An Otter's Tale - Loewe

AN OTTER'S TALE. LOEWE CHRISTMAS
Film by Nina Gantz
Nina Gantz has come together with LOEWE in a special collaboration for the brand's William De Morgan Christmas Capsule collection. 
A small but skilled team of creative talent came together this summer to create this visual feast. 
Nina had the idea to build everything in fabric including sets and props to reflect the world of Loewe's brand. Gordon Allen & team created a tapestry, trees, hills, thousands of hand stitched leaves and much, much more to build the separate and distinctive environments that the camera continuously tracks through, before following the otter back into the William de Morgan's decorative masterpiece at Leighton House. 
I shot the Leighton House shots before the studio shoot to provide the passes needed to set up the stop frame elements. By carefully matching lens height and distance, focal length and lighting, we created the elements required for VFX to comp the otter's journey together. No track or dolly was allowed at the location due to to it's unique and delicate condition so I contacted Jon Kassel who utilised the Arri Trinity rig to provide the camera moves. Shots were picked up with the Volo motion control rig at Clapham Road Studios operated by the legendary Stuart Galloway. 
Everything else was animated in stop frame by the prodigiously talented Steve Warne, Andy Biddle & Adam M Watts. Well done Sirs! 
Production: Blinkink
Director: Nina Gantz
Executive Producer: Bart Yates
Producer: Janet Smith
Production Manager: Jack Bingham
Animators: Steve Warne, Andy Biddle, Adam M Watts
Animation Rigger: Robin Jackson
Art Director / Production Designer: Gordon Allen
Assistant Art Director: Jasmine Nixon
Needleworker: Eden Allen
Puppet Maker: Josie Corben
Assistant Puppet Maker: Isobel Irwin
Tapestry Maker: Rose Popham
Set Maker: Solomon Yossel
Set Dresser: Brin Frost
Model Maker: Sarah Crombie, Rachael Lloyd
Scenic and Model Painter: Richard Davidson
Animation replacements: Loes Luca
VFX Supervisor: Quentin Vien
Post Production Manager: Rosanna Morley
Compositors: Emre Samioglu, Turker Tuncer
DoP: Malcolm Hadley
1st AD: Rory Shaw
Location Manager: Ross Kirkman
Focus Puller: Toby Goodyear
Steadycam / Arri Trinity: Jon Kassell 
Gaffer: Tim O’Connell
Electricians: Jonathan Woodard, Billy Boston, Robin Brigham
DIT: Nat Valente
CCTV: Ewan Macfarlan
Making of: Joe Eckworth
Treatment: Marina Freeman
Treatment Producer: Joe Byrne
Grade: Simona Cristea (Coffee & TV)
Composer: Terence Dunn
Choir Director: James Morgan Pochin Music Productions
Choir: The Brighton Festival Chorus