A founder's first office
The room where it started, stood up again from a photograph and from what people still remember of the light, the furniture and the street.
For the moments nobody filmed.
We reconstruct moments in a Singapore company's story that were never filmed, and turn them into a cinematic corporate or brand film, made with real craft. A company anniversary film for the moments nobody filmed starts from what is still here: the photograph, the interview, and the record.
Updated 6 November 2026 · Baldwin Tan, Founder
For the moments nobody filmed: Cinix reconstructs founding days, lost places and early milestones from photos and records, then shoots the people carrying the organisation forward today. The result is a cinematic corporate or brand film under one grade. Fit call first; Signature Films from SGD 6,000 after discovery.
The gap
What never made it onto film.
Most of a company's most important moments were never filmed. Opening day. The first office. A turning point people still tell over dinner. Nobody thought to bring a camera, or the tape is long gone. What survives is a photograph, a story people retell, a memory of a room.
The people and places in that memory are often the heart of a company history or a founder story. Cinix makes the film of them. What we can still film, we shoot for real. What we cannot, we reconstruct from the record you still have.
Reel 1 · Concept
The photo is all that's left.
- In today's office, at dusk, a founder of about 68 finds a faded 1994 print on her desk.
- The photograph comes alive, and we push into it. A 1994 Singapore shophouse office: a ceiling fan, timber louvred shutters, a steel desk, a fax machine and a rotary phone.
- It is 1994. The young founder, about 28, is opening the office. Nobody thought to film it.
It wasn't lost.
From the record
What can be reconstructed.
The work stands on old photographs, interviews and records. We do not invent a company that was not there.
Opening day
The morning the doors opened. Who was in the room, what the place looked like, and what people still retell.
A first product or first client
The first thing the company made, or the first client who took a chance, from the record that is still in the drawer.
A turning point
The decision, the move, or the year the company changed direction, when someone can still walk us through it.
A place that no longer exists
A shophouse, a shop floor, a ward or a classroom that has been demolished or rebuilt past recognition.
Fit to craft
How a film like this gets made.
The same path as every Cinix film. Scope and price in writing, before we start.
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Fit call.
A 15-minute call to confirm the story and the right tier.
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Idea direction.
Taste of Cinix has no discovery fee. On the fit call we present one idea direction verbally, and the 50% deposit unlocks the script. A Signature Film starts with research and treatment, credited in full to the film if booked within 60 days.
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50% deposit + agreement.
Scope and price confirmed in writing. A 50% deposit and a written agreement book the production.
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Pre-production.
Research interviews, archive gathering and restoration, shot planning.
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Craft.
The real shoot and reconstructed scenes, then edit, sound, music and grade.
The craft is a real shoot with real people, plus crafted reconstruction for the moments that would cost too much to stage, or that can no longer be filmed. On a Signature Film, the treatment is approved before a frame is made.
Signature Film
When the story needs the archive.
A Signature Film is the enquiry for a company history, a founder story, or a brand film that has to bring back a moment nobody filmed, then shoot the people carrying the organisation today.
FROM SGD 6,000
Up to 5 weeks. Final scope and price confirmed in writing after discovery.
- Research interviews and archive gathering, with restoration of supplied photos and footage
- Story treatment and full script, approved before the shoot
- Reconstructed scenes for the moments nobody filmed, under the same direction and grade
- Real shoot days with crew, plus interviews with the people carrying the organisation forward
- Edit, licensed music, sound design and Cinix cinematic grade
- Two consolidated revisions
- Master 16:9 1080p, 90s cutdown, and three 15–30s social cuts in 9:16
Timeline: Discovery 1–2 weeks / Production 1–3 days / Post 2–3 weeks
A 3-minute story film
If the story can be told with today's people and places, Taste of Cinix is a 3-minute story film at SGD 2,888, up to 3 minutes and up to 3 weeks. The fit call tells you which one. Prices in SGD.
Corporate video Singapore · Company profile films · What it costs
Before you book.
What does Cinix mean by the moments nobody filmed?
The days that shaped a company and were never put on film. A first office, opening day, a first client, a turning point, a place that has since been demolished. What is left is a photograph, an interview, a record. We reconstruct those moments and cut them into a cinematic corporate or brand film, with real people on camera for what can still be filmed.
Can you make a founder story or company history video in Singapore from old photos?
Yes, when the photographs, interviews and records are enough to stand the scene up. If the record is too thin, we say so on the fit call. We do not invent a company that was not there, and we do not put words in the mouth of someone who is not here to say them.
How does a Signature Film start?
Book a fit call. Research and treatment, SGD 600, credited in full to your film if booked within 60 days. A 50% deposit and a written agreement then book the production. Pre-production covers research interviews, the archive and the shot plan. Then the craft: a real shoot, and crafted reconstruction for the moments that can no longer be filmed.
How much does a company anniversary video cost in Singapore?
Signature Films from SGD 6,000. Research and treatment, SGD 600, credited in full to your film if booked within 60 days. Final scope and price for a Signature Film are confirmed in writing after research and treatment. Prices in SGD.
Where does a brand film like this get used?
On the company website, in an anniversary or pitch room, and as shorter cuts for LinkedIn. A Signature Film is the route when the story needs research and reconstructed moments. The fit call is where we say whether it fits.