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.

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

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