Wanda × FIBA Danzhai / Beijing
Sports & Live Events
China production support from Danzhai to Beijing
For this UK-agency-led Wanda FIBA project, Alchemist Films provided China production support from Danzhai in Guizhou to Beijing—assembling local crew, supporting the director and DOP, coordinating equipment and adapting the call sheet through the Beijing FIBA event phase.
- Project
- Wanda FIBA Little Champions
- Locations
- Danzhai, Guizhou; Beijing
- Format
- Sports branded documentary and live-event follow-through
- Project structure
- UK-agency-led
- Role
- China production support
Two settings
Support from Danzhai to Beijing
Local crew assembly
Alchemist Films assembled local crew for the UK-agency-led project and continued China-side coordination from the Danzhai filming into Beijing.
Director and DOP support
Supported the director and DOP as the overseas-led brief moved from regional filming in Danzhai into the Beijing event phase.
Equipment support
Coordinated production equipment for the Danzhai filming and the Beijing FIBA event follow-through.
Flexible call-sheet handling
Adapted the call sheet around regional documentary filming, then continued local support into the fixed Beijing FIBA event window.
Frames that carry the story
Production on the ground
The Danzhai phase involved regional filming in Guizhou, basketball activity and an evolving documentary schedule. Local production support kept crew, equipment and call-sheet decisions practical around real locations and community activity.
The practical task was to assemble local crew, coordinate equipment needs and keep the call sheet flexible as documentary moments unfolded.
- Regional crew coordination Alchemist Films assembled local crew and coordinated the practical needs of the Danzhai filming.
- Flexible call sheet The schedule could adapt around basketball activity and other unfolding documentary moments.
- Danzhai context Village streets, community settings and basketball activity shaped the rhythm of the regional filming.
From Danzhai to the Beijing FIBA event
The Little Champions journey begins in Danzhai and continues into the Beijing FIBA event environment. Consistent China-side support connected the regional basketball story with the fixed timetable and different production rhythm of the live-event phase.
The key production challenge was the change of rhythm: regional documentary filming and a fixed live-event timetable needed separate planning without losing the project thread.
Local continuity
China-side coordination kept crew, equipment and schedule priorities connected from Danzhai into the Beijing event phase.
Fixed event timing
The Beijing filming had to fit the set timetable of the FIBA Basketball World Cup environment.
Story connection
The film connects the Danzhai basketball story with the scale of the Beijing live-event setting.
What overseas producers need to plan
Four practical considerations for overseas producers planning regional filming and live-event work in China.
Plan regional logistics early
Confirm regional travel, participant availability and realistic filming conditions before finalising the treatment and call sheet.
Keep one production thread
Use consistent local coordination so crew, equipment, schedule and story priorities carry from Danzhai into the Beijing event phase.
Build flexibility into the call sheet
Leave room for documentary moments and regional filming conditions without losing the fixed timetable of the Beijing event phase.
Plan the event phase separately
Treat the fixed Beijing timetable as a distinct production layer rather than an extension of the regional shoot.
Related production planning: China video production support production coordination in China Beijing production support
