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Ground A, the front elevation mark
Pull the anchor log first. Same spot, same height, same lens as the baseline. If the mark is gone, use the reference photo and the fixed landmark to re-find it before shooting anything else.
Every visit: tab 1 first, then whichever phase you are on. The anchors take ten minutes and they are the reason the sequence works. Two things here cannot be recovered if missed, the tendon grid (pour morning, before concrete) and the stressing (days later, sub-hour window, short notice). Tab 6 is entirely optional, the build carries the story without anyone on camera. Scope, phases and what gets delivered live on the project page.
1 · Anchors
⏱ 15–20 min0/5 captured
Must-get shots
02
Ground B, C, D, the other three marks
Same discipline. Four positions, full rotation. Ten minutes, and they are the entire reason the sequence works.
03
Drone hero, re-fly the logged coordinates
Lat/lon, altitude AGL, heading, gimbal pitch, straight off the log. Not close. The same.
04
Drone nadir, same altitude as baseline
Gimbal -90 degrees, centered on the footprint. Altitude has to match or the comparison breaks.
05
Update the log with anything that moved
If a mark got destroyed and you re-established it, write down where the new one is.
2 · Foundation & pour
⏱ 2–3 hrs0/8 captured
Must-get shots
01
The post-tension cable grid, before any concrete
The highest-value frame on the whole build. Wide, close, top-down. Buried permanently the moment the first truck starts. If you get one thing on pour day, get this.
02
Tendon detail, sheathing, chairs, edge anchors
The anchor plates at the slab edge are what the jack grabs at Phase 3. Shoot them now so the stressing footage makes sense in the cut.
03
The 4ft footers, depth with scale in the trench
Tape lowered in, or a boot. Not from standing height. Four feet means nothing without something a viewer knows the size of.
04
Stone base, delivered, spread, compacted
The material change from raw earth. Reads clearly and costs nothing to grab.
05
Trucks arriving, chute or pump in position
The scene-setter. One clean wide of the truck backing in earns the sequence.
06
Concrete moving, placement, screed, float
Low, close, safe. Wet concrete has weight on camera. The screed and float is the most satisfying motion of the foundation.
07
Drone nadir across the pour as it fills
Same altitude, two or three passes through the pour so the edit can show the slab filling in. Watch battery against the window.
08
Finished wet slab, before anyone walks it
The clean plate. Nadir plus a ground wide from the front anchor.
3 · Stressing
⏱ 45–60 min0/4 captured
Must-get shots
01
Anchors, cured slab
The slab as a finished object, from the logged positions.
02
The hydraulic jack on the cable end
The actual stressing. Jack seated on the anchor, cable under load. Rarest footage on the build.
03
Elongation marks / gauge reading
The measurement that proves the tension is right. Close, clean, legible.
04
Cutting the tails, patching the pockets
The finishing move. Ends the foundation sequence.
4 · Steel & conduit
⏱ 60–90 min0/6 captured
Must-get shots
01
Anchors, steel against the baseline frames
This is where it lands. Vertical steel in the identical frame as bare dirt.
02
Drone orbit, same path as the baseline
Re-fly the logged orbit. The building growing inside an identical move is what makes the comparison look engineered rather than lucky.
03
Steel going vertical, the lift, the set, the fasten
First members standing is a one-time moment per bay. Be there for the first one.
04
Conduit and low-voltage before the skin closes
The idea the company was founded on, wiring planned before the walls close. Nobody else can show it because nobody else does it. Get it clean and get it explained.
05
Connections and detail, plates, bolts, fasteners
All-steel, no wood post-frame. The connections are the craftsmanship layer here.
06
Crew working, and the volume once it reads as a space
People inside the structure is the scale cue. First time the inside is a room instead of a slab.
5 · Finished
⏱ 90–120 min0/6 captured
Must-get shots
01
Anchors, matched to baseline, matched light
The payoff. Pull the log, re-fly and re-stand it exactly, and get as close to the baseline light as the calendar allows.
02
The court, surfacing, lines, clear span
The reason the building exists. Wide enough to show the span, close enough to show the finish.
03
The lounge and everything else as built
Whatever the interior turned into. Finish-heavy, photographs best, and it is what sells the next one.
04
Interior walkthrough, one continuous move
Pocket 3 gimbal walk, entrance through the space. One clean take beats five cut together.
05
Hero exterior at golden hour
The frame that goes everywhere. Best light on the calendar, not the light you happen to have.
06
Side-by-side check on site before leaving
Pull the baseline frames up on the phone and compare. If an anchor drifted, you are standing right there.
6 · On camera
⏱ if he wants to0/5 captured
Optional
01
What is going up here
30-60 seconds, conversational, no script. Works at any phase, standing on the slab is as good as standing in the finished court.
02
Why post-tension, and why the footers go this deep
Let him be technical. This is the clip that pays off the tendon grid and the stressing footage. Verify any code or structural claim before it publishes.
03
Why the conduit goes in before the skin closes
The idea the business was founded on. If he will say it on camera, it is the single most differentiating thing on the whole build.
04
Voice only, no face
The fallback if he does not want to be seen. Record him talking while you shoot the steel. Works as voiceover over the visuals and costs him nothing.
05
B-roll of him walking the site
Only if he is already on camera. Cutaways to cover the audio.
Milestone capture plan
One build, six inspectable decisions
Capture the same camera position at every milestone and connect the finished building to the use established at the start.
1 · Intended use
What the building needs to support and why clear span, circulation or storage matters for this owner.
2 · Site constraints
Document slope, rock, drainage and access as observed project inputs, not engineering conclusions.
3 · Size and openings
Show how footprint, door locations and openings connect to the intended use.
4 · Quote boundaries
State what this project’s number includes and excludes before anyone signs. Avoid vague starting-price content.
5 · Frame-up and craft
Use the locked angle plus one verified construction detail that can be explained accurately.
6 · Finished use
Return to the original need and show how the completed building supports it.