A miniature Mexican wrestler might not be the obvious choice for a Canadian cell phone company's spokesman. But when Bent Image Lab Director Rob Shaw discovered just such a character in Toronto-based TAXI 2's script for the latest Koodo Mobile campaign, he immediately saw the connection.

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Client: Koodo Mobile
Spot Title: Launch, Compact, Couch
Air Date: April 2010

Agency: TAXI 2, Toronto, Ontario
CD: Lance Martin
AD: Jeff MacEachern
Copywriter: Mike Blackmore
Producer: Jennifer Cursio
Client Name: Lise Doucet
Group Account Director: Caleb Goodman
Account Manager(s): Katie Trainor, Steve Waugh

Prod Company: Bent Image Lab
Director: Rob Shaw
Director of Photography: Bryce Fortner
EP: Ray Di Carlo
Senior Producer: Tsui Ling Toomer
Producer: Harry Linden
Line Producer: Darren Demetre
Coordinator: Chris Barber
Cameraman/Moco: Chris Peterson, Jim Birkett
Gaffer: Joe Bourguignon
Electrician: Ryan Kunkleman
Storyboard Artist: Monique Ligons
Character Design: Huy Vu
Art Director: Curt Enderle
Art Department Manager: Solomon Burbridge
Art Department Coordinator: Evan Stewart
Lead Carpenter: Greg Fosmire
Carpenter(s): Daniel Miller, John Kirkley
Graphic Artist: Christina Owen
Lead Painter: Mary Blankenburg
Painter: Ryan Schow
Model Maker(s): Marty Easterday, Kimi Kaplowitz, Jen Prokopowicz
Shopper/Props Buyer: Justin Warner
Client Services: Patricia Hall
Production Assistant: Charlie James
TD Lead: Fred Ruff
TD(s): Josh Cox, Shirack Agresta, Devon Myron
Principal CG Animator(s): Eric Scheur, Aja Bogdanoff, Joel Brinkerhoff, Max Perelman, Eric Urban
Stop Motion Animator: Jen Prokopowicz
CG Rigger: John Lally
2D Graphics: Dave Manuel, Stephen Bodin, Beau Hudspeth

Post: Bent Image Lab
Lead Compositor: Brian Kinkley
Compositor: Alan Winston
Post Production Supervisor: Jeff Dawson
Editor/Editorial Supervisor: Jeff Dawson
Colorist: Brian Kinkley

Audio Post Co: Company X Audio
Mixer: Brad Nelson/Adam Moffat
Sound Designer: Brad Nelson/Adam Moffat
Engineer: Adam Moffat
Producer: Brad Nelson

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