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Not so Itsy Bitsy: Filmic Animation Spin Up a Spider Fantasy

Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2026

The crew at Sweden’s Filmic Animation craft an intricate, carefully lit, and web-filled CG adventure in this TV/cinema spot for Stockholm amusement park Gröna Lund and their newest ride called Spindeln (The Spider).

From Filmic: “We helped Gröna Lund create a hero movie, showing the ride being built by a friendly and fuzzy spider – crafted entirely without AI. Just careful 3D hand animation and choreography, where every movement had to align perfectly between camera and our tiny dancing character.

“For the spider design, we searched for that delicate balance – cute, yet slightly creepy. The solution? More human-like movement, letting some legs stay still like a ballerina skirt or silhouette, while others took on the role of arms and legs. It’s always a joy working with ideas that are truly made for animation.”

Process video

Images

A small green insect stands on a twig, silhouetted against a bright sky. In the background, a pointed roof with a witch-shaped weather vane evokes spider fantasy, while a tall amusement park ride rises amid trees in filmic animation style. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A fluffy blue spider with long legs dangles from a silk thread at an amusement park, surrounded by blurred rides and structures, capturing a whimsical Spider Fantasy in a vivid filmic animation style. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A large, ornate mechanical spider fantasy creature with multiple glowing green eyes and intricate golden details sits in a hazy, sunlit environment, as if ready to spin up in a filmic animation scene. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A close-up of a spider hanging from its web between two structures, with thick layers of webbing and the sun shining in the blue sky—a scene straight out of a Spider Fantasy or filmic animation. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

A roller coaster surrounds a giant Spider Fantasy ride with swinging seats. The sun sets in the background. Large text reads “SPINDELN.” The Gröna Lund amusement park logo is at the bottom. The scene has a filmic animation feel. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

Credits

Client: Gröna Lund

Production: Filmic Animation
Director: Filmic Animation

Stephen Price

Stephen is the co-founder/CD of Stash Media Inc. and the executive editor of Stash Magazine and the Stash Permanent Collection.
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Category: Advertising, Animation, CG, Character Animation, Featured · Tags: Filmic Art