Luna Eclipsed

Luna Eclipsed

October 22, 2011 TV Episode My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Studio
Studio B Productions, Hasbro Studios
Animation studio
DHX Media Vancouver, Top Draw Animation
Distributor
The Hub

Synopsis

On Nightmare Night, Zecora tells the tale of Nightmare Moon, who lives to gobble up ponies. Then a scary chariot swoops down! Is Nightmare Moon real?

Characters

Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Noi, Princess Luna, Granny Smith, Cherry Berry, Spike, Mayor of Ponyville, Zecora

Credits

Directing

Director
Jayson Thiessen

Writing

Writer
M. A. Larson
Story Editor
Rob Renzetti
Developed for Television by
Lauren Faust

Voices

Voice
Tara Strong (Twilight Sparkle), Ashleigh Ball (Applejack, Rainbow Dash), Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Noi), Tabitha St. Germain (Princess Luna, Granny Smith, Cherry Berry), Cathy Weseluck (Spike, Mayor of Ponyville), Brenda Crichlow (Zecora [uncredited])

Music

Music
William Anderson
Songs
Daniel Ingram
Main Title Theme
Daniel Ingram

Art Department

Art Director
Ridd Sorensen
Storyboard Artists
Sabrina Alberghetti, Kenny Park, Tom Sales, Mike West
Character Designer
Robin Mitchell
Storyboard Revisionists
Marshall Fels Elliott, Jim Miller, Davie Wiebe
Prop Designer
Ted Wilson
Location Designer
Phil Caesar
Storyboard Coordinator
Lesley Crawford
Background Supervisor
Hubert Vitug

Visual Effects

AFX Artist
Ben Galewitz

Editing

Offline Editors
Aaron Saunders, Ryan Vaugh
Online Editor
Tom Harris

Sound

Sound Editors
Todd Araki, Marcel Duperreault, Jason Frederickson, Adam McGhie, Roger Monk CAS
Re-Recording Mixers
Todd Araki, Marcel Duperreault
Recording Engineer
Jason Frederickson
Foley Artists
Ian Mackie, Don Harrison
Foley Recordist
Rick Senechal

Casting

Voice Director
Terry Klassen

Production Management

Production Manager
Angela Belyea
Design Coordinator
Kimberly Small
Char & BG Builds Coordinator
Jason Ross Belyea
Post Production Coordinator
Lesley Jenner
Production Accountant
Marjorie Artamia
Production Management
Gemma Santos, Irene Breis, Issabelita Itum, Mary Beth Bambridge, Kathryn Page
Production Legal
Sarah Tarry, Kevin Healy, Michael Jaffa, Deborah Uluer, Brenda Cullen
Production Accounting
Jason Zhang
Production Executives
Robert Fewkes, Sophia Hussain

Crew

Color Artists
Kellie Devries, Alexandra Jones
BG Builds Supervisor
Chris Mizzoni
Character Builders
Jared Bennett, Jacqueline Robinson, Gregory Roth
Technical Staff
Alvin Sunga
Production Finance
Steven Thibault
Digital Production Mgmt
Mark Recchio
Technical Support
Danyul Carmichael, Mark Lin, Zorion Terrell
Technical Operations
Bradford Keatts
Development & Creative Supervision
Linda M. Steiner, Brian Lenard

Companies and other credits

  • Voice Casting & Production: Voicebox Productions Inc
  • Dialogue Recording: Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
  • Audio Post Production & Mix: Dick & Roger's Sound Studio
  • Layout/BG Services: Top Draw Animation Inc
  • Studio B Productions
  • Hasbro Studios

Production notes

Flash animation.

This TV series is scheduled to run for 78 episodes.

"Get your muzzle out of those books and make some friends!" That's what Princess Celestia tells Twilight Sparkle. She may be the smartest unicorn in Equestria, but Twilight Sparkle gets an "incomplete" in friendship. There's more to life than learning magic, after all - so she goes to Ponyville on a mission to make friends. There she meets five special ponies who take her on exciting adventures and teach her the most powerful magic of all... the magic of friendship!

The show's main focus is on girls 6 to 8 years old (but girls from 3 to 11 like the ponies). As they watch the show, girls learn about their own lives through the colorful, four-legged citizens of Equestria. The ponies have very different personalities and behaviors, and most girls identify with at least one of them.

Every week, the ponies introduce girls to important concepts in two main areas: 1) interpersonal skills - managing ourselves, engaging with others, and working together to make things happen. 2) history-social science thinking skills - thinking about culture, heritage and environments, as well as civic participation. The show addresses important questions and lessons, just as little girls are starting to think about them.