Tiny Inventions x Caramello
This Caramello video was so special to make, because we had a chance to collaborate with Oscar-nominated animation duo Tiny Inventions.
Working under strict COVID-compliance guidelines and remote direction, we pulled together a set comprised of 15 handcrafted buildings, over 100 tiny props, and a neighborhood of detailed characters. Each character was sculpted, tailored, and painted by hand, with the exception of our hero character’s 3D-printed expressions. See our behind-the-scenes video below, as well as shine a spotlight on some the characters you might have missed in this short and sweet video series.
The details:
Client:
The Hershey Company
Agency Producer:
Shannon Worley
Agency Creative Director / Writer:
Jim Lemaitre
Agency Creative Director / Art Director:
Tony Bennett
Production Company:
Noble 600
Executive Producer:
Mark Medernach
Directors:
Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata (Tiny Inventions)
— Pre-Production —
Storyboard / Animatic:
Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata
Design Direction:
Ru Kuwahata
Concept Art:
Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter & Aguri Miyazaki
— Stop Motion Production —
Production Studio:
Mighty Oak
Production Executive Producer:
Jess Peterson
Production Creative Producer:
Megan Barbour
Production Creative Director:
Michaela Olsen
Production Art Director / Lead Fabricator:
Minkyung Chung
Lead Animator / Fabricator:
Matt Christensen
DP:
Ivan Abel
Animator / Fabricator:
Mikail Ekiz
Animation Assistant / Fabricator:
Anthony Galante
Fabricator:
Markus Wulf, Camille Labarre, Victoria Arslani
Gaffer:
Michael Yetter
Grip:
Chris Clarke
PA:
Elisabeth Schifrin, Kiffa Charles and Ethan Ledley
— VFX & Post-Production —
VFX & Compositing:
MELT VFX
BG Painting:
Ziwei Duanmu
Final Export:
Charles Jones
Color:
Thibaut Petillon
