GEICO Gecko's tail of resilience
In a 15-minute 'documentary', WW7's David Shafei finds out the truth behind everyone's favourite reptile mascot.
Credits
powered by- Agency The Martin Agency/Richmond
- Production Company World War Seven
- Director David Shafei
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Credits
powered by- Agency The Martin Agency/Richmond
- Production Company World War Seven
- Director David Shafei
- Managing Partner Josh Ferrazzano
- Executive Producer Sloane Hayes Skala
- Editorial Company Cabin Editing Company
- Executive Post Producer Hope Duhaime
- Associate Producer Noelle Lucien
- Editor Nick Divers
- Cutting Assist Chris Kelley
- VFX Framestore/New York
- Senior VFX Producer PJ Stegall
- VFX Associate Creative Director William Frazier
- CG Lead Jim Vidal
- CG Lead Romain Faure
- 2D Lead Zavier Mojica
- VFX Editor John DiMare
- VFX Editor Eugen Bekafigo
- Color Company 3/Los Angeles
- Senior Color Producer Matt Moran
- Senior Colorist Sean Coleman
- Music/Sound Walker
- Audio Managing Director Sara Matarazzo
- Executive Audio Producer Dottie Scharr
- Senior Audio Producer Neha Ewell
- Associate Audio Producer Samantha Zirin
- Music Editor Garrett Chabot
- Audio Mixer Jacob Brody
- Senior Director, Creative & Content Gary Aurand
- Chief Creative Officer Danny Robinson
- VP, Creative & Content Michelle Moscone
- Executive Creative Director Ashley Marshall
- Director, Marketing Creative Brand Tom Perlozzo
- Group Creative Director Neel Williams
- DP Polly Morgan / (DP)
- Creative Director Ryan Raab
- Creative Director/ Copywriter Graham Unterberger
- Production Designer Melisa Myers
- Creative Director/ Art Director Dustin Dodd
- Art Director Isaiah Timmons
- Copywriter McKay Fritz
- Senior Post Producer Grace Hammerstein
- Executive Producer Heather Collier
- Senior Producer Maggie Weishaar
- Senior Producer Liza Miller
- Junior Producer Zavi Harman
- Associate Creative Director Anne Love Field
Credits
powered by- Agency The Martin Agency/Richmond
- Production Company World War Seven
- Director David Shafei
- Managing Partner Josh Ferrazzano
- Executive Producer Sloane Hayes Skala
- Editorial Company Cabin Editing Company
- Executive Post Producer Hope Duhaime
- Associate Producer Noelle Lucien
- Editor Nick Divers
- Cutting Assist Chris Kelley
- VFX Framestore/New York
- Senior VFX Producer PJ Stegall
- VFX Associate Creative Director William Frazier
- CG Lead Jim Vidal
- CG Lead Romain Faure
- 2D Lead Zavier Mojica
- VFX Editor John DiMare
- VFX Editor Eugen Bekafigo
- Color Company 3/Los Angeles
- Senior Color Producer Matt Moran
- Senior Colorist Sean Coleman
- Music/Sound Walker
- Audio Managing Director Sara Matarazzo
- Executive Audio Producer Dottie Scharr
- Senior Audio Producer Neha Ewell
- Associate Audio Producer Samantha Zirin
- Music Editor Garrett Chabot
- Audio Mixer Jacob Brody
- Senior Director, Creative & Content Gary Aurand
- Chief Creative Officer Danny Robinson
- VP, Creative & Content Michelle Moscone
- Executive Creative Director Ashley Marshall
- Director, Marketing Creative Brand Tom Perlozzo
- Group Creative Director Neel Williams
- DP Polly Morgan / (DP)
- Creative Director Ryan Raab
- Creative Director/ Copywriter Graham Unterberger
- Production Designer Melisa Myers
- Creative Director/ Art Director Dustin Dodd
- Art Director Isaiah Timmons
- Copywriter McKay Fritz
- Senior Post Producer Grace Hammerstein
- Executive Producer Heather Collier
- Senior Producer Maggie Weishaar
- Senior Producer Liza Miller
- Junior Producer Zavi Harman
- Associate Creative Director Anne Love Field
Have you ever wondered how a cockney lizard went from rainforest-dweller to beloved mascot in 25 short years? Well this delightful mockumentary from GEICO will give you the whole 'truth'.
Following on from a terrific teaser featuring the brand's ill-fated Caveman, and bolstered by four Super Bowl pre-show snippets, Legend of the Lizard is a po-faced peek behind the curtain of the hero's upbringing and journey to becoming an icon.
Directed by WW7's David Shafei, and created by The Martin Agency, the entertaining film is filled with interviews from the Gecko’s best friend, his high school Coach, co-workers, and some fun easter eggs including cameos from GEICO’s legendary Hump Day commercial, and of course The Caveman himself.
On directing the film, Shafei says: “The Gecko is really one of the greats. Stylistically, we were lampooning popular prestige documentaries, but Legend of the Lizard wound up being surprisingly moving.
"It explores his humble small-town beginnings as an insurance prodigy and the community that continues to support him and really fleshed out a backstory to this legendary character. GEICO commercials themselves are legendary - we even pay homage to some of them in this ‘documentary’ - so helming this fifteen-minute tribute was an honour.”