If there’s wildlife to be found in eastern North Carolina, filmmaking duo Blake and Emily Scott have seen it.

The owners of Washington-based STRS Production will premiere their film “REFUGE — Swanquarter,” the seventh documentary in their “REFUGE” series, on Aug. 20 at the Turnage Theatre. Their previous films have featured Mackay Island, Alligator River, Roanoke River, Pea Island, Pocosin Lakes and Lake Mattamuskeet.

For Blake Scott, Swanquarter was a natural fit for the “REFUGE” series.

“The reason being the waterfowl. You’re in Hyde County and Hyde County is notorious for waterfowl,” said Blake Scott.  “It’s unique because it’s located on the Pamlico Sound. You’ve got bay ducks and inland ducks.”

But the film isn’t limited to ducks: there are deer, otter and black bear with cubs. Since the Scotts do their filming for each documentary throughout all four seasons, an entire year’s worth of Hyde County nature is captured — some of it rather dramatically.

“We’re doing a lot of time lapse stuff now — we got a special camera for that,” Scott said. “There’s one clip in the new film that introduces that look. It’s just a really, kind of a really, different look.”

Technology is changing how the Scotts are filming their documentaries, allowing them to film at night, with time lapse through the seasons and get birds’ eye views through the use of drones.

“The drone thing’s taken a giant leap this year — technology has increased with drones,” Scott said. “It basically allows the drone to fly itself. We just film. Basically, we just can film and the drone flies itself.”

The Scotts’ next film “REFUGE — LIFE,” which will be highlights of eastern North Carolina refuges, incorporates the use of drones. Scott said they’re careful in the use of the unmanned aerial vehicle, keeping within the limitations. The footage will potentially be used for films, and also as stock footage, a trade with which the production company has only recently been involved, selling stock footage to National Geographic’s channel “Nat Geo WILD.”

“They saw our Pocosin film and contacted PBS. So far, on the first part of their series, they’re using a minute and 33 seconds of Pocosin,” Scott said.

The Aug. 20 premiere at the Turnage is a private event but “REFUGE — Swanquarter” will be available on the website refugewildlife.com, along with the other films in the series. The documentary will likely air on PBS in the fall, Scott said.

For Scott, having the premiere at the Turnage is especially meaningful.

“We’re really looking forward to being down there at the Turnage. We’re right here in our home base. Being able to have the support of the Turnage Theatre is great,” Scott said.