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Creative production company Where the Buffalo Roam (WTBR) recently partnered with Google Brand Studio EMEA on “The Bicycling Bookseller,” a heartwarming story about Mattia Garavaglia, a local bookstore owner in Turin, Italy. The 3 ½-minute film is a story of hope and resilience navigating the pandemic as a small business owner – and how Google Maps helped make it happen.
Mattia’s dreams of owning his own bookshop were nearly shattered when Covid-19 hit. Looking for new ways to stay connected with his customers and community, he posted a photo of himself and his bike on social media with the caption, “I’ll come to you.” Within days, Mattia was hand-plotting 50 delivery points around the city and spending hours on his bike. With the help of Google Maps, he was able to efficiently navigate the quickest bike routes and deliver more books in half the time. In the true spirit of camaraderie, Mattia also partnered with another local business, NORA Book & Coffee, to help extend their reach even further.
For Where the Buffalo Roam and Google Brand Studio EMEA, which have worked together on several international shorts, the goal with Mattia’s story was to zero in on the idea of overcoming adversity -- a theme that would not only resonate during the pandemic but also far beyond it. When the shoot commenced, Zames and McMurry kept the cameras rolling as they followed Mattia traversing Turin on his bicycle. They also incorporated a catalogue of street footage from the initial lockdown shot by a local videographer named Erik Kinoglaz, with WTBR Editor Collin Kriner tasked with weaving the story together.
“Jonathan is very intentional in how he shoots and composes things, using zooms and long shots across large open spaces and then close-ups on Mattia,” says Kriner. “He was very clear from the get-go that this was a story about resilience with a sense of fun and quirkiness, so I set about identifying elements within the footage that evoke that feeling. The use of the book chapters as transitional pieces was not only fitting for Mattia’s personal journey but also gave the film a storybook feel. In addition, music was a huge driver of tone in capturing both the seriousness and the levity of his story.”
“This shoot only underscored how fortunate we, like Mattia, are to keep doing what we love, even under abnormal circumstances,” concludes Zames. “To come through a big adventure at a time like this made it all the more special.”
Client: Google Brand Studio EMEA
Senior Director, Google Marketing: Ben Malbon
Executive Creative Director: Dan Germain
Head of Production: Lou Trethewey
Creative Producer: Kelsey Conklin
Art Directors: Stevie Yip, Mike Dorrance
Copywriter: Amy Durrant
Production Company: Where The Buffalo Roam/Oakland, CA
Executive Producer: Tim Pries
Director: Jonathan Zames
DP: David McMurry
Head of Production: Christine Whitney
Coordinator: Eden Cooney
On-Location Production Company: Panorama Films/Roma, Italy
Executive Producer: Fabio Aneto
Producer: Ute Leonhardt
Where Shot: Torino, Italy
Stock Footage Company: Shutterstock/New York, NY
Drone Footage Pull: Erik Kinoglaz
Photographer: Emli Bendixen
Agent: Morgan Evans @ Germaine Walker
Editorial Company: Where The Buffalo Roam/Oakland, CA
Editor: Collin Kriner
Postproduction Company: MPC Films/London, England
Colorist: Phil Hambi
Executive Producer: Edwin Elkington
VFX Company: Where The Buffalo Roam/Oakland, CA
Senior Flame Artist: Simon Mowbray
Sound Design & Audio Post Company: Jungle Studios Digital Media + Post Production/London, England
Sound Designer/Audio Engineer: Chris Turner
Music Production Company: Asche + Spencer/Minneapolis, MN
Executive Producer: Matt Locher
About Where the Buffalo Roam:
WTBR is a full-service production company with offices in Oakland and Los Angeles. Its approach is simple: Be good people. Make good things. Recent clients include Google, Webflow, Nerdwallet, Sleep.com, and Clif Bar.