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Captain D’s
“Meet the D-Gulls”

Project Details

Client

Captain D’s

Agency

The&Partnership

Director

Anca Risca

About This Project

To kickstart Captain D’s newest campaign, NL introduces Desmond and Dave as the brand’s new spokesbirds. The D-Gulls tell the story of when they first laid their eyes on Captain D’s in this exclusive behind the scenes interview.

Executive Creative Director
Joe Burrascano

Director
Anca Risca

Executive Producer
Jon O’Hara

Head of Production
James Elio

Assistant Producer
Allison Robinson

CG Director
Eric Cunha

Design & Storyboards
Tim Probert

Animatic
Yi Ju Tsai, Tim Probert

Animation
Doug Litos, Thomas Shek

Rigging
Cat McDonnell

Modeling
Elizabeth Ku-Herrero, Ellen Su

Texturing & Shading
Eric Cunha

Bushmeister
Andy Tai

Lighting
Jin Fang Jiang, Elizabeth Ku-Herrero

Compositing
Jin Fang Jiang, Elizabeth Ku-Herrero, Jeff the Dragon

Editing
Yi Ju Tsai

stills

CHARACTER DESIGN

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