LovoFilm and Oliver Babinet created this enchanting spot for Natural Gas in Belgium. Using knit wool to envelop and transform a home, Oliver and his team of stop motion animators have created the perfect visual metaphor for coziness.

We got the inside story from one of the three animators, Eric Parizeau. Eric informed us that the spot used a mix of Canon 5D MkII stills and 35mm footage shot with an Arriflex. It’s great to see how well the footage cut together.

With only two days to test before the shoot, the animators used Dragon Stop Motion to run through the shots and help plan the timing and logistics. On the shoot, they used the Canon 5D with Dragon for shots that did not require live action elements. Film was used for shots with live interaction. The film camera would be switched from single frame mode for animation and then to running speed for live. The live and stop motion were composited in post.

Eric is a big fan of the Canon 5D Mkll / Dragon Stop Motion combo.

“Dragon on a Mac with the Canon 5D, makes the greatest team!”

-Eric Parizeau

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