For Rattling Stick director, Daniel Kleinman’s Asda Xmas spot, Framestore rotoscoped Buddy out of the original film and fitted him into a new world “faithful down to the last eye-line, shadow and cast interaction.” Intricate match grading provided the final touch. Company 3’s Steffan Perry graded the spot.
NEXUS STUDIOS BACK MARKET SPOT
Nexus’ Johnny Kelly turned to puppetry with a sprinkling of stop-
motion and 2D compositing for Back Market’s Tech Reborn ad. The spot uses over 20 hand-crafted puppets.
LUPUS FILMS C4 CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN IDENT
Channel 4 commissioned Lupus Films to make this 20-second ident with The Snowman and The Snowman and The Snowdog characters to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the debut of The Snowman on the channel. It was hand-crafted by director Robin Shaw and a small team of animators using traditional 2D techniques in TVPaint.