November 09, 2006

More on Pocoyo (yes i'm going nuts, blame my Assignments)

Questions viewers posted and answered by the Animator/Producers themselves.

In how many countries has the series been sold? 100, to date.

How many episodes are there? There are 52 episodes finished and the next 52 are currently being developed, giving a total of 104 at the moment. As well as this there is one other secret episode which has not been released."the see-saw"

How old is Pocoyo? He is 4, and his birthday is the 14th October....But he's always 4, I don't know how he does it! No Wonder la he and Jazz can click, almost same age :op

Does Pocoyo have hair, and if so, what colour is it? Pocoyo has chestnut coloured, straight hair … or is it blonde and curly … the truth is that we are waiting for him to take off his hat, as soon as we find out we’ll send you photos!

How does Pato eat? This is a mystery because his beak doesn’t open … it might be that he only eats when no body is watching.

What is Octopus' real name? Fred, he is called Fred Octopus. Octopus is one of my fav characters, he's so nutsy, drives me crazy~!

Why is Octopus called Octopus if he only has four feet? Yes, this is a good question … well, in actual fact, it is his surname, so it would be because is his father had eight….

What is Carterpillars' real name? Valentina

Is there new caracters in second season? Yes, a new "alien-girl", and a little spider

Do the aliens from the series have anything to do with the Zinkia logo? No, it is purely coincidence that they have three feet and just one eye, this is very common.

What does Elly do when she makes a phone call if she doesn’t have fingers to dial with? Her telephone, despite it being old, has voice activation. thee hee hee...~!

Which computer programmes does Zinkia work with when making the series? We work with Softimage XSI for the animation and the 3D modelling, with Arnold for the render, with Photoshop for the textures, with Flash for the animatics, with Pro-logic for the audio, and with a production management tool created by Zinkia Xtrem, the company’s Techonology & Development department.

How many people participate in the series? Between 45-50 professionals from different countries, Australia, USA, UK and Spain. Unfortunately they don’t all appear in the credits, and so – hurray for them as well! Can my name add up to the list? i can do the storyboard hehe~!

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