Pooling Resources

Pooling Resources

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 Self, Flocker 1 is eagerly awaiting guests for his party. Bing and Bong wait for a bus to get there, but it seems to be running late. They decide to use their present for Flocker 1, roller skates, and attach them to the bench to create a vehicle that can take them to the party. On the way to the party, they pick up Flockers 2 and 3 who are waiting for the same slow bus. With each additional gift added to the vehicle, a kite and a fan, they get there with increasing speed. Flocker 1 is overjoyed to finally see his friends and to receive their cumulative, "sailing bench" present.

Characters

Bing, Bong

Credits

Directing

Director
Alastair McIlwain

Producing

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

Writing

Writer
Antony Hatfield

Animation

Animator
Adam Coglan

Music

Music
Alan Coates, Kim Goody

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 Self

Working together allows you to accomplish goals that you could not have accomplished by yourself. For example, if one character has gum and another character has a stick, they can combine their resources to get something out of a hole.

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.