Shaun das Schaf

[Leaper Joe]

Da ich zu "Shaun" noch keinen Beitrag gefunden habe, öffne ich mal einen.
Ab heute startet ja auf KiKa die neue Serie "Shaun das Schaf" - mit Shaun aus dem dritten "Wallace und Gromit"-Film. Über die Ostertage gab es wohl schon ein Special zu der Serie, das ich jedoch leider verpasst habe. Die einzelnen Folgen dauern 6-7 Minuten und sind wohl im Stil von "Wallace und Gromit".

Seltsam ist, dass es 20 Folgen gibt (wie auch auf der Homepage von KiKa steht), KiKa jedoch nur 16 Folgen sendet. Hoffe, die restlichen Folgen kommen auch noch. Heute morgen kam in der "Senung mit der Maus" eine dieser vier Folgen, sie dauerte jedoch nur knapp 4 Minuten und dürfte somit gekürzt worden sein. Anfang Mai kommt noch ein 25 Minuten langes Special - vielleicht sind das ja die fehlenden 4 Folgen. Mal abwarten...
Oder weiß da jemand vielleicht mehr?

Gruß

Jörg

[morlock]

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[morlock]

Zur Zeit gibt's von Montag bis Donnerstag um 17:30 Uhr bei Eins Festival eine Folge und das bis Ende November.

Morgen läuft Folge 17 (Spuk in der Scheune).

[flint123]

In der Nacht vom 10. auf den 11. April laufen auf EinsFestival ab 0:30 Uhr nochmal alle 40 Folgen im Rahmen der großen Shaun das Schaf-Nacht.

[Laserschwert]

Ein paar Details zur laufenden Produktion der zweiten Staffel:

And so to the story so far...

We started writing episodes for the new series back in September 2007. Some of the scripts were written by people here at Aardman (Look out for one written by none other than Mr Nick Park), but the majority were by professional writers who worked on series one or on other children’s series.

The storyboarding and model /set build took off in July 2008. A lot of sets and props from series one were reusable, but we still had to build quite a few characters from scratch.

As “A Matter of Loaf and Death” was shooting in the same studio, we had to wait for them to finish in October 2008 before we could move our sets in. Thankfully, they finished right on time (Thank you Beeky!).
We finally started recording on January 5th 2009 (at around tea time) with a shot of a weather vane in the shape of a sheep, turning in the wind. (Animated by the glamorous Wendy Griffiths)

It’s now mid March and We’re well and truly settled into the shoot. We presently have ten animators beavering away across almost twenty sets, all under the benevolent guidance of our two episode directors, Seamus and Richard.

I know you must have many questions to ask and I will try to answer as many as I can during the course of the production. Of course there are a few things which will be kept secret as we don’t want to spoil all the surprises for you! However, I can now reveal the following juicy information...

• Most of the cast will be returning in the new series, including baby Timmy and the naughty pigs.
• Some of the characters that appeared in series one will have a greater role (such as Pidsley the farm cat).
• Some characters have been slightly redesigned (but not the sheep!)
• We will be introducing some brand new characters for this series.
• We are recording in HD (Although I can’t guarantee it will be broadcast in HD where you are as that decision is down to the individual broadcasters.)

Außerdem ein kleines Q&A:

Hello everybody,

I thought I'd try to answer any of your questions in a separate thread.

Here's a start, I'm sorry I haven't got around to answering them all yet...

How many new episodes will there be?
40.

How big are the sets?
There are 18 units (sets), the biggest four are about 10.5 x 9 metres (35x30 feet). They represent the four compass points around the farm, as view from the middle of the sheep’s field.

Do we ever use Blue or Green screen?
Yes, all the time.

How many sets are operating at one time?
All of them are in use, but on an average day about half will be recording animation. This will increase rapidly as the shoot progresses.

Will there be a new opening sequence?
We are shooting a new, high definition version of the title sequence.

Will there be new characters?
Yes! (But I’m not releasing any details yet!)

Will there be another competition to design a character?
Sadly, not this time I’m afraid.

What is the grass made of?
It’s a fabric we buy in huge rolls called, “Fun fur”. It’s manufactured for making soft toys. We paint it green to stiffen it up and glue it on to a perforated steel base. We can then use magnets to hold the characters up.

What are the (dry stone) walls made of?
For series 2, we made lengths of wall out of real stones. Then we made moulds from them so that we could cast as many sections as we needed from resin. Finally they are painted to look like stone again!

How do we make the wallpaper?
We create or own art work from patterns and colours we like, then scale it down on a computer. All we need to do then is print the paper out and paste it up on the walls of the set (The farmer’s lounge for example), just like real life!

Will there be any more episodes with Timmy?
Yes.

Will the Naughty Pigs still be involved?
Oh Yes.

How long do the puppets take to make?
It can vary between a couple of weeks for a “one off” puppet to a few months for a major cast member.

What material are models made from?
It very much depends on the puppet! But here are the basics...
Most human characters will have a steel skeleton or “armature”. Over the top of that they will have some elements made of moulded silicon or foam latex; usually the bodies, arms and legs. The head and hands are usually plasticene although we are using silicon versions more regularly to save time. The sheep have a hard core, covered in fur/ fleece fabric. The arms and ears are moulded silicon, the heads are cast resin and the eyes are plastic beads. There are two types of sheep – standing on two legs and standing on four legs.

How many shots are taken per episode?
In series two, it will average between 90-120.

What kind of cameras are used?
Canon EOS1 Digital stills cameras, recording on to computers running "Stop Motion Pro" software.

[morlock]

Am 22. Juli gibt es bei der Maus (Das Erste, 11:30-12:00 Uhr) eine neue Folge von Shaun:

Folge 81 - Meisterschaf (1)

Evtl. geht das wöchentlich weiter, da es inzwischen schon 100 Folgen (also 20 neue) gibt.

[morlock]

Am 22. Juli gibt es bei der Maus (Das Erste, 11:30-12:00 Uhr) eine neue Folge von Shaun:

Folge 81 - Meisterschaf (1)

Die Sendung mit der Maus und deren Erklärung der Olympiade war toll, aber von Shaun und der neuen Folge 81 gab es nur ein paar Schnipsel von zus. ca. 3 Minuten Spielzeit.

Für Shaun-Fans enttäuschend.