Jack is a scientist of sorts – an explorer. He lives a normal life with his two companions in his home in Beano, a small asteroid that orbits the earth. Unbeknownst to all parents on Earth, he quietly tunes in with the help of CHIP to search for and monitor little mysteries for Earth’s children. When one of those questions strikes his fancy, he goes on a mission to investigate, and unravel the mysteries.
Aided by the “Outer-Net” (internet available off of the earth), Jack with his two precious side kicks – CHIP, and Rocket the goofy little dog embark on numerous adventures to crack open those mysteries. Of course, needless to say, no adventure would be complete without complications and obstacles in the trio’s way. But isn’t that what makes those adventures so much more fun? Using his ingenuity and quick-wit, Jack manages to come out of those complex little situations and always emerge victorious.
Oh yes!!!… did we tell you what those mysteries are all about?
The concept of Jack aims to create compelling stories through imaginative exploration. Through his adventures, Jack often ends up finding answers to complicated questions.
- Where does that noise in my tummy come from?
- Where did all the rain go?
- What do you think lives at the bottom of the sea?
Jack is a series that is all about encouraging the curiosity of 6 to 9 year old children by having fun with and maybe even teach a little science.
Fleabag Monkeyface is a fast paced and fearsomely funny animated series chronicle the tales and comical adventures of Fleabag Monkeyface who is part monkey, part boy but manmade living in the disused outside toilet of his creator and best friend, Gerald’s garden.
Based on a series of hugely popular books by British award winning writing duo, Knife and Packer and published by Walker Books, the series follows the adventures of our eponymous hero, Fleabag Monkeyface, and his two creators, Gene and Gerald, best friends and fans of all things grossly silly. Each episode sees them presenting another edition of their hit TV series, Gross Out TV, a show they were given when its original presenter Dr Dirk Spamflex became evil and tried to take over the world with a monster he’d created entirely from earwax called Earmageddon. His terrifying plan was scuppered by Gene, Gerald and Fleabag and so they inherited his weekly TV slot banishing Spamflex to obscurity. Now he wants his show back and no plan is too dastardly or too crazed in his attempts to achieve this leading to the maddest, grossest adventures ever seen on TV.
The series will be develop and co-produce for TV through partnership of Sparky Animation, Impossible Kids and Walker Productions to bring these incredibly funny books and madcap characters onto the screen for the first time. This new animation will launch on CITV, ITV1 and GMTV1 in 2011.
Mr. Moon is a tripartite co-production by Sparky Animation, Skaramoosh (UK) and Title Entertainment (Canada).
The Universe is his Playground! Everyone knows Mr. Moon. Just look overhead at night. There he is, rising in the star-studded sky. But, have you ever wondered what he does when he’s not there? Well, that is where our story begins.
You see, Mr. Moon is an adventurer. The whole universe is his playground. Riding his Supafast Moon Rocket, accompanied by Silva and Gold Star, he zips around, exploring planets, stars, constellations, black holes, nebulae and galaxies, discovering mysteries, wonders, adventures and fun until he loses track of the time! The problem is, he has to be at his station punctually as it is his duty is to keep nighttime the right length. Fortunately, his friend Sunny, who’s in charge of daytime, reminds him via his mobile phone when it’s time he returned.
The inspiration for Mr. Moon comes from the real wonders of the universe, so the characters and locations are based on the real heavens and natural phenomena. Stars (including the sun) and clouds can be characters. So are constellations that act as maps in space. Galaxies serve as locations. Nebulae provide nurseries for stars and homes for other characters. Black Holes can instantly zip Mr. Moon’s rocket from one end of the universe to the other, and back again. But, you just never know where a black hole will lead, do you?
This TV series of 80 x 11-minute episodes, was co-produced by Sparky Animation (Singapore) and Jim Henson Company (USA). Sparky did all the animation works, e.g. assets creation, animation and rendering. From the design stage to final render took about 13 months, ending in Feb 2010. The first episode premiered on PBS in September 2009. Since then, this series has scored the highest viewership in PBSKids’ entire history and was also named “Top Kids’ Show” by Hollywood’s famous People Magazine.
The story is set in a whimsical but realistic prehistoric world of jungles, swamps, active volcanoes, and oceans teeming with fauna. A shiny steam engine, the Dinosaur Train, runs through it and is used by all kinds of dinosaurs. The train is in the charge of Troodons who are well equipped with the brains to do so and the nimble toe claws for punching the tickets. Circling the globe, crossing oceans and inland seas, it time-travels the Mesozoic Era, the “Age of Dinosaurs”, by using magical Time Tunnels to visit the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.
That ancient world is seen through the eyes of preschooler Buddy, a Tyrannosaurus rex who was adopted when just an egg by Mr. and Mrs. Pteranodon. He hatched at the same time as his siblings Tiny, Shiny and Don. By travelling on the Dinosaur Train and learning all dinosaur facts from the learned Conductor, Buddy quickly discovers that he is actually a T.Rex. Living in a mixed-species family, he is especially curious about the differences between the species and vows to find out all about dinosaurs by riding the Dinosaur Train.
FREEJ is one of the most successful animation shows in Middle East. It is a CG animated TV series produced in Dubai by Mohammed Saeed Harib, who also directs the episodes.
It tells the tale of four old Emirati women, the main characters Um Saeed, Um Saloom, Um Allawi and Um Khammas, who live in a secluded neighborhood in modern Dubai. They try to live peacefully in the midst of the ever-expanding, booming city. The city, however, unveils new social problems every day that they have to tackle. But, for them, no issue is too hard to solve, in their own way, after a good cup of coffee at Um Saeed’s house.
Zigby the zebra was created by author Brian Paterson for a series of picture books and board books, and now appears in a CG animated TV series.
Zigby lives in a tree house in Mudwater Creek, located on a lush, tropical island. In a typical episode, the enthusiastic zebra “trots into trouble” through his slightly eccentric behavior. He is followed by his friends, McMeer, the cheeky and stupid meerkat, and Bertie Bird, the anxious guinea fowl.
3-2-1 Penguins! is a direct-to-video animated cartoon series produced by Big Idea Productions, of Veggie Tales fame.
In each episode, Jason and Michelle go on imaginary adventures in outer space, using a toy spaceship and four penguin figurines. The ‘intelligent’ penguins man the toy spaceship. They use a handheld device, called a galeezil, to shrink the kids to fit into it. The villain is Baron Cavitus.
An episode will begin with the kids being given a lesson, usually by their Grandma, based on the Bible. During the ‘adventure’, they apply what they have learned to solve the problems they encounter.
Sparky Animation announced another co-production project titled “One Stormy Night” at this year’s MIPCOM. “One Stormy Night” is an animated series co-produced between Sparky Animation and our Japanese Partners namely Duckbill Entertainment, Baku Enterprise Inc. and Bandai Visual Inc.
At the same event, Sparky Animation and Drawiz Singapore announced collaboration on a children animated series tentatively titled “Tocori The Ghost”.
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It is a comic story about two brothers, who progress from sibling rivalry and mutual loathing to brotherly love and appreciation in an emotional journey that takes them through hilarious twists and turns in the story that they’re narrating together.
The first draft of The Grimpley Brothers script was written by Annie Award winner Philip Lazebnik whose filmography includes screenplay credits for animation blockbusters like The Prince of Egypt, Mulan and Pocahontas.
The clip featured is a pitching trailer produced by Sparky to explore and test out the visual and technical aspects of the show.
The film premiered in theatres on October 19, 2007 and was released on DVD on February 5, 2008. This movie features an unusually large number of crowd shots for the story of Moses. Sparky was responsible for building the assets, and animation of and simulation for all the crowd and complex shots in the show. The clips featured on our web site are a sampling of the work that was entirely done by Sparky.
Ever wondered what happens in a museum after closing hours? Wonder no more as Hugo’s Curse unfolds an enchanting and thrilling adventure.
After breaking an ancient artifact, Hugo is trapped in a mystical realm where he must battle against dinosaurs, knights, dragons and monstrous swarms of insects. Alas he has only till midnight to undo the curse.
The show reel featured here was produced by us as a study and a demonstration of the effectiveness and robustness of Sparky’s proprietary crowd animation system.
Tomato Sawyer and Huckleberry Larry’s lazy life on a river turns into an adventure when they help a stranger. The adventure takes unexpected twists around every bend of the river. They learn that, while helping others may not be the easiest thing, it’s always the right thing to do!