 After the client greenlit the project, the team began searching for a film director.Of the applications for the position, that of Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith, an animation team known for their previous work on "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" and the BBC animated sketch show "Monkey Dust" was approved, and the pair hired.Their submission included an animation cel of a group of fish jumping out of water to swallow flying diesel engines.