A race through 2020—and a sweet Christmas film

Jackie Wyant • Dec 29, 2020

The São Paulo Story Productions team wraps up the year with a short and sweet film

Making a Christmas film has become a tradition here at Story Productions. For three years running, our team has endeavored to deliver a sweet holiday treat for our clients, friends and family. Since 2020 was an exceptionally challenging year, it was only fitting that the São Paulo team increased the scale of production beyond what had been attempted in the past. 


By late December, the Story Productions São Paulo crew had consumed 126 eclairs in 6 days. But this wasn’t due to personal overindulgence. The eclairs were part of a larger scheme, to tell the story of the past year in allegorical form. As a team, Story Productions wrapped up this year with a short stop motion film, ‘Christmas Dreams’. 

We know that current travel restrictions are limiting the mobility of our clients, making it increasingly difficult to travel with a full creative crew. 


“Covid-19 has created a situation where distances are not relevant anymore: everyone works remotely and, ironically, the borders are shut,” explains Nick Story, our Executive Producer at Story Productions. “Clients need to find the right partner to help execute their creative vision regardless of distance. The key to success is teamwork and seamless communication across cultures. Mobilizing our team to make a showcase Christmas video ticks an awful lot of boxes.”


With the aim of showcasing the creative talents of our Brazilian team, all members were tapped to complete a 3-week full production process. From writing, storyboarding, photography, food lighting, post production, color correction, sound design and sound post production, the full range of our diverse crew was integral to the success of this sweet holiday film. (And helped us produce a little creative something for our moms to be proud of, too!)


Rafael Terpins, a well known Brazilian stop motion/documentary maker, was called in to help depict this 2020 story with a Christmas theme. Over 50 scenes were produced and recorded in a special photo studio, with 1 day of pre-light and rehearsals, 5 days of pre production, 5 days of recording, and 6 days of post production culminating in results worth gobbling up.

An opened box with the Story Productions logo and Christmas ornaments in the background
A table setting with Christmas decorations a two bottles of vine on a wooden table
A wooden table with a tropical Christmas setting is set, in the middle six eclair treats

Holiday treats played a pivotal role in the filming process. Remember those 126 eclairs? They were used to depict the 6 main characters in a harrowing race to the finish line of 2021—a hint at our upcoming ob-doc series, titled ‘Formula Dreams’. With 6 characters to portray, each day of production consumed 24 eclairs, with an additional 6 eclairs used for rehearsal.


See what other goodies you can spot in our short and sweet holiday treat.


Our production crew would love to hear how much you enjoyed our little gift to you. Drop us a line. Our full range of services—creative, pre- and post-production, location scouting and more—is at your disposal.

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