Tampie

Ojajoh!

This is one of my most favourite tv shows for kids. It's called 'Ojajoh' ('Ohrealy' is the best translation I guess) and a big inspiration for my own work. For my current project this character is a inspiration for Lilly. I'll try to explain the show since there isn't any film material on the internet.

The pictures show the main character (a guy covered in tattoos wearing girls clothes and speaking in a high voice). Her name is Tampie and she is addicted to lollipops. In her short show she interviews famous people in Holland about death, money, love and other subjects. This whole interview goes in turbospeed and is extremely hyperactive but maybe that's because she eats 20 lollipops during an interview. The montage fast with many small repeating cuts and almost like a music video. The character of the girl is cheeky. She uses a lot of English words because the youth in Holland likes English words, it's part of the street language. Famous quotes:

-moe je een likkie? (you wanna lick?)

-ma me toch nie uit. (I don't care)

-stelletje uglies. (bunch o'uglies)

-ojajoh? (ohrealy?)

There is an other show though where this character also appeared. That show is called 'Mag dat?' ('Is that allowed?') It tells the viewer what is appropiate to do in certain situations although it's not meant to be taken seriously.

Subtitles

Dad: [sings a ridiculous old fashioned song]

Dad: gheesh mother, you've cooked a nice dinner once again. It wasn't useless being those six days in the kitchen.

Mom: thank you father. I'm happy you like it. And you....?

Ricky: I like it mother.

Dad: Here guys, a nice piece of sausage.

Tampie: [moans]

Voice over: Is that allowed?

Rembo&Rembo: I don't know much but I'm certain this is allowed. So!

Voice over: Yes that is allowed. It is maybe a bit rude but you have to release air in your tummy otherwise you will get stomach ache.

Other episodes: dog shit, fight, toilet, monopoly, candy.

Trials

Descided to try some more with shadow and textures. Yeah I know, not much variations between the three off them but that will come another day. Click on the image to view full size.

Moving storyboard

This is an old first storyboard of an episode that didn't make the series. I've recorded some sound. It's cheap and low quality but it tells the story a lot better. In case you're wondering, I did all the voices but I tweaked them so they don't sound like me real voice......I hope -_-'

Lillys Friendship Book

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Photos

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Proverbs are long life experiences, told in one short sentence

1. A penny saved is a penny earned.
A penny spent is a penny earned.

2. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

3. Look before you leap.
He who hesitates is lost.

4. Actions speak louder than words.
The one who is the loudest can get other in action.

5. A stitch in time saves nine.
Never trouble trouble 'til trouble troubles you.

6. Good news travels.
Bad news travels faster.

7. Better late than never.
Better never than forever.

8. Every rose has its thorn.
Every cloud has a silver lining.

9. Give, and ye shall receive.
Take and you recieve more.

10. Honesty is the best policy.
If you fake it, you can make it. / Let sleeping dogs lie/ The secret to success is knowing who to blame for your failures.

11. Know your enemy.
If you can't beat them, join them.

12. Hard work will pay off after time.
Laziness pays off now.

13. Stand out and get noticed.
The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower.

14. Dreams can come true.
If you believe that dreams can come true be prepared for the nightmare.

15. Practice makes perfect.
Nobody is perfect.

16. Do it well, or not at all.
Half a loaf is better than none.

17. Silence is golden.
The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

18. Hold fast to the words of your ancestors.
Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them.

Introducing Lilly!

Here's is Lilly. She's explaining the project. Although the project has developed in something else it's funny to see this little test.

The making of an idea

I'm sorry for all the spelling errors. My computer doesn't have an English spelling check.


I got my inspiration from something typical dutch (I haven’t seen in anywehere else). Almost every house has in their toilets and bathrooms tiles on the wall. And some of those tiles have a handpainted life lesson on it that gives you something to think about when you’re in that room. Those tiles were sometimes even made of real Dutch porcelain (blue/white Delfts blauw). I was thinking about them and that it’s a shame they’re almost disapeared now. I also thought that these sayings would make nice subjects and/or titles for an animation.

"No one has the guide of the concert of life."

The idea for a series is born. There are a lot of sayings/life lessons you can use for this. One saying for each animation episode. I want the episodes to be fast, round about 1 or 2 minutes each. This way the production time is short, more fun to make and I’m able to do more than 1 animation. It is also nice for broadcasters because the animations are short and easy to fit somewhere in their program. I think this is a huge plus for them.

I have descided that I want to use this idea for children. I always like to make animations for children because you really can use your imagination. They are also the biggest viewers group for television so this makes it attractive for television channels. Though there are many children shows for television for me to compete with it’s also a reason to make this serie special and different from all the excisting series.

The series has also an educational aspect. The life lessons, that are also the titles of the episodes, are explained in the animation. Although the children might not understand the titles, they will understand the animation and what it’s trying to tell, in a fun way.


Technique
Combining reality with fantasy. Something that looks real and at the same time could never be. Maybe by using life action backgrounds and objects combined with animated characters. This way it looks like those 2D characters live in our world (the closest example I could think of are the animations of the music group Gorillaz and who framed roger rabbit, however my style would be completely different)

Character
For now the main character is based on a girl I saw once when I was working in a toy store. She had huge round red glasses that made her eyes bigger, 2 ponytails and fluffy blond hair. This girl looked a bit ugly but so adorable. My character has to have the same ugly but adorable feeling.
She is 4 years old. Her character is stubborn, loud and cheeky. She thinks she’s smarter than her mother and want’s no help of her parents. However she has a lot to learn and that is what she’s going to do in the series, the hard way. And it looks like she won’t ever learn.