𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽-𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲. 🔥 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. 💥 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗻-𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮. 🎥
𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦.
When
@bbccreative comes calling with a
@milanocortina2026 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 film inspired by the Olympic flame, you do the only reasonable thing.
You persuade a team of pyrotechnicians to greenlight 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 on 𝟳𝟬𝟬 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝗗-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀, turning them into blazing, time-traveling DeLoreans tearing through scale models of the Italian Dolomites. (𝘖𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺.)
The mad scientist behind this? NOMINT co-founder and animation director 𝗬𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘀—aka the Heston Blumenthal of craft—who muttered something about accident insurance, grabbed his Dremel torch, and set 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙯𝙚 in motion.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱/𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱:
Five weeks testing.
Three weeks shooting.
Steel wire. Iron filings. Lycopodium powder. Pocket bellows.
Shoes promoted to fire extinguishers. 🧯
Proof of life (and supervised recklessness) in this BTS by the brilliant
@bdfilmuk .
@bbccreative ,
@rasmussmithbech , Dave Monk, Matt Leach,
@jessoudot , Russell Hendrie,
@paulbaileyeyey , Asa Nowers, Rachel Roberts, Hattie Buxton,
@emi__bozzi ,
@amyfullalove ,
@dan__coope.r ,
@stragatv ,
@n0m1nt ,
@yannisandfriends ,
@marilenavatseri ,
@xrilef ,
@johnmouratis , howell.toby,
@colossal_squid ,
@theo_ac ,
@george_warennnn ,
@jacklilley ,
@idrisrhys.film ,
@robin_the_rigger , Gordon Allen, Ben Coate,
@stuff_and_non_sense ,
@imbro ,
@armouryfx , Matthew Strange, Matt Beckwith, Callum Nixon,
@mattlandour ,
@tonycomley ,
@michal_sawtyruk , Cedric Tomacruz,
@rocketpanda ,
@costa_amvrosia ,
@liatswagen ,
@kristinapolezajeva , Tom Wheeler, Liam Lagan,
@elias.ava ,
@natalielilianscott ,
@sonia_amini , Ben Dowden,
@bdfilmuk ,
@blackkitestudios ,
@georgekcolourist , Alistair Hamer, Carmen Hogg,
@750mph , Sam Ashwell, Mike Bovill, Rachel Saxon,
@alexbaranowskimusic 
