Find the human layer
The camera looked for concentration, reactions, whiteboards, screens, and the small signals that make a technical room feel alive.
Ethereum Foundation / events
Devconnect CTF event film
A technical builder competition edited so people outside the room could feel the energy and stakes.
Devconnect CTF event recapFilm details
The brief
What went into it.
The CTF room was dense, technical, and easy to misunderstand from the outside. The film needed to feel alive without losing the builder detail.
Around's role
Captured the room, interviews, b-roll, and human beats, then edited a concise community film.
The finished work
A polished recap that gave organizers, players, and supporters a shareable artifact after the event ended.
Event video productionBehind the film
Decisions that shaped the cut.
Make the niche legible
The edit kept the technical atmosphere without requiring the viewer to understand every challenge.
Keep it quick enough to share
The final piece was paced for community distribution, giving organizers a credible artifact that still moved fast enough for the feed.
