Big Bad Boo Productions has joined the KIDS FIRST! team. With offices in LA, NY and Vancouver, Big Bad Boo is an animation company providing production services and production services for partners around the world. Some of its popular titles include Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Bat Man, Being Ian and Yvonne of the Yukon.
Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion is partnering with ScrollMotion, creators of the Iceberg Reader and a leading developer of original iPhone applications, to bring its “Mr. Men and Little Miss” classic books to the iPhone and iPod Touch. Available now in iTunes, the digital books expand upon the traditional children’s book reading experience by incorporating scrolling image exploration, interactive controls and a voice recorder.
The titles currently on offer are: “Mr. Happy,” “Mr. Tickle,” “Mr. Bump,” “Mr. Messy,” “Mr. Mischief,” “Mr. Perfect,” “Mr. Funny,” “Mr. Grumpy,” “Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Chatterbox, Little Miss Giggles, Little Miss Stubborn,” “Little Miss Fun,” “Little Miss Naughty,” “Little Miss Bossy,” and “Little Miss Trouble.” The book apps are available for $3.99 each, with an introductory price of $1.99 each for “Mr. Tickle” and “Little Miss Chatterbox,” and can be downloaded on iTunes.
A video demo of the applications is available here.
This deal marks Chorion’s first iPhone and iPod Touch app license for the Mr. Men and Little Miss brand.
Here are some interesting statistics the creative team offers regarding the production process:
“Ice Age Three” used 6.7 million render hours – the equivalent of 764 years on a single computer 24 hours a day seven days a week
Blue Sky employees ate 1935 donuts on “donut fridays” and 1290 bagels on “bagel mondays” during production.
The film used 18,000 man weeks of work – the equivalent of 1 person for 346 years!
Rhythm Child: Eat a Bowl of Cherries. Old, classic songs take on new sound with Rhythm Child in “Eat a Bowl of Cherries.” It’s tough to listen to without dancing around. This delightful CD comes with a shaker instrument so kids can play and sing along to favorite songs. The catchy tunes are backed up by percussion, guitars, bass, organ, sax and horns, providing a wide range of sound.
Rhythm Child: Eat a Bowl of Cherries is being considered for a Grammy nomination. Check out its website at www.RhythmChild.net.
What’s going to happen when the evil Hacker tries to take over the world? Call in the Cyberchase team, of course. In these exciting new episodes debuting October 5 and 6th, learn about probabilities, problem solving and graphing. Enjoy math like never before. Check “Cyberchase” out on your local PBS station and also at Cyberchase Online.
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