The House on the Cliff
An architect and the house he is building on a cliff above the Southern California coast.
The brief
The house won't be finished until May 2027, and a construction site rarely explains a design. The film had to make the architect's thinking clear at this stage: how the drawings become a building, and the movement and rhythm he wants the house to have.
How we shot it
- By day, on site with the architect as he works through details with the builders
- From golden hour into night, the architect walks the site alone and explains the design in his own words
- Aerials place the house against the hillside, the harbor and the Pacific
- Chinese and English subtitles over the architect's own voice
What we delivered
- A 7:25 case documentary in 4K, subtitled in Chinese and English
- It closes with a teaser for the May 2027 completion, leaving room for a completion film
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CreditsDirector Jason · Production ANGEL CITY LUXE VIDEO STUDIOS · Architecture Everest Group · Music Scott Buckley — Amberlight, Filaments (CC BY 4.0)
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