Academi / Bangor Universitybangor summer ball 2025
scroll for the storythe brief
An aftermovie for a university ball is its own genre: not a documentary, not a music video, but a memory capsule. You’re not covering the event as news. You’re capturing the feeling of being there—the getting-ready nerves, the lighting dropping, the moment the room lets go.
Ash James at Bangor University commissioned Mona Digital to deliver exactly that: an edit that starts with backstage anticipation and ends at the confetti drop, from the summer ball at Pontio. It was the second year running—the prior year’s ball included an Eminem tribute act. Continuity helps.
the approach
The aftermovie arc writes itself: you open before the doors, you close when the night is at its most released. What fills the middle is rhythm. Crowd cuts, performer cuts, intimacy cuts, building from controlled anticipation to uncontrolled end. The music drives the tempo; the edit drives the emotion.
Knowing the venue, knowing the energy, knowing how a Bangor University ball crowd behaves by the final hour—that accumulated knowledge from the prior year is what separates an event video that people watch back from one they skip.
the making
Supernova Oasis headlined the 2025 ball. The aftermovie covered backstage through to performance, crowd through to close. The edit was built to make someone who was there feel it again, and someone who wasn’t feel like they missed something.
The strongest indicator the edit worked: Joe Birchley from Supernova Oasis reached out independently after the film was posted—unsolicited—to say it looked “awesome” and to ask for performance footage. Headlining acts don’t write in when the video is ordinary.
the outcome
The film was commissioned by Bangor University (Ash James, [email protected]). It was distributed on YouTube and across event social channels. Supernova Oasis described it as “especially well-produced” in their follow-up message. A student also emailed separately asking for the group photo from the night—an aftermovie that people come back to is one that captured something true.
the meaning
For the students who were there, the aftermovie is the thing they share when they want to show someone what that night was. For Bangor University, it’s the promotional asset that builds the case for next year’s ball. Both jobs are different, and both have to be served by the same four minutes.
The unsolicited message from the headlining act is the best kind of outcome: not a client email, not a review, just a band seeing the film posted and writing in because it was worth writing in about.
watch the reel
A short-form vertical cut of this project — designed for Instagram, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
“Just seen the post you’ve done with the compilation video of the SUMMER BALL and it looks awesome.”
— Joe Birchley, Supernova Oasis (headlining act), unsolicited post-publication email
credits
- Direction, Filming & Edit
- Dafydd Weightman, Mona Digital
- Headlining act
- Supernova Oasis (Joe Birchley)
- Client
- Ash James, Bangor University
- Venue
- Pontio, Bangor University
- Commissioned by
- Bangor University
questions about this film
Who filmed the Bangor Summer Ball 2025?
The Bangor Summer Ball 2025 aftermovie was produced by Mona Digital—directed, filmed and edited by Dafydd Weightman—and commissioned by Bangor University. It was shot and edited as a single event film covering backstage through to the confetti drop at Pontio, Bangor.
Who headlined the Bangor Summer Ball 2025?
Supernova Oasis headlined the 2025 Bangor University Summer Ball at Pontio. Their vocalist, Joe Birchley, contacted Mona Digital independently after the film was posted—describing it as “awesome” and requesting performance footage.
Does Mona Digital film university and student events?
Yes. Event and occasion film is part of the Mona Digital portfolio, including university balls, graduation ceremonies, conference aftermovies and music events. Bangor University is a returning client; Mona Digital also filmed the prior year’s summer ball.
What is an aftermovie and how long does it take?
An aftermovie is a short cinematic edit capturing the atmosphere and highlights of a live event—typically 3–5 minutes, edited for sharing on social and event channels. For a university ball, the usual turnaround is 3–7 days post-event. Contact Mona Digital for current availability.
