure.
The itinerary may adapt to weather, locations and creative opportunities.
Where we stay
Stay in the story
We stay in two villas, so the retreat covers the island. A pool villa high on the hillside above the bay, and a beachfront villa with the sand at the deck.
- Villa stay included
- Food included
- 7 days / 7 nights
Villa 02 · The beach
Thatch, timber and a deck that ends where the sand begins. Sunrise is a few steps from the door.
We live together, create together and take in the island together.
What's included
Your ₹65,000 includes
Villa stay
Seven nights across our two Koh Samui villas.
Food
Food during the retreat.
Complete creator experience
Seven days of hands-on filmmaking, travel and content creation.
Professional model shoot
A dedicated cinematic model shoot.
Drone experience
Practical aerial filmmaking and storytelling.
AI filmmaking
Real-world AI workflows and hybrid filmmaking.
Personal creative access
A small group means everyone gets real shooting time, feedback and access.
Why limited spots?
Because this was never meant to be a 30-person workshop. With a small group:
- Everyone gets time behind the camera.
- Everyone gets to shoot.
- Everyone gets feedback.
- Everyone gets the model, the locations and the drone sessions.
- Everyone becomes part of the experience.
Small group.Real experience.Better work.
What you leave with
Come for the experience. Leave with the work.
New footage
Travel, model, drone and destination footage.
Your own film
A cinematic story made during the retreat.
Drone experience
Real-world aerial filmmaking.
AI workflows
Practical ways to bring AI into your filmmaking.
Portfolio material
Images and footage you can actually use.
A creative week
Seven days travelling and creating with a small group of filmmakers.