Two films for The Poppy Factory. The first follows the delivery and installation of new poppy-making machines, from the lorry to the machine room, with drone and timelapse filming. The second shows the machines at work, making poppies from start to finish.
The projectClient
The Poppy Factory
Format
Installation and process films
Sector
Manufacturing
Film
12 min 6 sec
Service
Videography
Where it ran
Online, digital and social channels
From brief to finished film.
How we filmed the poppy machines.
01 · The briefRecord a big moment for the factory
The Poppy Factory wanted a record of its new machines arriving and being installed, and a clear film of how they make each poppy.
03 · The outcomeAn installation film and a process film
An installation film and a 12 min 6 sec process film. Shared across online, digital and social channels.
02 · Our approachDrone, timelapse and close detail
We filmed the delivery from the ground and the air, ran timelapses of the installation, and filmed every stage of the machine process up close.
04 · What we deliveredFrom the lorry to the box
Installation film
Process film, 12 min 6 sec
Drone filming
Installation timelapses
Silent pre-roll loop
Behind the scenes
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Delivery
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From above
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Installation
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The machine
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Assembly
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Finished
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