The BKL film

Why our customers sleep better.

You can always rely on BKL. In our corporate film in cinema quality, we go high up: on a job with two large cranes, full of thrills, at night and in downtown Frankfurt. And with a surprising twist.

GERMAN BUSINESS FILM AWARD 2022.

The video “Why our customers sleep better” made it into the top three against more than 70 submissions in the “Business well presented” category.

The German Business Film Award is one of the oldest German film awards. It is awarded annually by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection. The aim of the competition is to deepen the public’s knowledge of economic interrelationships. The award ceremony took place on October 25 at the Tipi am Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin.

This is how the BKL film came about.

From the rehearsal in Munich to the final shoot in Frankfurt: Here you can find out how the filming of “Why our customers sleep better” went.

Making-of.

How were the spectacular shots taken? With a real mobile crane operation at a height of around 55 meters, of course. The filming required careful planning, maximum safety, a great deal of concentration and a sure instinct – as with every one of our crane projects. Because no matter how high you want to go, you’ll sleep better with us.

Rehearsal in Munich.

Before filming, we rehearsed with the stunt team at the Munich location. The detailed planning paid off. Because the equipment used proved its worth.

Making-of zum BKL Film: Erste Probe in München

Shooting at the hotel in downtown Frankfurt.

Making-of zum BKL Film: Die Dreharbeiten in einem Hotel in Frankfurt — Professionelle Kameratechnik für tolle Aufnahmen.

Making-of zum BKL Film: Die Dreharbeiten an einem Hotel in Frankfurt — Die beiden Autokrane in Aktion vor dem Hotel.

Making-of zum BKL Film: Aufbau der Krane am Drehort — Aufbau der LTM 1450-8.1 und des MK 140 vor dem Gebäude.

BKL machines in use:

Two LTM 1450-8.1 mobile cranesequipped with a hook height of around 65 meters.
A MK 140 mobile construction crane with 45 degree incline as a lighting and safety crane.
Several trucks and BF3 vehicles for the provision of mobile cranes at the hotel.

Further filming.

At the Frankfurt site, the team showed great dedication in filming operations planning, workshop shots, loading work and the mobile cranes moving out to work on the hotel. The crane fitters, who were filmed assembling a tower crane, also showed their full commitment. The final image shows our tower crane solution with a total of twelve BKL tower cranes on the major construction site for Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport.

Szene aus dem BKL Film: Autokran auf dem Weg zum Einsatz

9 Locations. 700 Cranes. Endless possibilities.

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