NOMINT's trailer for the BBC's Winter Olympics coverage is fire
Director Yannis Konstantinidis cements his reputation of master of the elements in this explosive film that combines stop-motion and combustion.
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- Production Company NOMINT
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Credits
View on- Agency BBC Creative/London
- Production Company NOMINT
- Director Yannis Konstantinidis
- Color Company Black Kite Studios
- Sound Design 750mph
- Executive Creative Director Rasmus Smith Bech
- Executive Creative Director Dave Monk
- Director Justin Bairamian
- Creative Director Matt Leach
- Creative Director Jess Oudot
- Senior Creative Paul Bailey
- Senior Creative Russell Hendrie
- Senior Producer – Rachel Roberts
- Senior Designer – Amy Fullalove
- Lead Designer – Daniel Cooper
- Motion Designer Andrea Stragapede
- Head Of Production James Wood
- Production Designer Gordon Allen
- Executive Producer Marilena Vatseri
- Executive Producer Christos Lefakis
- Producer John Mouratis
- Producer Carmen Hogg
- DP Toby Howell
- VFX Supervisor Matthieu Landour
- VFX Artist Alistair Hamer
- Colourist George Kyriacou
- Sound Design Sam Ashwell
- Sound Design Mike Bovill
- Head Of Production Rachel Saxon
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Credits
powered by- Agency BBC Creative/London
- Production Company NOMINT
- Director Yannis Konstantinidis
- Color Company Black Kite Studios
- Sound Design 750mph
- Executive Creative Director Rasmus Smith Bech
- Executive Creative Director Dave Monk
- Director Justin Bairamian
- Creative Director Matt Leach
- Creative Director Jess Oudot
- Senior Creative Paul Bailey
- Senior Creative Russell Hendrie
- Senior Producer – Rachel Roberts
- Senior Designer – Amy Fullalove
- Lead Designer – Daniel Cooper
- Motion Designer Andrea Stragapede
- Head Of Production James Wood
- Production Designer Gordon Allen
- Executive Producer Marilena Vatseri
- Executive Producer Christos Lefakis
- Producer John Mouratis
- Producer Carmen Hogg
- DP Toby Howell
- VFX Supervisor Matthieu Landour
- VFX Artist Alistair Hamer
- Colourist George Kyriacou
- Sound Design Sam Ashwell
- Sound Design Mike Bovill
- Head Of Production Rachel Saxon
Look, we're not saying that superheroes are real, but if someone were to demonstrate a mastery of ice, fire, smoke, heat and explosives... you'd probably give them a cape.
That’s the sort of pedigree NOMINT director / founder Yannis Konstantinidis brings to this glorious new trailer for the BBC's Winter Olympics coverage, Trails Will Blaze, which presents the sports of the season in stop-motion fluidity amid sparks, combustion and various other uncontrollable elements.
Leaning on the experience of his WWF films - Can’t Negotiate the Melting Point of Ice, A Flammable Planet, Up in Smoke, In Hot Water - Konstantinidis and the team at BBC Creative used a combination of techniques to generate the impressive in-camera effect; placing 700 individually 3D-printed athlete models on scale models of the Dolomites / Italian mountain landscapes, set against genuine flame/ignition-based light trails.
The result is an attention-grabbing spectacle that is full of the kind of delicious, tactile chaos only achievable through such practical filmmaking patience and precision.
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powered by“This project was technically demanding and creatively exhilarating," explains Konstantinidis. "From our very first conversation with BBC Creative, we knew we had the chance to pursue the near-impossible. It demanded absolute trust and a willingness to take real creative risks in pursuit of something extraordinary.
“This film celebrates courage, not just in sport, but in creativity. It is a reminder that when brave creative teams come together with obsessive makers, you can still create work that breaks new ground.”
“The film is a celebration of the trails athletes blaze at the Winter Games," adds Jess Oudot, Creative Director at BBC Creative, "and just like they push the limits of their sports, we wanted to push the limits of stop motion.”
