CASE STUDY
John wanted to capture the essence of a local Wailuku coffee shop. They wanted to host a place where people can have friendly conversations, drink good coffee, and listen to music with their family. Honestly the whole mood could be described in their name, Maui Coffee Attic.
We planned to capture the shop in its' daily manner, with customers enjoying the shows and the employees serving up drinks.
The shoot took roughly 2 hours altogether. It was shot on a Canon C500 paired with an Odyssey 7Q+. The promos were filmed at 4K Half Raw but were aimed for a 1080p delivery. This way we can adjust the framing in our editing phase. The lighting was a mix of natural light along with 2 LED lights to support a softer, warmer mood.
We had a lot of fun on the shoot. Scattering coffee beans and pouring liquids was oddly satisfying. We wanted to shoot macro to fully emphasize the texture and color of the menu items. Nothing gets you hungrier than the beautiful imagery of food. Well, that and starving of course.
90 seconds is a lot of time to express an idea. However, it is also a challenge to find out what goes into those 90 seconds. After the shoot we still keep in close contact to make sure the story we are telling is the story that Maui Coffee Attic wants to tell. We go through a couple of revisions to ensure the film embodies the spirit of the shop.
Another important aspect to the imagery is the music. We found an impressive musician who was willing to share his track for the video. HOHYUN(호현) is an amazing artist and his track A.E.I.O.U. was perfect for the mood.
You can listen to more of his music here:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9F27IQpsz5KUoB0Czr2rfw
The Henry's wanted a modern design that had the versatility to go on different forms of merchandise. Scalability was important. Type was important. Identifiability was important.
