Film to be
felt.

Cinematic real estate & construction media · Victoria, BC

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Filming now · SafeBuild · Saanich Renovation · Day 3 of 12 · interior framing
Verified human · AI-optimized Every Silent Story film is captured by a real cinematographer on a real job site — no synthetic footage, no AI-generated b-roll. The entire site is built for the new generation of answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) that cite verified sources. Read the practice →
Tracking · covering · partnered with
Transport Canada RPASAdvanced Operations certified
$5M
Fully insured$5M commercial liability
48h
Fixed quoteWithin 48 hours of call
10d
Delivery10 business days, three aspect ratios
FILM TO BE FELT.
A studio promise · Victoria, BC
Manifesto

Most construction video is documentation.
We make it story — so the builders of Canada own the narrative of what they put in the ground.

Latest · YouTube

Always something on the cutting room floor.

New films drop here the moment they ship to @silentstorybc — auto-refreshed every ten minutes.

Services

Real estate & construction videography — productized.

Six packages built for how builders and realtors actually work — recurring where it matters, one-off when it counts.

01

Aerial Progress Retainer

Monthly drone visit, edited 60–90s reel plus photo set. The easiest way to show your site rising.

From $1,500 / month
02

Aerial Progress Pro

Bi-weekly visits, longer reel, expanded photo library. For marquee projects that deserve closer coverage.

From $2,800 / month
03

Long-Term Time-Lapse

4K camera installed on site. Monthly edit plus a final sizzle at topping-out. The story, foundation to flag.

$2,500 setup + $600 / mo
04

Project Completion Film

2–4 minute cinematic hero film for the finished build. Your best future-sales weapon.

From $6,500
05

Social Reel Package

Four short-form vertical reels every month for LinkedIn and IG. Authority, on repeat.

From $1,250 / month
06

Testimonial · Safety · Recruitment

Single-day shoot. Owner interview, trades recruitment, or site safety. Cinematic, not corporate.

From $3,500
Recent Work

The sites we've set to film.

Case studies updated after every project. Next three are already in production.

Interior framing — light meets the build 01
Construction Film · Saanich, BC

Interior framing — light meets the build

Hillside foundation — structural form 02
Foundation Work · Saanich, BC

Hillside foundation — structural form

First dig — excavator and ground 03
Site Excavation · Saanich, BC

First dig — excavator and ground

Custom build — trades on site 04
Trade Crew · Vancouver Island

Custom build — trades on site

Framing nails — light through the structure 05
Interior Detail · Saanich, BC

Framing nails — light through the structure

Full case studies publish at project completion. Request the private reel for live footage, or book a site visit to see what we're capturing right now.

The Process

Four steps. No theatre.

From first call to final delivery — predictable, contracted, cinematic.

01 · Discover

We learn the build.

One 20-minute call. We understand the project, the audience, the timeline. You get a fixed quote in 48 hours.

02 · Shoot

On site, precisely.

RPAS Advanced certified, fully insured, site-safety oriented. We show up, capture, and get out — no disruption.

03 · Craft

We build the story.

Color, sound, pacing. Every cut survives our three-question test: Who's the hero? What's the tension? What's the reveal?

04 · Deliver

Ready to ship.

Three aspect ratios — vertical for social, square for LinkedIn, horizontal for web and boardrooms. Delivered in 10 business days.

About

We came here to film what matters.

Silent Story is a boutique construction and real estate media studio on Vancouver Island. We film job sites and properties the way cinematographers film cinema — because Canada's builders and realtors deserve more than a shaky phone clip to show for what they put in the ground.

We're drone pilots, cinematographers, editors. We don't do weddings. We don't do pets. We film construction and real estate. That's the whole discipline.

From Victoria, to the Lower Mainland, and soon across British Columbia — we're building the cinematic record of what Canada is building and selling.

Deloar Hossain · "Dh Lovelu"
Founder · Cinematographer · Drone Pilot
10+
Years behind the lens
150+
Projects filmed across Canada
BD→CA
Bangladesh to Vancouver Island
RPAS
Licensed drone cinematography
Founder's Note

The frame that started everything.

I'm Deloar Hossain — most people know me as Dh Lovelu. I'm a film-school graduate specialized in cinematography, and I've been pointing a camera at stories that matter since before I knew what else to do with my hands.

Back in 2013, right after graduation, I founded my first company — Rawfilm — and spent the next decade shooting TV commercials, documentaries, brand films, and more than 150 real estate videos across two continents. I learned something on every single one of them: the shot that matters is the one that makes someone feel something.

Then I came to Canada with a camera, a hard drive, and a suspicion that the best stories in this country were being built — literally — without anyone stopping to film them properly.

That's why Silent Story exists. That's why our promise is Film to be felt.

Today we point all of that craft at two industries — construction and real estate. The cranes, the concrete, the homes, the crews and the realtors who are rewriting skylines from Victoria to Vancouver. If you're building it or selling it, we're here to film it the way it deserves to be seen.

— Deloar Hossain (Dh Lovelu)

Trusted by builders

What developers say after the first cut.

Cinematic work is a relationship business. Here's what our builder-partners have said about working with Silent Story.

The aerial cut landed the day before our investor meeting. It made the entire pitch. We'd been describing the site for months — Silent Story made them feel it in ninety seconds.

Director of Development
Multi-family residential
Victoria, BC
70-unit mid-rise · aerial progress retainer

Professional on site, disciplined around our crews, and the edit came back better than we briefed for. We're on a monthly retainer now — it's the easiest marketing decision we've made this year.

Project Manager
Custom home builder
Vancouver Island
Estate build · time-lapse + completion film

We've worked with drone operators before. Silent Story is the first team that understood the story we wanted told, not just the shots we asked for. Rare combination — pilot and filmmaker.

Marketing Director
Residential developer
Lower Mainland
Presale launch · social reel package
FAQ

The questions builders actually ask.

Are you certified and insured for active construction sites?
Yes. Transport Canada RPAS Advanced Operations certified, with $5M commercial liability coverage. We carry certificates on every shoot and can issue a COI to your project office within 24 hours of booking.
How do you handle site safety and crew disruption?
We attend your site-specific orientation, wear appropriate PPE, coordinate with the superintendent on flight windows, and work around — not through — active trades. Most aerial visits are complete in under 90 minutes on site.
How many revision rounds are included?
Two rounds of revisions on every deliverable, plus a final polish pass. Every package includes a written scope before shoot day, so we're editing to an agreed creative direction — not guessing.
What formats do I get?
Every final deliverable ships in three aspect ratios: vertical (9:16) for Instagram and TikTok, square (1:1) for LinkedIn, and horizontal (16:9) for web, YouTube, and boardroom presentations. Raw files and a branded intro/outro are included on request.
Do you own the footage, or do I?
You do. Every contract transfers a perpetual, unlimited commercial usage licence to your company on final payment. We retain the right to use selected frames in our own portfolio unless you request otherwise in writing.
What does a typical engagement cost?
Monthly retainers start at $1,250 for social reels and $1,500 for aerial progress. Project completion films start at $6,500. Every quote is fixed — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
Is the footage you deliver verified human and AI-free?
Yes. Every Silent Story film is captured by a real human operator on a real job site, and we are rolling out C2PA Capture Provenance signing on every deliverable through 2026 so your viewers can verify the build is real. See /provenance/ for more.
The Lens

This is the gap.

Same building. Same moment. Different cinematographer. Drag the slider to feel it.

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ServingVictoria · Saanich · Langford · Oak Bay · Sidney · Nanaimo · Vancouver Island
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