Victoria Racing Club

A pre-Cup film for the Victoria Racing Club, shot at Flemington in the lead up to the 2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival. Golden dawn light carries it: tractors grooming the track, jockeys silhouetted against the city skyline, roses in bloom, a horse being washed down, silks going on and tables being set in the stands. Riders and racegoers share the frame before it all builds to the Cup itself, glowing on its plinth. Made with Mushroom Creative House as the intro piece for that year's Cup, it was shot in one day at Flemington on Wednesday 18 October, with an FPV drone shot to close it out. We also graded the film. The direction was for the light to move from cool to warm as the morning goes on, so the indoor scenes stay cool and the outdoor shots warm up as the sun comes over the track, pushed a little more cinematic and contrasty than regular TV content. Graded and delivered in just over a week, it went live on 31 October.