EMEL / Velo-City / 2019–2021

Cycle diversity.

An international event film presenting Lisbon as a cycling city, developed from pitch to delivery in two weeks.

Context
EMEL / Velo-City
My role
Creative & film direction
Scope
Concept, copy, creative direction, casting, production, film direction and editing.
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The brief

Present Lisbon as a cycling city and help promote Velo-City to an international audience. The communication needed a clear civic purpose, a sense of place and the energy of a city in motion.

My responsibility

I developed the original concept and copy, set the creative direction and led casting, production and film direction. I also edited the film. The schedule ran from pitch to delivery in two weeks, requiring the creative and production decisions to work together from the outset.

Give the work a longer life

The film was used internationally to promote the event. It later became part of the opening of the 2021 edition, when I was also commissioned to develop event-screen visuals using footage and motion graphics.

Recognition

EMEL won the video category at the APCE 2020 awards with Velo-City. The client’s published record confirms the award.

Team & credits

Client: EMEL. Event: Velo-City. Concept, copy, creative direction, production, film direction and editing: Richard F. Coelho, with the production crew and client team. The event’s identity is credited to its respective creators.

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