ARCHITECTURE
process driven visuals for designers
We’ll handle all phases of project coverage for you.
Pre-Production
Clients come in all sizes, needs, and timelines. Planning, creative or logistical, helps achieve your goals on game day.
What we do:
Pre-Viz Coordination
Locations + Scouting
Concepting + Storyboarding
Script + Copywriting
Talent Casting
Hair + Makeup
Production
Our crew comes ready to roll and can manage all aspects of production while clients sit back and review.
What we do:
Drone + Helicopter Coverage
Architectural Photography
Architectural Videography
Site Documentation
Construction Timelapse
Stock Footage Licensing
Post Production
With our in-house team of photo, video, and VFX editors we’ll get things dialed in for your next design presentation.
What we do:
Photo + Video Editing
Social Media Content
360 Photo + Video
Virtual Tours
3D Rendering
3D Animation
Deliverables
We deliver your marketing content when and where you need them.
What we deliver :
Architectural Photography
Backplate Images
Social Media Content
Lifestyle Videos
Narrative Videos
360 VR + Virtual Tours
3D Assets
featured
Spotlight | Parke MacDowell
mini-docs on architecture + design
A Mini Documentary Series
for and about architects
RELEASE 01 | Parke MacDowell
Our team loves the challenge of short and long-form documentaries. With a mini-documentary, we can delve deeper into the process of a designer, artist, or firm and bring out the voices that stipple its story.
This first “Spotlight” looks at the work of Parke MacDowell, an architect and fabricator with a passion for community improvement and placemaking.
We speak the language of architects and designers.
Above Summit is a team of experienced and passionate visual storytellers. We’re a one-stop-shop for creative content.
Founders, Jovan and Emilie, studied and began their careers in architecture and development.
Director of Operations, Juan Navarro, spent the better part of 15 years building physical and 3D models for many of Boston’s leading firms and developers.
Let’s make content we’ll love.
Our team can provide turnkey creative direction and production services for practices of all sizes, partnering with architecture and firms that think boldly.
Experience
10+ years
in business
Clients
800+
productions
Drone Ops
Part 107
FAA licensed
Insurance
$5m+
drone + prod
HELICOPTER COVERAGE
helicopter photography + helicopter video
360 VR + VIRTUAL TOURS
immersive + interactive 360 content
3D Rendering + Animation
visual content at any stage in design
VFX Backplate Compositing
drone + helicopter cinematography
VFX Greenscreen Content
in-studio + on-location greenscreens
CONTEXT
fly-thrus, walk-thrus + POIs, places + people
Charlesgate Realty | MIRA
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MIRA is a development in East Boston and a stone’s throw from Logan Airport. No problem! Above Summit has an FAA authorization for it.
We combined helicopter, drone and ground work to establish context and community.
Boston Public Library | FPV Copley
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As part of a virtual tour or a one-take fly-thru, FPV drones provide unparalleled perspective.
Our seasoned FPV drone crew flew lines inside and out, grazing architecturally rich details as no other camera can.
One75 Federal | Proposed Retail
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One75 Federal is situated prominently at the end of the Greenway, in Dewey Square, with plenty of foot traffic from South Station.
We provided helicopter, drone and ground coverage as well as 3D animations in post.
Taj Boston | Location is Everything
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Taj Boston, formerly the Ritz, is a prominent commercial asset directly across from the Boston Garden in the heart of Back Bay.
Location, retail and other POIs were the focus on this commercial real estate video.
LIFESTYLE
activating design and placemaking
The Dolben Company | The Q
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You can’t go wrong with a talented group of models when showcasing gorgeous views and shared amenities.
Our lifestyle photography and videography for The Q brings out the best in communal design.
American Campus | Lightview
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With a group of young talent, we activated various shared amenities in this gorgeous student residence at Northeastern University.
Given the big sell were the views, our drone operator brought out the skyline money shot.
Davis Companies | The Reserve
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A lot of prep goes a long way when covering a lot of ground in a day. The Reserve offers a range of outdoor and indoor amenities.
Lead by our talented producer, our crew and talent kept up with the fast paced schedule.
Claremont | Hilton Garden Inn
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Claremont came to us for a lifestyle piece commemorating their latest development, Hilton Garden Inn Boston.
Combined with a ribbon cutting, we created a video that celebrates their growth.
Charlesgate Realty | BRIX Salem
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Brix Salem is a new development in a quintessential coastal new england town with a lot of character and retail offerings.
With construction underway, for this piece we turned to our client’s contextual priorities.
NARRATIVE
stories told by the people behind them
a Blade of Grass | Our People
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A Blade of Grass is a landscape design, installation and maintenance company with exceptional staff.
This video showcases just that, serving as both a promotional and recruitment tool.
Trustees | One Waterfront
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The Trustees manage over 120 miles of shoreline with a mission to conserve natural and historic places in Massachusetts.
With One Waterfront, they revisit their roots in Boston during the era of climate change.
Related Beal | NAIOP
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Boston staple, Beal, teamed up with NY powerhouse Related and needed a video to redefine their brand and its diverse team.
Our video introduced Related Beal, 2018 NAIOP Distinguished Real Estate Award recipient.
Worcester Sand & Stone | History
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The community reacts when a family-owned business as invested in its community as Worcester Sand & Stone is changes ownership.
GFI Partners knew they wanted to reinforce that commitment when taking the reins.