Use headphones! 5 productions. 4 countries. 3 continents. This sonic experience is the reveal film for the first Lexus all-electric car. The creative challenge was to express the imperceptible side of nature through sound, exemplifying the erosion between driver and natural world. Logistically, this was my first time directing any part of a shoot remotely (about 75% remote), which at one point involved directing two productions in Japan and Thailand simultaneously. Very fun challenge, ultimately made graceful by all the amazing people who contributed around the globe.  Friends have asked how much of the footage we filmed ourselves, so I’ll come out and say there are THREE shots in this video we licensed instead of filmed. See if you can guess them! xo Slain –––––––– CREDITS –––––––– Executive Creative Director: Hiroyuki Ito Director: @CalebSlain Agency (Dentsu) Creative Director: Masashi Sada Art Director: Hirofumi Isoya Planner: Daisuke Matsunaga  Planner: Takahiro Hasegawa    Production (AOI) Producer: Hirohide Takene Producer: Ryuta Iwasa Production Manager: Koichiro Narita Production Manager: Naoko Kido Production Manager: Haonan Mak Production Manager: Haruka Ono U.S. Production: @ampersand_us Managing Director: @detchmendy Exec Producer: Susan Herbert Line Producer: @DaveJRobertson Post Producer: @susanagosti Mr. Slain Producer: Keita Yamamura CINEMATOGRAPHY Big Sur: @williamdstone Japan: @erwancloarec Michigan: @mr_terpstra Thailand: @garndp Peru: @danielgarate77 Starring: @makoto88kamiya POST PRODUCTION Editor: @pezzillosview Audio Post Production: @otbirds OTB Sound Design + Mix: @idelgas OTB Executive Producer: Guin Frehling Colorist: Benoit Coté Rodeo Prost Prod: @nkmcgregor Rodeo Asst: @_bugbee_ VFX + CG: SLANTED * Atsushi Ueta * Shinji Santoh * Kazushi Nagase * Ayano Watanabe Online Editor: Chitoshi Murata — PRODUCTION UNITS —  BIG SUR Production Supervisor: @flyin321 Commercial Coord: @ursiebrown Travel Coord: Lina Hou DOT Coord: Marques Jackson 1st AD: Paul Chaput 2nd AD: Adam Stern Chili Cinematographer: Will Stone 1st AC: Mark Quintos 2nd AC: Theresa Wong DIT: Bryan Perido Gaffer: Frank Stzalkowski BBE: Tom Cloutier Key Grip: Mark Otewalt Production Designer: Brett Lama SPFX: Matt Heon FX: Zack Lonas FX: Jennifer Terrel Prop Master: Josh Frager Precision Driver: Matt O’Sullivan Arm Car Op: Robert C. Barcelona Arm Car Driver: Patrick Roth Remote Head Tech: Keaton Bowlby Drone Pilot: @jofhanwright Drone Op: @seanriv Drone Tech: Kai Hill Gimbal Tech: Ruben Palacios VFX Supervisor: @tikiguy_69 VTR: Andreas Tarazi Script Supervisor: Carol De Pasquale JAPAN Assistant Director: Nagisa Kodama Director of Photography: Erwan Cloarec Translator Producer: Taka Kawatsu 1st AC: Yasushi Miyata 2nd AC: Moe Arizumi 3rd AC: Alex Witmer DIT: Sou Tony Naoi DIT: Fuya Imai 
Car Stylist Team (SEEK) * Nozomu Sato * Akio Kawamura Low Loader Operator (S3) * Teppei Kazama * Shota Saito Drivers (GROOVE) * Shinji Kikuchi * Shigenobu Murayama * Touma Suzuki * Toru Tanaka * Muneo Hirakawa * Shingo Omori * Akane Ikemoto * Masaki Matsumoto Stylist: Takumi Iwata Stand-In: Masaru Tsuzuruki Nurse: Hayato Takahama MICHIGAN Cinematographer: Chad Terpstra Production Coordinator: Dennis Nagelkirk Camera Assistant: Jackson Ezinga Production Scout Assistant: Andrea Napierkowski THAILAND Passion Pictures Bangkok Producer: Beryl Anne Tan Cinematographer: Mr. Rattakarn “Garn” Srithavatchai Production Manager: Ms. Kornlapas Sawasdee Assistant PM: Mr. Weerasak Kala  Location Manager: Mr. Ekthanat Sawasdee Prop Master: Mr. Jirapat Theparvut Props: Mr. Chaiya Changphauk Props: Ms. Kanitwanan Pornjarungsak  Focus: Mr. kitikorn Nuchpum Head Lighting: Mr. Tanayut Muhamud Key Grip: Mr. Ittipol Nabangchang // Lighting & Grip (Gear Head co., ltd) Camera Team (Lifeboat Camera) PERU APU Productions Cinematographer: Daniel Gárate Producer: Bruno Canale