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Vegas lights. Thousands of eyes. Zero room to play it safe. That’s where we dropped in to kick off Okta’s flagship event, Oktane 2025, opening the show with a film about emergent AI in the workplace–and how to keep it in its place. We channeled the excitement of the event, crafting a warm filmic real world alive with comedic portrayals of AI run amok and a cool digital realm of tactile glass streamlined by Okta. Together they make a spectacle designed to make a massive audience lean forward—and kick the party off with a grin.

Credits

Production Company
Scholar

Directors
Chris Finn, Michael Tavarez

Managing Director / EP
Kirsten Noll

Executive Producer
Kate Aspell

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Line Producer
Rich Kaylor

Director of Photography
Josh Saideman

Production Designer
Sara Kugelmass

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Directors
William Campbell, Chris Finn, Macauley Johnson

Managing Director / EP
Kirsten Noll

 

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Senior Producer
Seth Gantman, Michael Heil, Stacy Torres

Designers
Jina Kwon, Rolando Barry, Rudy Taege, Javier Tommasi 

Lead Animator
Michael Cafarelli

3D Animators
Kirt Critoph, Jeff Briant, Max Krone

Dynamics/FX
Paul Esteves

Compositors
Kevin Njoo, Michael Loney

Storyboards
Jasper Yu

Media Manager
Adrianna McKinley

Using a contrast of warm and cool tones, we paired tongue-in-cheek filmmaking with the tactile and infinitely intricate digital realm.

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