The Gadget Guy: Behind the Scenes

Hi, Gershy here. You've seen the video, the action, the gadgets, the adventure, and yeah, even the lesson. But, aren't you curious [music] to know how it was made? Let's go behind the scenes, behind the camera, [music] and meet the people who made it all happen. >> Wow. >> Hi, I'm Nachi. >> Okay. >> The security button isn't doing anything. It's not It's not doing anything. >> Where's Nachi? >> This is definitely the most ambitious project we have done to date. That's just for the beginning of the video. >> Cut! Cut! Are you good? >> [sighs] >> Harnessing the technology of AI allowed us to create a product which was literally not possible just a few months ago. To bring a story like this alive, [music] to deliver a story with such excitement, with the brilliant storytelling of Meir Bendayan, the storyteller, who has captured the hearts and minds of children across Quali Scroll. Is this Are we live? >> It was actually originally called I'm happy I didn't use this name. It was called the [music] gadget gemach. I was supposed to be like that he does like gemach with them with it, but I never I didn't like the name and I'm happy I didn't stick with it because it didn't work. This is the original bots um that I built for this video. If it looks somewhat familiar, I was going to control with a stick and I was going to spray paint it and everything and this uh actually sort of sort of works. Wow. >> And then comes the the tuna the two letter word, right? If it's I'm not sure if it's a word. But comes the AI. Now, you want me to go into a whole shidduch about this or not? >> And I said, wait, if I could just make these characters alive and I could even turn that robot into that. >> And so we got together with Yitzy, Mint Media, of course. >> [music] [music] >> Working with Meir has been like a a dream come true for me, actually. I have a bunch [music] of, you know, young children and one of our favorite storytellers is Meir. We have the Shoeys, self-swapping shoes, one, two. But what I think was pretty crazy is that to collaborate with [music] Meir in a video form is something that we never could have done until the past year or so because his imagination [music] is so wild. He's great for story tapes because he can say whatever he wants and make up whatever he wants and he brings us into his world. [music] But to actually create that as a visual, that wasn't possible until recently. >> Uh Hershy, you can sit down over there. Uh Nachi, just um slip your chair over a little bit. Yeah. Hershy, maybe help him out. >> Okay. >> Perfect. All right, okay. So, the first question we have to ask you, everyone's biggest question. Are you guys AI or not? >> Well, you know, how do we prove that we're not AI? >> Probably my favorite scene >> [music] >> is the scene where the bad guy, Dorvin, is going through and showing off his different technology. It really sets the tone for the entire story. It's action-packed. It's memorable. It was so much fun to >> [music] >> add music to it, to make the sounds, to make it feel very cinematic. That whole scene was amazing. Loved it. >> No way. >> Wow! >> One of my favorite action sequences to work on was the the bad bots. Something about seeing someone who really connected with him and he was a funny character and it's something you got pulled into. There's nothing evil about him and all of a sudden he's the evil side of it. Was a heavy action piece, but it wasn't just bang bang bang. There was emotion in it. So, that's something that really made me just say wow. >> There was a group [music] of kids watching the video on an iPad and all of a sudden they start screaming, "The battery's going to die. The battery's going to die." And as adults, the first thing we do is grab a charger. But, obviously they were discussing the battery on Gersi's lying backpack. The kids got so involved where they're screaming at the screen. In a world where there's so much entertainment that perhaps is not appropriate for our families to [music] have something that is so entertaining and so enjoyable to watch and highlighting a regular, so [music] to say, child, it's amazing to have such an opportunity for our families. >> There's more to you than [music] gadgets, Gersi. A whole lot more. But, if you're only ever the gadget guy, imagine one day you don't have your [music] gadgets. Then who are you? >> Entertaining for the sake of entertaining is not something that I try to do. I try to entertaining >> [music] >> with a nice lesson to try to put those together and make that you walk away feeling like you enjoyed yourself and also that you came away with something. It's not just I mean obviously you know a fun story with flying things and gadgets and you know drones chasing him. But, the idea is a real thing is that a lot of people can [music] really feel that they define what they're doing or what their talents are and how people [music] see them and they forget that the main their main job is their their about to say shame on what they're what they're doing. >> Just because you're really [music] good at something doesn't mean that's the most important thing. Like, you could have all these amazing inventions and stuff, but if you don't have any real friends, what's the point? And uh yeah, I guess that's kind of >> Okay. All right. All right. No more being silly. Wait, I'm getting fired? >> [laughter] >> Hm. >> [laughter] >> Any hope for Dorvin? Like do you see him going towards the mech in the near future? >> So Dorvin I think is a lost cause. I think that his arrogance, the fact [music] that he stays so cool and calm always, he thinks he's doing things right. So I think he's he's lost. He's gone. >> Yuki, how did you get the role playing Dorvin? >> You [music] know, it's an interesting story. Somebody actually recommended me and told me they thought I'd be great at being the villain. So I looked at him and said, "And why would you think that?" >> Gershy, watch out for the lights. >> Favorite gadget, so the helicopter out of the backpack is something I think every kid dreams of. Even though in my experience with roller coasters, I could see myself getting a little nauseous over time, but just that idea of like walking down the street like, "No." That's something that's That's pretty cool. >> My favorite gadget probably would be honestly the the plane jump rope. Can you imagine just I'll attach it to my keys and I'm just like, "Go turn on my car." And then I just throw it outside just going all the way down the stairs. I love that. >> All right, so is that a wrap? We're done? >> Yeah, I think we're good. >> Can I keep this? It's actually quite fun. >> Hi, I'm Nahi. Nahi, we've been expecting you. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is of the utmost importance. The fate of the [music] entire world rests in your hands. Come with me. There's no time to explain. >> [laughter] >> Can we just fix this in post? You really ought to watch yourself. Wouldn't want you getting hurt. >> Wait, what am I supposed to say? >> Garci, you're just supposed to say yeah, that's it. How do you forget that? >> Now Bots, how was it for you to [music] act in this video alongside Garci? >> Wow. >> Okay, I'm not sure what you mean by that. Do you and Garci like you like each other? >> Wow. >> Okay now Bots, why do you keep falling over? Woah. >> Wow. >> Bots, I'm doing launch of the first Gadget Guy was met with tremendous enthusiasm. Literally thousands [music] of people watched the video and the feedback was off the charts. I don't think I've ever seen such amazing feedback before for >> [music] >> a production like this. They appreciated the characters and the humor. >> Ouch. >> The excitement and I was just so happy to see how many people really [music] responded to it. I was blown away. >> Gadget Guy took on a life of its own where it's no longer just a video which people watch all night, but it became something that people associated with. A character that people appreciated. People liked. We're looking [music] forward to with number one releasing the next episode. Number two giving people an opportunity to be in future episodes. No acting skills necessary. You can see the website for more details. [music] And not only that, literally for free to sign up your children to get a special birthday wish from Garci himself. >> There is a lot more coming. The story of Gadget Guy is not over and the lesson he has to learn is not over because as we'll see, being the Gadget Guy is maybe not enough if he's not the only Gadget Guy. >> Hmm. >> There's going to be some really crazy new gadgets and it's like a huge mystery the entire time and Duffy, hello. Not yet. Wait for episode two. Yeah, he's actually a pretty big part of episode two. Wait. Am I not allowed to say that? >> We've already heard the pitch for episode two. I cannot wait [music] for this. I cannot wait for what we're going to do. It's so much more ambitious. The story is so much cooler and it was already cool to begin with. You guys are going to be blown away. >> Before we go, I I'm sorry. I have to ask. I have to ask you this. Just one more time. Are you AI? >> Well, are you AI? >> Um, that's a very interesting question. Well, what was that? Oh. >> [music]