tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2709205362947410892024-03-05T01:15:45.843-08:00Chog Zoo AnimationAndrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-44598503211789864342015-07-21T06:30:00.000-07:002015-07-21T07:36:45.794-07:00The Let's Go Club<h2>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there are little ones in your house, you might already have seen the big new event of the summer in children’s television: </span><i style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Let’s Go Club</i><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Saturday mornings on Cbeebies are now filled with fun things to do, make and learn thanks to the show, not to mention some very weird dance moves which we can only applaud and take to the dance floor ourselves!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re happy to say that here at Chog Zoo Animation we
animated the “Fact Finding” segments of the show. We have undertaken the odd bit of broadcast
work in the past, but mainly title animations and pilot animations; this marks
the first time we’ve delivered full scenes of character animation for
mainstream broadcast television. We’re very excited to say the least. The show
is going down a storm too, <i>The Let’s Go Club</i> is
currently the most popular ‘Join In’ on the Cbeebies website, and the two
episodes that have aired so far have been featured as the Radio Times
'Children’s Choice'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the computer and check out <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/the-lets-go-club#joinin" target="_blank">the brilliant interactive website for the show</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While you can still watch the episodes on catch-up and
iPlayer, the fact finding segments are also on the website as clips. The links
for the first two are below and I’ll add the other episodes as they air each week. We feel that they only get better so look out for the new episodes airing on Cbeebies weekly at 9:30am on Saturday mornings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Week 1 – <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/the-lets-go-club-bird-facts" target="_blank">Birds</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-36830017580971880822015-01-28T06:30:00.000-08:002015-01-28T09:06:41.057-08:00Stockport<h2>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We created multiple proposals with a variety of distinct visual styles to give the client a range of options, but our suggestion to work with Emmeline came from the desire to keep the video as captivating as possible, without compromising the integrity of the information being communicated. With the volume of data in the script provided by Stockport council, we decided that Emmeline's distinct, tactile and beautifully artistic visuals could be a way to offset the "politics" and engage the viewer throughout.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Once the animation was planned out and we knew what was needed from the development and design phase of the project, Emmeline set to work providing us with exceptional character sheets and figure references.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After providing a wide selection of voice actors to the council for consideration, the decision was made for the video to be narrated by the ultra talented actress </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/925090821006" target="_blank">Josie Cerise</a>. Providing</span></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> an incredible energy to the animation despite her busy theatre schedule, Josie's superb interpretation of the script added an enthusiastic, personable quality to the finished product.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Considerable tweaking was necessary in this animation due to the nature of a council commissioned piece; script was shuffled around and adjusted as needed, parts had to be added and parts were removed. For example, a hover car shot, which presented an elderly main character in a bright futuristic setting, was in the end deemed a little too tongue-in-cheek for the over all tone of the video. We persevered to deliver an animation which remained artistic, but stayed true to the serious messages that Stockpot wanted to convey.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are proud to have worked with Stockport Council and with Emmeline Pidgen to produce what we are sure is a distinct departure from the usual council fare. Stockport has taken a brilliant, bold step in using art to discuss important issues with the public. We're thrilled to have been a a part of it. Check out the full animation below.</span><br />
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Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-30258130893454733162014-05-28T06:36:00.000-07:002014-05-28T06:41:36.443-07:00Pangolin<h3>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When the lovely people at Pangolin Pharmatech approached us to create an engaging video, we were excited. You might ask, why on earth would we get excited at the prospect of creating an informative animation for a pharmaceutical analytics company? That would be not only a mouthful, but also a perfectly understandable train of thought. Well, one reason for the aforementioned excitement was the brief. We were challenged to deliver an illustrated character to give a more endearing quality to what is otherwise a very data heavy topic. This sort of thing really tickles us - giving us a license to make the boring, not so boring - and even fun from time to time. Another reason was the company's general approach of what they wanted to achieve visually, including to use their brand's refined colour scheme for the animation, with a vision to project a clean, modern vibe. All in all, a refreshing project, with a mindset that seemed in line with our own. Hurray!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The writers at Every1 had conceptualised a story that used word play on popular cocktail names, which we thought was a very clever way to appeal to a cocktail culture that might be tempted to drink and drive. Building upon this concept, we proposed a visually stylistic presentation of the story, through silhouetted images contained within the various cocktail glasses. Getting the green light on this idea, we set to work designing a striking visual approach to complement the impacting narrative content.</span><br />
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Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-82589116320634362472013-10-04T09:06:00.000-07:002013-10-04T10:15:21.937-07:00Ten Town Wins Award!<h4>
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Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-23227294960653401712013-07-24T07:08:00.002-07:002013-07-25T05:49:20.096-07:00Face Up Fred<h4>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we heard that Stockport Council needed an animated video to promote cancer awareness, we felt that Chog Zoo could deliver something really special, and so we decided to pitch for the opportunity. At a "Dragon's Den" style evening, we faced a board of dragons, assembled from the council and spearheaded by members from the Stockport Central Area Youth Forum. We proposed to work with the young people to develop characters and stories, passing on skills in animation and music production, with an intention to produce an animated educational product contained in both a website, and a tangible interactive display stand with banners and flyers. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see the animation, and choose how Fred face up to cancer, go to </span><b style="color: #274e13; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.faceupfred.com/">www.FaceUpFred.com</a></b><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-3382612835620038402013-04-10T04:39:00.000-07:002013-04-10T04:39:00.249-07:00Universal<h3>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were honoured to be asked to take part in Uclan's 2nd year brief for the university's animation course, with the students task being to create a 30 second promotional animation that could publicise Chog Zoo. We then offered guidance and technical advice to the students as their brief progressed, before eventually selecting the top three.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The clever idea of integrating varying styles of animation was a great way to collaborate using very different technical approaches. The final render came together very nicely, and the attention to detail in the 3D really impressed us - notice the way certain parts of scenery pop out, like the bench unfolding and picnic bench umbrellas growing. <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypBvjAZgLls&list=PLwaGOPk5XcQsI_n-oKfxPx3LonpadGvBh&index=6">Watch "Park" here</a></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We found the surreal atmosphere that Heyi and David created to be very entertaining, and the comic timing had us chuckling on each repeat view. Rusty Beard is a very memorable creation, neatly edited and consistently amusing. We feel that creating memorable situations is essential in brand promotion, and it is for this reason that we awarded Rusty Beard first place. <i><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr8f1PkulyE&list=PLwaGOPk5XcQsI_n-oKfxPx3LonpadGvBh&index=3">Watch "Rusty Beard" here</a></b></i></span><br />
<br />Andrew Jollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17480320556939608969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-270920536294741089.post-14472350177089296452013-02-07T08:00:00.000-08:002013-02-07T08:03:53.323-08:00Offerly <h4>
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