Mini Countryman

Director: Mitch Stratten
Production Company: HiJinx
Art Director: Tom Gander
Chief puppeteer: Paul Mann/Machine Shop

Mitch wanted to crowd out a Mini Countryman with a variety of things for this amusing spot. Rather than resort to doing it all in post-production, we built rigs to allow the beehives and leaf blowers to move around the car and into position whilst the door and boot were closing. Puffer fish and ghosts floating across the studio were all moved using simpler rod and hand puppeteering. There were also thousands of eyes to pick up... <<back >>