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Skyland

In the 23rd century, Earth shatters; pirates fight the Sphere.

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Skyland

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Skyland is an animated television series co-produced by France, Canada, and Luxembourg.[1] The story follows siblings Mahad and Lena who join a pirate rebellion against the Sphere's dictatorship.[1] The Sphere controls water supplies and maintains power through trained Guardians.[1]

Making and release

In May 2004, 9 Story Entertainment joined as a co-producer, making it a French/Canadian co-production.[2] The first part of animation was done by Attitude Studios in Paris, with facial animation and rendering outsourced to DQ Entertainment in India.[3] Paul Intson composed the music, and Jim Longo handled sound design and 5.1 surround mix.[4] The initial concept for Skyland was developed by Emmanuel Gorinstein during 2000, with the original plan being an adult-oriented animated show.[5]

A September 2002 announcement revealed the project as a series blending CGI, traditional animation, and stop-motion techniques.[6] Method Films was the studio that commissioned the series, while Millimages took on the role of distributing it globally.[6] By 2002, the target audience for the series had been shifted to children and teenagers aged 9 to 14.[6] A distribution agreement with Nicktoons allowed the show to be broadcast in the US.[2]

On November 26, 2005, a 60-minute preview episode was broadcast worldwide.[7] For later episodes, the final animation and completion work was done by DQ Entertainment, who utilized motion capture data that had been recorded at Attitude Studios.[8]

What the cited sources add

An interview with Marc Miance of Attitude Studios confirms Skyland aired on Nickelodeon in the US.[9] The same interview states Attitude Studios also produced the series Galactik Soccer for Jetix.[9] The three books are titled "Isole nel vento" (October 2010), "La nave delle tempeste" (November 2010), and "La guerra dell'acqua" (October 2011).[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "A Trip To Skyland", Animation World Network, February 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Stewart, "Tidbits from MIPTV", Kidscreen, May 1, 2004 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Interview with Marc Miance of Attitude Studios FirstShowing.net", www.firstshowing.net, 28 July 2006 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "More anime coming from France and Canada", FPS Magazine Online, November 25, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hetherington, "A Trip to 'Skyland'", Animation World News, 22 February 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Animators head for Llandudnow", C21Media, September 19, 2002; Hetherington, "A Trip to 'Skyland'", Animation World News, 22 February 2007 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ball, "TELETOON's Skyland Sneaks Internationally", November 17, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Skyland" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "A Trip To Skyland", Animation World Network, February 2007; "9 Story opens the book on new projects", C21 Media, December 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. "Interview with Marc Miance of Attitude Studios FirstShowing.net", www.firstshowing.net, 28 July 2006. facts only, no text reused. firstshowing.net
  10. "Davide Morosinotto - CSI MultiMedia", www.csi-multimedia.it. facts only, no text reused. csi-multimedia.it

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Skyland (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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