My partner and I wanted to do a multimedia piece that was hands-on. When I see a video or a picture, I like being able to visualize it as if I am there.
When we worked on this piece about Hot Box Cookies, a late night cookie delivery service in Columbia, we wanted to record the ambience of the kitchen. The buzzing of the timers on the oven, the kneading of the dough, the hum of the blender, etc. We also wanted to incorporate these sounds with the images of the cookie making process. I thought this would be an interesting angle because when people visit Hot Box, they are blocked by the counter and can’t see the full kitchen. Now with this video slideshow, customers can see what hard work the owner and employees of Hot Box cookies put into their cookies every day.
It was interesting to interview the owner, Cory Rimmel, because he said he started the business when he was a sophomore business major at Mizzou. When I was a sophomore I had a minimal grasp of what I wanted to do in the future, but Rimmel made it happen.
It was a cool experience because we were able to talk to him about how his idea turned into a real bakery. He said he is trying to perfect the kinks in the recipes and has major improvements in production because of his new location. It is fascinating how even though Rimmel was able to make his dream a reality, he is still making changes to enhance the bakery to become “a staple of Columbia.”
KC Digital Marketing | Becky Neems 