Airbnb Gift Card (2021)

A series of charming stop motion vignettes to promote Airbnb's gift card, co-directed with Jack Cunningham at Nexus Studios. All handmade and captured in camera.

Check out the making of to see how it was made:
vimeo.com/657121786

CREDITS

Produced by: Nexus Studios
Directors: Nicolas Ménard & Jack Cunningham
Senior Producer: Cindy Burnay
Technical Lead (3D print process): Dave Hunt
VFX Supervisor: German Diez
Studio Production Assistant: Violeta Fellay
Character Designer: James Graham
Concept Designer: Laurie Rollitt
3D Animator: Alex Toufaili
3D Animator: Rémy Herissé
3D Animator: Julien Loth
3D Modeller: Andy Hickinbottom
3D Modeller: Matt Clark
3D Modeller: Andy Spence
3D Modeller: Francis-Xavier Martins
3D Rigging: Minimo

Shoot Crew:
Production Manager: Caroline Milsom
Director Of Photography: Ian Forbes
1st AC / Motion Control: Max Halstead
2nd AC / BTS: George Warren
Animator: Andy Biddle
B roll Animator: Matt Fearenga
Animation Rigger: Robin Jackson
Model Maker SFX Supervisor: Simon Allen
Model Maker SFX Standby: Lukasz Trembowski
Gaffer: Elliot Beach
Electrician: Sami Weller
Runner/Trainee PA: Polly Burnay
Runner: Lilia Turki Basla

Editing: Dave Slade, Zaki Fulford, Ben Hunt

VFX Supervisor: German Diez
Compositors: Cintia Coll, Gareth Tredrea, Sander Saks, Lisa Mandelli

Grade: Black Kite
Colorist: George Kyriacou
Production Coordinator: Jade Denne
Senior Producer: Hannah Ruddleston

Sound: Barking Owl
Sound Designer: Stuart Welch
Assistant Mixer: Mikayla Peterson
Assistant Mixer: Lily McCann
Executive Producer: Ashley Benton

Additional Crew
2D animator: Iris Abols
2D animator: Duncan Gist

Set Design & Models: Asylum Models & Effects
Models & Effects Supervisor: Simon Allen
SFX Standby & Model Maker: Lukasz Trembowski
Model Maker: Josh Guess
Model Maker: James Upton
Senior Model Makers: Lee Sutton
Senior Model Makers: Peter Tilbe
CNC Operator: Jonathan Wanford
CNC Operator: Paul Boyd
Electronic Engineer: Dan Coffey

Models & Hand Painting: Andy Gent / Arch Model Studio
Supervising Modeller: Andy Gent
Modellers: Molly Porter, Agatha Roudaut, Sarah Welsman, Nancy O'connor, Angela Pang, Meghan Hursthouse, Sally Taylor

Client: Airbnb
VP, Creative: Scott Trattner
VP, Creative: Eric Grunbaum
Director, Brand Creative: Bekah Sirrine
Creative Lead, Copy: Krista Wicklund
Creative Lead, Art: Gustavo Sousa
Creative Lead, Art: Michael Kremer
Creative Lead, Design: Evan Nagan
Creative Lead, Motion: Zipeng Zhu
Creative Lead, Copy: Jason Ferguson
Art Director: Anna Salazar
Creative Production Lead: Bud Johnston
Executive Producer: Anastassia Babanskaia
Senior Marketing Lead: Kelly Phillips