Category: Gambling
Media: Film
Client: Belgium National Lottery
Client contacts: Marc Frederix, Joke Vermoere, Michaël Segers, Kim Haenen, Eva De Fraye
Agency: mortierbrigade
Creative Directors: Jens Mortier, Joost Berends, Philippe De Ceuster
Creatives: Kwint de Meyer, Willem De Wachter, Andy Biddle, Dan Gill
Head of production: Charlotte Coddens
Strategy: Vincent d’Halluin
Producer: Olivia Naudts
PR Manager: Anne-Cécile Collignon
Social: Jonas Van Bael
Design: Wim De Dobbeleer
DTP : Sophie Bayeul
Production Company: BlinkInk
Directors: Parabella
Executive Producer: Bart Yates & Ryan Goodwin-Smith
Producer: Alex Halley
Production Coordinator: Rosanna Morley
Production Manager: Alex Holberton
1st AD: Alex Holberton
Runner: Honey Cairns
Director Of Photography: Max Halstead
AC: Andrew Corrigan
Art Directors: Parabella
Asst. Art Director: Emma-Rose Dade
Model Maker: Kat Simpson
Model Maker: David O’Neill
Model Maker: Rachael Olga Lloyd
Model Maker: Catherine Prowse
Puppet Maker: Adeena Grub
Puppet Maker: Rosie Tonkin
Animator: Andy Biddle
Animator: Dan Gill
Animation Rigger: Robin Jackson
Lead Compositor: Simone Ghilardotti
Compositor: John Malcolm-Moore
Compositor: Luke Simpson
Post-production: 2Frame
Music: Spencer the Rover
Soundstudio: Sonicville
Published: December 2017
Synopsis:
It’s becoming something of a tradition: the Belgian National Lottery has once again chosen mortierbrigade to produce its end-of-year film. This year’s film features familiar characters from past commercials in a brand-new story. The film opens in a freezing garden on Christmas Eve, where a snowman is standing, all alone. He dreams of a warm, cosy Christmas. He crosses his fingers and makes a wish. Will it come true?
Jens Mortier, creative director and partner of mortierbrigade: “Blinkink and Parabella surpassed our expectations with their magic and animation skills. The Last film was fantastic, but this one is even better. I have nothing but respect for the Blinkink animators who spent 50 days in succession putting together this wonderfully appealing and heart-warming story, frame by frame in stop motion.”
Every visual element was entirely hand-made and the images were filmed in stop motion. It was a mammoth task; but, judging by the fantastic results, one that was definitely worth the effort. Mikey and Dan of Parabella explained: “We loved returning to the world and characters from our 2015 Belgian Lottery film. It was important for us that we kept the same design and the playful attitude of the tinkering woodland animals, but we also wanted to make the world bigger, introduce some new characters, in the form of the family through the window. Our first glimpse into the world of humans.” Belgian artist Spencer the Rover created the wonderfully evocative score for the film. It can be seen on Belgian national television and at the cinema starting today.