IFPL x Electra Airways Refit Documentary
Our team travelled out to Bulgaria to show exactly what goes into the retrofit of an A320.
A single shoot; A year’s worth of content.
IFPL approached us with a rare opportunity. One of their clients, Electra Airways, was retrofitting an Airbus A320 and granted full access to the entire process, including the installation of IFPL's Cobalt Spectrum lighting system.
Both sides recognised this access wouldn't come around twice, so rather than producing a single film, we built a content strategy designed to serve the brand for years to come.
The centrepiece was a hero documentary, drawing perspectives from IFPL, Electra Airways, Acro Aircraft Seating, and Airbus themselves, who were directly involved in the design. At the heart of the film was the strip-out and refit of the aircraft, captured through our timelapse expertise to give full cinematic weight to the scale of the work. Alongside the hero film, we produced a full suite of supporting content: demonstration and training films, and even a blooper reel.
Because this was a joint effort between two brands, every piece of content was built to work for both. We produced standalone films specifically for Electra Airways, ensuring their story was told on its own terms, not folded into IFPL's.
We backed the films with a full stills library, giving both companies a lasting set of marketing assets beyond the films themselves.
Years on, the work is still earning its keep, regularly appearing in brochures, at trade shows, and across social platforms.
“We hired Proper Films on a recommendation for a unique project in Bulgaria. The filming was conducted in an air hanger in an active airport which presented many challenges due to the noise and congestion of the environment. They were incredibly professional, reliable and flexible, they gained some fantastic timelapses of an A320 being retrofitted as well as video content and interviews which went into several high-quality films for our marketing use and in support of our client. They managed all of this simultaneously across a week long shoot. We would highly recommend Proper Films for their quality, experience and detailed approach!”
- Claire Sixsmith | Commercial Director | IFPL