The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)

The Adventures of Tintin is an animated television series based on The Adventures of Tintin, a series of books by Hergé. It debuted in 1991, and 39 half-hour episodes were produced over the course of three seasons. Until the appearance of the 2011 film, it was the best-known adaptation of the books. <div style="text-align: center;"><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/N_EK_tFz9ug&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N_EK_tFz9ug&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><!--center--></div> History The television series was directed by Stephen Bernasconi, with Peter Hudecki as Canadian unit director, and produced by Ellipse (France), and Nelvana (Canada), on behalf of the Hergé Foundation. It was the first television adaptation of Hergé's books for over twenty years (previously, the Belgian animation company Belvision had been responsible for their loose adaptations). Philippe Goddin, an expert in Hergé and Tintin acted as consultant to the producers. Writers for the series included Toby Mullally, Eric Rondeaux, Martin Brossolet, Amelie Aubert, Dennise Fordham and Alex Boon. Production Traditional animation techniques were used on the series. The books were closely adhered to during all stages of production, with some frames from the original albums being transposed directly to screen. In the episodes Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon, 3D animation was used for the Moon rocket – an unusual step in 1989. The rocket was animated in 3D, each frame of the animation was then printed and recopied onto celluloid and hand painted in gouache, and laid onto a painted background. The rocket seen in the title sequence is animated using 3D techniques. Artistically, the series chose a constant look, unlike the books (drawn over a course of 47 years, Hergé's style developed throughout from early works like The Blue Lotus and later ones such as Tintin and the Picaros). However, later televised episodes such as the Moon story and Tintin in America clearly demonstrate the artists' development during the course of the series. The series was filmed in English, with all visuals (road signs, posters and settings) remaining in French. - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin_%28TV_series%29" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tintin_%28TV_series%29</a>