A UNIQUE TAKE

Curio Collection by Hilton Hotels

A Unique idea

At the start of 2023 I got the opportunity to develop a concept for a brand content campaign for Curio Collection, part of Hilton Hotels. The brief was a simple question, “How do you capture a collection of unique hotels, each with their own personality and style and ensure they feel individual yet part of a collection”. The idea we presented back was equally as simple… ‘You don’t”. You do it by partnering with a group of creators, film makers and influencers each with their own unique style and pairing each of them with a hotel that compliments their personality.

Each creator was tasked to produce their ‘Unique Take’ film on the hotel they had been matched and briefed on. We ensured we identified a ‘creative hook’ for each hotel that the creator could latch onto and develop their film narrative around. To capture the creator process and their passion for the hotel, we would capture the ‘Creator process’, featuring behind the scenes content that documented their process and presented the hotel in a different light to that of a traditional hotel advert.

The ‘Creator process’ behind the scenes content in addition to the collection the creator’s unique take films were activated across an initial three phases of the campaign.

A UNIQUE STORY

the unique takes

Sulià House, Sardinia

Shot by Luke Jackson-Clark

Luke is a very talented photographer and film maker, and matching him with Sulià House in Sardinia seemed like the perfect choice. The hotel is renowned for its ‘golden hour’ and we thought this was an ideal creative theme to brief and work with Luke on capturing. A story on ‘light’ was a perfect way to capture the beauty of the hotel.

The behind the scenes content meant the crew and myself up at the crack of dawn (or just before) in order to capture the sunrise and document Luke’s process throughout the day.

The resulting film is a stunning depiction of the hotel and how light transitions throughout the day, complimented by a bespoke soundtrack we had composed for the collection and adapated for this film.

Le Hameau des pesquiers, france

Shot by Angela Tozzi

Le Hameau was a very different speed in comparison to Sulià House. Having landed early in the morning from the previous shoot Le Hameau was the epitome of peace. Angela was the perfect match for this serene escape into nature, her quiet and contemplative approach really came across in her film. Le Hameau for me was all about the sounds, a complete immersion into the beauty of nature with only the sea, the breeze and the local insects to break the silence.

The behind the scenes captured this also, a much slower and considered approach to documenting Angela’s process.

The unique take by Angela tells the story of the relationship between the hotel and nature and aims to transport the viewer into a multi-sensory environment.

Hagia Sofia Mansions, Istanbul

Shot by Keith Afadi

Keith is magic. His vision, creativity and approach to filming was inspiring and was great to work with.

Hagia Sofia Mansions is a breath taking spread of beautifully designed individual mansions across the old town of Istanbul which immerses you in a rich sense of culture and luxury. The hustle and bustle of the city surrounds you but the hotel feels like a hidden oasis in the vibrance.

This was the creative hook we discussed and worked with Keith to capture. Perfectly complimenting his style of film making, we captured his process as we travelled across the vast hotel complex.

His resulting film captures the true nature of the hotel and is a great representation of the feel and atmosphere of the hotel.

the unique influencers

In addition to the main creators, we also worked with social influencers who we matched to additional hotels that were better represented by an influencer’s unique take. This meant we could pair lifestyle influencers with hotels which felt more lifestyle'y and luxurious, or hotels who’s stories were focused on design and architecture we matched with influencers who’s content was focused on the same areas.

wasserturm, cologne x toby perryman-payne

hotel montera, madrid x onyi moss

A Unique Sound

In addition to the unique films produced by the creators, we commissioned a bespoke soundtrack to capture the feeling of the Curio Collection as well as having it adapted to score each of the main creator’s films. The brief to the composers was very much like the creators. Give us your unique take on a piece of music which represents a collection of individual personalities that form a collection.

Main theme

LE HAMEAU DES PESQUIERS, FRANCE - THEME

SULIA HOUSE, SARDINIA - THEME

HAGIA SOFIA MANSIONS, ISTANBUL - THEME

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