Published between 1982 and 1995
They also control the style of trace lines on the cels when matching the new sequences with the stock scenes. “We have three tracers and they’ve all been fantastic. At the beginning of production we decided on the type of line required and gave the tracers example cels to follow. These showed exactly what weight … Read more
Example of the Pondles stock system. Part of Grandad Stock 6. LB Body/Head (bottom level) LA, 4A, 1 LA Various arms (2nd level) 1E – 3E Standard eye blink (3rd level) (eyes front) A – G Lip/Moustache sync (top level) Standard A – 0 shapes The “T” on each drawing means that it has been … Read more
Once the film is shot, although there are certain points where it can be tightened up with editing, there is less flexibility than with live-action. “In The Puddle Town Puffer, the train looked so good when shot we decided we would gain by having it on screen longer. A whole scene was dropped and more … Read more
Flowchart from episode seven. Each episode is broken down into scenes on a modified dope sheet. From left to right: The action, scene number, footage, sections to be filled as completed (Key, animation, layout), stock number (if any), backgrounds and overlays, peg positions and any other information. This sheet is filled in by the Layout … Read more
A single record of the theme song of the series will be released to tie-in with the series. “It is not a pre-school record, it is an up-market production. We are also putting out a cassette of songs from the series for children, there will be three 40-minute videos, and four story books. Other elements … Read more