We just wrapped production on 3 Disney Living web-mercials with Director Sebastian Davis. I need to give a shout out to my fantastic crew who made the project not only visually stunning, but a smooth enjoyable time despite the record 110 degree heat wave in Los Angeles.
It turned out to be a Trojan reunion, with all of the Keys former USC film school grads. Jay Visit and Raul B. Fernandez co-DP’ed the gig. Susan Havens was on Locations. Monica Surrena on Production Design. Michelle “you rock” Kramer is by far the best 1st AD I’ve worked with. Paul Fonarev and David Lankton of Miso Sound were our tireless sound team.
I even met a new (and hopefully frequent) collaborator, in our stylist Myriam Arougheti. She’s fantastic. Hire her.
But mostly I need to shout out to Sebastian. He’s a wonderful collaborator and fantastic director. I knew it the moment we started casting and saw him working with the kids. He’s a natural. And the fact that he’s so darn level-headed makes working for him so much easier! Thank you Sebastian for being such a great partner.
The spots recreate (satirically) classic Hollywood horror movie clips with a Disney flare. Look for them all over the web during this Halloween holiday season.
Cheers,
Tess “tired, bruised, but loving it” Ortbals
Producer, Disney Living Halloween