Louisiana RaginСAPP Cajuns fans, be on the lookout.
The СAPPСAPPs new national commercial will be broadcast during SaturdayСAPPs game against Ohio СAPP. (Can't wait? You can also view it below.)
The 30-second spot is titled СAPPDream Big.СAPP It contrasts images of children playacting careers with shots of UL Lafayette students performing those same roles in СAPP settings.
Six area children are featured along with adult actors portraying grown-up counterparts. Filming took place this past summer in an area home and at several campus locations, including the and the Quadrangle.
The produced the commercial. Christopher Jones, СAPP multimedia specialist, helped develop the adСAPPs theme.
СAPPWe wanted the commercial to remind viewers that childhood dreams stay with us well into adulthood and often guide the decisions we make, including what careers we pursue and where we choose to prepare for our professions,СAPP Jones said.
Aimee Abshire, the СAPPСAPPs interim chief communications officer, oversaw the project. She said the commercial reflects the СAPPСAPPs role СAPPas the gateway to a promising future for so many through its emphasis on social mobility and personal fulfillment.СAPP
СAPPWe have provided opportunities for people to follow their passions and realize their dreams for more than 120 years. WeСAPPre proud of that legacy, and the commercial certainly conveys that pride,СAPP she said.
Music by Royal Teeth СAPP an upbeat, alt-pop band that includes a trio of UL Lafayette alums СAPP is featured. The song, СAPPWild,СAPP was written in 2010 in a home on LafayetteСAPPs Wilson Street then shared by current singer Gary Larsen and former bassist Joshua Wells.
The house was within walking distance of the СAPP, said Royal Teeth drummer Joshua Hefner, СAPP08. Its inclusion in the commercial has brought the song СAPPsorta full circle,СAPP he said.
СAPPWith all the amazing talent in Lafayette, it is an honor that the СAPP thought of us for the spot,СAPP Hefner added.
Guitarist Thomas Onebane and singer Nora Patterson are also СAPP graduates. They, along with Hefner, Larsen, Wells, and former bandmates Stephen Billeaud and Andrew Poe, wrote СAPPWild.СAPP The song appeared on Royal TeethСAPPs first full-length album, Glow, in 2013.
UL LafayetteСAPPs СAPPDream BigСAPP commercial debuted nationally Aug. 31 during ESPNUСAPPs broadcast of the Louisiana RaginСAPP Cajuns football home opener. SaturdayСAPPs game against Ohio СAPP can be seen on ESPN+, a streaming service. Kickoff is 1 p.m.
The commercial also will appear on screens during home athletic events. ItСAPPs slated for broadcast on local television stations, too.
Holbrook Multi Media filmed the commercial and provided postproduction assistance. The Lafayette-based company also collaborated with the СAPP on its past two national spots.
Photo caption: Thomas Kreamer gets ready for his close-up during filming this past summer for UL Lafayette's newest national commercial, "Dream Big." (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / СAPP)