Platforms / Kids TV
Beakus is keen to continue developing original content for Children's programming, as well as animating and designing shows already in development. Two of our directors shared a BAFTA in 2008 for their work on CBBC Newsround's 'On Poverty' special, which saw them providing the animation and design for in-programme 3-minute sequences of a 15-minute show. But we thought Beakus deserved a special Kids TV department, which we named littlebeak.
Travel over to www.littlebeak.com to review our work so far and get involved in future projects, or email hello@littlebeak.com to find out more. Meantime, here are a few projects made for kids which hint at what we can do…
Our sister site for Kids animation has a fab new showreel featuring work by Leigh Hodgkinson, Leo Bridle and Steve Smith. Watch it below, or via littlebeak.
Bluna created 3 amazing idents for MTV in Argentina, with a kaleidoscopic neon gloss to it all. Made in 3D with a plethora of cute Japanese-inspired characters, the idents are themed on Fun, Friendship and Dreams. They each take us from a dull regular cartoon world in to the souped-up, high-octane world of MTV.
Director: Bluna
Commission: [...]
This animated sequence formed part of the fantastic 'Mrs de Ropp', a fiction drama by Sam Hobkinson based on the writings of Saki. Sredni Vashtar is a ferret who is imagined to become fierce and kingly by a little boy who seeks vengeance on his overbearing Aunt de Ropp… Dark and shadowy cut-out animation was [...]
Commissioned by Cbeebies, Leo Bridle created the opening titles for a new show 'Green Baloon Club'. So impressed were his clients that they enrolled Leo to make 10 3-minute stand-alone sequences for the show, 'Skipper'.
Director: Leo Bridle
Commission: Cbeebies
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 the [...]
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 ever turn [...]
CBBC Newsround commissioned a small number of animation directors to create bespoke 3-minute sequences to illustrate the stories of several children living below the poverty line in the UK. Littlebeak directors Leigh Hodgkinson (through Slinky) and Steve Smith (through Trunk) both created work for the programme, which went on to win a BAFTA. Below is [...]
CBBC Newsround commissioned a small number of animation directors to create bespoke 3-minute sequences to illustrate the stories of several children living below the poverty line in the UK. Beakus directors Leigh Hodgkinson (through Slinky) and Steve Smith (through Trunk) both created work for the programme, which went on to win a BAFTA! Below is [...]
