Explore your world with Google Maps

1st Ave Machine: Explore Your World with Google Maps

Fun VFX-free Google Maps work from 1st Ave Machine and Venables Bell & Partners inspired by the classic labyrinth game.

AGENCY: Venables Bell & Partners

EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Paul Venables and Will McGinness

CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Paul Foulkes

ASSOCIATE CREATIVE DIRECTOR:

ART DIRECTOR: Byron Del Rosario

COPYWRITER: Kelly Diaz

DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED PRODUCTION: Craig Allen

AGENCY PRODUCER: Zeynep Taslica

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 1st Avenue Machine

CO-DIRECTORS: Bob Partington and Aaron Duffy

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Will Rexer

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mikha Grumet & Sam Penfield

PRODUCER: Rachel Watanabe-Batton

EDITING COMPANY: Hooligan

EDITOR: Peter Mostert

SOUND DESIGN: Beacon Street

SOUND DESIGNERS: Paul Hurtubise

MUSIC: Beacon Street

MIX: Beacon Street

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Google Street View stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins.

Story: A lonely desk toy longs for escape from the dark confines of the office, so he takes a cross country road trip to the Pacific Coast in the only way he can – using a toy car and Google Maps Street View.

All screen imagery was animated - there are no screen replacements.

Produced, animated, filmed, lit, edited & graded by Tom Jenkins (theoryfilms.co.uk / facebook.com/theoryfilms).

Shot using Canon 5d MkII, Dragonframe Stop Motion software and customised slider.

Music by Cinematic Orchestra (cinematicorchestra.com)