For History's Food That Built America, Brooklyn-based Small Giant built a diner in its studio to capture beauty shots of the food America loves.
Small Giant shot everything practically, using a camera with a robot suspended from a grid, and added the stop-motion animation by hand. Only a bit of VFX clean-up was required in post-production.
Food That Built America, including Buffalo wings, returns for season four on Sunday, February 19 on History at 9/8 c.
Client: History Channel
Executive Creative Director, Marketing: Tim Nolan
VP Brand Creative, History: Matt Neary
VP Marketing, Production: Kate Leonard
Executive Producer, Marketing, Production History/A&E/Lifetime: Sarah Walker
Sr. Creative Director, History: Anthony Karkosza
Director, Marketing Production, Operations: Jennifer Pierce
Sr. Writer/Producer: Matt Pratt-Hewitt
Manager, Marketing Production: Tisa Cassidy
Production Coordinator, Operations: Samantha Doria
Coordinator, Global Production & Operations: TJ Hannigan
Producer, GFX: Chris Scallon
GFX Designer: Charlie Tang:
Agency: Small Giant
Executive Producer & Director: Nick Morrison
Avid Editor: Jason Carey
Cinematographer: Solomon Shechman
Camera Operator: Katie Neff
Gaffer: Jordan Bell
Art Director: Marco Cousins
Art Assistant: Lindsay Carone
Food Stylist: Jackie Gordon
Production Coordinators: Lucy Gamades, Chiara Mazzanti
Transportation: Josh Bazemore
Additional Animation and Design: Craig Colthorp, Nerdwhistle
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