Client:
Sesame Workshop
FableVision
and Sesame Workshop share a passion for educational media, so it's
always exciting when we get to work together. Here are a few of our
collaborations over the years.
Project:
Sesame Sings
Karaoke
Challenge:
Sesame Workshop needed an animated musical note for their new
home video, "Sesame Sings Karaoke." The note needed to interact
with a live video of Elmo, as though they were both in the same space,
and help introduce the various musical segments of the video.
Solution:
FableVision's
own Peter H. Reynolds designed
a whimsical note character, and the Fable team brought it to life
using Flash animation and matching it to pre-recorded video of Elmo.
The note "spoke" in musical sounds (composed and performed
by Tony Lechner), and helped
Elmo introduce each of the different musical segments. FableVision
also created an animated title screen and a musical "ABC"
song to round out the production. The video/DVD is now available in
stores.
Project:
DragonTales
Web Games
Challenge/Solution:
PBS Kids and Sesame Workshop tapped FV on the shoulder
to develop new interactive games for the DragonTales website. FableVision
designed and programmed the "Dragon Fair" Find the
Shapes and Connect the Dots games utilizing
the existing characters and style of the TV show. Created with simple
graphics and Javascript, the games can be played on virtually any
browser, with no plugin needed.
When
the user completes the games, they can print out a certificate with
their name on it. Point your browser to pbskids.org/dragontales,
choose a dragon and visit the Dragon Fair, or click
here to go directly to the activity.