The Magnificent Trufflepigs
A short vignette for AMC's new metal detecting game

The Team

  • Ryan Seville Director, Editor
  • Synnove Godeseth Producer
  • Stuart Gillies DOP
  • Adrianna Hankins Gaffer
  • Ethan Johnson 1st AC
  • John Fleming 2nd AC
  • Brendan McElroy Sound Design
  • Prop design Colin Cummings
  • Annabelle Chen Production Design
  • Alixandra Kos Hair & Makeup
  • Evolve PR Agency
  • AMC Games Client
The Concept

What the client wanted

Intro to Beth

We needed to introduce players to the game's main character Beth

Live-action

We wanted to use live-action rather than a 3D cinematic so as not to confuse players about the game's visuals

Heart-warming

The Magnificent Trufflepigs has got a lot of heart, we wanted this to come across in this short

The Shoot

We shot this over two days. For the garage, we used a 3-door garage and built the walls out of props to make it feel more like a bazaar full of treasures. We then lit the scene to have a nostalgic, almost Indiana Jones like feel with warm light coming through the back window.

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Watch the final short below
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What people said
A massive thank you to you and everyone on your team for pulling this together in the middle of a pandemic! It was great seeing Beth (young, and less young) come to life.
Andrew Crawshaw
Thunkd Games