Broken Bells “Good Luck”

Ralph, a lonely kid in a forgotten town, has a miraculous gift. He can see beauty manifested through beams of light permeating from people who are ignored and seemingly invisible - just like him.

To achieve the light ray effect, we hand traced and laser-cut over 4000 frames to create shape mattes, then physically shined light and haze through each individual frame to produce the stop motion effect. By mixing old school animation with practical haze over live-action footage, we were able to create the eerily atmospheric new dimension you see embedded in each frame.

Directed By: Kimberly Stuckwisch and Nelson De Castro
Produced By: Ian Blair
Cinematography By: Andrew Droz Palermo
Production Design By: Jade Spiers
Costume Design By: Kimberly Stuckwisch
VFX Supervision By: Ryan Ross
Special Effects Supervisor: Mark Nicholas at Manhattan Beach Studios
Edited By: Nour Oubeid
Starring: Flynn Zanco