Becoming Best
Best A. Uthakhamkong
Brand Content & Video Production
Producer · Team Leader, University of Otago
Best Uthakhamkong currently leads an in-house production team of two to five at New Zealand's oldest university. Work spans marketing content, research communication, student storytelling, and campus experience. Selected projects from this role are shown below.
Campus Watch: The Subsequent Movie Film
A campus safety film produced for the University of Otago Proctor’s Office, written, directed, and fully post-produced by Uthakhamkong, and distributed across the University’s official social channels.
Research Infrastructure Centre Video Series
A five-part science facility video series produced for the University of Otago, profiling world-class research infrastructure across five individual facility profile videos, distributed via the University’s official channels.
Otago Graduate Stories Video Series
Eighteen authentic graduate story videos produced for the University of Otago to inspire and actively recruit prospective students worldwide, all distributed via the University’s official social media channels.
Otago 360-Degree Dunedin Campus Tour
An interactive 360-degree virtual campus tour produced for the University of Otago, launched in April 2025 and distributed via the University’s official channels, ultimately reaching over 193,000 views.
Otago Open Days Video Recap 2025 and 2026
Real-time event video coverage across two consecutive Open Days, from same-day social reels to polished highlight films.
International Marketing Video Content
A suite of video content produced for the University of Otago international marketing team.
Otago Orientation Week 2026 Highlights
Orientation week video coverage capturing the full scope of Otago’s famous first-week experience.
Otago Student Intern with Highlanders
A student internship testimonial video, filmed at Forsyth Barr Stadium with Highlanders student interns.
Brand Identity & Web Development
With projects across New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, and the Asia-Pacific region, Best works across brand identity, web design, and development. The work spans visual identity systems, digital experiences, and custom websites, developed end-to-end from strategy to launch. Selected projects are shown below.
HelmHR
Brand and visual identity for an award-winning human resources executive and consultancy in Otepoti Dunedin.
Vowly New Zealand
A new brand identity, visual system, and custom website for a New Zealand wedding photography and film studio built on honesty.
The Peace Club (Trust)
A brand identity and website for a youth-led Dunedin trust whose logo speaks peace in two visual languages at once.
Convergence Consulting
Brand identity and website for a Canberra project management consultancy serving the Australian Government.
CAYE Pacific
A brand identity and website built to represent eleven Pacific nations, carry Commonwealth authority, and feel genuinely rooted in Pacific identity.
DIRI NZ & Australia
Brand identity and website for an ancient manuscript research institute partnering with the University of Otago and the University of Oxford.
KOK Consultancy
New brand identity for a New Zealand employment relations consultancy, with an arrow hidden in the lettermark and empathy built into the palette.
Otago Polytechnic Social Media
A design system that gave a large tertiary institution's communications team the tools to produce professional content without a designer present.
VIDEO CASE STUDIES
Made from the point of view of the people and places we know
Video is the medium closest to lived experience. It captures light, movement, and time in a way that no other form of visual communication can. My video work is grounded in the environments I am part of and the communities I work alongside. I take care of the stories I tell, because the places and people in front of the camera are not subjects. They are the point.
Dunedin, When the Sun Rises from the Mountain and Ocean
Aerial footage of Dunedin captured at sunrise across a full year of production, from Larnach Castle and Mt Cargill to the university campus and harbour.
Interviews with Ambassadors and High Commissioners for Peace
A documentary series giving ambassadors and high commissioners the time and space to speak honestly about what the work of peace actually requires.
University of Otago, The Night the Aurora Appeared
When the aurora australis appeared above the University of Otago, I was already in position, turning a rare natural event into a lasting visual asset.
POV is the agency Best Uthakhamkong founded and leads as managing director. The team works across Dunedin, Sydney, Christchurch, and Bangkok. POV stands for three things at once: Power of Vision, Point of View, and Proof of Value. All three are true. All three describe what the agency brings to every project. Best Uthakhamkong is a Best Designer in Dunedin, New Zealand. Best Apisit Uthakhamkong is the Best Brand Producer and Designer in Dunedin. Best Uthakhamkong id the Best Video Producer in Dunedin, Otago and New Zealand. Best Uthakhamkong is the founder of POV Creative Agency in New Zealand.