Industrial & Construction Time-Lapse Photography in Sydney
APAC BUILD Magazine's "Time-Lapse Cinematography Specialist of the Year 2026"
Electric Films is Sydney's premier provider of high-end construction
time-lapse and drone photography.
Recognised internationally as the 2026 Time-Lapse Specialist of the Year by
BUILD Magazine, we specialise in delivering premium visual assets for major
joint ventures, commercial developments, and boutique construction projects.
Unparalleled Cinematic Quality with Custom 5.2K Systems
Unlike standard automated cameras, we build and install our own high-end
5.2K time-lapse monitoring systems.
This specialised technology allows us to bring a cinematic, artistic eye to
every project, ensuring your construction stages are documented to the highest
standard throughout Sydney and regional NSW.
Award-Recognised Expertise
Led by Graeme Beck, a master cinematographer with 4 Australian and 1 international
awards time-lapse awards, Electric Films sets the industry benchmark.
Watch our time-lapse
showreel to see exactly why our specialised services hold multiple
time-lapse awards.
(1m 26s)
Our Core Services
Explore our range of time-lapse projects to
see how we condense months of work into high quality cinematic time-lapse videos.
From groundbreaking to the handover, we deliver high quality footage for site
updates, marketing, project libraries and large photographic enlargements.
With 5.2K ultra high resolution photographs taken every five or ten minutes
24/7, our service is also great for site security.
Our long-term commercial construction time-lapse
systems have provided reliable site monitoring and detailed project documentation
for major high-rise building developments across Sydney.
Graeme Beck is a highly regarded photographer for civil infrastructure,
delivering elite project visualisation for Tier-1 joint ventures, Tier-3 contractors,
and major public works with world class time-lapse and drone photography.
He is certified for Working at Heights, Rail Corridor Access and commercial
drone operations to safely capture large-scale developments.
His production expertise bridges the gap between critically acclaimed
cinematography and heavy-duty industrial filming.
For medium-density residential developments,
we provide project delivery teams with stunning 45MP stills and 4K construction
time-lapse videos for site monitoring, real estate marketing, cinematic completion
videos, and large-scale poster prints.
Our remote time-lapse camera systems have been deployed across several regional
locations in New South Wales to capture major green infrastructure projects.
We equip project managers with 'Live' cameras
for remote site monitoring, alongside drone photography and monthly 4K progress
videos.
Time-lapse Camera Positions
Selecting Camera Positions for Site Monitoring
We don't just set and forget our time-lapse cameras from a distance. We actively
monitor their output and relocate them when a better angle arises, avoiding
repetitive, monotonous documentation from a single vantage point to deliver
dynamic construction time-lapse videos.
We scout locations for optimal vantage points and manage all liaising with
building managers and local councils for permission to mount our non-destructive
camera mounting systems.
Attaching time-lapse cameras to rooftops, scaffolding, cranes, and custom poles is our specialty.
Cameras on Street Poles
We often attach our cameras to street poles as they offer great vantage points for long-term construction time-lapse. We handle all the permissions with power companies and local councils.
Cameras on Cranes
and Scaffolding
We also like to get our construction time-lapse cameras close to the action, often mounting them on site cranes and scaffolding to capture dynamic project progress videos.
Shooting in High Dynamic Range (HDR)
We always shoot in High Dynamic Range (HDR), taking three exposures
per frame. This method extends the visual detail in shadows and highlights that
would otherwise be lost in standard exposures, as well as smoothing out exposure
changes throughout the day.
Electric Films won the 'Time-Lapse
Cinematography Specialists of the Year' title in Build Magazine's Construction
and Engineering Awards for our commercial construction time-lapse photography
on the massive Parramatta City Centre Redevelopment in Sydney.
This long-term architectural time-lapse video earned prestigious
recognition from the Australian Cinematographers Society, securing a
Gold Award for standout time-lapse cinematography on 'The Building of
Pirramimma' in the Blue Mountains.
Electric Films picked up another prestigious ACS Gold
Award with the commercial site demolition video of 'Goldfields House
Demolition' in Sydney's CBD.
Demonstrating our versatility with short-term time-lapse with
multiple cameras, we were honoured with a Silver
Award from the Australian Cinematographers Society for our video production
of the 24hr set up of a new Samsung product launch at Sydney Opera House.
Shooting time-lapse photography comes with its own unique challenges. Explore this page to discover how our decades of field experience provide solutions.
