Parent group & regional leadership
Capability reporting, new plant inauguration, output milestones or certification — in the language and imagery the group uses.
Factory films & FDI companies
Factory & FDI corporate films — filmed inside a running plant
Filming inside a running plant is a matter of planning
The scale, production lines, people and operating standards of a plant deserve to be presented the way the plant is run: planned, zoned, safe.
Filmciti works with plant management, the safety department and group communications so shoot day does not interrupt production — and the film says what HQ, partners and candidates need to see.
Audiences
Who this film is usually for
B2B customers & partners
Presenting production capability, quality standards and operating systems before a partner audits or signs.
Authorities, associations & industry events
Introducing the plant at trade fairs, industry conferences, inaugurations and multi-party occasions.
Recruitment & training
Showing the working environment, safety and real people to engineering candidates, technicians and new staff.
Before shoot day
Five things done with the plant before the camera rolls
Most of the confidence in a factory film project comes from the preparation week, not the shoot day.
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Site survey
Walk the lines with technical and safety staff; define camera positions, light direction, noise, equipment routes and anything needing special preparation.
Plant sideAssign technical and safety contacts -
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Filming zones & exclusion list
Areas to film, wide-shot-only areas and no-film areas (proprietary technology, clean rooms, hazardous zones) are documented.
Plant sideConfirm the zone list -
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Shift-based schedule
The shooting plan follows the real production schedule. Lines are not stopped unless both sides deliberately agree a window.
Plant sideArrange shifts and people on camera -
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Safety & PPE
The crew attends the plant’s safety induction, wears required PPE and uses equipment and movement suited to each zone.
Plant sideRun the safety briefing -
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Confidentiality & image approval
NDA where needed; footage can be reviewed on site before leaving the secure perimeter; published content goes through the plant’s and group’s approvers.
Plant sideAppoint a content approver
What appears in the film
Lines, people, infrastructure and standards
The film shows the plant as a running system — where technology, people and process are connected.
- Lines and technology: automation, key stages, quality control
- People: engineers, technicians, supervisors — real work in a real environment
- Infrastructure and logistics: footprint, warehousing, energy, environmental treatment, logistics links
- Standards and certifications: only what the plant has documented and is cleared to publish
- Aerial views and details that convey scale
Filmciti does not stage fake production. What appears is real activity, timed and framed together with the plant.
Versions
From one shoot, several versions for several audiences
16:9Full capability film
For HQ, partners and the capability dossier; structured around the plant’s operating system.
16:9Multilingual version
Subtitles or voice-over in the agreed languages for HQ and international partners.
21:9Short version for events & LED
Inauguration, trade fairs, lobby screens and website.
9:16Recruitment & internal
Cut-downs introducing the workplace for recruitment channels and onboarding.
What the plant prepares
A short list so the first conversation gets straight to the point
- A technical contact and a safety contact for the film project
- List of areas that can be filmed, filmed with restrictions, or not filmed
- PPE rules, safety induction and access hours for external crews
- Expected production schedule in the shoot week and the stages that should appear
- Content approver on the plant side — and at HQ if needed
- Documents, logos, identity and languages cleared for use in the film
Projects
About factory cases and related corporate work
Below are the corporate films currently presented on the website. They show how people and operations are filmed; the specific requirements of a factory film are discussed per project.
Process & timeline
Which steps does a project go through?
Every project goes through the five steps below. How long each takes depends on the production scope and your approval rounds — Filmciti sets out a specific timeline after receiving the brief.
Approval point
- 01Brief & scopeScope, delivery versions and overall schedule
- 02Pre-productionScript, storyboard and production plan before shoot day
- 03ProductionOn-set confirmation of key shots and information
- 04Post-productionRough cut, fine cut and final
- 05DeliveryDelivery acceptance
Frequently asked
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Usually not. The shooting plan follows the real production schedule; shots that need a stop are only done when the plant chooses a suitable window.
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Yes. The crew attends the safety induction, wears required PPE, moves along agreed routes and works accompanied by the plant’s safety contact.
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They go on the exclusion list from the survey stage. For restricted areas, footage can be reviewed by the plant on site before the crew leaves the secure perimeter.
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Yes. Subtitles or voice-over in the agreed languages are planned from the brief so script and post are prepared accordingly.
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