With the swift and precise organization thanks to producer Hiroki, filming went off without a hitch. The crew arrived and production design was already setting up the areas for Ace to paint on his canvas. Taking advantage of the morning daylight spill, one of the production assistants, Jack Ho, had an idea to throw dust into the air that would refract off the light to create that authentic, old world feel of Italy. Ace worked with the Italian designers to sculpt the jewelry rings under a nice, amber-kissed lighting palette, surrounded by other old trinkets and furniture that gave the impression to the audience that the designer was creating from within his own home. Camera setup included a RED Dragon on an Easyrig that accomplished Ace and Czarah’s vision on this small, efficient, one day shoot. It was also of utmost importance to capture the the entire process, which is created in several steps orchestrated by four different people: a forger, a carver/setter, a polisher, and a quality control expert. The combined expertise of these four artists enables the jewelry to wearable pieces of art.

Prodigium tasked Hiroki to edit the project, due to his extensive background in post-production and editorial. Because of Ace and Czarah’s attention to the music, it was imperative that the slow, sweeping movement of the shots sync to the swelling and crescendo of the music that would communicate a feeling of epicness and triumph over a modernized, sterile assembly line world of jewelry design and harken back to the quaint Italian heritage of craftsmanship. Because Czarah and Ace envisioned this project to be more of a film than a commercial, the edit was extended to allow for more breathability with the shots, and to land the impressions of the long-shots longer. A drone shot sweeping over a town in Italy was placed during the peak of the crescendo, giving the video a dream-like feeling. Multiple revisions ensured quality control that fit the vision to the highest levels.

Post sound and music mix was done at MelodyGun with Hamed Hokamzadeh. With Czarah’s background as a musician, she paid crucial attention to detail along with Ace to where the music would swell up and areas where the music could dip. Nao Sato, the team’s composer, brought an excellent composition based on Ace’s inspiration from Italian opera as well as one of his favorite video games of all time, Final Fantasy 7. After a few sessions, the team had achieved the vision they wanted: producing a film that echoes Harry Kotlar’s four thematic pillars: love, passion, tenacity, and hard work.