Tests And Jests
- Studio
- Nelvana Limited, WETA Workshop
- Distributor
- YTV
Synopsis
Jane has her knight in training "rescue the damsel" test. It is a difficult challenge that she must meet in order to carry on her apprenticeship as a knight. If Jane fails, she sacrifices her bid to become a knight and faces a future in... the kitchens!
Characters
Jane, Dragon, Prince Cuthbert, Rake
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Mike Fallows
Producing
- Producer
- Andrew Smith, Pamela Lehn
- Line Producer
- Pamela Lehn
Writing
- Writer
- Hugh Duffy, Carolyn Hay, Michael Stokes, Steven Sullivan
- Based On The Books By
- Martin Baynton
Voices
- Voice
- Tajja Isen (Jane), Adrian Truss (Dragon), Cameron Ansell (Prince Cuthbert), Will Seatle Bowes (Rake)
Music
- Music
- TTG Music Lab
Animation
- Animator
- Stephen Lambert, Mark Stanger (Character Animators)
Visual Effects
- Visual Effects Team Supervisor
- Trevor Brymer
Sound
- Supervising Sound Editor
- Ryan Araki
- Foley Artist
- Stefan Fraticelli
Production notes
This TV series is scheduled to run for 26 episodes. The first episode ran October 6, 2005 as a "sneak preview"; the general run began in January 2006.
A combination of classic animation design and 3D animation, using combined Maya and proprietary software.
Adapted from New Zealand author Martin Baynton's "Jane and the Dragon" children's books.
Weta handled visuals and motion capture, while Nelvana supplied the Director (Mike Fallows) and producer (Pam Lehn) as well storyboarding, editing and all post production, and assisted with scripts, sales and distribution.
Weta Workshop's first venture into children's TV animation.
This was the first use of Weta's Motion Capture animation. Actors in special Lycra suits had their movements tracked, and the images were relayed to a computer.
The series is aimed at six- to 11-year-olds, especially girls.
The series was budgeted at $300,000 U.S. per episode. Nelvana invested over $10 million in the series.
A combination of classic animation design and 3D animation, using combined Maya and proprietary software.
Adapted from New Zealand author Martin Baynton's "Jane and the Dragon" children's books.
Weta handled visuals and motion capture, while Nelvana supplied the Director (Mike Fallows) and producer (Pam Lehn) as well storyboarding, editing and all post production, and assisted with scripts, sales and distribution.
Weta Workshop's first venture into children's TV animation.
This was the first use of Weta's Motion Capture animation. Actors in special Lycra suits had their movements tracked, and the images were relayed to a computer.
The series is aimed at six- to 11-year-olds, especially girls.
The series was budgeted at $300,000 U.S. per episode. Nelvana invested over $10 million in the series.