Responsibilities: I was in charge of reshaping an existing bear sculpt and re-sculpting the face.

Directed by Andres Eguiguren, the film features two full CGI photo-real bears which The Mill's VFX team meticulously crafted to achieve a real-life look and feel. Eguiguren comments "In a spot with bears in a residential setting, the main challenge is to make it believable. It is especially satisfying to bring across performance and emotions through a full CG character." 

Working directly with Leo Burnett Toronto, The Mill's team wanted to present the client with a clear visualization of the bears so the whole team could have an overt understanding of what the team was achieving and what the goal was at all times.

Agency

Agency: Leo Burnett Toronto

VP, Group Account Director: Natasha Dagenais

Account Supervisor: Wendy Richardson

GCD, Art Director: Nicole Ellerton

GCD, Writer: Morgan Kurchak

SVP, Director of Production Services: Franca Piacente

Producer: Sabrina DeLuca

Production

Production: Mill+

Director: Andres Eguiguren

Head of Content: Ian Bearce

Executive Producer: Zu Al-Kadiri

Producer: Kerry Taylor

Line Producer: Mike Masters

Production Coordinator: Joey Bilewcz

Shoot Supervisor: Yong Chan Kim

Director of Photography: Sean Valentini

Production Services

Production Services: Brought To You By Inc 

Producers: Aidan Corrigan, Matthew Barnett, Tatjana Green

Line Producer: Mike Masters

Production Coordinator: Joey Bilewcz

Editorial

Editorial: The Mill

Editor: Ryan McKenna

Edit Assist: Katherine Colosimo

VFX Production

VFX Production: The Mill

Executive Producer: Zu Al-Kadiri

Deputy Head of Production: Georgina Castle

Associate Producer: Sophie Mitchell

VFX Creative

VFX Creative: The Mill

Chief Creative Officer: Angus Kneale

Shoot Supervisor: Yong Chan Kim

2D Lead Artist: Kshitij Khanna

3D Lead Artist: Yong Chan Kim

2D Artist: Yoon-sun Bae, Heather Kennedy, Rachel Moon

3D Artists: Arman Matin, Harlan Qiu, Juan Carlos Barquet, Ryan Federman, Scott Denton, Yimo Xu, Raj Kumar MSathyaraj A, Sendil Kumar J

Finish Artist: Kevan Lee

Matte Painting: Carlos Nieto

Animation: John Wilson, Alex Allain, Jessica Castillo

Storyboard Artists: Rachel Tomis, Mark Alan Yates

Pitch Artists: Alex Clark, Eve Grissinger

Colour

Colour: The Mill

Colourist: Damien Van Der Cruyssen

Senior Producer, Colour: Rochelle Brown

Colour Producer: Megan Rumph

Colour Assists: Elias Nousiopoulos, Nate Seymour, Andrew Ceen