Amazon Alexa
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Everything you've ever wanted in an instant, without breaking your stride. We recently had the opportunity to work with our friends at Amazon for Alexa to create a playful and energized world that shows all that Alexa can do with the touch of a finger. It was a total blast every step of the way! 

Credits

'ALL DAY' TEAM

Production Company
Scholar

Directors
Will Johnson & Chace Hartman

Managing Director / E.P.
Anne Skopas

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Director of Production
Tyler Locke

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Line Producer
Richard Kaylor

Director of Photography
Eric Haase

Production Designer
Jourdan Henderson

 

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Directors
Will Johnson & Chace Hartman

Art Director
Madison Ellis

Managing Director/E.P.
Anne Skopas

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Director of Production
Tyler Locke

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Producer
Mary Mondrus

Conform Artist
Matt Andrews

2D Animator
Zach Herdman

Compositors
Andrew Hardaway, Rich Pernice, Cris Kong

Storyboards
Daniel Colon

Editor
Zach Vandlik

Assistant Editor
Kyle Walczak

Telecine
Company 3

Colorist
Matt Osborne

Color Producer
Blake Rice

Mix & Sound Design
Lime

Mix & Sound Designer
Jeff Malen

Assistant Engineer
Meg Ochs

Executive Producer
Susie Boyajan

 

'JAY' TEAM

Production Company
Scholar 

Director
Will Johnson 

Art Director
Madison Ellis 

Managing Director / E.P.
Anne Skopas 

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll 

Director of Production
Tyler Locke 

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh 

Line Producer
Richard Kaylor 

Director of Photography
Dallas Sterling 

Production Designer
Sara Kugelmass 

 

Design & Animation
Scholar 

Creative Director
Will Johnson 

Art Director
Madison Ellis 

Managing Director / E.P.
Anne Skopas 

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll 

Director of Production
Tyler Locke 

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh 

Compositing Supervisor
Matt Lavoy 

Producer
Mary Mondrus 

2D Animators
Sam Bachman, Matt Andrews 

Compositors
Navid Bagherzadeh, Cris Kong, Fabio Lamarche

Storyboards
Dakota Warren 

Copywriters
Pete Pallett, Sophie Pawlowski 

Editor
Zach Vandlik 

Assistant Editor
Luke Buckley 

Telecine
Company 3 

Colorist
Matt Osborne 

Color Producer
Blake Rice 

Mix & Sound Design
Lime 

Mix & Sound Designer
Peter Lapinski 

Assistant Engineer
Meg Ochs 

Executive Producer
Susie Boyajan 

'LUKE & MAYA' TEAM

Production Company
Scholar

Director
Will Johnson

Art Director
Madison Ellis

Managing Director / E.P.
Anne Skopas

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Director of Production
Tyler Locke

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Line Producer
Richard Kaylor

Director of Photography
Shane Kelly

Production Designer
Gen Quintanilla

 

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Director
Will Johnson

Art Director
Madison Ellis

Managing Director / E.P.
Anne Skopas

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Director of Production
Tyler Locke

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Compositing Supervisor
Matt Lavoy

Producer
Mary Mondrus

Associate Producer
Bella Bergeron

2D Animator
Sam Bachman

Compositors
Dave Chen, Cris Kong

Storyboards
Fred Fassbender

Copywriter
Sophie Pawlowski 

Editor
Healy Snow 

Telecine
Company 3

Colorist
Matt Osborne

Color Producer
Blake Rice

Mix & Sound Design
Lime

Mix & Sound Engineer
Zac Fisher

Assistant Engineer
Michael Baran

Executive Producer
Susie Boyajan

 

'BEAT THE HEAT' TEAM

Production Company
Scholar

Director
Will Johnson

Managing E.P.
Kirsten Noll

Managing Director
Anne Skopas

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Line Producer
Wojtek Stypko

Director of Photography
Shane Kelly

Production Designer
Thoa Nguyen

 

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Director
Will Johnson

Art Director
Madison Ellis

Managing E.P.
Kirsten Noll

Managing Director
Anne Skopas

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Senior Producer
Seth Gantman

Designers
Sam Bachman

2D Animators
Kenny Kerut

Compositors
Rachel Moon, Jeff ‘Dragon’ Billon

Flame Artist
Matt Lavoy

Storyboards
Fred Fassberger

Editor
Dom Strazulo

Colorist
Matt Osborne

Mix & Sound Designer
Zac Fisher, Lime Studios

Artist & Track Name
Higher by Daniella Apicella

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"We wanted everything to have that same "touch" of magic with an effortless twist. Creating choreography and camera language that showcased Alexa's ease of use allowed us to merge script and intent with fun and pep!"

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“By building out our hero character ‘Jay’ before even finalizing the script we were able to craft our art direction, lighting and set design around Jay’s personality. It was important to us to represent a unique character, who had a bold style and took on a challenge in their own personal way because who else would bring a disco ball camping?”

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“For our third iteration of the Alexa trio, Luke & Maya, we wanted to mix together the energetic camera moves and magic of the first spot with the stylized lighting and character study of our second. With this combination we found the perfect cocktail of exaggerated stylization to match memorable characters to really bring the ease and personality of Alexa to life.”

PROCESS

Making sure that we were capturing the energy and fun as we jumped through time was a key part of what we had to solve. This carried us through a day in the life of using Alexa, creating camera language that connected the scenes but wasn't distracting or trying too hard. We took a less literal approach so we could jump through time convincingly and playfully.