2027 CMN
Champion Story
One family. Two days. Three films. · production + post proposal
Make room
for the moment.
You asked for a fresh take and more of the real thing: the people and acts of care that mattered when it was hardest. That doesn't come from more coverage. It comes from slowing the interviews down, filming the family where they're happiest, and building the fundraising ask into the story instead of bolting it on at the end.
Interviews that breathe
Longer sit-downs, fewer questions, and silence left in. We ask about people, not procedures: who walked in at 2am, who explained it to the brothers, what someone said that they still think about. Parents and clinicians answer the same questions so the two sides of the story meet in the edit.
Two days, two worlds
Day one is the family on their boat and at the sandbar, the life this care gave back. Day two is Kapiʻolani with the team that gave it. Cutting between the two is the whole film: the ocean is what's at stake, the hospital is who showed up.
The ask, built in
We'll ask you to point us to one tangible thing CMN funds that touched this family (a piece of equipment, a program, a room). We film it, a clinician explains it, and the close lands on it. Viewers give when they can see what their gift becomes.
The care is the story. Our job is to give it room.
A boy, his brothers,
and the water.
Our Champion is three years old, from Kāneʻohe, with two older brothers and a family that lives on the water. That's a gift for a film: a place with real scale and beauty, a family with a rhythm we can follow, and two big brothers whose perspective most hospital videos never capture.
The arc below is a starting point. We'll pre-interview the family, then shape and lock the real structure together with HPH x CMN before a camera rolls.
- Champion is 3, lives in Kāneʻohe with his parents and brothers, ages 8 and 11
- Family loves the ocean, boating and time at the sandbar, and has their own boat
- Care team at Kapiʻolani includes physicians, nurses and rehab therapists, being identified now
- Goal: more genuine moments, stronger CMN fundraising thread, inspire giving
Open on the water
Dawn launch, brothers on the bow, a three-year-old who is simply a kid. No hospital yet.
The day it changed
Parents tell it in their own words, in their own space. We hold on the pauses. The family's own photos and phone video from the hospital carry the moments we weren't there for.
The people who showed up
Nurses, physicians and therapists on what they remember about him, and the family on what they remember about them.
Back to the sandbar
Rehab milestones become ocean milestones. The brothers get the last word on their little brother.
Your part in it
The CMN-funded thing we filmed on day two, the invitation to give, and then the Champion himself, straight to camera, talking to the people watching. Three years old, in his own words. That's the last thing they see.
Two days, built around a three-year-old.
Both days are planned around nap windows and a short attention span. The family interview happens on land after the boat, when everyone's relaxed and the brothers have burned off some energy. Hospital day keeps the Champion's time on site short and lets the clinical interviews run long.
Kāneʻohe Bay + the sandbar
Morning launch on the family's boat, sandbar at low tide, then the family interview at home or dockside in the afternoon light. Weather hold date held in the calendar.
- AMBoat launch, open-water and sandbar coverage, brothers playing, drone establishing shots of the bay
- MIDDAYBreak for the Champion. Crew picks up detail and scenery: the boat, the house, the drive
- PMFamily interview, two cameras, parents together then separately; short on-camera with the brothers
- CHAMPIONA few minutes with him alone in front of the lens, playing, with a parent just off camera prompting. We're after one real moment where he talks to the viewer; that's the ending
- SOUNDDedicated sound on all interviews; wireless lavs on the boat for real moments
- ARCHIVEWe'll ask the family ahead of time to pull photos and phone video from the hospital stay, early milestones and life before. Scanned and cut in as b-roll where our cameras couldn't be
Kapiʻolani Medical Center
Clinical interviews first, Champion and family arrive for a short window with the care team, then the CMN-funded space or equipment that connects to his story.
- AMInterviews with the physicians, nurses and rehab therapists you've identified; two-camera, consistent look across all
- MIDDAYChampion with his care team: a rehab session, a hallway reunion, whatever is real for him that day
- PMThe CMN beat: the funded equipment, program or room, filmed with a clinician who can explain its impact
- PHOTOSchedule built to run alongside your separate photographer without competing for the family's time
Three films from one story.
Full Champion Story
The complete arc for events, partner presentations and your year-round campaign. Story edit, color grade, sound design and mix, licensed music, lower thirds in Kapiʻolani / CMN brand. Ends with the Champion addressing the viewer.
Short Version
A self-contained cut built for digital campaigns and pre-roll: the emotional core plus the ask. Not a trim of the long film, a re-edit with its own pacing.
Vertical Version
The short story reframed for vertical, not just cropped: reframed shots, re-positioned titles, burned-in captions for sound-off viewing.
Your dates, our milestones.
The numbers.
| Line item | Qty | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-production & story developmentPre-interview with the family, story development in collaboration with HPH x CMN and locked before filming, interview guides, shot list, scheduling and logistics for both days | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Production day 1 · Family / Kāneʻohe BayDirector/DP (Andrew Tran), 2nd camera, sound; cinema cameras, drone, wireless audio, up to 10 hrs | 1 | $3,400 | $3,400 |
| Production day 2 · KapiʻolaniSame crew; two-camera interview lighting package, up to 10 hrs | 1 | $2,900 | $2,900 |
| Post · Full Champion Story, up to 5 minStory edit, color grade, sound design + mix, titles, up to 2 major revision rounds | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 |
| Post · Short version, 16:960–90s re-edit, up to 2 major revision rounds | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Post · Vertical version, 9:16Reframe + captions, up to 2 major revision rounds | 1 | $400 | $400 |
| Music licensingLicensed tracks cleared for the full film and both shorts, web + event use | 1 | $300 | $300 |
| Production insuranceGeneral liability and equipment coverage for both shoot days, including on-water | — | — | Included |
| Subtotal | $12,000 | ||
| Hawaiʻi GET (4.712%) | $565 | ||
| Proposal total | $12,565 | ||
Billed 50% on award, 50% on delivery of finals. Valid 30 days from October 26, 2026.
Optional add-ons
- Additional production day (pickups, second water day)$2,900
- Additional cutdown or version (30s, event opener, donor thank-you)$500 ea
- Extended Champion Story (6–8 min event cut)$800
- Raw interview transcripts for your print + web team$150
- Revisions beyond 2 major rounds$150 / hr
- Boat fuel, parking, production expensesAt cost
Add-ons are billed only if approved in writing.
What's in, what's not.
Included
- 2 production days on Oʻahu, 3-person crew, up to 10 hours each
- Cinema camera package, drone (where permitted), lighting for interviews, dedicated sound
- Pre-production: pre-interview with the family, story locked with HPH x CMN before filming, interview guides, shot list, scheduling with family and clinical staff
- Full story edit, color grade, sound mix, licensed music, titles and lower thirds
- Family archive photos and phone video cleaned up and cut in as b-roll
- Three deliverables: full story, 16:9 short, 9:16 short with captions
- Up to 2 major revision rounds per deliverable
- Masters and social exports delivered via drive; raw footage archived for 12 months
Provided by Kapiʻolani / CMN
- Family and clinical staff availability, consent and media releases
- Family archive: photos and phone video from the hospital stay and before, shared with us during pre-production
- Hospital access, approvals and a point person on the hospital day
- Kapiʻolani and CMN logos, brand guidelines, and the giving URL / call to action
- Identification of the CMN-funded equipment, program or space to feature
- Separate photographer for print and digital stills
Assumptions
- Water day shoots from the family's own boat; a chase boat, if wanted for angles, is billed at cost
- One weather hold date for the water day is included; a full reschedule beyond that is billed at the day rate
- Drone use subject to location and FAA rules; not flown over the hospital campus
- Patient privacy guidance from Kapiʻolani followed on the hospital day
- Scope changes re-quoted before work begins
How we tell an emotional story.
A piece we're proud of: interview-led, and built on giving people room to say the real thing.
Mahalo.
We'd be honored to tell this family's story. Reply to this proposal or reach Andrew directly and we'll get the kickoff on the calendar.
andrew@redefined.media