Seattle-based production studio World Famous has partnered with Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington to grant an unprecedented wish for six-year-old Alexis, who recently battled acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Alexis wanted to create a cartoon that would tell her own story in a way her friends could understand and bring awareness to pediatric cancer.
The World Famous team rallied together to bring Alexis’s story to life. The resulting three-minute film, Alexis’s Wish, is a powerful yet whimsical fairy tale starring Princess Alexis as herself battling the dragon “Kemia” with the help of her family and friends.
CreditsClient Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington Production World Famous, Seattle Dan Brown, director; Juan Carlos Arenas, art direction, character design and backgrounds; Alan Nay, executive producer; Shawn Fedorchuk, Thomas Prince, Andy Seaver, editors; Rogelio Salinas, lead animator; Yassir Rasan, lead character animator; Ben Bullock, Cody Cobb, Joe Garber, Chase Hochstatter, Corey Lewis, Alan Llave, John McIntosh, Andy Musser, Carl Nelson, Stieg Retlin, Jake Wegesin, Lawrence Wyatt, animators. (Toolbox: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere; Cinema 4D) Music Madrona Music Jason Staczek, composer. Audio Mix/Voice Recording Clatter&Din Eric Johnson, sound design & surround mix; Ben Kersten, sound design. Jamie “Foley Rambo” Hunsdale, Foley artist. Performers Alexis Hwa as herself; Angela Hwa as herself; Jamie Chung, narrator.
Top Spot of the Week: iPhone 16, Director David Shane “Write Smarter” With Apple Intelligence
Created by Apple’s in-house agency and directed by David Shane of production company O Positive, this commercial is one of two which continues the Apple Intelligence campaign for the iPhone 16.
Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that can make users look, feel and be smarter. In the case of this “Write smarter” ad, we meet an office worker who leverages Apple Intelligence on his iPhone 16 Pro to dramatically improve his barely literate email to one that is professional, concise and has a measure of eloquence--much to the surprise and amazement of his boss.
This slice of office life highlights the value of key Apple Intelligence upgrades, including Writing Tools which work wonders with the quality of how one communicates and connects with others.
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