kid’s series
littlebeak is proud to have produced the first series of 25×5-mins CBeebies show 'Numtums', to be aired on the channel from March 2012.
working hand-in-hand with the BBC, the show features an energetic bunch of cute marsupials, with numbers on their rotund bellies, and is aimed at 2-4 year-olds. the aim is to introduce numbers to young kids in a unique, modular way.
studio branding for the show is under our parent logo 'beakus', and the animation was directed and produced by Steve Smith. design is by Matthias Hoegg, and our lead animator was Sylvain Magne, who developed a bespoke animation technique that renders 2D as 3D!
early next year we will post up more info, images and feedback from our audience, so in those immortal words – stay tuned!
we are also developing original concepts children's series, drawing on our experience in both the animation and picture book industries, and have an IP for 52 x 5-mins show, with teaser, already attracting attention.
if you are a broadcaster or production company needing a fresh approach or an animated world in which to sit your stories, drop us a line at hello@littlebeak.com
we are delighted to have put the finishing touches to our series for CBeebies, called 'Numtums'.. the 25 x 5-mins animated series aimed at 2-4 year-olds took a little over 5 months to create, with a super team of talented animators working from our Waterloo base here in London. we can't actually show you what [...]
we created a series of animations for the BBC's website, called 'Day In The Life'. you can access them at bbc.co.uk: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/handsonhistory/vikings.shtml featuring Daniel Roche (Outnumbered, Just William) as the plucky time-travelling ten-year-old Eric, and Corinna Brown as his sister Mona, the series gives kids an entertaining glimpse in to life a long long time ago. [...]
director Leo Bridle has created a series of nine 40-second animations for the British Library. a major new portal on their website, 'Playtimes: A Century of Children's Games and Rhymes', was launched by Michael Rosen, aiming to preserve children’s games and songs as an important aspect of our national culture and explore how they continue to [...]
Leigh Hodgkinson's tale about an attention-seeking peacock, Larry, to be published by Orchard later this year. Limelight Larry is delighted when he finds an empty book – he can be the star of the story! Then a whole host of storybook characters arrive and Larry – much to his outrage – is pushed out of [...]
This short clip features Sunny McCloud and her family who feature in Leigh Hodgkinson's picture book 'Smile!'. What would you do if your smile completely disappeared? Look behind the sofa? Under your bed? It could be anywhere! When Sunny McCloud loses her nice big made-to-measure smile, she spends ages looking for it. Will her smile [...]
Leigh Hodgkinson's children's books 'Colin & the Snoozebox', and 'Colin & the Wrong Shadow' have been gaining a large readership in many countries. An animation director by trade, Leigh created this short animation to show how Colin would move and sound! Remember to click on 'fun things' in the menu to access crafty Colin downloads!
