Flying Bark Productions is an Australian animation studio that produced the first four seasons of Monkie Kid.
Background[]
Flying Bark Productions was founded in 1962 in Israel by Yoram Gross as "Yoram Gross Films". In 1968, it moved to Australia, where it made "Dot and the Kangaroo". The film was such a hit that eight more sequels followed. The studio became famous upon the success of franchises such as Dot, Blinky Bill and Tabaluga.[1]
After season 2 of Blinky Bill, Village Roadshow purchased Gross' animation studio in 1996 under the new name of Yoram Gross Village Roadshow. Two years later, it teamed up with EM.TV Television to distribute its shows around the world after a buyout from Village Roadshow. In 2007, when EM.TV Television closed down, the company was renamed "Flying Bark Productions". The Yoram Gross/EM.TV library was sold to Studio 100 in 2008; that same year, they acquired Flying Bark as well after EM.TV changed its name to EM.Sport Media AG.
Flying Bark is the only high-end animation studio in Australia, producing animated series for Australian television stations, as well as for international television stations and streaming services.
Flying Bark was chosen for handling the storyboards, story producing and animation of the Monkie Kid series after LEGO was shown several studio pitches.[2] After the premiere of the pilot, the series was renewed for two more seasons, and would later be picked up for three more.
Sarah Harper announced on May 2024 that due to scheduling and logistical concerns, Flying Bark Productions will not be moving forward on producing the animation for future seasons of the show.[3] Starting on Season 5, the animation will be handled by WildBrain Studios, with Season 4 being the last season to have the studio's involvement.[4][5][6]
Trivia[]
- Flying Bark was one of many studios to send in an animation pitch for Monkie Kid. This animation was a play on the scene from the pilot where MK charges DBK on a speed bike, and was much more violent than the final show. [7] [8]
- Production on Season 4 wrapped at the end of 2022.
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References[]
- ↑ Flying Bark Productions - Audiovisual Identity Database
- ↑ LEGO Monkie Kid / with Jack De Sena & Villads Spangsberg
- ↑ Harper, Sarah (2024-05-10). Sarah's Letter to MK Fans (Post). Twitter.
- ↑ Spark CG Society (2023-11-09). Spark CG Society: SPARK ANIMATION 2023: WELCOME! (Post). Spark CG Society.
- ↑ Breen, David (May 11, 2024). Monkie Kid Season 5 is on its way! Wildbrain will be stepping into the enormous shoes left by Flying Bark. The team is filled with talented and passionate artists, and we can’t wait for you all to find out more about the harbinger of chaos!!.
- ↑ Barkel, Christian (2024-05-10). Thank you Monkie Kid fandom! #lmk #monkiekid (Post). Twitter.
- ↑ LEGO Monkie Kid / with Jack De Sena & Villads Spangsberg (Timestamp 6:50)
- ↑ Brickjitzu-Cast: LEGO Monkie Kid Behind the Scenes (Timestamp 6:33)
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