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High-Risk Construction Media Releases & Industrial Milestone Time-lapse Videos

 

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.

Fully Compliant with All Industrial Work Sites

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.

From Tender Assets to Stakeholder Progress Reports

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.

Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Gold Award The Construction of 'Pirramimma at Wentworth Falls' (Showcase Version; 4m 18s)
Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Gold Award Goldfields House Major CBD Demolition (Time Lapse Video; 4m 20s)
Rhodes Central High-Rise Development (Short Progress Time-lapse Video; 2m 32s)
Heavy Tower Crane Lift at Liverpool, Sydney (Drone and Time lapse Video; 2m 34s)
Parramatta Square City Centre Urban Redevelopment (Comprehensive Archival Long Version; 12m 27s)
Tesla Industrial Utility-Battery Installation (Renewable Energy Documentation Video; 1m 06s)
AGL Utility Solar Farm - Regional NSW (Civil Infrastructure with Drone, Time Lapse and Video; 1m 10s)
Building 'Elysium' Luxury Apartments - Terrigal (Commercial Residential Sales Video; 1m 16s)
Multi-Level Structural Apartment Build - St Marys (Tier-2 Structural Build Time lapse and Drone Video; 2m 52s)
Beecroft Pedestrian Overpass 'The Infrastructure Bridge Lift' (Heavy Civil Engineering Time-lapse Video; 1m 51s)
Epping to Thornleigh Third Track Rail Infrastructure Corridor (Transport NSW Documentation Time Lapse Video; 2m 17s)
NEXTDC Technological Enterprise Data Centre - Gore Hill (Industrial Infrastructure Build Time Lapse Video; 3m 47s)
Construction of Heavy Rail Bridge Over the M2 Motorway (Major Highways and Arterial Civil Works; 7m 20s)
Time Lapse of Sydney Harbour at Night

Beautiful Time Lapse Vision of Sydney Harbour at Night. We shot this raw vision to use in a program we were editing.

Aland Liverpool Crane Dismounting

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.

Aland's HQ Building and Metmore Apartments

We filmed the building of their HQ and Metmore Apartments in Sydney each with a single time lapse camera moved several times.

Construction of Railway Bridge over M2 Freeway Time Lapse

Over the course of two days and nights we filmed the installation of this new railway bridge with several time lapse cameras.

Epping to Thornleigh Third Railway Track

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.

Aland Apartments at St Mary's in Sydney

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.

Time Lapse of Tesla Battery Industrial Installation in Sydney Australia

Electric Films covered the installation with a single time lapse camera and edited in several video and drone shots.

Time Lapse of the Construction of the Building 'Pirramimma' at Wentworth Falls

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.

Aland Constructions Pty Ltd Time Lapse of Building an Apartment Complex at Ashfield, Sydney

The first building we shot for Aland. We have since shot over 20 more for the company.

Building of 'Elysium' Apartments at Terrigal N.S.W.

Central Constructions Time Lapse of the building of these apartments with a single camera moved several times.

Time lapse of the construction of Nextdc's new data centre at Gore Hill Sydney

We had 2 Time Lapse Cameras shooting this Construction from dig to completion.

Aland Constructions - Liverpool Sydney Crane Dismantle

We had 4 Time Lapse and video Cameras shooting different angles during the dismantling of the crane over the course of several nights.

Beecroft Overpass 'The Lift' Time Lapse

We covered this project with multiple Cameras during the night of the lift. We also had Cameras on the construction from the beginning.

Time Lapse of underground power lines being installed by Ausgrid in Sydney

An easy time-lapse project to edit with consistent lighting.

Time Lapse of the Walkway Construction in Parramatta Sydney

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.

Time Lapse of Aland's High Rise building Construction at Liverpool

Electric Films shot the building of Aland's high rise at Liverpool in Sydney. A single camera was used and moved several times.

Zip Hydrotap - Instant Hot and Chilled Water Video

Electric Films made this Video for the launch of the Zip Hydrotap.

Removing the bumps in After Effects - before and after

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.

Parramatta city centre redevelopment Time Lapse

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.

Sydney Harbour at Night Time Lapse

Spectacular Time Lapse of Sydney Harbour at Night. We shot these images for programs we were editing.

AGL Solar Farm at Cadell near Balranald

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 Films Time Lapse Reel V12

Electric Film's Time Lapse Highlights of the Industrial and Construction Industry.

Electric Films 2026 Time Lapse Reel

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.

Billbergia's 88 Walker Street North Sydney Time Lapse edit

(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