Shooting a Hotel Designed by Zaha Hadid in Dubai | Behind the Scenes

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Set in the core of the Burj Khalifa district, awaits ME Dubai. Consciously crafted to be a granted wish for all adventurous minds in search of satisfying their heart's adoration of art and contemporary culture. It was first designed by the late architectural icon, Zaha Hadid back in 2007, but officially opened in March of 2020.

We were passionate about honoring Hadid's only hotel design in our work by capturing the lively detailing found in her vivid art aesthetic and design style. Showcasing this through a traveler's eyes by incorporating the different hotel facilities set in the business bay and utilizing models as the potential guests for shots that would bring about the view of what future visitors would get to experience for themselves.

View tech cameras assisted in filming the facades, where we used shift movements as a way of sustaining those straight lines while visually grasping the scale and proportions accurately. It was important to us to be positioned strategically to make the facade a monumental sight.

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Fuji X t-4 camera body https://amzn.to/3rbQXAk
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Leofoto Mt-03 Mini Tripod https://amzn.to/3lXt1gC
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