The concept of the project was a trip around the CBeebies world through the CBeebies time zones. The project was created using Maya and After Effects. The first scene is the sun coming around the world and into morning ready for Get Set Go. I wanted to use a combination of styles to produce the animation. Children slip easily between reality and fantasy so I wanted to create something with realistic and unrealistic elements. I used a combination of 3D animation and also 2D animation. The idea was to mix After Effects and Maya to create an interesting mix of 3D and 2D animation working together. I introduced some new animal characters in the style of the CBeebies bugs and also, 'Bug-copters,' which were the linking element from scene to scene. Each, 'Bug-copter,' delivered something to the scene relevant to the time of day.
I watched Cbeebies for many years with my son, so I tried to incorporate things I noted he liked about the channel into my project.
Below are the Screen shots of each CBeebies Time Zone:
The Morning Zone: Get Set Go
The Afternoon Zone: Discover and Do
Late Afternoon/Tea or Dinner Zone: Big Fun Time
Bedtime Zone! : Bedtime Hour