A white dunefield forty kilometres north of Cape Town: sculpted ridges, wind-rippled flats and horizons that hold nothing but sand and sky. The supplied frames show tyre tracks running clean across it — vehicle work happens here — and not a single built structure.
● The short version
The Atlantis Dunes are a white-sand dunefield near Atlantis, about 40 km north of Cape Town. The supplied frames show open dunes with vehicle access and unbroken horizons. Desert, beach-planet or ad-land minimalism within an hour of a city crew base. Access via Groundglass; enquiries through EXT.
A true blank stage: white sand graded into ridges and bowls, no structure, no wire, no tideline. The existing tyre tracks in two frames confirm what the ground supports — vehicles run here. Low scrub on the perimeter reads as African veld when you want an edge, and disappears when you frame above it.
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The register
Hard sun turns the field near-monochrome — white ground, cobalt sky; the sand holds detail deep into the highlights. The dunes double for desert anywhere, and the scale hides a unit easily.
● ACCESSOWNERSHIP & ENQUIRY ROUTE
Access, arranged on the ground.
Cape Town permitting is Groundglass’s domain — they hold the relationships and arrange access. Where a fact is not sourced, this table says confirm at booking rather than guessing.
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Atlantis Dunes at a glance
EXT. ATLANTIS DUNES — ACCESS SUMMARY
Item
Detail
Owner / manager
Public dunefield near Atlantis; the managing authority and its terms are confirm at booking.
Enquiry route
EXT. Locations — jonny@extlocations.co.uk. We brief Groundglass, who hold the relationships and arrange access on the ground.
Suburb / area
Atlantis, about 40 km north of Cape Town.
Notes
The frames show existing vehicle tracks on the sand; what is permitted for a production — vehicles, structures, drones — is confirm at booking.
● QUESTIONSFROM PRODUCTIONS
Atlantis Dunes, answered.
FAQ/01
How do we enquire about filming at the Atlantis Dunes?
Through EXT., as with any location in the library — jonny@extlocations.co.uk or 01202 022 158. We brief Groundglass, who hold the relationship and arrange access on the ground.
FAQ/02
Who handles permits and access at the Atlantis Dunes?
Groundglass. Cape Town permitting is their domain — they scouted and photographed this location, hold the relationships and arrange access. We do not publish permit routes or fees for supplied locations; terms are confirmed at booking.
FAQ/03
Can we run vehicles on the sand?
The supplied frames show existing tyre tracks across the field, so vehicle use plainly happens here. What a production may run, and where, is a permit matter handled by Groundglass and confirmed at booking.
● EXT.ENQUIRE
Bring us the brief.
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Talk to us
Enquire through EXT. as with any location in the library — we brief Groundglass and they take it from there. jonny@extlocations.co.uk · 01202 022 158