The Power of Ideas

The Power of Ideas.

In this festival trailer - featured on ADWEEK - we see two divorcees completely lost in their own pattern of conflict and as a result their young son retreats into his imagination with his toys as props.
A jarring series of events quickly unfolds in the outside world -- all seemingly triggered (albeit unknowingly) by the boy's imagination. 

Per director, Johan Stahl: “By grounding the story in an easily relatable reality -- a classic divorce scenario with familiar tropes and gender roles -- it sets the viewer up to quickly see the disparity between the parents’ world and the boy's world, and ultimately, express central themes around imagination, cinematic storytelling, and the theme of this year's Newport Beach Film Festival: ‘The Power of Ideas.’”

Huge thanks to everyone who contributed to make this production possible:

CREDITS:

Director - Johan Stahl

EP - Thibaut Estellon

DoP - Shelly Johnson

Producers - Larry Gold, Luigi Rossi

Editor: Erwin Fraterman


Production Company - Reverse
https://www.thisisreverse.com
Founder - Thibaut Estellon

Costume Designer: Michelle Thompson
Production Designer: Nora Takacs
1st Asst Camera: Michael Martino
2nd Asst Camera: Gus Bechtold
Loader: Brendan Devanie
DIT: Nate Kalushner
Gaffer: Steve Kagen
SLT: Kyle Allinson
Best Boy Electric: Adam Lenee
Key Grip: Bob Babin
Best Boy Grip: Matt Malsbury
Grip: Seth Cole
Location Sound Mixer: Fernanda Starling
H&MU: Melissa Gwizdowski
FX Makeup: Marcel Banks
Wardrobe Assistant: Alison Holmes
1st Assistant Director: Chuck Henrey
2nd Assistant Director Gus Bechtold
Set Decorator: Sarah Sharp
Prop Master: Caitlin Laingen
Special Effects: Zac Knight
Production Manager: Porcelain Brisbon
Production Coordinator: Matthew Cheaton


jumP Editorial
https://www.jumpeditorial.tv
Editor: Erwin Fraterman
Executive Producer: Therese Hunsberger
Producer: Natasha Sattler
Assistant Editor: Roy Herbert
Assistant Editor: Kristin Yawata
Apprentice Editor: Jill Sarao
Flame Artist: Thom Reimerink
Editorial Intern: Anja Boltz
Editorial Intern: Emily Kaberlein


Ingenuity
http://ingenuitystudios.com
VFX Supervisor: Grant Miller
VFX Supervisor: David Lebensfeld
Sr Producer: Kieley Culbertson
VFX Producer: Brigitte Stanovick
VFX Producer: Kymberly Murphy
VFX Coordinator: Robert Cohen
Compositing Coordinator: Ashley Nizich
Compositing Supervisor: Zhe Chong
Compositors: Ben Stommes, Patrick Louie, Krisztian Csanki
CG Coordinator: Anna Harari
FX: Paul Baran, Kevin Pinga
Animations: Lucas Smarker
Layout: Viviana Torrellas


Company 3
https://www.company3.com
Senior Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
Executive Producer: Ashley McKim
Senior Producer: Katie Andrews
Senior Producer: Matt Moran
Juice Studios
http://2020visual.net/our-work/juice-studios-santa-monica/
Mixer: Scott Burns
Producer: Vanessa Carey


Yessian Music & Sound Design
https://www.yessian.com
Executive Producer: David Gold
CCO / Partner: Brian Yessian


Casting - Face In The Crowd Casting
https://faceinthecrowdcasting.com
Casting Director: Maryclaire Sweeters


Agency - Garage Team Mazda

CEO - Michael Buttlar
CCO - Erich Funke
CW / AD CD - Melissa Webber
CW CD - Daniel Bremmer
SVP Director Integrated Content - Larry Struber
Account Dir - Cory Sampson
Dir of Proj Management - Elizabeth CarrErnst
Art Producer: Jessica Mirolla