French animation studio Alphanim has chosen Toon Boom Opus to anchor the production pipeline for its new series, Robotboy. The 52 13-minute episodes are being co-produced by Cartoon Network Europe and France 3, with animation duties divided among LuxAnimation in Luxemburg, Emation in Korea and Monigotes in Spain. The 2D show is intended to air in prime time in the U.S.
Tapping into the classic Pinocchio mythology, Robotboy centers on a powerful battle robot who dreams of becoming a real boy. To keep his destructive powers from falling into the hands of evil genius Dr Kamikazi, Robotboy’s creator sends him far away to live with his number one fan, Tommy Turnbull. Now it’s up to Tommy and pals Gus and Lola to protect the world’s most powerful fighting machine from the clutches of Dr Kamikazi and his mutant clone armies.
“Opus enables us to maintain a high level of quality throughout the entire production process and facilitate the production coordination between all parties involved," says Jean-Pierre Quenet, director of operations at Alphanim.
"With the scanning, animation, ink-and-paint and compositing shared among Emation, Monigotes and LuxAnimation, we needed to use a robust, reliable and high-performance tool.”
In addition to Opus, Toon Boom’s lineup of animation products includes Toon Boom Studio and Harmony, a new solution for digital and paperless animation production. Toon Boom also offers consulting and training services dedicated to increasing animation production efficiency and quality. The company’s client base Nelvana, Klasky Csupo, Warner Bros., Paramount Pictures, Universal, Mercury Filmworks, Wild Brain, King Camera, Cromosoma and Lanterna Magica.
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