Tokyo Glow : Making Stills Come to Life

Industry's Jonathan Bensimon has recently collaborated on a technically challenging and visually rich project involving industry Films, Citizen Jones, Alter Ego and Stealing Time for The Generic Man.

To achieve the striking effect of the "illuminated man," an original light suit was constructed using hundreds of feet of high-voltage LED rope lights and a translucent nylon outer shell. The production had its set of additional challenges, not the least of which was avoiding the Yakuza – Tokyo's notorious mafia – while shooting extensively in their territory without permission. Michael Lambermont, executive producer at Alter Ego in Toronto, oversaw the effects- heavy post-production process, which included weeks of extensive rotoscoping and compositing in the facility's two Flame suites, plus a final colour grade, once the effects were complete. Geoff Ashenhurst, editor at Stealing Time, was charged with bringing the thousands of digital stills to life with director Bensimon.

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