Electric Films delivers premium, long-term construction time-lapse services and industrial cinematography across Sydney and regional New South Wales. We specialize in capturing end-to-end project milestones for major civil engineering, infrastructure builds, and high-rise developments, providing stakeholders with high-definition visual assets built for corporate marketing and site documentation.Alongside our continuous long-term time-lapse installations, Electric Films delivers specialized, high-impact industrial cinematography for all types of worksites. We provide architects, Tier-1 contractors, structural engineers, and builders with high-quality progress videos that capture and highlight technical operations, as well as cinematic-style showcase profiles of completed engineering projects.
Navigating heavy civil engineering worksites requires a rigorous commitment to safety parameters. Armed with full Working from Heights certifications, Rail Corridor clearances, active General Construction White Cards, and a myriad of specialized heavy industry inductions, we have documented hundreds of major infrastructure assets. Our build portfolio ranges from deep precast bridge assemblies and multi-story high-rises to active manufacturing plants and mining facilities across Sydney, NSW, and greater Australia. Our operators work seamlessly around active machinery and logistical routines without disrupting critical build schedules.
Our production assets serve a vital double purpose. They help mitigate structural project liability through steady, high-resolution progress tracking while equipping commercial builders, tier-1 contractors, and corporate marketing directors with elite media assets for competitive future tenders or stakeholder updates. By integrating sharp high-dynamic-range (HDR) imagery directly into our structural timelines, we capture structural development cycles across every phase of building and civil infrastructure construction.
Contact professional cinematographer Graeme Beck today to discuss custom setups for short-term or long-term time-lapse photography and industrial cinematography for your project. From major joint ventures down to boutique structural projects, we deliver premium visual assets. Visit our full cinematography directory to see our extensive external portfolio: from interviews to multi-camera production videos.
Beautiful Time Lapse Vision of Sydney Harbour at Night. We shot this raw vision to use in a program we were editing.
Over the course of several days and nights, Electric Films shot the dismantling of Aland's Cranes at their High Rise Construction at Liverpool in Sydney with several time lapse and video cameras.
We filmed the building of their HQ and Metmore Apartments in Sydney each with a single time lapse camera moved several times.
Over the course of two days and nights we filmed the installation of this new railway bridge with several time lapse cameras.
Construction of Epping To Thornleigh Railway Track was covered by Electric Films. We did multiple time lapse and stills shoots for the construction of this track.
Electric Films shot the Construction with Time Lapse Cameras of these Apartment Buildings with a single time lapse camera moved several times and shot a drone opening shot to start the edit.
Electric Films covered the installation with a single time lapse camera and edited in several video and drone shots.
Over 4 years we shot the construction of this building with 2 cameras. Several other cameras were brought in during different stages of the build.
The first building we shot for Aland. We have since shot over 20 more for the company.
Central Constructions Time Lapse of the building of these apartments with a single camera moved several times.
We had 2 Time Lapse Cameras shooting this Construction from dig to completion.
We had 4 Time Lapse and video Cameras shooting different angles during the dismantling of the crane over the course of several nights.
We covered this project with multiple Cameras during the night of the lift. We also had Cameras on the construction from the beginning.
An easy time-lapse project to edit with consistent lighting.
Time-lapse videos are difficult to edit as you have to coordinate the action with weather changes to get the video to run smoothly... On this project we had 3 masters: Action, Weather and the Tide moving.
Electric Films shot the building of Aland's high rise at Liverpool in Sydney. A single camera was used and moved several times.
Electric Films made this Video for the launch of the Zip Hydrotap.
Attaching the Time-Lapse Camera to the Crane gets a great view of the Construction. By using After Effects 'Warp Stabilizer' you can get quite a large amount of movement out of your Time Lapse shots.
Electric Films covered the Construction with 3 Time Lapse Cameras over 5 years. Shooting 3 exposures in HDR, every 10 minutes, we shot over 2 million images for this project.
Spectacular Time Lapse of Sydney Harbour at Night. We shot these images for programs we were editing.
A short promotion video about AGL's Solar Farm build at Cadell in Country NSW. We had 2 time lapse cameras shooting this project from the start to finish over the 18 month build.
Electric Film's Time Lapse Highlights of the Industrial and Construction Industry.
Graeme Beck is a Master of shooting Time Lapse. He has won multiple Cinematography Awards for his work. He now specialises in Time Lapse for the NSW market.
(Short 40s version) Electric Films shot the construction of Billbergia's high rise in North Sydney.
Shooting Industrial Time-lapse: Insider Tips from a Professional Cinematographer