Where there are a handful of generous donors, there are a million more NGO's in need of support. But how to sort the chaff from the wheat, ensuring these NGOs have sustainable programmes with thorough planning and accounting processes that will make the most of this funding?

This is the mission of Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.

During a 4-day "Thematic Funds" workshop dedicated to Youth Employment in Hanoi, Vietnam, SPF made sure that their handpicked NGO partners could make the greatest impact in the field with the right backing from their donors.
Through the animation of hand-drawn concept boards, brainstorming sessions and field trip coverage, and some key interviews, Filmages edited this piece to help SPF reach out to even more generous donors worldwide.

How could we turn a classic case of corporate need into a piece of entertainment? How could we engage an audience of existing customers with the details of the whole of La Rose Noire's processes?

We turned the story upside down! Instead of highlighting the positive points of production, we lead the audience into a dramatic exploration of LRN operations from the perspective of hired investigators.

For what was a rather dark movie, we had to come up with a positive resolution to ensure the audience came away informed and satisfied.
 

We love a challenge and Gammon has always made sure to raise the stakes when it comes to testing our shooting and story-telling abilities.

This year we turned our lenses towards the one's who make such iconic infrastructure possible: those unsung heroes, the unamed workers, and their commitment to the Gammon promise.

We used the workers' daily Qigong practice as a storyline, and created a double exposure aesthetic to show them as an essential part of the construction process.

A showcase of engaging speakers, impactful networking opportunities, and celebrating outstanding property development projects in the Asia Pacific region, Filmages has felt at home covering the MIPIM Asia conference since 2007.

The energy was palpable throughout the two-day event as we interviewed key opinion leaders and captured the startup awards gala dinner to wrap up another successful convention.
 

AsiaSat was launching their new corporate branding initiative, and needed a video to broadcast their revamped identity and reaffirm their business positioning.

Shot in 4K/Ultra HD over just a few days, we were particularly challenged by consistently bad weather over Hong Kong, so the time-lapse involved a lot of composition magic to look glorious.

The Challenge: Cosmo Supply Lab is a leading manufacturer of mix-material accessories, mostly for “The Forbidden Fruit Which Shall Not Be Named”.
So we had to show without showing, explain without being specific, demonstrate without end products, yet convince - uncompromisingly.

The Solution: We borrowed from the craft of magicians who are always attracting the audience's attention to distract from what should not be visible. We carefully worked out the frame and camera moves, and added dynamic visual effects to work out the magic.

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 single-screen presented here, and as multi-screen version

How do you represent a company with a global presence?
You get people from all around the world to talk about it.

So, we created six mini-stories ideally portraying a business club manager in New York City, a golf club manager in Singapore, a catering manager for a fashion event in Paris, a six-star hotel manager in Dubai, an executive chef in Sydney, and a royal banquet official in London.

When you work in the creative industry, there is not much that separates your passion from your work.

The team at Passion By Gerard Dubois understand this labour of love and we endeavoured to reflect that commitment in this tribute to their retail brand.

Finishing touches in post-production added that extra dash of magic using creative visual tricks, motion graphics and illustration.

It seems that the sky is the limit for Gerard Dubois and his loyal team...
To celebrate the launch of their (already very successful) second shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, La Rose Noire asked us to produce a video that would reflect their long-term vision.
With shop rental being the major hurdle for any brand expansion in Hong Kong this video is primarily geared to seduce property owners.

E-commerce is not only a sophisticated technology, but also an extremely complicated concept with a lot of moving parts; Online retailing, ad banner administration, consumer behavior tracking, promotional offers, online payments, warehouse management, fulfillment, and much more.

So to add some clarity to the complexity and get ClearGo’s message out loud and clear we used dynamic motion graphics.
Motion graphics helped to represent abstract concepts and give a unified look in line with Cleargo brand identity.

Being nominated in 3 categories at the prestigious the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2014 Annual Awards is quite an achievement, but this was only the beginning for Knight Frank because they only had days to piece together their 45-second video submission per category nomination.

We got a call just a week before Chinese New Year. That’s right; THE Chinese New Year that paralyses the entire region for a full week. By experience we knew that submissions would be judged on hard facts contained in the printed submission. However, we knew that we had to create something fresh and bold for the fastidious jury panel. Moreover, win or lose, we wanted the videos to steal the show!

So we proposed to intertwine 3 athletic disciplines with the 3 categories in order to surprise, delight, and leave a long-lasting impression. It was a risky pitch, but we were pleasantly surprised to receive the full trust and creative support from KF.

“Big thanks to you and your team in producing such high quality videos! We got two [out of three] of the awards nailed – Residential and the Professional Services. The videos were the talk of the town last night and we received big compliments in terms of our out-of-the-box presentation of our teams.”
Natalie Tsui, Head of Marketing & Communications - Knight Frank 

As VSC was expanding their were facing difficulty communicating their transformation from a long-established local rebar supplier to a larger international group with varied portfolio.

This is when we entered the game...

From humble beginnings in 1958 with the construction of a new runway at the Kai Tak Airport, Gammon Construction has weathered more than five decades of market changes, social and economic fluctuations and regional developments that have shaped the modern engineering landscape.

To celebrate 55 years as one of the premier construction companies in Asia, Gammon commissioned Filmages to produce a faithful and vibrant portrait of its remarkable achievements and current activities.

As it goes with construction industry, our crew and gear were put to the test going deep underground to high up in the air in a helicopter. 

For this Fall/Winter 2013 and third installment of One Central Macau‘s promotional movies, following Gaile Lai and Donnie Yen, it was no less impressive to work with Mainland China’s Megastar Huang Xiao Ming.

A renowned actor, singer and model with over 20 Millions followers on Weibo, brand ambassador for Tissot and ridiculously good looking, Huang Xiao Ming turned out to be very friendly and easy to work with. This was crucial as the whole movie was shot in just half a day since we had to share time with the photographer and keep the excited fans at bay.

But as Huang Xiao Ming played the game, reacting very positively to our direction, we were able to wrap the whole movie just in time for sunset on the One Central Macau promenade.

Following the previous year’s video the highly successful La Rose Noire wanted to keep their customers updated with their achievements and new lines of mouth-watering products. 

However, the world had been shaken by several China food scandals, and we scripted a storyline starting from their strong fundamentals; top quality Flour, Eggs, Dairy, authentic craftsmanship; building up towards quality control, distribution, and ultimately impeccable taste.

This video certainly helped them go serenely through the media storm, and in fact consolidated their reputation.

Mongolia in Feburary is cold - very cold!

Shooting in -30 was equally tough on our bodies as well as our equipment; but we always relish a challenge, even one as chilly as this!

With good preparation we could complete the shooting within the very short time - 2 days only and with very short daytime s'il vous plait!

This Mongolia episode is just another part of the ongoing series commissioned by the UK Trade and Investment. You might want to refresh you memory watching the compilation of previous 9 countries around SE Asia.

Congratulations, your next product is going to be a hit.
When it reaches the shelf, of course...

In this tongue-in-cheek video we started from the real life nightmare of any client, leading to AsiaPack as the savior solution.
The video is so effective that 10 years after production AsiaPack is still using it daily!

Data is flowing faster than many organizations can manage. We produced a teaser video to attract I.T. executives to download a white paper on big data, converged systems, virtualization, cloud computing and so on...

A bit of a dry topic? Well, we managed to develop an original and catchy animation to raise the eyebrows of busy I.T. experts.

Our ITX character is simple, yet tells a rather complex story with basic movements and facial expressions.

One month later; a jazzy tune, casual voice over, an eye-catching color scheme and some delicate transitions bring the Hitachi Data Systems' technical findings to life.

 

During their annual conference, and after the traditional kick-off and welcome messages, the CEO got right down to business. 

"Last year we got together, we brainstormed, we devised strategies... we talked a lot. But did we walk the walk? What happened when everyone went back to their desks?"
He left the question pending... and this is when our movie started up.

Whether you're a customer, a competitor, or even a video production house; keeping up with a fast-paced business like La Rose Noire requires a lot of stamina!

Additional product lines, expansion of their Passion retail brand and overall improvement of their business practices meant that we needed to produce an equally energetic video to do their success justice.

A 3-minute compilation of 9 movies that Filmages produced for UK Trade & Investment’s “Business Opportunities in Asia-Pacific” campaign.

Our challenge was that we had only 2 days to shoot in each country over a 4-week period. During this time we endured the rapidly changing Asian summer monsoon season. Surviving no less than 4 typhoons, we directed the interviews in a plethora of places, skillfully managing our shooting schedule throughout these chaotic conditions. 

Additionally, editing each segment to promote the uniqueness of each country, finding 8 music tracks to match, whilst maintaining the overall consistency of the series was a tough nut to crack. Eventually, the entire post-production process for the 9 edits was then completed in 8 weeks.

“Very passionate, creative and dedicated team with lots of ideas and suggestions. We are very pleased and impressed with the video teasers Filmages has done for us. Two thumbs up.” Meeta Dancel, Marketing Manager – UK Trade & Investment, Asia Pacific & South Africa

Platinum Winner - AVA Awards 2010

Pourquery approached Filmages to create an animated video, which would promote their bicycle testing services at the Taiwan bicycle expo. Instead of showing the testing machines, Filmages focussed on the clients' benefits in terms of customs and legal compliances, as well as user safety.

The challenge - capture the attention of visitors to the Pourquery amongst a myriad of visually dynamic colours, carbon and chrome exhibits throughout the expo.

The solution - Filmages proposed the creation of a colourful illustrated video exalting the importance and necessity of product testing, rather than concentrating on the physical act of testing.
 

Platinum Winner - AVA Awards 2010

For the second consecutive year, GL Events commissioned Filmages to produce a short presentation video for Comexposium's “Cartes in Asia Summit” in Hong Kong.

The main topics of this year’s conferences were mobility, payments, smart technologies, digital security and IoT. To catch the audience’s attention immediately, and centralise the human element within the story, we created a kick-off video featuring a hand manipulating smart technologies with various interfaces in everyday situations

The apparently simple animation was based on outline strokes animated using one hand, which required advance motion graphics with a few tailor-made sound effects. The final video was a startling surprise for an audience of tech buffs. It helped the client strenghten its corporate image as an innovative event organizer.

Newsprint Group wanted to create a powerful corporate video presenting its fully integrated packaging and ticketing service. Offering the essential elements of garment presentation to their customers, Newsprint Group wanted to keep clients and partners’ attention on their proven expertise in design, production and finishing.

Firstly, Filmages’ responded with a brainstorming session to figure out how to present so many details clearly and concisely. The plan was to create an impactful marketing campaign using original designs and motion graphics.

Using a stylized typeface, maintaining the light blue color throughout and using special visual effects, highlights all stages of their production to reflect their credibility, speed and accuracy.

How do we make a movie delicious? This was the challenge posed to us by LRN, was to turn 3 new product lines and make them visually appealing whislt using our sense of sight to ultimately determine taste. 

Another challenge was to demonstrate the handmade care taken with the products, all being done in an industrial factory.

It was a challenging project, this fun, delicious, stylish and sexy and we here are very proud of the end result.

This video is part of Gammon’s 2013 submission into the Jardine’s Pride in Performance awards, a group-wide competition, which recognises individual projects and their outstanding achievements.

We wanted to showcase the grandeur of the West Kowloon Station Terminus North project in a more creative manner.

From data centres to boiler rooms, ventilation to security systems, Gammon’s Electrical and Mechanical division covertly affects numerous aspects of our lives.

We had the opportunity to explore the secret systems meant to be felt - not seen.

We dynamically intertwined motion graphics and interviews to showcase how Gammon E&M connects people and technology with the future.

Q: How to push your new Company Values forward globally?
A: Put your boots on and kick some!
We convinced Speedcast senior management to use rugby to embody the teamwork spirit, and pass the message around with a smooth continuity effect.

With words visually translated into forward action, this video scored and converted way over the expectation crossbar.

In this TV spot, Reed Midem promotes their highly successful MIPIM Asia conference where leaders in the property market gather to discuss industry trends and forecasts.

This commercial short ran on Bloomberg Asia screens for months!

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.

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.

In the age of attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, 140 max-character IMs, and 15-seconds video clips, watching a 12-minute long documentary might seem like a sizeable task. But there are people who dedicate their lives to saving others, and that doesn't happen in a snap.
Hong Kong University - Pasteur Research Centre needed a corporate documentary to present their latest activities and appeal for research sponsorship. Filmages created a whole set of communication materials, including a brochure, a website, and a 12-minute long video.
This enabled HKU-PRC to secure an endowment fund and further contribute to the fight against infectious diseases.

We also produced a full scale exhibition at HKU Museum and Art Galleries (UMAG) "From the Plague to new Emerging Diseases"

Capturing the blazing speed at which our urban environment is evolving is a rare treat. We felt honoured that, for the 4th year in a row, Gammon asked us to produce a creative presentation of their annual review.
At the time we were weather and authorisation dependent so the shooting stretched over several weeks. But not to worry, right off the bat we created an overall structure that allowed us to build this movie with maximum flexibility.

Combining various techniques such as drone and helicopter aerial filming, timelapses, hyperlapses, steadycam, jib cranes, and many other in-house tricks, we created a piece that illuminated Gammon's technical innovation.
We made it look easy, but we guarantee that (a little) blood and sweat were key components in the making of this movie.