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Concept to Completion

Caraway

“A Mess for Mother’s Day” — written, directed, shot, cut and finished by one team.

  • Creative direction
  • Direction
  • Food & kids
  • Editorial
  • Finishing
01 The film :40

“A Mess for Mother’s Day”

On set

02 The story

The brief

An ode to Mother’s Day for Caraway, built around the brand’s cookware — warm, funny and genuinely domestic rather than staged.

Concept to completion

This one ran end to end through us: co-creative direction and concept, then directing the shoot, then the edit and finishing. One team held the idea from the first conversation to the delivered file.

The hard part

The world’s cutest and messiest Mother’s Day breakfast means working with kids and food at the same time — and, off camera, a whole lot of cleaning products. Food styling and a patient crew did the heavy lifting.

The result

A :40 film that feels like a real family morning, with the product in the middle of it rather than presented at the camera.

Delivered
  • :40 film
  • Concept & creative direction
  • Food styling
  • Editorial, color, music & mix
03 Stills
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04 Credits

Direction & production

Director Brad Hasse
Creative Directors Jeremy Martino, Brad Hasse
Production Flying Cactus
DP Tom Chaves

On set

Food Stylist Megan O’Donnell
Gaffer Kevin Deming, Max Donato
Grip & Electric Mastershot Films
PA Craig Scott
Featuring Chloe, Hugo & Annabelle

Post

Editor Habib Awan, Brad Hasse
Color Michael Keane
Music, Sound & Mix Paul Vitolins // Audiography

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