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Over the past few years we’ve been lucky enough to work on some truly amazing projects. We’ve visited fascinating locations and created content for some awesome brands. Thank you to our clients, colleagues and collaborators. Check it out. *All content seen in this video can be viewed in full at the thumbnails below.
We are dedicated to creating the most emotive & transportive travel videos possible; from travelogues and city-lapses to full cultural profiles.
On a recent trip to Japan for Japan National Tourism Organization we uncovered the best of Japan's culinary delights. From top chef's masterpieces, to simple but delicious street food and sake, Japan's food is at the heart of its diversity and uniqueness. #TasteOfJapan
A road trip in a motorhome across the west coast of the United States gives a young boy from Australia an opportunity to widen his horizons and gain a deeper understanding of life.
This is another of the videos we created for @visitjapanau earlier this year. Easily one of the most rewarding and challenging shoots to date. Temps dropped to -20°C, we experienced cameras shutting down, gimbals freezing up and flew a drone in blizzard like conditions to capture some of the most incredible scenery & experiences.
Beautiful locations to stay and work. South Coast, NSW
Very excited to share the first of many videos created for Japan National Tourism Organization and Gate 7 Sydney. This one focuses on the Kansai region, which is the cultural heart of Japan. Such an amazing place and unforgettable experience. From the bright neon lights of Osaka and roaming deer of Nara to the spiritual calm of Koyasan. Discover the top things to do in this fascinating region.
This was a personal project documenting life on the Central Coast, NSW, Australia during COVID-19. A self-portrait, which continues to document our journey with easing of lockdown restrictions, the discovery of new hobbies and celebration of the end of winter.
This is a personal project which tells the story of a recent road trip with my family. I not only wanted to capture memories of the trip but also my love of Australia.
This is part one of an hour long program with the Country Music Channel on Foxtel. Shot with multiple crews over ten days; this is by far the most difficult thing we have worked on to date, but also the most rewarding.
The island of Phuket is Thailand’s melting pot of fun in the sun. This 45 second video captures the highlights of a family taking the trip.
Branded content or Sponsored content is content that does not involve traditional advertising. The key is grabbing the attention of today’s consumer and driving real engagement through content. Brand content can entertain people or teach them something, resulting in better brand engagement returns than standard pre roll content. Some contain commercial integration or product placement and some simply choose to have their brand logo.
The Koala is undoubtedly one of Australia’s favourite native species, but they’re becoming increasingly endangered since their habitat continues to be cleared almost every day. We’ve teamed up with Conservation Volunteers Australia to help protect their homes and establish a new place for koalas to live. #KoalaHelp
The training Pat Cash did for our ping pong pitstop might not have paid off... Anything to wake you up, don't drive tired #takemorebreaks
TEDxSydney Adventures are unique field trips with our alumni speakers and members of the TEDxSydney community, presented by Toyota Prius.
This piece was created for The Country Music Channel while employed at Foxtel. The brief was simple - capture the joy and essence of a weekend spent at the Gympie Muster Music Festival in two minutes. Sponsored by Nissan.
This video was shot and edited in collaboration with Sense6, a production company based out of Melbourne for News Corp Australia, taste.com.au and Primo Small Goods.
Location based interview with the world's most memorable skate boarder in Australasia's largest and most exciting skate event - BOWL-A-RAMA! Produced at Channel [V] for Foxtel in collaboration with GoPro.
Darkroom provided one of the many editors required to pull off history in Sydney Harbour for P&O and The James Morgan Photographic Consultancy.
A brand integration project, which required a pairing between health & music. Produced at Channel [V] for Foxtel in collaboration with Bupa Health.
Another project involving partnership and integration between Mt Buller and Channel [V]. Produced at Channel [V] for Foxtel in collaboration with Mt Buller.
We specialise in covering events and offer fast turn around topical videos. Many of the examples here have been shot and edited on the same day, while others were leveraging an event as an opportunity to market their next event.
Highlights of our coverage from many of the events at Sydney World Pride for Squealing Pig Wines.
An Australia Council for the Arts Event. In an increasingly complex landscape, we are all navigating boundaries between the human, the future, technology and creativity. The intersections create both opportunities and challenges when we consider what they mean for artists, creatives and across society.
Quick turnaround spot we were lucky to be a part of over a weekend shooting gimbal for @fivepeasproductions & @pandoraaustralia.
Event coverage for a social activation with Messina Ice-Cream and JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organization)
Event coverage for the Disney Channel Australia turned around and online in under 24hrs.
This event coverage was intended to show how The Entertainment Grounds on the Central Coast, NSW is more than just a race course.
This January, Visit California launched Kidifornia in Australia with a first-of-its-kind consumer activation and integrated digital campaign in partnership with Air New Zealand.
The objective was to showcase the diversity and abundance of only-in-California holiday experiences for families and get Australian kids and their parents excited about visiting the Golden State, so Visit California brought Kidifornia to Australia in the form of a giant interactive digital coloring wall.
If food is life then capturing life’s most delicious moments must be joy. We’ve had the pleasure of cooking with many brands including Taste, Neil Perry, The Disney Channel, Woolworths, Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Primo and many other cafes and restaurants.
This video was shot collaboration with Sense6, a production company based out of Melbourne for News Corp Australia and Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
On a recent trip to Japan we uncovered the best of Japan's culinary delights. From top chef's masterpieces, to simple but delicious street food and sake, Japan's food is at the heart of its diversity and uniqueness #TasteOfJapan Client: JNTO (Japan National Tourism Organisation)
This video was shot and edited in collaboration with Sense6 for News Corp Australia, taste.com.au and Primo Small Goods.
We’ve been making videos for one of the businesses responsible for transforming the Central Coast hospitality scene. It’s so gratifying working with people who are passionate about their craft, who value real quality and are ethical in their approach as well. Not to mention food and gelato is so good 🙌
A lite, fun, healthy series of videos were created to roll out synonymously with a new cookbook created by Disney & Australian Woman's Weekly. Videos created with Josh Newman.
We’ve been making videos for one of the businesses responsible for transforming the Central Coast hospitality scene. It’s so gratifying working with people who are passionate about their craft, who value real quality and are ethical in their approach as well. Not to mention food and gelato is so good 🙌
This video was shot and edited in collaboration with Sense6 for News Corp Australia, taste.com.au and Primo Small Goods.
Darkroom Pictures is committed to making the very best corporate videos including training videos, interviews, seminars, instructional videos, messages, pieces to camera (auto-cue/telepromptor available) and Christmas videos. We offer the complete package to make it easier for the client.
Bauer Media announce new creative platform which will spearhead the company’s focus on creativity, innovation, partnerships and new product development.
Run your own business without the risks.
Darkroom was sub-contracted by Andysoma to provide the camera work for this video, which highlights the quality services Option Group offers to its valued clients in Australia, China, as well as other countries in Asia who are looking to invest in the Australia property market.
BIGSOUND Festival is an annual opportunity to discover the future of Australian music. Running over four days and nights, Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley comes alive with a global gathering of musicians, industry, brands, media and music lovers.
In the midst of networking and lunching, HRM picked the brains of some of the inspiring speakers at the recent AHRI Inclusion and Diversity conference.
The AHRI Inclusion and Diversity conference in Sydney was one for the books. Held at the elegant Hyatt Regency, the conference showcased both insightful data and the experiences of business and diversity thought leaders.
HRM managed to corner Sally Evans, Gill Hicks, the Fire & Rescue NSW team, Louise Azzopardi and Giam Swiegers to get their thoughts on what matters most.
We have extensive experience shooting and recording music having worked with Channel [V], MAX & The Country Music Channel at Foxtel for many years.
Shot live in the Channel [V] Foxtel studios
Such a blast shooting on green screen for SPOD Productions & DZ Deathrays. The live effects workby SPOD came up a treat!
Had the pleasure of shooting Ronin/Gimbal for Nick Sullivan & North Arm
Live session of the track "Cyan" - the opener on the critically-acclaimed third album '3'. Recorded and filmed live at Music Feeds Studio, Sydney
Shot as live in Channel [V] studios
Darkroom Pictures is passionate about bringing your ideas to life. These are a few commercials made for an online audience.
Combining both our love of filmmaking and being by the water. This project was a series of online ads for a local surfboard brand from Bondi Beach.
Some fascinating statistics around ambition and Australia’s culture of negativity towards it. 9 million aussies have thought about starting their own business but only 6% have tried.
Creative Director: Simeon Bartholomew
DOP: Evan Papageorgiou
1st AC: Ollie Braslin
Art Direction: We Are Mad
Lighting: Film Lighting Dept.
Stylist: Jessie Frost
Make-Up: Danielle Snashal
Edited by: Darkroom Pictures
Post-Production: We Are Mad
Original Score: Chris Allison
Sound Design: Matt Brown
This is an example of a fast turn around commercial. From commission to delivery the whole process was just four days - just in time for screening at Sydney Festival. Shot on the NSW South Coast in Gerringong.
This was the winning commercial for a competition that saw our video chosen to be screened throughout Sydney Film Festival.
Darkroom was sub-contracted by Andysoma to provide the camera work for this video, which highlights the quality services Option Group offers to its valued clients in Australia, China, as well as other countries in Asia who are looking to invest in the Australia property market.
We've had the pleasure of working with CarAdvice - Australia's most comprehensive source of car reviews, car news, videos, comparisons, specifications and ratings.
CarAdvice.com is where Australians turn to for the most comprehensive independent reviews of new cars. Our videos are created by expert and unbiased journalists who are passionate about their work. We have fun making these videos and we hope you enjoy them too.
Social video content is the topic for publishers, brands, marketers, and anyone else looking to find success on social media. We’ve seen the pivot to video become the focus of most organisations seeking online success. It’s no surprise, as social video has grown to be the most popular and widespread content on social media. And has shown itself to be the the most effective for driving engagement and growing audiences.
A social video is targeted. A social video is designed for social platforms. A social video has one big goal: engagement
An example of a video shot, edited & delivered for VAMFF & Sense 6 in a 24hr time frame.
We can produce an aesthetic that is suited to your interview environment, whether it be a controlled sit down interview or casual location based interview.
Location based interview with the world's most memorable skate boarder in Australasia's largest and most exciting skate event - BOWL-A-RAMA! Produced for Channel [V] in collaboration with GoPro.
"Technology has been truly democratised and the opportunity to go out and do really cool things are almost limitless." This really struck a chord while we were shooting this for Mahlab & Engineers Australia at The Australian National University because we felt very much the same about the video production space. For this series of videos we used drones, gimbals, sliders and shot on large sensor cameras with Fujinon cine-zooms. We could only have dreamed of having access to these tools 5-10 years ago.
We interview fashion icons Ginger & Smart for VAMFF & Sense 6
Known for employing unconventional musical styles and thoughtful songwriting, Lorde fills us in on the latest with Danny Clayton.
Jared Leto discusses 30 seconds to Mars and Dallas Buyers Club with Danny Clayton.
We sit down for a bubbly interview with Kelly Osbourne and Carissa Walford.
We're passionate about capturing and reflecting back the amazing work Architects, Builders & Interior Designers are achieving. "The devil is in the detail"
We really enjoyed shooting second camera & gimbal for a series of 3 videos showcasing homeowners and their homes around Australia. The first focused on first home buyers in Manly, the second looked at Investors in the Blue Mountains and this one captured Renovators in the Inner West.
Client: National Australia Bank
Agency: News Limited
Production Company: Sense 6
We loved getting to know the future Horizon at Marsden Park residents! Find out why they all chose Horizon as the ideal place to build their new homes 👌
Melbourne's La Trobe street is home to RMIT University, Melbourne Central railway station and two busy tram routes. So constructing a 43-storey tower in the middle of all this would cause chaos, right? Not if most of the building is assembled off-site. At 150 metres high, the Atira Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the world to use prefabricated construction methods. Here's how it all came together.
Simple but engaging format. Love creating these videos for @create.digital @mahlabagency.
We had the pleasure of shooting gimbal for Ripple Film and Bowerbird Interiors. At BOWERBIRD they remind people about the things they love. About the significance of life’s small but intentional details. This sentiment is something we took with us into their interior shoot.
Production Company: Ripple Film
A series of 6 videos showcasing homeowners and their homes around Australia.
Client: National Australia Bank
Agency: News Limited
Production Company: Sense 6
This is a selection of short form content we have produced for On-Air & Online.
This content was created specifically for a social & online audience. Our goal was to record video messages from people at the festival so we could have them tag & share with their friends back home.
Marty from Channel [V] fulfils a lifelong dream of performing on stage with Bliss N Eso and finishes off with a stage dive at the Enmore theatre. This was a collaboration with The Dreamers production company.
This is a live cross we covered for the Australian Open of Surfing using new technology from LiveU, which uses a device, small enough to fit in a backpack and controlled by a single operator in the field.
We engage the public of Sydney to weigh in on a controversial topic suggesting Sam Smith using Tom Petty's music.
A career highlight working on Goat Island for a secret gig with Kings of Leon. Shot with a Canon C300, MYT Works slider & SYRP Genie.
This is an example of content that was shot, edited and delivered online in less than eight hours.
The brief for this job was to cut down every episode of FOX8's Australia's Next Top Model into two part online episodic catch up videos.
This is some of the highlights of a program I worked on for more than 100 episodes.
Channel [V] took over a floating island in Sydney Harbour, where some of the biggest names in music host [V] Island Parites.
We have years of experience for the Disney Channel and Foxtel covering film premiere's, red carpets and award show ceremonies.
This is the Sydney premiere of Man of Steel at Event Cinemas, George Street. Channel [V]'s Danny Clayton interviews Russell Crowe, Herny Cavill, Zac Snyder, Bindi Irwin & Timomatic on the black carpet.
We have thousands of hours worth of Television and Online content experience. Anything from documentary style run & gun programs to controlled studio shoots as well as Live crosses.
This is part one of an hour long program with the Country Music Channel. Shot with multiple crews over ten days on the Canon C300 and FS-700. This is by far the most difficult thing we have worked on to date but also the most rewarding.
Legendary Australian musician Phil Jamieson and Big Day Out CEO Adam Zammit gathered their TV, Sport, and music personalty friends to join them on a motorcycle ride from the Gold Coast Big Day Out through to the Adelaide Big Day Out, all in the name of raising awareness to headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
5 Seconds Of Summer returned to Oxford Art Factory - the tiny venue on Oxford Street in Sydney where they first cut their live teeth - for an intimate, acoustic show and Q&A.
