Kerry H. Stowell, president of Stowmar Enterprises, a film studio in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia that produced the feature-length picture on a budget of $2 million. The film was the first feature-length animation shot with a new technique called "flexiform," which involves the manipulation of three-dimensional plasticine figures Marc Paul Chinoy, an animator on TV commercials and letter segments on Sesame Street, introduced Stowell to the technique and became her partner in producing educational and industrial films.
