PBS KIDS -
Talk About
A series from PBS KIDS where real families talk about real issues.
Karptoons partnered with PBS Kids to help create seven episodes in their award winning series "Talk About", where real families discuss real issues and help bring some lightness to life's tougher moments. Topics covered are friendship, family, the covid pandemic, feeling scared, losing a pet, and big changes in life.
You can catch the episodes on PBS KIDS stations and streaming on the video app, YouTube, and pbskids.org!
Credits
Client: PBS KIDS
Studio: Karptoons
Animation Production
Life Changes, Losing a Pet,
& When You Feel Scared
Director/Supervisor: Pre Pro, Design,
& Animation: Steve Karp
Animatics/Animation: Diane Shahar, Ryan Imm, Mark Anthony Petellana, Dan Koss, Jason Fisher
Motion Design: Ashlee Walker, Kody Holbrook
Rigging: Bianca Duffec, Sarah Zattar
Character and BG Design: David Wilkerson, Steve Karp
Friendship, Celebrating Family,
& Scary Things
Director/Supervisor: Pre Pro, Design,
& Animation: Steve Karp
Animatics/Animation: Diane Shahar, Mark Anthony Petellana, Fez Escalante, Tim Blair
Motion Design: Ashlee Walker, Seth Byrd, Kody Holbrook
Character/BG Design & Rigging: Dan Koss, Steve Karp
The Covid-19 Pandemic
Director/Supervisor: Pre Pro, Design,
& Animation: Steve Karp
Animatics/Animation: Fez Escalante, Todd Churn, & Steve Karp
Motion Design: Seth Byrd
Rigging: Fez Escalante, Todd Churn, and Steve Karp
Character and BG Design: Fez Escalante,Todd Churn, and Steve Karp
Extra Goodies
Below are some fun before and after scenes, from roughs to final animation and sound.
Roughs
We first animate our scene using rough drawings before we create the final animation using character rigs.
Final Animation
Here is the final animation and sound design.
Roughs
In addition to character scenes, we also like to rough out our motion graphics shots.
Final Animation
We used a combination of software to animate this footage for this series. Adobe Animate, Harmony, and After Effects are the big three.
Some of the most fun we had was getting to design the layouts and cartoon avatars of the family members. Here are some fun examples to check out.
