STOP MOTION FACILITIES
Telegael's stop-motion studio provides multiple dynamic shooting bays within a 24,000 sq ft facility. The construction workshops and puppet fabrication spaces are fully equipped for on-site builds and maintenance. The studio provides experienced professional crew and comprehensive camera, lighting and grip packages including Dragon DMX programmable lighting system controlling up to 99 lamps, 7-axis motion control units and shooting bays with isolated power supply, cameras and capture computers on the 7000+ sq ft main floor as well as on-site Avid editing and compositing suites. The building offers office space, storage space, kitchens and car parks for use during production. Telegael's stop-motion facility is the only studio of its kind in the Republic of Ireland.
Telegael collaborates with Robin Lyons on its slate of stop-motion projects. He brings a wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of developing and producing for stop-motion. Robin is the Managing Director of Calon, in Cardiff, Wales. He has had a career as an actor, writer and jazz critic, but for over twenty years has been writing and producing animation and children’s television. His credits include the BAFTA winning SuperTed and Hilltop Hospital, the multi-award winning Hana’s Helpline, and Igam Ogam, a Calon/Telegael co-production for Channel 5, S4C, TG4 and ZDF Enterprises. As both a writer and producer, Robin has developed content for cinema, television, web and mobile platforms. He is a founding member of the Wales Animation Movement, a visiting lecturer at the Catholic University in Milan, and Visiting Professor at the University of South Wales.
Stop Motion Projects
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Stop Motion Projects |
CAPTAIN MORTEN & THE SPIDER QUEEN
Dreamy, 10-year-old Morten whiles away his days building his toy ship and trying to avoid the ire of his reluctant guardian: Mean spinster, Anna. It goes some way to distracting him from missing his Father, Captain Viks, who is away at sea. One day Morten hopes to be a Captain, just like him.
After a chance meeting with the inept magician Senór Cucaracha, 10-year-old Morten is magically shrunken down to the size of an insect and trapped aboard the deck of his own toy-ship! But with a wicked Spider Queen and Scorpion Pirate already aboard, being Captain is going to be anything but child’s play!
"Morten" features the voice talent of Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Pauline McLynn, Tommy Tiernan, Michael McElhatton, Jason Byrne, Neil Delamere and introduces Cian O'Dowd and Susie Power as Morten and his friend Eliza.
Year 2018
Duration 76 minutes
Executive Producers Paul Cummins, Mark Mertens, Andrus Raudsalu, Anders Mand
Producers Robin Lyons, Heather Grace Mills, Kerdi Oengo, Jan Goossen
Directors Kaspar Jancis, Henry Nicholson
Production Partners Nukufilm, Telegael, Grid VFX
Genre Stop-motion animation
BURROWS
Your attention please… (Quack!) Here are the morning announcements with Mrs Duck:
“Welcome to Burrows - the down-to-earth shopping experience. The current edition of KidScreen Magazine has selected Telegael's BURROWS as one of seven “prime projects" out of 80+ projects to be pitched at Cartoon Forum 2015. Remember to buy at Burrows for the best brand bargains. Quack!”
Year 2015
Producers Paul Cummins, Robin Lyons and Heather Grace Mills
Concept Reuben Loane and Rhys Reed-Johnson
Genre Pre-school stop-motion animation series
IGAM OGAM
Igam Ogam is a TV program for pre-school children set in prehistory. It stars cave girl Igam Ogam, her pet dinosaur Doggie and friends Triple Tog the sabre-toothed tiger, Roly Monkey, Birdie the Pteradactyl and Big Daddy the T-Rex. Head back in time to the Stone Age where Igam Ogam, the fun-loving little cave girl, explores her prehistoric planet. For curious Igam Ogam every day means a new adventure!
Year 2013
Duration 26 x 11 minutes
Executive Producer Paul Cummins & Robin Lyons
Producer Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
Director Ben Halliwell
Production Partners Telegael, Mount Stuart Media Limited t/a Calon, Channel 5, S4C, ZDF, TG4
Genre Stop Motion Animation