Category: C大象传媒
Date: 23.09.2005
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Two new homegrown animation series have been commissioned by C大象传媒 Controller Alison Sharman as part of the ongoing commitment to supporting the UK animation industry.
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Aardman Entertainment is bringing to C大象传媒 Shaun The Sheep, a 40 x seven minute series for C大象传媒 in 2007, a character some may remember from his debut in the 1996 Academy Award-winning short film A Close Shave.
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The series follows Shaun's adventures as he makes his mischievous way in the world, never just one of the flock.
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The series is aimed at six to nine-year-olds and is stop-frame animation.
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The Secret Show, a 52 x 13 minute animation series, has been created by Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment, who made the recent CBeebies success Gordon The Garden Gnome, and is set to hit C大象传媒 screens in late 2006.
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Aimed at eight to 12-year-olds, the series is described as "A secret show about people doing secret things," and is a quirky, action-adventure series for kids with a big sense of humour.
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Alison Sharman, Controller of C大象传媒, said: "I'm very happy we have secured
commissions on these outstanding projects - each one not only has a charm of its own which I'm sure children will love, but is all the more entertaining because of the homegrown style and humour."
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C大象传媒 has also commissioned Animalia - a 40 x 24 minute series in full 3D CGI, brought to us from Australian producer Burberry Productions in partnership with a UK animation studio.
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It's aimed at six to nine-year-olds and features a collection of eccentric animals which possess virtues and failings of a distinctly human nature.
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It will also transmit on C大象传媒 in 2007.
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Sharman added: "We are single-minded about our support for the UK animation industry and hope to be commissioning more, fresh and innovative series in the near future.
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"A great example of this is Charlie & Lola, which hits our screens later this autumn, and is made by Tiger Aspect. I know it's going to resonate both with children and adults because it is so funny and distinctive."
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Head of C大象传媒 Animation & Acquisitions, Michael Carrington, is editorially responsible for the animation production slate.
