perfect teeth 10 2013
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A Barcelona-based animation studio, mainly focused on adult animated series. Also creating ads, shorts, etc.
www.yanquipay.tv
The public broadcaster for Catalonia.
Supporting new, risky and high quality productions, especially animation.
www.tv3.cat
What is PERFECT
TEETH?
‘A comedy sitcom,about daily life
in a middle-class family aimed at a wide adult audience.’
FORMAT
26x11’ TECHNIQUE
2D animation
TARGET
Mainstreamadult audience
*13 episodes already produced
Who are the main
characters?
MARTAThe mother, 41 yo.She works as a dentist in her own office..
‘A real alpha female’
Rational, farsighted, organized, persevering, obstinate, enterprising, sensible, discrete.
Yes… she may prove oppresive but on the other hand, you won’t need to worry about anything, not even about having your own personality.
‘Happy looser’
Idealistic, chaotic, rather passive, though empathetic, easy-going, uncomplicated.
Perhaps not the most advisable business partner, but if you feel depressed, he is the one!
QUIMThe father, 42.Tickets seller at a railway station.
‘A total geek’
Hyper analytical, supergifted, unemotional, rational, obsessive, elusive, incisive, sociopathic.
Difficulty to empathize with, unless you are a machine or at least a virtual playmate.
SISETThe son, 11.Student.
‘Unsteady hormone bomb’
Dreamful, innocent, chaotic, creative, changeable, visceral, lovesick.
What can be most important in life that finding the only and true first love?
CRISTINA The daughter, 16.Student.
‘So cozy...’
Mischivious, picaro, playful, lustful.
Grumic speaks out what Cristina does not dare.
GRUMIC Christy’s imaginary friend. 12 yo.Favourite Cristina’s teddy bear.
‘A 4th age punk’
Untamable, grumpy, reveller, multi addict, uncomplicated, full of energy.
Grandma Conxita is like riding a roller coaster while an earthquake magnitude 12 on the Richter scale happens, and enjoy it.
CONXITAThe grandma, 70.Retired.
What about the
concept & script?
Synopsis
•Martha is a perfectionist dentist who runs a little dental practice. •She would like her family to be as shinny and
wonderful as a perfect teeth. •But, like disgusting caries spots, daily problems threats to disturb the apparent balance of the family.
Synopsis
• PERFECT TEETH is an animated comedy sitcom for adults.
• The plot is focused in a middle class family, living in a townhouse on the outskirts of Barcelona.
• The series features different aspects of contemporary societies, in an ironic and positive way.
Script Concept• Auto-conclusive episodes.
• The daily living in an ‘average’ family.
• Tone: – Acid comedy, positive mood.– So realistic that can seem surrealistic.– For a mainstream audience.
Script Concept
• A classic sitcom structure. • But also a ‘mockumentary’: testimonials – an innovative
narrative resource in animation.
A global brand
• Aim: to develop a global brand.• The script and concept of the second part of the series will be
written by a multicultural team, including both Anglosaxon and Catalan professionals, and from other cultural contexts.
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Director/AutorVicent Arlandis
• Vicent Arlandis started its career as illustrator for the main newspapers and magazines from Barcelona and Madrid, such as La Vanguardia o El País.
• Simultaneously he started to create /direct multi awarded video clips for top Spanish pop bands (Radio Futura, Sabina, Presuntos Implicados, etc) as much as TV ads, for companies such as MTV UK, CANAL +, CANAL 9, TV3, SONY MUSIC, etc. combining animation and real image.
• After that, Arlandis founded his own animation studio, Yanquipay, focused in producing innovative TV series and films for a teen and adult target. He has directed two awarded shorts, and three animation tv series. Vicent is a pioneer in the animation for adults .
• For more info: – www.yanquipay.tv – www.vimeo.com/yanquipay .
Series, clips, ads
Illustration and drawings
What are we looking for?
• 13 episodes already produced. • Financing to complete the first whole season of 26 episodes needed.• Distribution (except for South Europe, Latin-American and Russia)
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