Rescue Heroes story on the TV screen can be traced back to 1999. It even had its own full-length feature film. So to say revamping the series with new look and feel was a challenge is quite an understatement.
Our task was to create a cutting-edge, action-packed, 2D animation web series for youtube that will appeal to children 3-5. It has to be colorful, dynamic and interesting. Or should we say: a content marketing of its finest.
So, long story short: 11 months and 20M+ views later, here is the production statistics:
14 Episodes X 5:30 min (77 min)
11 Months full production (including pre-production)
8 main characters (rigs + international casting)
1500 shots
650 unique backgrounds
150+ extras
250+ unique 2D & 3D assets
630+ 3D enhanced shots
980 VFX enhanced shots
10+ million views (projected)
30 artists
For more info, make sure to check out the project's case study we've put together:
dropbox.com/s/w1oimsn3dq73o0m/2019_CaC_CaseStudy_RescueHeroes_v01.pdf?dl=0
For the entire series lineup, make sure to check Fisher-Price YouTube channel:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKCNCfD_4af-UtKntqcAQsPZykytye5lU
And because so many great talents made this possible, here is the full list of the credits for the episode:
WRITTEN BY
Derek Pietras
DIRECTED BY
Sava Komitski
Stani Milev
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Christopher Keenan
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Shannon Nettleton
LINE PRODUCER
Lyudmil Atanasov
Rachael Datello
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Chelsea Morano
Alexandra Detillo
FISHER-PRICE™ RESCUE HEROES™ TEAM
TEAM LEADERSHIP
Kurt Huntsberger
Mike Sullivan
BRAND MARKETING
Julia Maher
Giorgio Cavalli
CONTENT DESIGN
James Bauman
Martin DeRiso
Matt Script
Sharon Uhl Krisman
Thomas Bower
PLAY LAB
Lauren Celenza
Rachel Wachowski
FEATURING THE VOICES OF
FORREST FUEGO Giorgio Cavalli
SANDY O’SHIN Stephanie McKeon Riabko
REED VITALS Peter Kim
ROCKY CANYON Wellington Saygbay
SKY JUSTICE Nzinga Blake
A.R.I.N. Katherine Kennard
ARCHAEOLOGIST Richard Lund
SCORE BY
George Strezov
PRODUCTION SUPERVISION
JC Cheng
CREATIVE SUPERVISION
Rob David
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS
Andrew Defty
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISION
Sonia Meza-Leon
POST PRODUCTION MANAGER
Brittney Sherman
POST PRODUCTION MEDIA MANAGER
Kevin Bush
ANIMATION PRODUCTION BY
Chase A Cloud
PRODUCERS
Stanimir Milev
Rachel Feinberg
Lesley Worton
LINE PRODUCER
Lyudmil Atanasov
Simona Milkova
STORYBOARD AND LAYOUT ARTISTS
Margarita Stamenova
Martina Petrova
Silviya Ivanova
Krasimira Vachkova
Martin Petrov
BACKGROUND ARTISTS
Ivan Koritarev
Miroslav Dimitrov
Mustafa Gündem
CLEANUP ARTISTS
Stela Taneva
Atanas Filipov
ANIMATION SERVICES BY
Mind’s Eye Creative
Letko
COMPOSITING
Marin Hristov
Ivan Gegov
Alexander Nachev
Alexandra Proynova
Iva Dimanova
Atanas Filipov
3D MODELING AND ANIMATION
Petar Vulkanoff
Bernar Aganchyan
Martina Zlatilova
EDITING AND SOUND DESIGN
Simeon Edward
Andrea-Nikol Kostova
Valeriya Popova
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Zoya Stoyanova
PRODUCTION SUPERVISION BY TONGAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
James DeJulio
ACCOUNT TEAM
Ann Darnell
Jason Provisor
POST PRODUCTION
Cody Pereira
George Morales
Rescue Heroes™
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