Papa Johns

Shooting the menu and building the content set for Papa Johns.

Papa Johns case study by Bricks

Papa Johns is brought to life through a connected mix of art direction, content, design, and production.

One production covering product, personality and appetite, ready for the feed, the menu and the listings.

  • Graphic design
  • Video production
  • Motion graphics

The brief

Papa Johns needed images that carry the menu across social, delivery and in store. We agreed the shot list before the shoot, so nothing important was left to the end of the day.

Papa Johns food shot on the studio set.
Papa Johns food shot on the studio set.

What we made

We ran graphic design, video production and motion graphics as one job, which keeps the look consistent and the budget sensible. Every dish was covered close and wide, which means one production can feed a menu, a listing and a month of posts.

A detail frame from the Papa Johns shoot.
A detail frame from the Papa Johns shoot.
Papa Johns styled for the feed.
Papa Johns styled for the feed.

On the plate

This is Papa Johns the way a customer meets it. Nothing is dressed beyond what is actually there, because the picture has to match the thing in front of them.

Shot wide, with room left in the frame for type.
Shot wide, with room left in the frame for type.
Papa Johns food covered close, in the same light as the rest of the set.
Papa Johns food covered close, in the same light as the rest of the set.

In the feed

These frames were built for the feed. They are cropped to sit in a grid, shot with room at the edges, and they still read once a caption lands on top of them.

The same set, framed for a square post.
The same set, framed for a square post.
Papa Johns food, covered wide and close in the same block.
Papa Johns food, covered wide and close in the same block.

Close up

Close frames give the set its texture. We shoot them at the end of a block, once the light has settled, so the detail matches everything else from the day.

A quieter frame, used between product posts.
A quieter frame, used between product posts.
Papa Johns shot vertical, for stories and reels.
Papa Johns shot vertical, for stories and reels.

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