Mary and Max behind the scenes gags

Mary and Max

The film is the second animation produced in Australia produced by a stop-motion method. The first is "US$9.99".
The entire cartoon is made from approximately 132,480 independent images, and the crew shared 6 Canon digital cameras to shoot these still images.
All the words in the film--the words that appear in the shop windows on the corner of the street, the words on the signs, the words on the packaging, the words on the beer bottles, the words on the letters between Mary and Marx--all are Adam Ai Little wrote it himself.
A total of 475 miniature props were produced in the film, from wine glasses to typewriters, all of which were made out of clay by the staff bit by bit. Especially the old typewriter that appeared in the film, the staff spent 9 weeks designing and producing.
The film uses 886 plastic hands that contain bones made of wires.
The crew produced 394 pupils, each pupil about the size of a little ladybug. Completely hand-made by a technician, after each pupil is made, a shiny white dot is painted.
A total of 212 clay figures were used in the setting of the film. These clay figures are made of clay, composite materials, wooden sticks and metal. The joints of every Nendoroid can be moved. The film crew made more than a dozen copies for the two main characters of the film.
A total of 38 light bulbs were used in the film. These bulbs are also rubbed out one by one with clay by the staff. And also pulled the wire behind the bulb.
808 Early Grey brand tea bags appeared in the film, which is a huge project. Almost everyone in the crew-from the director to the artist, from the producer to the costume designer-is involved in the production of tea bags.
A total of 73 kilograms of plastic was used to make the characters' mouths, hands and original skeletons. Each batch of plastic molds needs to be painted the same color and mixed according to the same raw material ratio to have the same texture, texture, density and melting point.
12 liters of lubricant is used as fluid in the film. From the water in the cup to the tears to the streams flowing in the jungle are all made of these lubricants.
Adam Elliott is not only the screenwriter and director of the film, but also the designer of all the images in the film. He said that the distinctive black and white portraits taken by New York photographer Diane Arbus inspired his creation. And there is a character in the film that is designed in accordance with the image of Abers.
During filming, the entire crew ate 260 kilograms of tomatoes, 280 kilograms of coffee beans, drank 2,600 liters of milk, and consumed 7,800 muffins — 5,236 of which were eaten by the director.