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Welcome to the new millennium. We cracked open the Y2K time capsule and brought it roaring into the present. This campaign is a maximalist mixtape of everything that made the early 2000s iconic: from our memories of frosted tips to TRL countdowns, boy band debates to bootleg LimeWire tracks. And of course, the most delicious Taco Bell bites! A sensory overload of stylized live action, VFX, animation, and design, fused together like a burned CD of our cultural memory. But this wasn’t just nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake, it was a reactivation. A reimagining. A reminder that the chaos, the charm, and the no-rules creativity of that era still resonates today.

Credits

Production Company
Scholar 

Directors
William Campbell & Chris Finn

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Executive Producer
Kate Aspell

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Line Producer
Rich Kaylor

Director of Photography
Josh Saideman

Still Photographer
Chris Shintani

Production Designer
Sarah Kugelmass

 

Design & Animation
Scholar

Creative Directors
William Campbell, Chris Finn

Managing Executive Producer
Kirsten Noll

Executive Producer
Kate Aspell

Head of Production
Nicole Smarsh

Senior Producer
Seth Gantman, Andrew Gilson

 

Lead Designer
Jina Kwon

Designers
Ana Chang, Madison Ellis, Irma Hasanic, June Kim, Danna Macias, Kyle Switzer

2D Animators
Sam Bachman, Zach Herdman

3D Animators
Michael Cafarelli, Kirt Critoph

Compositors
Ashley Jahanshahi

Flame Artist
Kevin Njoo

Storyboards
Jasper Yu

Media Manager
Adrianna McKinley

Editor
Dominic Strazulo

Telecine
Company 3

Colorist
Bryan Smaller

Mix & Sound Design
LIME

Mix & Sound Designer
Zac Fisher

Music Artist & Track Name
SUM 41 - In Too Deep

Every movement is a baton pass. Constant motion from one clique to the next, with food moments tucked between like beat drops in a Y2K music video.

THIS TAKES ME BACK

MEET OUR CHARACTERS

PROCESS

“Our supers are loud, layered, and of the era…in the best, most nostalgic way. We embraced digital excess. Mall kiosk palettes, message board vibes, MySpace bling - all refined just enough to feel deliberate.”

We didn’t just build a Taco Bell — we built a Y2K dreamscape. Bold, colorful, and dripping in early-2000s energy. A space that feels more like a music video soundstage than a restaurant.