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Friends and Heroes has been produced by Friends & Heroes Productions
Ltd, a company operating in the Isle of Man. All pre-production and
design work is being carried out in the UK by a highly experienced
animation team, whilst The CharacterShop, at their studios in Birmingham,
England, is making the 3D animation. The 2D animation comes from Starburst
Animation in Seoul, Korea. The writing team are based in Los Angeles,
USA, and the voice recordings take place in Toronto, Canada. Post-Production
is completed at BBC Wales, Cardiff. The series was created by Brian
Brown and Rick Danenberg, based on an original storytelling concept by Andrew Melrose.
A retired Methodist Minister living in Oxford, Brian Brown was Series Executive Producer and co-writer for the successful
Storykeepers series.
Eric Danenberg was also involved in writing for
the Storykeepers project.
The award-winning producer of many films including American Graffiti, Star
Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, has been active in the UK animation, television and film industries for the last fifteen years, and heads a very talented and experienced production team on Friends
and Heroes.
Dave is a leading animation director with a wide range of credits for several major UK animation producers, including Cosgrove Hall Animation and Telemagination.
Naomi is based in Cardiff, Wales. Her impressive CV includes the S4C/BBC production of Testament, and the animated feature film The
Miracle Maker amongst her achievements to date.
Previously an advertising Art Director, Alan was trained by the Walt Disney Company and has operated a freelance career for over 10 years, working closely with Disney on Standard, Classic and Pixar characters, and has designed characters, merchandise and publishing on projects for a varied client base including Hanna- Barbera, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, BBC and Hasbro.
Karl and Mark have created many hits for Pete Waterman Limited and are
responsible for composing the stunning title track for Friends and
Heroes and all its background music.
The powerful voice on the Friends and Heroes title track, "Looking
for a Hero", belongs to Lauren Waterworth. Lauren has toured the UK
with No 1 boyband "Westlife" and has appeared on the BBC's "Songs of
Praise" Christmas Special alongside Sir Cliff Richard. She was thrilled
to be asked to record "Looking for a Hero" with Topham and Twigg.
Based in the USA, Stan has received seven EMMY nominations and two
EMMY awards for his previous work. He has 20 years’ experience in writing
animation scripts for many different studios and broadcasters. He has
recently completed a long term commitment to Warner Brothers TV Animation,
and now
heads a team of experienced writers for Friends
and Heroes. Recent writing credits include Superman, Batman and Justice
League.
Tony has directed and/or story edited over 750 hours of television programming including such hits as Spider-Man, The
Silver Surfer, Peter Pan, The Avengers and The
BackStreet Boys series. He is also a recording artist, a record producer, a writer, and an accomplished stage and film actor. In 1990, Tony established Pastor productions to produce family entertainment for theatrical, television and home video markets. In 1998, Tony became Vice President of Creative Affairs at Stan Lee Media.
Stephen is the author of over twenty books on Biblical and Leadership themes. He is an international conference speaker and Senior Minister of Gold Hill Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in the UK.
Based in the Isle of Man and with backgrounds in the Software industry and in Education, David and Alison are the Executive Producers of Friends
and Heroes. Providing business management and financial control support for the production, they are also actively involved in the promotion and marketing of the series. David and Alison also continue to develop AFD
Software Ltd, which has been a core financial supporter of Friends
and Heroes.
Established in 1998, Starburst has produced almost 300 half-hour shows, as well as several theatrical and DVD features. Clients include Nelvana, DreamWorks, Cartoon Network, Walt Disney TV Animation and Marvel Entertainment. The studio in Korea employs some 250 animation artists.
This 3D studio in Birmingham, England, is led by Paul Howell, and has won awards at the Annecy and Holland Animation Festivals, as well as Promax UK, BDA (USA) and Royal Television Society.
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