HSH Group

Projects: Peninsula London, Perspectives & The Quail
Format: Documentary, Commercial, Social
Role: Camera Operator & 2nd Unit DOP
Director: Francisco Guerrero
Commissioner: HSH Group / Studio Guerrero
Camera: Sony FX3 & FX 6 + G Masters
Tracking: Tilta Hydra Alien Arm + RS3 Gimbal

This body of work for The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Group spans documentary, commercial and event coverage, filmed across four years and multiple continents. Much of the project centred on supporting director Francisco Guerrero as a camera operator and 2nd Unit DOP on the global Perspectives campaign, providing technical and logistical continuity across key locations. Filming took place at The Peninsula’s landmark properties and surrounding cities — from Manhattan and Beverly Hills to Chicago, Paris and Istanbul — capturing everything from street-level vehicle tracking shots with a classic Citroën 2CV to character-led moments inside each hotel. The final commercial premiered at the opening of The Peninsula London, earning an enthusiastic reception that included praise from Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.

Running in parallel was a long-form documentary charting the construction of The Peninsula London from excavation to completion. The project offered rare access to the makers, artists and craftspeople who shaped the hotel’s identity, with filming taking place everywhere from English vineyards and London studios to artisan workshops, museums and the Royal Drawing School. Edited extracts were used throughout the build-up to the hotel’s launch, while the completed film now forms part of the group’s historical archive and in-room entertainment.

Alongside these projects, Car Week in Monterey offered a very different kind of assignment. Filming on site at The Quail Lodge provided a close-up look at one of the automotive world’s most celebrated gatherings — complete with a lap of Laguna Seca and the unexpected pleasure of meeting motoring legends Harry Metcalf and Jeff Gordon.