Christian Schilling served as writer/director as part of a team of students from Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in the making of this school diploma film, a comedy spec spot for the Mercedes-Benz Vito van.
Titled “Pudding,” the piece introduces to a world of jiggling pudding which eventually gets loaded into a Vito mid-sized van. As the drive gets underway, the jiggling is evident–until the driver activates the vehicle’s Airmatic air suspension. Suddenly the jiggling comes to a halt.
The interior shots at a pudding dessert shop took place in the studios of the Film Academy over two shoot days. The exterior shots were realized within one day in Landshut/Germany. This film was made possible by the support of Mercedes-Benz Vans, which has been a champion of the creative concept from the very beginning.
Credits
Production/Creative Christian Schilling, director/writer; Christian Arnold, producer; Tim Weskamp, DP; Pit P. Klemm, production design; Laura Schaffler, costume design; Desiree Schober, hair/makeup; Sabina Stockler, production assistant. Editorial Ernst Lattik, editor. Music Wolfsrudel Music Alexander Wolf David, composer. Sound Design hyve.audio Robin Harff, Floyd Forstenau, sound designers. Color Grading acht.studio Maximilian Baule, colorist. Cast Kevin James, Rebecca Cooper.
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