MUSE Gold

2025

The Ground Beneath

Entrant Company

Casual Films

Category

Video - Branding

Client's Name

KuCoin

Country / Region

Hong Kong SAR

From the first frame to the final fade, our aim with this film was simple: To craft a film that people feel - and a cryptocurrency brand they remember.
As KuCoin enters a new chapter, we aimed to create a cinematic brand film that captures their evolution from startup to global platform, conveying the care, consistency, and confidence of a company built to last.
Our creative approach was rooted in empathy. This isn’t about hype or headlines. It’s about real people, in ordinary moments, making decisions they trust. Stories that help KuCoin's audience feel seen, supported and certain they’re in safe hands.
The final concept we developed speaks directly to KuCoin's core message: “We are the crypto partner you can rely on.”
Built to scale across global markets and platforms, the film we created is grounded, human and made to last. Just like KuCoin.
In the film we created we follow a father and his young son through their early morning surf ritual before school and work. There’s a tenderness and simplicity in their routine: waxing boards; quiet encouragement; shared smiles. The father is present, patient, calm. The son is excited for his next lesson, if a little sleepy. Their connection is felt in looks, tone, and routine, and it’s not over-explained.
In between moments of movement and stillness, we subtly see how the father relies on KuCoin, not as a big bet, but as a steady choice in a shifting world. The way he teaches his son to read the ocean mirrors the way he manages his future: with focus, care, and trust.
Our aim was to show KuCoin as part of a grounded, ordinary life. We positioned the theme of trust and reliability as a generational value, i.e the man’s choices reflect the world he wants his son to grow into. Which sets up KuCoin as the crypto brand of now and tomorrow.
We’ also aimed to break the crypto clichés: there is no jargon, no overload, just a modern father making thoughtful decisions. The film launched at TOKEN2049 in Singapore to immediate success for the brand.

Credits

Executive Producer | Director | Casual Films
Thomas Elliott
Senior Producer | Casual Films
Helen Wong
Producer | Documentarian | Casual Films
Brock Brahmes
Cinematographer
David Richardson
Gaffer
Andrew Lock
Sound Recordist
Josh Talbot
Senior Editor | Casual Films
Joey Kan
Editor | Casual Films
Ansh Grey
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