Architectural film & video
Buildings in motion
A photograph captures a moment. Film reveals what happened before and after.
Filming the built environment
Fotohaus creates architectural films and video content throughout the UK and internationally, working with architects, developers, contractors, engineers, cultural organisations and public sector clients. Film allows buildings to be experienced differently. Light changes, people move through spaces, materials respond to weather and architecture reveals itself gradually. Through moving image, sound and aerial cinematography, we create films that document not only what a project looks like, but how it feels to inhabit and experience.
Whether recording a completed building, documenting a long-term construction programme or capturing a significant moment in a project's life, our work is informed by an understanding of architecture, construction and the people who shape the built environment.
Where we work
Our commissions span much of the built environment. We regularly produce films for residential developments, workplaces, universities, healthcare and science facilities, cultural and heritage projects, industrial sites, public buildings and long-term construction programmes. From short editorial films to multi-year documentary records, every project begins with understanding the architecture, the story being told and the audience it is intended to reach.
What we can do for you
Every project contains stories that photography alone cannot always reveal. Completed building films capture movement, atmosphere, occupation and the changing qualities of light throughout the day. They help communicate spatial relationships, materiality and the experience of using a building in ways that are difficult to convey through still images alone.
Construction films document the process of making a building. They record progress, key milestones, specialist techniques and the people responsible for delivering the project. These films often combine site footage, aerial cinematography, interviews, archival imagery and time-lapse sequences to create a comprehensive record of a development over time.
We also produce interviews, workforce features, project launches, award submissions and documentary films that explore the people, processes and ideas behind a project. For larger commissions, filming can be combined with CAA-certified drone operations, aerial cinematography and time-lapse photography.
Where our work is used
Our films are commissioned for project launches, websites, exhibitions, award submissions, public engagement, project communications and social media. Many continue to be used long after completion, appearing in presentations, lectures, archives, recruitment campaigns and business development activities. For many clients, film becomes a valuable record not only of the building itself, but of the people, decisions and expertise behind its creation.
Beyond completion
Many of our filming commissions are undertaken alongside architectural photography and construction photography programmes.
Combining still and moving image creates a cohesive visual record of a project, from first excavation through to completion and occupation.
→ Explore our architectural photography services
→ Explore our construction photography services
Understanding film and video costs
Project fees vary according to filming requirements, programme duration, location, interviews, drone operations and final edit length.
Our pricing page explains how fees are structured, typical project costs and the factors that influence pricing.
→ View our prices and project fees
Further reading from our Field Notes
Field Notes are our dispatches from the road, the studio and the spaces in between; essays, guides and reflections on architecture, design, landscape and the craft of image-making.
→ Construction photography: recording how buildings are made
→ Photographing for the archive
→ How to choose an architectural photographer
→ How much does architectural photography cost?
