The Approach
WHAT IT IS
Five 30-second pieces, one per day across five days. Shot in dedicated windows before guests arrive — bar prep, setup time, the quiet before the room fills.
THE LENS
Vik's craft and personality. The signature cocktail as the visual anchor. Content built for Vik's own social media and B2B use. The wedding is the backdrop. Vik is the subject.
THE CREW
Ashton on A-roll. CM on B-roll and close-ups. Every piece is shot multicam so Vik can talk cleanly and the edit never depends on a single perfect take.
The Five Pieces
PIECE 01 · DAY 1
The Signature
Vik introduces the signature cocktail. What inspired it. What's in it. What it's built to do for this wedding. Not a tutorial — a bartender's first impression on his own terms.
CM captures at least one slo-mo pour of the signature cocktail on this day — it will be reused across the series.
PIECE 02 · DAY 2
The First Pour
The first time the cocktail is served to a full house. Vik on what changes when you go from prep to service — the pace, the volume, the energy shift.
PIECE 03 · DAY 3
The Room
Day 3 is the Sangeet — the biggest bar night of the week. 250+ guests, a live 34-piece band, running until 5am. Vik on what it takes to run a bar on a night like this.
PIECE 04 · DAY 4
The Craft
Vik in pure technique mode. The Mehendi Sundowner at the Main Pool — natural light, a different energy. Less talking. More showing. The bartender as craftsman.
PIECE 05 · DAY 5
Last Call
The wedding day. The final event. Vik closes the week. What designing a cocktail for a destination wedding at this scale actually feels like.
How We Shoot
A-ROLL · ASHTON
Full-length clean take — Vik speaks directly to camera for 30 seconds. Multiple takes if needed. Shot first.
B-ROLL · CM
Shot separately after the A-roll is done. Close-ups, slo-mo cocktail details, hands, pours, bar setup. CM has full freedom once Vik's take is locked.
THE WINDOW
Each piece is shot in the 45–60 minutes before the event opens to guests. Knox coordinates the window each morning. Vik is briefed the night before.
Vik does not need to be perfect in one take. The multicam approach means any stumble can be covered with B-roll. The edit will always feel clean.