Christmas Neeve, was a short film set around the excitement and spontaneity that the Christmas Holidays thrust upon us. Neeve goes against all her best judgement, flies halfway across the world to find the man she madly fell in love with a couple of months earlier. She stumbles into a very awkward situation when the man she is chasing turns out to be the brother of the Airbnb Host who she reluctantly accompanies to a family dinner masquerading as his new girlfriend.

I was very attracted to this project for several reasons, most of all this being a Christmas Film, which has been a genre I had always wanted to tackle. This project was a lot of fun, with the Christmas energy flowing through the entire cast and crew throughout production. I had an incredible Art Team who understood the assignment and really pushed the Christmas Theming in every shot of the film.

The Hallmark Experience

Christmas Neeve was intended to be a hallmark Christmas experience, to touch on all the right emotions that the audience wants to feel around the holidays. The Design and Theming of this project really pushed to focus on this intention by creating a consistent style that reinforced positive and uplifting emotions that people experience around this time of year. Through the use of a consistent colour palette and the deliberate ‘high-end’ Christmas decor, the goal of a ‘John Hughes Hallmark Christmas Movie’ was delivered to perfection.

The Elevator Pitch

Working with the same Director as Casino Beach, we were able to confidently collaborate on a necessary scene involving an elevator. We both had confidence that this set could be built for a much cheaper price than renting out an elevator on location. Additionally, we then had full control of the style and look of the Elevator to match the Christmas theme of the film.