Films and photographs by Dave Cai.

Tesla Supercharging stations featuring Powerwall and Solar Roof have landed in China. This is my first full-cycle production with Tesla, which is intended to show the accessibility of Tesla's sustainable energy solutions. The video was filmed in Tibet and Shanghai.

During the shooting at Tibet, the altitude was as high as 15,000 feet, and all the crew members including myself suffered from severe altitude sickness. In this project, I participated in the scriptwriting, storyboarding, virtual location scouting, the filming in two cities, editing, and the translation for international publishing.

A foodie decided to start a road trip on the spur of the moment. He challenged himself to drive three cities on a Tesla and enjoy the local street food within one day. This video was a last-minute urgent production requirement by the Central China Marketing Team of Tesla. My team and I had no time to pre-script this video, so every scene was improvised and a significant challenge for me to edit.

From a single piece of aluminum to the world’s most sophisticated electric vehicle, this video gives the audience a glimpse of every step of manufacturing a Tesla Model Y from its highly-autonomous Giga Shanghai factory. This is by far the biggest project I participated in. In two weeks, my supervisor and I filmed seven different lines in Giga Shanghai. In post-production, I composited tons of time-lapse and organized a sheer amount of footage as DIT & editor. The video was retweeted by Elon Musk.

A commercial that highlights the state-of-the-art facility, and the craftsmanship of Tesla self-operated Bodyshop. I came up with the idea of starting the video from a toy car’s POV and then maximizing the facility's advantage, minimizing the damage on the vehicle.