When agency goodness Mfg. was preparing to launch a campaign for Toshiba’s new ultra-premium
KIRA book ultrabook, they turned to LOGAN and their live-action arm, Logan & Sons, to create a memorable spot introducing the product. Director Jens Gehlhaar led a team that handled all production, modeling, texturing, animating, and compositing on this fantastical tale crediting the KIRAbook’s origins to a swarm
of magical bees that assemble the prototype deep within a mystical forest.
VFX: LOGAN
ECD: Alexei Tylevich
Executive Producer: Matthew Marquis
Producer: Albert Mason
CD: Jens Gehlhaar
VFX Sup: Julien Brami
Animation Director: Ido Gondelman
Design: Kenneth Robin
Previs: Slavik Anishchenko, Rob Anaya
Modeling: Alex Reyes, Diego Melgar
Animators: Sashdy Arvelo, Sei Sato, Sam Ortiz, Ido Gondelman
Lighting and Look Dev: Bryant Reif, Michael Johnson
FX Particles: Rick Fuentealba
Comp: Billy Koak, Scott Crawford, Michael Viera,
Flame: Carl Edwards, Gurvand Tanneau
Toshiba Kira - "Bees"
2013
Logan
Technical Director
“On this commercial spot I was mostly responsible for the look development of the metallic bees including the fur and the iridescent wings. I also lit about half the shots including the time-lapse shot.”
