Tuborg Open Clean Bandit × Henry Lau Beijing
Music & Live Events
Music and celebrity production support in Beijing
For Tuborg Open Beijing, Alchemist Films provided China-side production support for an overseas-led branded music documentary with Clean Bandit and Henry Lau. The Beijing brief connected locations, local crew and equipment, permissions, cultural access, talent logistics and fan-event filming across two shoot days.
- Project
- Tuborg Open Beijing
- Format
- Branded music documentary and fan-experience gig
- Agency / production
- Grey London / Archer’s Mark
- Role
- China production service company
- Location / shoot
- Beijing, China / two shoot days
What Alchemist handled on the ground
Beijing location scouting and access
Researched practical Beijing settings across music, cultural and hospitality environments, then supported recce decisions and access planning.
Beijing crew and equipment coordination
Coordinated China-side crew, camera-support options, lighting, grip and other local production resources for the overseas-led team.
Studios, cultural locations and contributors
Developed studio options and coordinated access to Beijing opera performance, backstage activity and traditional musicians within the film schedule.
Production scheduling and location logistics
Built recce, preparation, unit-movement and shoot-day logistics around multiple Beijing locations and the two-day production window.
Permissions and consents
Supported the location permissions, production consents and practical risk planning needed to move the documentary through real Beijing environments.
Talent logistics and live-event support
Planned talent movement, security and local coordination around the studio jam session and the concluding fan-experience gig.
Music, culture and Beijing on screen
Beijing as a production landscape
The story moved through performance, studio and cultural settings rather than treating Beijing as a single establishing shot. Each location needed to work for the film while remaining practical for talent, crew, permissions and unit movement.
Location sourcing connected the contemporary music story with recognisable Beijing environments and traditional performance culture.
- Cultural access with production reality Opera performance and backstage filming required access, timing and contributor coordination—not just a visually strong location.
- Studios built around the artists Studio choices had to support the planned jam session, instruments, talent movement and the technical needs of the overseas-led unit.
- Beijing movement between scenes Street, restaurant, studio and performance settings were planned as one workable journey across the production schedule.
From studio jam to fan experience
The production moved from a controlled studio session to a time-bound live fan experience, requiring a different rhythm for access, security and capture.
Controlled music space
The studio phase allowed the artists, instruments and camera team to shape the collaborative performance within a planned technical environment.
Talent movement and security
Transport, access routes and security planning connected the artists’ studio work with the public-facing fan experience.
Fixed event timing
The fan-experience gig introduced a live timetable, audience movement and fewer opportunities to reset than the studio session.
What overseas producers need to plan
Four practical considerations for overseas teams planning music, celebrity and live-event production in China.
Validate cultural access early
Confirm the location, performer, backstage, filming and consent requirements before the treatment depends on a cultural setting.
Plan studios around the performance
Match the room, instruments, sound needs, power, access and shooting space to what the artists and camera team will actually do.
Separate talent and crowd routes
Design arrivals, holding, security and exits around both the filming plan and the audience environment of the live event.
Connect the call sheet across locations
Build realistic Beijing travel, loading and reset time between street, restaurant, studio, cultural and event environments.
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