CHAD INGRAHAM

CASE STUDY — 2014

SHAANXI: CHINA'S GREAT GATEWAY

Shaanxi documentary frame

Two parts on the province where the Silk Road began — 2,000 years of gateway, meeting the 21st century.

CLIENT
DISCOVERY ASIA
YEAR
2014
ROLE
CINEMATOGRAPHER
CATEGORY
TELEVISION

CONTEXT

A two-part journey through Shaanxi province with Ryan Pyle for Discovery Asia — the cradle of Chinese civilisation for more than two thousand years, home of the Terracotta Warriors and the starting point of the Silk Road, meeting its 21st-century self.

THE WORK

Heritage sites, working landscapes and modern city life shot to feel continuous with each other — one province, one visual language.

LOGISTICS

Filming permissions at protected heritage sites, drone clearances near sensitive locations, and schedules built around tourist hours at some of the most visited monuments on earth.

THE ANCIENT GATEWAY BETWEEN EAST AND WEST.

SERIES SYNOPSIS

Outcome

  • 2-PART DOCUMENTARY
  • DISCOVERY ASIA

Credits

  • CINEMATOGRAPHER — CHAD INGRAHAM
  • PRESENTER — RYAN PYLE
  • NETWORK — DISCOVERY ASIA

Watch the Shaanxi Grand Gateway (0:30)

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