The charming spot, directed by Biscuit’s Noam Murro, shows a man fulfilling his dream of being a kid again by creating an impressive toy town that magically materializes into real life.
This incredible project saw the MPC team fully immerse themselves in the small town, which was built at a scale of 1/12 real life size, and applying impeccable detail to the set and props. To achieve authenticity, MPC’s VFX team studied the streets of New York and incorporated every facet to make the miniature town seem realistic.
Marcus Wood, Head of 2D at MPC’s New York studio, said: “We knew we wanted to add as much detail as possible, but if it drew the audience’s attention then it didn't belong. It had to be believable.”
Using the best software was a vital part of the process. Marcus added: “Flame’s incredible toolset and unmatched speed allowed relighting of scenes in 3D, as well as flexible texture mapping to augment many of the building facades.”
The outcome is a heartwarming spot that brings out the child in all of us.
McCann New York
Biscuit Filmworks
Noam Murro
Mat Bisher, Dan Donovan
Eric Silver
Sean Bryan, Tom Murphy
Jason Ashlock, Dominick Baccollo
Johan Leandersson
Andy Sciamanna
Nathy Aviram
Chance Bassett
Eric David Johnson
Dan Gross
Courtney Snead
Laura Frank
Jeff McDougall
Charlotte Woodhead
Work Editorial
Neil Smith
Theo Mercado
Erica Thompson
Christopher Delarenal
MPC
Camila De Biaggi
Elissa Norman
Alvin Cruz
Marcus Wood
Renato Carone, Michael Glen, Steinar Nedrebø, Amit Shukla, Manu PS, Joslin Job Mathew, Sriram P, Suhas Bjat, R Vignesh, Priyanka Day
Suhas Bhat, Sindhuja B, Sravan Kumar, Sreenivasa Aditya Yanamalachintala, Elangovan Ganeshan
Company 3
Tom Poole
Future Perfect
Victor Magro
John Connolly
Heard City
Phil Loeb
