Wonderkind Studios :: Digital Film & Photography

Pink Differently

When the American Cancer Society needed a PSA for broadcast in Chicago we met the challenge. They needed a unique way to let people know about an upcoming cancer walk. Using traditional stop frame animated and magic markers we brought this concept to life.

Taking a Risk

This is a video we shot that is all about taking risk. A friend of ours decided to ask the question, “If you could step out and take a risk, what would it be”? From that thought The Leapyear Project was born.

Food Passion

Every so often you meet someone who exudes a passion about their craft. For Jeremy Lycan it’s his passion for cooking. We met Jeremy when we were doing some advertising work for the restaurant he was the head chef at. His passion for food and creativity was obvious the first time we spoke. We asked [...]

World Relief (World Cup)

World Relief hosts a “World Cup” for refugee children each year in the Western Suburbs of Chicago. Just as the FIFA World Cup that we are all familiar with represents, the World Relief World Cup embodies the world diversity midst our communities. Numerous countries and traditions come together to celebrate the world’s favorite sport – [...]

Steelcase: Node

This project for Steelcase was a unique collaborative opportunity to work with our our friends over at Creo Productions (Grand Rapids, MI). This video was used to help launch the Steelcase Education Series “Node” at NeoCon 2010 in Chicago. The video was shot at Tribeca Flashpoint Academy in Chicago. Creo produced, wrote, and edited the piece while [...]

Allstate

This short spot was done in conjunction with a larger (still photography) project done for Allstate’s annual Social Responsibility report, which in short is Allstate’s “report card to stakeholders on how well [they] are meeting [their] social responsibility to society.” Shot over a few weeks, we traveled to multiple cities in order to capture the subjects [...]

Rule29 (Design Reel)

When Rule29 approached us about a way to showcase their design portfolio, we decided to try something different. Because they needed to show a variety of diverse work in a video that would grab people’s attention, we realized that simply flipping through a series of still images was not the appropriate direction. We spent an [...]

American Red Cross (PSA)

The American Red Cross was in need of a PSA for broadcast in order to deal with a growing blood shortage problem. This simple concept was developed in order to make this need known. We captured images of both a person who has given blood along with an individual whose life was saved by blood [...]

This is My Home (Trailer)

“This is My Home” is a short narrative (documentary) about the children and women of the Merkato slums in Addis Abbaba, Ethiopia and the work done there by local NGO Life in Abundance. We traveled between Addis and rural Debre Birhan Ethiopia for 10 days compiling over 14 hours of footage. We were continually taken [...]

CVS/Caremark

We were approached by a Colorado based advertising agency to come up with a unique way to introduce a new internal program for CVS/Caremark’s national sales force. They desired a short internal commercial that would debut at their annual employee convention. We were given a clean slate and little creative direction except the goals of [...]

Sleeping at Last (Live)

The greatest thing about this particular (live) show is that we were already attending the concert when Sleeping at Last approached us about doing some work together. Sleeping at Last is not only a local Chicago favorite, but has earned a strong national fanbase over the releases of their last 3 albums (Ghosts, Keep No [...]

Kehe Contributes

Our client, a very large specialty food distributer, has a unique internal program. They take a portion of their before tax profits and donate them to non-profit organizations or directly to families who find themselves in difficult circumstances. Being a large successful company, this is not a small amount. We were asked to help tell [...]

And Philosophy (Book Trailer)

Rule29 approached us about a series of book trailers for publishing giant Wiley Publishing to accompany a new website they were designing. The goal was to highlight the “And Philosophy” series of books they publish and create short videos about several of the books (6 in all). We took our team to New York City to interview the [...]

Milano (House Show)

We love music. We love the concept of a house show. And we love when we get to shoot the two. Enter local Chicago band Milano. Milano is “the brainchild of twenty-four year old singer/songwriter Jon Guerra.” When Jon approached us about the project, we loved the idea of organically capturing the actual vibe [...]

Sears/MyGofer

When Sears launched their new store called My Gofer they needed to show what goes on behind the scenes. My Gofer is a unique store that combines online ordering and a bricks and mortar experience. Our task was to take the mundane task of order fulfillment and turn it into an entertaining short film. The [...]

American Red Cross (Give & Receive)

The American Red Cross wanted to tell real stories with real people about how blood donation had saved their lives. These emotive stories captured the need for the life saving act of making a blood donation. This is just part of a six story video series we filmed for them. We also filmed a PSA [...]

American Cancer Society (Stories)

We’ve had the privilege of working with the American Cancer Society a number of times and are continually impressed by their commitment to care for people, especially those who have been impacted by the unfortunate reality of cancer. For this particular project, we were humbled to be able to hear the moving stories of the individuals represented [...]

Life in Abundance (Africa)

For several years we have traveled to Eastern Africa to work on non-profit projects for a local NGO called Life In Abundance. We helped to create a book and documentary about work they are doing in poverty stricken areas. This short piece was created during the book project to highlight some of the conditions in [...]

Wiley Publishing (Kelsey Timmerman)

This project was shot for Wiley Publishing to promote one of their authors, Kelsey Timmerman. Kelsey traveled the world to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at where clothes are made and the conditions in which these people work. Subsequently, we used a behind-the-scenes approach to the project – revealing the production environment midst the shoot. Produced [...]

What is Flavor? (FONA)

Flavor is something that is typically not thought about, but every manufactured product that we buy at a grocery store has had a significant amount of research and development poured into the “flavor” of the product. Our client, FONA, wanted to give an overview of what flavor actually is. We took a slightly whimsical [...]