Go Canada – Grain Elevators – Pilot Episode

Go Canada is an animation/live action documentary series developed by Cheshire Smile Animation, Kids CBC, and SCN, for 2-6 year old children starring Canada: an inspired, animated map of our favorite country.

Inspired by kids, her audience, Canada travels our nation discovering and exploring entertaining, educational and cool stories about iconic elements of Canadian geography, locations and life. Canada is possessed by an insatiable curiosity for the country where she lives. As the host, Canada, leads the adventure, but she learns alongside the children viewing the show as she discovers, explores and experiences special places within the Canadian Community.

 

 

Eve of Infinity – Unveiled

I am attending KidScreen Summit 2009 in NY from the 11th – 13th of February with the hopes of pitching animated shows to television execs from all over the world. In addition to our children’s properties, At Cheshire Smile Animation, we continue to develop adult focused animated entertainment. This latest pitch has been developed with artist Christopher Steininger and screenwriter Jeff Martel

A 6 part hard hitting HBO styled animated drama for adults about the end of the world.

In a near future post-apocalyptic time, FINN, a partly-mechanized security agent, embraces an ancient aboriginal prophecy and rescues a kidnapped group of Cree children held as subjects of a genetic experiment by a technological empowered city state.

Eve Of Infinity is based upon a short film we did in 2000 called Postcards from the Other Side of the Apocalypse.

>>>>Watch it on YouTube<<<<

 

The Side Show Christmas – English Broadcast dates on TELETOON

TELETOON will broadcast The Side Show Christmas in Canada this 2008 holiday season at the following times:

Broadcast Premier: Friday, December 12th, at 5 p.m.

Tuesday, December 16th, at 6 p.m.

Saturday, December 20th, at 11 a.m.

Sunday, December 21th, at 4 p.m.

Monday, December 22nd, at 7 a.m.

Monday, December 22nd, at 8:30 p.m.

Please note that all times are Eastern/Pacific. Check your local listings.

 

Real Santa of Holiday Fake?

Jennifer Jones reporting on the Side Show Santa Claus controversy.

 

Side Show Christmas is in the can!!!

Final online and print to tape on the Cheshire Smile Animation digibeta

After a week of trials and tribulations beginning with the botched importation of a digibeta deck from LA and culminating in the mysterious appearance of an additional 3 seconds and thee frames of video content “The Side Show Christmas” has finally wrapped.

We are looking forward to the French Broadcast premier on TELETOON December 7th at 5 pm EST, the English Broadcast premier is on TELETOON on Friday December 12th at 5 pm.

If you live in Saskatoon, you are invited to attend our premier at The Roxy Theatre on Sunday December 14th at 7pm.

 

Side Show Christmas Peeks – I

The Side Show Christmas is on the verge of animation production. Finally!!! Here are some pics from scenes that have been posed out in Flash.

A scene from The Side Show Christmas

It takes so long to move an animated show through a development and production pipeline that it is really exciting to start seeing it come together. I can’t wait to see what some of these shots look like when they are moving.

 

CHESHIRE SMILE ANIMATION AND STUDIO B PRODUCTIONS TEAM UP TO PRODUCE 1 HOUR ANIMATED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR TELETOON.

For Immediate Release

CHESHIRE SMILE ANIMATION AND STUDIO B PRODUCTIONS TEAM UP TO PRODUCE 1 HOUR ANIMATED CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FOR TELETOON.

Television movie’s development, pre-production and post-production at Cheshire Smile Animation’s new Saskatoon Animation Studio, to be animated in British Columbia at Studio B Productions.

24 March 2008 – (Saskatoon, SK) Producers Cheshire Smile Animation and Studio B Productions announce the beginning of production on The Side Show Christmas, an animated Christmas special following The Most Unbelievable Show on Earth, a Side Show facing foreclosure on Christmas Day. Written by Jeff Martel and Directed by Tim Tyler (The writer/director team from A Fairy Tale Christmas, 2005), The Side Show Christmas will be in production from January – September 2008 in Saskatoon and Vancouver. The Side Show Christmas will be broadcast on Teletoon Christmas 2008.

The production is executive produced by Blair Peters and Chris Bartleman of Studio B Production and is produced by Tim Tyler of Cheshire Smile Animation.

“We are thrilled to be producing The Side Show Christmas in Saskatchewan and British Columbia” says producer Tim Tyler of Cheshire Smile Animation, “our partnership with Teletoon, Canada’s Animation Station, and Studio B Productions, a world leader in the production of quality children’s television, represents a significant opportunity for the evolution of the animation industry here in Saskatchewan.”

When Sandwell Shanks, the owner of The Most Unbelievable Show On Earth, hypnotizes Santa, turning him into the star of a wildly popular Side Show attraction to stave off foreclosure by the Bank on Christmas Day, it is up to his son Jason, with a little help from his friends at the Side Show and North Pole, to save Christmas and his fathers beloved Side Show. The Side Show Christmas is a story about family, friendship, and what it really means to give in these modern times

“This is an exciting project for Studio B,” states Blair Peters of Studio B Productions, “The Side Show Christmas promises to be a great success, as already demonstrated by the commitment from TELETOON. We are delighted to add this to our 2008 production slate, alongside Kid vs. Kat and Martha Speaks.”

Established in 2000, Cheshire Smile Animation is an award winning animation and interactive production studio located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Cheshire Smile Animation specializes in animation development, production and management services for the creation Broadcast Television and Interactive Media. The company website is www.cheshiresmile.com.

Colin Murdock and Cathy Weseluck perform during the recording of The Side Show Christmas at Dick and Rogers in Vancouver BC.

The Side Show Christmas is produced in association with Teletoon, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund License Fee Program, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program, the Saskatchewan Film Employment Tax Credit Program, and the British Columbia Production Service Tax Credit Program. The Side Show Christmas was developed with the assistance of SaskFilm and the CTV Saskatchewan Program Development Fund.

About Studio B Productions Inc.
Headquartered in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Studio B Productions Inc., a production subsidiary of DHX Media Ltd., is a leader in the field of kids’ entertainment. Studio B is the producer of such popular and award-winning properties as Ricky Sprocket – Showbiz Boy (seen on TELETOON and Nickelodeon worldwide), Being Ian, The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers!, Class of the Titans and George of the Jungle®, a co-production with Classic Media, Inc. on Cartoon Network U.S. In addition, Studio B will launch two new properties in 2008, Kid vs. Kat, an original series with YTV and Jetix Europe and Martha Speaks, a co-production with WGBH Boston. For more information, please visit www.studiobproductions.com

About DHX Media Ltd.
DHX Media Ltd. is a leading international producer and distributor of film and television programming and interactive content with an emphasis on children, family and youth markets. DHX Media Ltd. shares are listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange, AIM and the Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX. In addition to Studio B, DHX Media’s other production companies, Decode Entertainment and Halifax Film, are the producers or co-producers of 14 original television series and theatrical releases currently commissioned for production and maintain a growing library of over 1,750 half-hours of mostly children and youth-oriented television productions. DECODE Enterprises is the distribution subsidiary of DHX Media Ltd. It handles programme sales for third party producers and for DHX subsidiaries DECODE Entertainment, Halifax Film and Studio B Productions. www.dhxmedia.com.

For more information about The Side Show Christmas, contact Tim Tyler, Producer, Cheshire Smile Animation Inc., 306-652-2102 or by email tim@cheshiresmile.com

 

Seelenheil nominated for a 2008 Showcase Award

“Seelenheil” the three minute flash animated film that I directed and produced in partnership with Rick Stefanowki has been nominated for best Animation at Showcase, the Saskatchewan Motion Picture Industry Awards.

Since I have a pretty bad track record with award nominations thought I would thank everyone here for there great work on a tough project.

Rick – Great Job. You found this project, financed it, kept it moving forward, lost hair because of it, and ultimately got it done. Good Job. That is what it is all about.

Andrew – Thanks for creating a rich, epic WWII story with suprising relevance to the world we live in today.

Torin – Thanks for all your help. A great editor challenges the picture to be better. You did and the film is better because of you.

Ross & the team at Cosmic Pad – Great Job on the audio. The music is awesome, the foley is great. Thanks so much.

Nathen – Great Job. You persevered and work with me to deliver a great film, thanks.

Paul – Awesome Animation – Thanks again. I know it was a lot of work.

Chris – Those BG’s are awesome. Without your wonderful color, this project just would not have the tone and depth that the final picture drips with.

To the voice Cast – Thanks Again.

Most importantly, Thank you SaskFilm, The Saskatchewan Arts Board, and the National FilmBoard of Canada. With out you this film would not have been possible.

 

Exciting times for Cheshire Smile Animation in 2008

Well it is official, Cheshire Smile Animation is on the grow in 2008. After working away slugging, it out in producer / director Tim Tyler’s home office (which remains the official world HQ) for part of 2006 and and all of 2007, Cheshire Smile Animation Inc. has set up a new studio for the production of “Side Show Christmas”.

“Side Show Christmas” is a one hour special that will be broadcast in Canada on Teletoon Christmas 2008. The show is written by Saskatchewan writer Jeff Martel and will be produced in Saskatchewan by Cheshire Smile Animation Inc. and animated in British Columbia by Studio B Productions. Blair Peters and Chris Bartleman are Executive Producing.

Animation design is currently underway and is being split between Studio B and Cheshire Smile. I will direct the production of the boards and animatic here in Saskatchewan. The show will then move out to Studio B for animation production in Flash, and then will return to Saskatchewan for Audio and Video post production.

This production was the result of a pitch that was delivered to Teletoon initially at the Banff World Television Festival in 2006 and has been developed in partnership with Teletoon, SaskFilm, SCN and the CTV program development fund to create an original story with vibrant characters.

 

Cheshire Smile Animation inks development deal with CBC Kids.

Cheshire Smile Animation Announces Development Deal with CBC Kids on the 13 x 3 minute live action animated series Toby’s Canada for CBC Television and SCN.

14 November 2007 – (Saskatoon, SK) Producer Cheshire Smile Animation announce the beginning of development on Toby’s Canada, a television series for 2 – 6 year old children starring Toby, a digi-savy seven year old who makes and stars in his own short docu-videocasts about his experiences discovering the magic and diversity of Canada.

Toby’s Canada is produced by Tim Tyler of Cheshire Smile Animation Inc. and Mike and Mark Birkland. It features the writing talents of Darwin C. Vickers (Ned’s Newt, Jimmy Neutron, Pelswick), and will be developed for production in the summer of 2008.

“We are excited to be working with CBC Kids and SCN in the development of Toby’s Canada” says producer Tim Tyler of Cheshire Smile Animation Inc., “We have been working for a long time on the development of this property, and it is great to see an appetite at the from CBC Kids for original Saskatchewan television content with a National Focus.”

Toby is an inspired, animated (literally and figuratively) child in a live-action world who is passionate about discovering the many facets to life in Canada. As a roving vid-caster, Toby travels the nation finding entertaining educational and cool stories about Canadian geography, locations and life for his friends watching on television and the internet at home. Children love Toby. They look up to him because he is versatile and talented with computers, cameras and technology and he uses those skills, along with his natural curiosity and good humor, to explore the Canadian places and stories that children want to learn more about.

Established in 2000, Cheshire Smile Animation Inc. combines broadcaster focused development and production of animated entertainment properties with service animation and interactive production.

Toby’s Canada is developed in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and the Saskatchewan Communications Network, with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund.