1. ANIMATION GENRE ANIMATORS STORYLINE TARGET
AUDIENCE
STARS
DOT
(2010)
Short film,
adventure,
advertisement,
promotion,
stop motion
Aardmann
Studios, Sumo
Science, Will
Studd and Ed
Paterson
Dot finds herself in a
magical world that starts to
unravel. She flees the
storm using wit, agility and
a bumble bee. She beats
the wool storm with a pair
of knitting needles and
knits a blanket
Potential
smartphone buyers,
amateur animators,
film makers,
photographers
Dot: white, yellow hair,
similar to Alice (in
Wonderland), 9mm tall,
smart, brave, daring,
resourceful, practical, good
at confronting problems
PEPPA PIG
(2004-2012)
Children
television,
family
comedy, 2D
animation,
family
adventure
Astley Davis
Baker, James
o’Shea (who
also animated
Ben + Holly’s
Little Kingdom
and Charlie +
Lola
Everyday life as a pig in a
domestic pig family –
Peppa, George, Mummy
Pig and Daddy Pig and the
wider animal community. A
typical episode is an
adventure that Peppa goes
on
Young children – 3
to 6 year olds. A
massive UK export,
international
audience, seems to
represent the
typical British
‘community’.
Peppa: An
anthropomorphic character
(human qualities in
animals) who attends
school with her other
animal friends. She is
friendly, sincere, polite,
inquisitive. Likes to jump in
muddy puddles
SOUTH
PARK
(1995 –
present)
Adult humour,
comedy,
animated
sitcom, shock
humour, black
comedy
Celluoid
Studios (1997),
Braniff
Productions
(1997-2006),
Parker Stone
Studios (2007-)
Matt Stone,
Trey Parker,
Ryan Quincy
Based around four main
characters: Eric Cartman,
Stan Marsh, Kyle
Broflovski, Kenny
McCormick. Each episode
is set around school but
something always
happens
Older audience,
mature fans of
animated comedy
Stan: Often the main
protagonist, Roman
Catholic, brown jacket with
red collar, blue hat
Kyle: The deuterogamist,
Judaism, green ushanka,
bright orange jacket
Eric: Weighs 90lbs, wears
a red jacket, yellow mittens
Kenny: dies repetitively,
wears an orange parka that
muffles voice slightly