At a glance
- Time-lapse video of a whole new build, from demolition to handover
- Drone footage before and after each stage of the build
- Photos of the finished homes, the team on site and Terry’s headshots
- A 3D virtual tour of the finished home
Who Phoenix Construction are
Phoenix Construction Herts is a building firm with over 20 years’ experience. They build new homes, extensions and loft conversions, renovate houses and lay patios and driveways across Hertfordshire. A lot of their work is in and around St Albans.
I met Terry Scotchett through Steve Johnston at Divine Designs. Since then I’ve filmed and photographed lots of Phoenix projects, so Terry has a full record of each build to use on his website, on social media and with his clients.
3D virtual tour of the finished home
This new build is in Marshalswick, St Albans. Phoenix knocked down the old house and built this one from the ground up. Once it was finished I made a 3D tour so you can walk round it yourself.
Click anywhere in the tour to move around or use the dollhouse view to see the whole house at once. Look out for the tags on the bar and the boot room.
Time-lapse of the whole build in under three minutes
I put time-lapse cameras up before the old house came down and left them there until handover. About once a month I went back to collect the footage and flew the drone before and after each stage, so you can watch the house go up from the ground and from the air.
Terry used the monthly updates to keep his clients in the loop, post progress on social media and keep a record of the build.
Photos of the work and the team
I photograph Phoenix’s finished homes for their website and social media. I’ve also photographed Terry’s team at work on site, so people can see who’ll be building their home.
Terry had new headshots too, so he’s got up-to-date photos for his website and social media.
You can see more in the Phoenix Construction gallery.
Getting the content where it’s needed
Terry’s busy running builds and doesn’t have time to upload photos and videos himself. So I introduced him to Chloe Briggs at Fifteen Three Digital, who built his website. I also introduced him to Megan at FJ Digital, who looks after Phoenix’s Instagram.
Chloe and Megan both have access to the gallery, so they can download new photos, videos and tours whenever they need them. Terry can share them with his clients too.
Have a look at the Phoenix Construction Herts website to see more of their work.
Could this work for your builds?
If you’re a builder in Hertfordshire and you’d like your projects recorded like this, I can put up time-lapse cameras, fly the drone, take the photos and make a 3D tour at the end. Get in touch and we can talk it through.