MAKING OF NEW FUJITSU COMMERCIAL - THE PHONE CALL

Great to work with the talented Greg Davis at KHON2 again.  Greg has written and directed many of our Fujitsu commercials.  This was a tough one as we had to create a .15 second version that would be played during the Super Bowl in Hawaii.  When we first read the script, none of us thought it would be a good commercial but Greg assured us that he could pull it off in .15 seconds.  He also said that we would shoot additional scenes to create a .30 second version.  The commercial was shot on location in San Francisco and at our home in Honolulu.

Nice to have my Daughter Keli, my Wife Shirley and our Dog Kea in the spot.

MAHALO TEAM KHON2!

View all of our Fujitsu commercials at www.Ilovemyfujitsu.com

THE PHONE CALL 15 SECOND VERSION AIRED 

DURING THE SUPER BOWL IN HAWAII

THE PHONE CALL - .30 SECOND VERSION

MAKING NEW FUJITSU COMMERCIAL - THE PHONE CALL

FILMED ON LOCATION IN SAN FRANCISCO AND HAWAII

ACTION!

THAT'S A WRAP IN SAN FRANCISCO!


HAIR AND MAKEUP


OUR SUPERSTAR


I TAKE THE LONGEST FOR MAKEUP


READY FOR MY CLOSEUP


FILMING IN OUR LIVING ROOM

DIRECTOR, GREG DAVIS GOING OVER THE SHOT AND SCRIPT

OUR STAR IS A BIT TIRED

MAKING FRIENDS WITH THE CREW

FILMING IN OUR KITCHEN

BRIGITTE ABBOT FROM KHON ON DOG DUTY

KHON'S INCREDIBLE PRODUCTION TEAM

MAHALO GREG DAVIS (CENTER) FOR ANOTHER GREAT SHOOT

 

FILMING NEW FUJITSU TELEVISION COMMERCIAL - "THE COACH"

FILMING NEW FUJITSU TELEVISION COMMERCIAL

"THE COACH"

What an honor to work on a new Fujitsu Air Conditioning commercial that features Hawaii's most legendary Coach, Dave Shoji.  Dave is one of the most respected and loved people in all of Hawaii and for him to be part of this production was amazing.  The spot was filmed in the very hot Klum Gym where Dave Coached our Wahine Volleyball program to National prominence before the Stan Sheriff Center was constructed.  It was hot in there.  Really hot.  We had a Club Volleyball team made up with local High School players suit up in Fujitsu uniforms and they actually played volleyball in the boiling gym.  The sweat was real and perfect to show how hot it is in Hawaii.  The girls played and two cameras from KITV Channel 4 filmed the action.  Troy Gomes from KITV was the creative mind behind the photography and script that was written to pay homage to Hawaii's greatest Coach ever.  Dave amassed one of the best coaching records in NCAA sports with a 1202-204-1 record.

1200 wins in any sport is amazing but to do this on an Island in the middle of the Pacific is spectacular.  He won Four National Championships and was named Coach of the Year 5 times.  Plus; 25 Conference Players of the Year, 107 Conference All Americans, 86 All American Selections, 8 National Players of the Year, 5 Olympians plus named one of the All Time Greatest Coaches by USA Volleyball and Named Coach of the NCAA 25th Anniversary Team.  All the records and accolades are nothing compared to his compassionate and tough coaching and guidance that he gave hundreds of student athletes.  Dave's passion for the game, perseverance, winning attitude, work ethic and high moral standards are forever engraved in the girls he coached.  He is one of the most loved people in the history of the State of Hawaii and we have been blessed to have him live and coach here.  Dave's next set is a lot of golf, time with family, travel and success beating cancer.  Mahalo Dave for being part of this commercial and for all you have done for the University of Hawaii.  I Love my Fujitsu is our motto but I Love Dave Shoji is in our hearts.  

Mahalo to Dave, KITV and Team Fujitsu.  This commercial will air in July, 2017.

FILMING IN KLUM GYM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND AT MY HOME IN HONOLULU

TEAM FUJITSU WAS MADE UP OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS

DAVE SHOJI AND TEAM FUJITSU

AND OF COURSE I HAD TO GET IN THE PHOTO

THE QUARTERBACK - NEW FUJITSU COMMERCIAL

THE QUARTERBACK

FUJITSU TELEVISION COMMERCIAL

Our new Fujitsu television commercial made its World debut today during the Super Bowl.  The spot ran six times during the Pre-Game and In-Game on KHON2 Fox Network.  This commercial was produced and directed by Greg Davis at KHON2 in Honolulu.  The script was written by myself and former University of Hawaii and Philadelphia Jets Player, Rich Miano.  Also in the spot are ex Hawaii and NFL players Maa Tanuvasa (2 Super Bowl Championships with Denver Broncos), Leonard Peters and Nate Ilaoa.  The Secretary in the spot is the beautiful Monica Hamada and the Star is former Miss Hawaii and Miss USA Runner Up Chelsea Hardin.  And of course Keli is in the spot looking good as always.  This is a sequel to our first Football commercial that featured Rich Miano and former Hawaii football players.  In the first spot, University of Hawaii legend Colt Brennan throws an interception in the big game to a peewee team.  I saw a photo of Chelsea Hardin competing in the Miss USA pageant and went to work on a commercial that could feature her beauty.

Thanks to Rich Sheriff, General Manager of the Stan Sheriff Center at the University of Hawaii.  We used Rich's office to film the spot.  My sincere thanks to all of the great people who helped make this commercial.  I truly love them all and am very blessed to have them in my life.

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THE QUARTERBACK - FILMING FUJITSU COMMERCIAL

"THE QUARTERBACK" WAS FILMED AT THE STAN SHERIFF CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.  WE USED RICH SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO FILM IN.

I TOOK MORE MAKE UP THAN THE WOMAN

GREG DAVIS AT KHON2 IS TALENTED AND PRODUCES AND DIRECTS 

SOME OF THE PROPS USED TO FILM "THE QUARTERBACK"

LEONARD PETERS - MAA TANUVASA AND NATE ILAO.  I LOVE THESE GUYS!

FUJITSU SUPERSTAR "KELI"

THE BEAUTIFUL CHELSEA HARDIN

RICH MIANO, JOHN VENERI AND GREG DAVIS SET UP TO FILM

ANNIE OUR GREAT HAIR AND MAKE-UP GAL AND MONICA HAMADA

TIME FOR MY CLOSEUP

ME AND KELI

GREG DAVIS, JOHN VENERI, KELI, MONICA HAMADA AND ME

MONICA HAMADA AND THE COOLEST MAN IN THE WORLD

KELI AND THE COOLEST MAN

MAA TANUVASA, RICH MIANO, NATE ILAO AND LEONARD PETERS

CHELSEA AND MONICA

MONICA, CHELSEA AND ME

MAA NEEDS A LITTLE MAKEUP

I WORE SHORTS BECAUSE YOU COULD ONLY SEE ME FROM WAIST UP

THE QUARTERBACK

GREG DAVIS FILMING SCENE WITH CHELSEA

THE ENTIRE CAST OF "THE QUARTERBACK"

CHELSEA WEARING TEAM FUJITSU HELMET.  THEY ALSO PUT A SET OF SHOULDER PADS ON HER BUT WE WENT FOR LOOK WITHOUT THE PADS

JOHN VENERI SHOT THE SLOW MOTION SCENE WITH AN IPHONE

SHOOTING WITH AN IPHONE AND THE IMAGE IS FANTASTIC

ANNIE ADJUST CHELSEA'S HAIR

CHELSEA IS BEAUTIFUL AND SWEET.  TRULY A SPECIAL PERSON

2017 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL "THE QUARTERBACK"

2015 SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL "THE GAME"

THE PHOTO OF CHELEA HARDIN THAT INSPIRED THE NEW COMMERCIAL