As an architectural icon, the Murray Hotel Arches are an ideal location with so many eye-catching angles to choose from.

In preparation for the Fendi fashion catwalk, we collected timelapses of the construction and trial run of the event setup to highlight the versatility of this space.

The glory of unveiling a hotel is highlighting the efforts that go into bringing such luxury experiences to their guests.

Filmages often go behind the scenes to capture these moments; mood lighting, place setting and a whole lot of teamwork!

Although it may seem simple to film an empty box, we creatively used timelapses, camera angles and visual tricks to truly showcase the flexibility of the Murray Hotel's ballroom.

From time to time our videographers undergo an event coverage endurance challenge and MIPIM Asia is a workout we look forward to every year.

Besides capturing the usual networking and key note speakers, we also joined the after party celebrations at the Grand Hyatt.

Although the brief has hardly changed over the years the key to covering these events is to be spacially aware, especially when so many activities over so many days blur into one.
 

What's not to love about a New Year's Eve party?

Well, one with media crews that get in your face and in the way of your good time.

The good news is we've mastered the art of filming in stealth mode.

Filmages does their utmost to minimise disturbance to guests and work alongside hotel staff and security, all while moving our crew and gear among the large crowd incognito.

Shaheen Sports Club, building character since 1982, celebrated their 35th anniversary partnering with Filmages to pay homage to their youth football and hockey teams.

Our videographers were just getting warmed up as they took to the streets of Mong Kok to visit Shaheen Home Base. Then, with a freshly broken sweat, we got stuck into the action as they battled it out at Adidas Sports Base.

With this tribute we thank the coaches for instilling the spirit of sportsmanship and creativity in the youth, and helping us shed a few ounces at the same time.

Of the many Chinese traditions to celebrate, Dragonboat festival is not one to be missed!
Hundreds of teams go oar-to-oar across the city in vibrant long boats in a fantastic show of strength and camaraderie.
And for those who stay ashore, they savour delicious rice dumplings while cheering on the races with family and friends.
But that was no rest day for Filmages' sharp shooters, baking under the sun to capture some of those ephemeral yet extraordinary moments.

Having covered the event several times over the years, we pulled together a crew of videographers and photographers and high-tailed it to The Landmark's Boutique Boulevard.

Live performances by Rain and Bebe Rexha kept our team on their toes as they tustled through the crowds to cover every angle of the event.

While the guests partied on into the night, we did not rest until all photos and video were delivered the next morning.

Drums and dragons and lions - oh my! 

In the 15 years we have been filming in Hong Kong, there is not much that compares to getting amongst the Chinese New Year celebrations. 

When you are tasked to capture all this vibrant energy we were definitely spoiled for choice at The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong with 10 lions, a dragon and a dozen drummers filling their hotel lobby. 

Creative expression comes in so many forms. It can begin as one thing and be turned into something completely other. 

Michael Craig Martin took his vision to the Peninsula and turned one of his works into a standing monument, visually representing this shift in perception. 

We stayed up well into the night to watch this sculpture make its home at the Peninsula during Art Week 2017.

Our productions generally require a mid-size crew of 3 to 8 people.
With so many booths with so little time, and only a cameraman and an assistant assigned, would the "Filmages Lite" crew be up to the task of capturing the vibrant wine-hub of South East Asia?
The result speaks for itself...

Our carnivorous crew was put to a tantalizing test, having to concentrate on their camera work while the smell of prime French beef cooking was floating in the air.

It's hard enough to say no to a glass of well-aged Whiskey. But who could resist the dream of comparing 30 of the finest Whiskies, carefully picked from around the world for trendsetting Hongkong Land?

One noteworthy visual effect that we created is the space-time continuum dolly shot on the bottles. This trick allowed us to highlight the bottles without promoting any particular brand. 

However, given the high number of paticipating shops to visit, the short time available, and the density of the crowd, we were required to shoot sharply and swiftly.

As one of our long-term clients, Reed Midem has already proven their ability to put on successful business events.
In this movie we highlighted how impactful MIPIM Asia, their Property Leaders Summit in Asia-Pacific event, truly is.

We gathered testimonials from some of the most influential leaders in the world of construction to talk about the ingredients that makes MIPIM Asia summit so alluring.

Ice sculptors, fire-tossing bartenders, and an indoor ski lift...

To properly commemorate Hongkong Land’s Christmas extravaganza we edited the events of the evening into contrast.
While alternating between visuals of elegance and of eccentricity we reverse paired them together with classical and heavy metal music.

Using an enormous multi-screen in Cannes, France we wanted to captivate the audience. This Awards Ceremony celebrated the most outstanding of property development in 9 different categories.

So the kickoff needed to not only be informative but it needed to be entertaining and inspiring as well. To maximise visual effect we worked with the lighting and stage designer and truly enhanced the stage.  We wanted our effects to be described with words like"big", "bold", "gutsy".  But at the same time we wanted to illicit emotion and leave a lasting impression on the attendees.

Where's Brian were over the same old bars and tired tunes of LKF and took last year's Halloween celebrations into their own bloody hands!

When it comes to decorating for the holidays, there should be no half measures.

The Peninsula brought in the festive cheer with full force, building a life-sized gingerbread house and a giant model train set, and of course, there was still room for a Christmas tree!

Shot over three consecutive nights, the crew became completely jetlagged but had to quickly shift back to other daytime shootings before shifting back once again for New Year's Eve party.

They say a true appreciation of art comes from perspective. This year the Landmark turned the way we look at art upside down.

A blend of projection, installation and magnification altered the way their guests admired these stunning pieces.

This specially comissioned public exhibition, designed by William Lim, showcased artworks worth over $140 million.

Getting the chance to witness and capture this spectacular sight? Priceless.

When it comes to a Gammon project, no angle is off-limits.
From a crane tower, 160 meters underground, or high up in the air, we get the shot.

This movie was produced to work in both multi-screen presented here, and as single-screen version
 

What does the Rugby World Cup and Societe Generale have in common? Turns out, quite a lot! 

As a title sponsor, SG organised public screenings and took the opportunity to make that relationship crystal clear by regularly broadcasting this breaker promo.

In this video we put the corporate values of Societe Generale side by side with the elements of Rugby.

By intertwining corporate materials with the World Cup we were able to celebrate the conjunction of these two organisations and make a compelling breaker for the Cup. 

When it comes to sampling whiskies, the best advice is to follow your nose.

The Filmages crew take a tour through the Landmark's subterranean shopping arcade, sampling some of the finest whiskey whilst browsing the latest in men's fashion and gadgets.

Kids helping kids be kids with the help of some child-sized teddy bears, Landmark taught young people about the gift of giving.

In the fashion of a scavenger hunt, these kids raced around Landmark to buy gifts for children of the Make-A-Wish foundation and their families.

In this promo we enhanced the action by framing the footage with motion graphics during post-production.

By including notable, million-dollar faces in property development, we highlighted some of the many opportunities to be found at MIPIM Asia.

This video won't pay justice to our work unless you project is on a 25m wide stage with huge loudspeaker and super high-definition projectors.

But well, we trust that you will forgive the scale-model stage simulation.

This project also included jury, nominees and winners videos, all with a consistent animation design.

As the Year of the Snake snuck up on us, Landmark celebrated the arrival of the Lunar New Year by putting up a series of stunning, giant paper lanterns; decorations that heralded the vitality and vibrance of Spring.

These awe-inspiring sculptures measured up to 9 meters in height and spun non-stop, welcoming health and prosperity.

Additionally, shoppers were soothed by the smells of Spring as floating vases carried colourful, fresh flowers.

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By pairing motion graphics with event footage we helped Reed Midem promote their flagship exhibition in Asia; MIPIM Asia.

For the second consecutive year, while others were joyously splashing in the water, we were frantically editing the great Stanley Dragon Boat races for a PR dispatch to TV stations, and for a same-day sponsor after-party.

To deliver on time we had to derush fresh footage while editing the master timeline simultaneously. So we daresay that we may have been the fastest racers that day.

Nice footage and good music makes for a pretty easy editing process, but we wanted to go a bit further and really bring the best out of those ingredients.

After some serious colour grading, we created engaging text animated with a mix of motion tracking and crafted transitions to convey the dynamic and excitement of regatta as if the audience was at sea.