Above are GASPARD AND LISA, the stars of the brand-new series we're co-producing with Chorion Silver Lining Productions. Comprising of 50 x 11'00" episodes, plus 1 x 22'00" special, the pre-school series is based on the Gaspard et Lisa books written by Anne Gutman and illustrated by Georg Hallensleben, published by Hachette Livre. The show follows the adventures of six year-old best friends Gaspard and Lisa, and is made in beautiful high-definition 3D CG, mixing paint textures with incredibly detailed locations to create a unique look.GASPARD AND LISA is our first pre-school series using real children as lead voiceovers, and newcomers Connor Fitzgerald and Kisholi Perera-Merry are superb as our main characters, as well as a supporting cast of over twenty other voice artists. The series is in production all this year, with Kitty Taylor directing and Alison Ray series producing, and is being animated in-house in the UK by Impossible.
Castle Farm is on air now, transmitting at 8:50am every weekday. Join Farm Girl, Piggy, Farmer and all the gang every morning on Milkshake! We've made twenty-five perfectly formed five-minute episodes, each packed to the gills with fun and laughter. Five's Head of Children's Programming Nick Wilson says "Castle Farm has a unique look, feel and style! Corrina Askin's wonderful drawings have been brought to brilliant life by a team of talented writers and animators. It's a whimsical and charming new series." We couldn't agree with Nick more!
End of 2009
Hello! A quick note from the Impossible televisio-movie complex to say there's a new(ish) showreel on the REEL link above, highlighting a more varied selection of our projects. It also has the per-minute cost on it, accountancy fans.
September 2009
Apologies for the lack of updates here, it's been a very busy time for us at Impossible. Castle Farm continues apace, and is looking absolutely great. With the superb vocal performances from Kate O'Sullivan, Bob Golding, Simon Mattocks, and starring Chloe Angharrad as Farmgirl and Laura May Alsop as her best friend Piggy. The stories are beautifully accompanied by Gareth Cousins' fabulous score, and the series is shaping up to be an undoubted hit.
In non-TV news, our first ever feature film script is with the commissioning body right now. Very exiting for us here!
And we've started production of possibly our biggest ever series, a major international project that has meant new offices, new staff and new challenges. More news on that very soon!
05 Jan 2009
This cutey is Polar Bear, one of the stars of our brand new development project FIVE BEAR STREET. We've done an animation test to go alongside the bible and episode script, but are in negotiations to make a pilot episode with a co-production partner overseas. It's all very exciting and we'll being you more news as and when we get it. More details on request from our contact page.
7 Aug
Imagine being able to be able to get yourself into whatever is on your TV set - that's the fantastical premise behind TERRY VISION, a 52 x 11 minute animated series for 6-12 year olds, packed full of comedy, action, adventure and drama. Every episode features Terry in a brand-new TV show, from a sci-fi series to a classic western, as a superhero or in an ad as a sports personality selling track shoes, from reality programmes through sitcoms, sports, gameshows, movies, news, documentaries, factual shows and even other cartoons! Terry is stuck in at the deep end, no idea where he is, with only his wits to guide him. It also gives us a great opportunity for humour, in the form of spoof TV programmes that our audience will know and love. The scenarios are as varied as every TV show on every channel ever!
Below we see Terry when he's inside a talent show and expected to sing. Gulp!
TERRY VISION was presented at Cartoon Forum 2007 by Alan Miles of Brighton-based animation house Ministry of Toons, and Alan has teamed up with Impossible to develop the idea into a series. A full treatment is available from our usual address, alongside storyline documents and lots and lots of fantastic designs. More news as and when we get it!
15 May
Sorry for the lack of news for a while, it's been all go at Impossible Towers. We're currently working on two broadcast series and two pilots so it's all hands on deck. As has been announced elsewhere, we're making twenty nursery rhyme animations for Milkshake's Music Box show, to air shortly on Five. Each song is brought to life using stylish 2D animation. The pilots are top secret, one being a charming 2D series, one a cutting-edge realistic 3D idea. More news as and when it happens!
27 March 2008
The Sockroaches sing a special celebratory song into the sunset - new episodes of THE BEEPS air 7am every weekday morning from 6th May on Milkshake. And there's more - the series is out on DVD in late April. Check online at all the usual places, and in any good retailer. The third piece of news is still secret... for now! Keep checking this page to be the first to know.
09 Jan 2008
Here's Cushion the cat. He's in a new show we're developing... It's all a bit secret at the moment - more news as and when we can say more!
