# Dolittle: Prologue

> An illustrated animated prologue for Dolittle, the fantasy adventure about a doctor who can talk to animals.

Canonical page: [Dolittle: Prologue](<https://gergely-wootsch.com/projects/dolittle>)

Project ID: gla\_dol

Year: 2020

Role: 3D Artist

I storyboarded and designed characters for the prologue, laid out shots, illustrated CG assets, and helped review compositing.

Work: Dolittle (2020)

Production: [Glassworks Barcelona](<https://web.archive.org/web/20250513140103/https://glassworksvfx.com/>)

Glassworks Barcelona made the animated prologue for *Dolittle*, the 2020 fantasy adventure about a doctor who can talk to animals. Directed by [Javier Verdugo](<https://www.javier-verdugo.com/>) and [Adrian Garcia](<https://vimeo.com/headless>), the prologue introduces the film's world through illustration, combining 3D environments with 2D character animation.

## The Sequence

[Dolittle: The Prologue](</media/video/gla_dol_edit.mp4>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

## Stills

[Dolittle in a yellow top hat feeds a dog in a sunlit study, a fox asleep on a table.](</media/image/gla_dol_still0_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man in a white coat and goggles faces an open-mouthed hippo, a dog and a goose at his feet.](</media/image/gla_dol_still1_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man in a brown coat bows before a crowned woman in yellow on a throne, guards lining the red hall.](</media/image/gla_dol_still2_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Guards in red and gold uniforms blow long trumpets hung with crown banners.](</media/image/gla_dol_still3_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man in a trench coat walks through open gates toward a palace, past two elephants and a giraffe.](</media/image/gla_dol_still4_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A hot-air balloon drifts over a country estate with a pond, a hedge maze and a long queue of visitors.](</media/image/gla_dol_still5_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man with a spyglass and a woman point ahead as they ride a hippo through a jungle river.](</media/image/gla_dol_still6_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man in a top hat and a woman with a flower in her hair hold hands on a flower-garlanded ship deck, a macaw between them.](</media/image/gla_dol_still7_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A man in a white coat and a woman hold hands in a laboratory, a polar bear, gorilla, fox, dog and goose around them.](</media/image/gla_dol_still8_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[A sailing ship rides steep gray waves under a stormy sky split by lightning.](</media/image/gla_dol_still9_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

## Making Of

I storyboarded the prologue with Alexis Liddell, Guy Pérez and Adrian Garcia, and designed a few of the characters. I also worked on the shot layouts and the artwork for the CG assets.

The 3D backgrounds supported projected style frames or carried artwork made to match the existing illustrations. My work moved from story ideas and boards into shot layout and artwork for those CG assets. I also joined the compositing reviews to keep the sequence visually consistent.

Glassworks' behind-the-scenes video shows the work that went into the piece.

[Dolittle: Prologue Behind the Scenes](</media/video/gla_dol_bts.mp4>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Pencil and wash character design of a hippo walking in profile, labeled Josephine.](</media/image/gla_dol_design2_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Pencil and wash character design of an African elephant, labeled Stephen.](</media/image/gla_dol_design1_xxl.webp>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Dolittle: Behind the Scenes Loop 1](</media/video/gla_dol_bts1.mp4>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Dolittle: Behind the Scenes Loop 2](</media/video/gla_dol_bts2.mp4>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

[Dolittle: Behind the Scenes Loop 3](</media/video/gla_dol_bts3.mp4>) (Glassworks Barcelona for Dolittle)

## Links

More on Glassworks' website.

- [Project on glassworksvfx.com](<https://web.archive.org/web/20250617071755/https://glassworksvfx.com/works/dolittle-prologue>)

## Credits

- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Glassworks Barcelona
- PROLOGUE DIRECTORS: [Javier Verdugo](<https://www.javier-verdugo.com/>), [Adrian Garcia](<https://vimeo.com/headless>)
- VFX PRODUCER: Rebecca Johnson
- VFX COORDINATOR: Anna Gispert
- CONCEPT & DESIGN: Alexis Liddell, David Alcarria, Guy Pérez, Hugo Rodriguez Rodriguez, Jordi Lafebre
- 3D ARTISTS: [Abner Marin](<https://www.artstation.com/faraguay>), [Carlos Cortés](<https://carloscortes.tv/>), Gabriela Di Vincenzo, [Gergely Wootsch](<https://gergely-wootsch.com>), Ignacio Santalla, Jonas Nunes, Jose Manuel Linares, Juan Muñoz, Luis Gaspardo, Marcel Hita, Marco Rossi, Oriol Doménech, Victor Vinyals
- 3D ANIMATION: Daniela Avilés, Ellis Kayin, Fernando García-Sotoca, Hugo Garcia, Julio Lorenzo, Maxime Delalande, Pablo Heras
- 2D ANIMATION SUPERVISOR: [Pablo Navarro](<https://pablonavarro.wordpress.com/>)
- 2D ANIMATION: Alain Vu, Ezequiel Cruz, Javi Vaquero, Josep Bernaus, Libardo Bohórquez, Toni Sala
- 2D COMPOSITING SUPERVISOR: Carlos de la Sotilla
- COMPOSITING: Edu Puertas, Ivan Cipriani, Karen Weiss
- 2D CLEAN-UP: Amanda Garcia, Eva Puyuelo, Joel Morales, Macarena Ortega, Margarita Rojas
- COLOUR GRADING: Dani Granado
- ONLINE: Albert Garcia
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Washington Neira