Seasons won’t wait
Spring blossoms, autumn leaves, snow and night views in one film means shooting across several seasons.
City Image Films:Your City at Its Best, No Road Closures or Waiting on Weather
A city film wants to cover everything: landscapes, the old town, new districts, industry and daily life. Shooting it the usual way means waiting for seasons and weather, filing for aerial permits and closing roads—miss one spring and you wait a year. And the result often ends up as a slideshow of landmarks.
We start by finding a thread—one person’s day, a song, a sequence of numbers—to link the places together. Landmarks are built from real local photos; seasons, night scenes and street life are generated with AI. Voiceover, music and subtitles are included, in landscape, vertical and event-screen versions.
ForCity and district publicity departments and government officesTourism and investment promotion bureausOrganizers of city-hosted forums, conferences and festivalsNew-district and area management committees
Related 2027 dates and order-by deadlines
See the full 2027 marketing calendarNational DayOct 1 (Fri)
Go live bySep 25
1–2 min film: order bySep 4
15–30 s cut: order bySep 24
Series, dramas, screens: order byJul 31
Rush production is available; timeline and price are agreed case by case.
01CHALLENGES
Where this kind of video usually gets stuck
Landmarks are hard to cover
Drones need permits, key areas need road closures, and some of the angles you want simply can’t be reached.
It turns into a slideshow
With so many places, they get lined up one after another, and viewers walk away without a sense of the city’s character.
02WHY AI
How AI solves them
Every season, day and night
The same landmark can appear in all four seasons and at any hour—no waiting, no night shoots.
Landmarks people recognize
Built from real local photos, with true outlines and proportions, so locals recognize every place.
A story to follow
A character, a song or a number sequence links the scenes, so viewers can follow and remember.
One set of footage, many uses
The same footage is cut into event-screen, website and vertical social versions—no separate productions.
03WHAT WE MAKE
What we can make
Flagship city film
Two to three minutes on the city’s history, industry and life—for the website, major meetings and exchanges.
City theme MV
Visuals set line by line to a city song, made for galas and event stage screens.
City wander shorts
A young local or a character wanders the city, linking culture, industry and daily life into one route.
Event and forum films
Openers and teasers built from city imagery for the conferences, forums and festivals you host.
04HOW IT WORKS
How it works
Each step comes to you for approval before we move on.
- STEP 01
You send the brief and photos
Your key messages, a list of must-have landmarks and districts, a few photos of each, and any existing copy.
- STEP 02
We pitch the idea and storyboards
We settle the storyline and the order of places, then turn key shots into stills for you to check likeness and tone.
- STEP 03
We generate, voice and edit
Once approved, we generate the video, add narration or a song, subtitles and sound, and cut a first draft.
- STEP 04
Revise and deliver versions
We revise to final and deliver landscape, vertical and a version made to your event screen’s ratio.
05CASES
Work we’ve done
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City & Cultural Tourism·2025
“Shang Haidian” | Haidian District Promo Video
For the Haidian District Government Office in Beijing: gardens, campuses and tech scenes set to a spring song, played on an event stage screen.
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City & Cultural Tourism·Oct–Dec 2025
Longgang Is Fun
For Longgang District’s publicity department in Shenzhen: a young woman explores concerts, an art village, labs and neighborhoods; we did storyboards, AI visuals and voiceover.
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City & Cultural Tourism·Oct 2025
Haidian Advertising Festival: Information and Innovation
Haidian Advertising Festival film: from ancient runners carrying news to the smartphone era, landing on Haidian’s industry and talent—script through edit and narration by us.
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City & Cultural Tourism·Sep 2024
AI Longgang: From One Shared Root to a Perfect-Ten Future
Our own competition entry for the Waka Awards: the numbers one to ten link Longgang’s culture, industry and life—an example of one thread carrying a whole city.
See the full case06DELIVERABLES
What you get, what you prepare
You’ll receive
- Landscape film (1080p or 4K)
- Vertical short-video version
- Big-screen version made to your venue’s ratio
- Narration or song, music and sound effects
- Chinese subtitle file, English version available
- Cover poster and key stills
Before we start
- Where it will play: screens, website, WeChat, video channels or live events
- What to say: a few lines, a brochure or existing copy
- What you have: photos, logo, past videos and references
- Launch date and rough length
For process, pricing and revisions, see Process & Pricing.
07FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Without a shoot, will the city look fake?
- Landmarks and streets are built from real local photos with true outlines. If you have aerial or live footage, send it and we’ll cut it in with the AI shots.
- Can every district be included?
- Yes. We list every must-have district and landmark at the start, check them one by one at the storyboard stage, and fill any gaps before generating video.
- How long does a film take?
- For a 1–2 minute film, the first cut usually takes about a week once materials are in. For longer films or fixed event dates, tell us early and we’ll plan backward. Rush production is available; timeline and price are agreed case by case.
- Can you make foreign-language versions?
- Yes. Narration, subtitles and on-screen text can be switched to English and other languages—useful for sister-city exchanges and overseas promotion.
Don’t see your need? Message us
Listed here is what we’ve done and what people ask most. For other industries or uses, add us on WeChat and send a one-line brief—we’ll reply with an approach and quote within 1–2 working days.
Page updated 2026-10-24