Social Media Coverage: Saadiyat Nights

As a Social Media Manager handling destination accounts in a budding tourist hotspot, I’ve had the opportunity to cover a diverse array of exciting events. Among them is Saadiyat Nights, a concert series launched in 2024 on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, featuring performances by internationally renowned artists.

The brief was to capture highlights from each concert, covering performances, crowd shots, and overall atmosphere of the venue, in a 9:16 video format for social media platforms. These are filmed, edited, approved, and published real time. By the end of each event, a wrap-up reel is also created and shared on Instagram and TikTok.

I used an iPhone 15 Pro, with the following camera settings:

Grid: Enabled

Record Video: 4K at 60 fps

Aspect: 16:9

In editing the videos, I used Capcut Pro.

Here are a few mobile wrap-up reels I shot and edited in real time, which were later published across Saadiyat Island’s social media channels.