The Right Angle

The Right Angle

2001 (estimated) Tiny Planets

Studio
Pepper's Ghost Productions Ltd., Sesame Workshop
Distributor
Children's Independent Television, Sesame Workshop, Cake Distribution

Synopsis

On the Tiny Planet of Technology, Bing attempts complicated tricks with a yo-yo as they watch construction robots building a pair of houses. The trick fails, as the yo-yo soars through the air and lands on the roof of one of the new homes, string dangling over the edge. Looking at the string in relation to the two homes, Bing and Bong realize that one house is straight and the other crooked. They then use the yo-yo string as a plumb line in making all adjustments necessary to realign the crooked house. When a Crooked Flocker shows up unable to walk inside the perfectly straight door, Bing and Bong use the yo-yo/plumb line to help the Flocker stand up straight, too.

Characters

Bing, Bong

Credits

Directing

Director
Alastair McIlwain

Producing

Producer
Richard Morss
Executive Producers
Paul Michael, Julian Scott
Line Producers
Aisling O'Brien, Andrew Peters
Animation Producer
Dana Church

Writing

Writer
Antony Hatfield

Music

Music
Alan Coates, Kim Goody

Animation

Animator
Adam Coglan

Editing

Editor
Samantha Hatton Brown
Assistant Editor
Philip Hedgecock

Crew

Character Animator
Nathalie Jean-Bart
Technical Director
Ben Lock
Head of Digital Production
Ben Lock
Digital Compositor
Fraser Mansell
3D Previs Artist (Lighting and Compositing)
Adrian Pinder
Lighting/Modelling Lead
Christopher Thomas

Production notes

Tiny Planet of Technology

In the presence of gravity, a small weight attached to a string can be used to determine the vertical.

Bing and Bong are the heroes of the universe, flying to tiny planets on their fluffy white sofa to explore and discover color, nature, sound and technology.

This TV series is aimed toward 3- to 5-year-olds. The series can be divided into 16 26-minute episodes.

This is the only Montessori-endorsed television program in the world.