CARBONE × JAPAN
Following Paweł
Through Tokyo
A five-day observational documentary following design, culture, people and inspiration in Japan.
- Dates
- 10–14 September 2026
- Locations
- Tokyo & Kisarazu
- Production
- Documentary production by JCG Media Group
Introduction
Document rather
than direct.
Following Paweł Kalinowski and the CarBone project through five days in Japan, observing the people, places and details shaping the journey.
The footage was filmed for an intended Nokian Tyres film.
Two Threads
Two threads run through the five days.
MILK
Inspiration in the everyday
Japanese colors, materials, textures and culture as sources of inspiration for Porsche design.
Contact Layer
A place for the work
Searching for a Tokyo exhibition space for Art Week Tokyo.
Ueno, and the city’s surfaces.
The Tokyo National Museum area, Tokyo University of the Arts, Nezu and Yanaka. Observing the city’s colors, surfaces, materials and culture.
Preparations at Kisarazu.
Preparations at Porsche Experience Center Tokyo in Kisarazu, followed by dinner with the Japanese team.
The event at Porsche Experience Center Tokyo.
A Porsche event at Porsche Experience Center Tokyo in Kisarazu. An observational chapter in the five-day journey.
Books, objects, possibilities.
Le Garage and Daikanyama T-Site / Tsutaya Books, plus a nearby potential exhibition venue — the research day behind the Contact Layer thread.
A color. A surface. A new direction.
Color and material, up close.
Nakagawa Chemical CS Design Center in Higashi-Nihombashi, then street-level exploration of the colors and materials the city is made from.
JCG Media Group
Your story, on the ground
in Japan.
Observational documentary filming is what we do, but a production in Japan rarely stops at the camera. JCG Media Group supports international teams working here with the practical parts — the planning, the moving, the local knowledge — so the filming days stay focused on the story.
Editing is not included. Organized, unedited footage is handed off to the editor or post-production team you already work with.
- 01
Documentary cinematography
Observational, run-and-gun filming following one person or a small team as the day actually unfolds.
Documentary cinematography - 02
Location support
Planning, scouting, schedules and basic Japanese communication on the ground.
Production support - 03
Transportation & logistics
Route planning, travel timing, equipment transport, parking and tolls between locations.
- 04
Professional audio
Clean location sound for conversations and interviews, captured alongside the picture.
- 05
4K capture
Lightweight professional camera setup shooting in 4K, kept close to the subject.
- 06
Unedited footage delivery
Organized, unedited footage handed off via cloud storage or HDD/SSD — straight to your editor.
Portrait — coming soon
Review coming soon
Paweł Kalinowski · CarBone
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