A sneak peek just for you, as we go behind the scenes of The Wisdom Badge! It’s something very special 🎬🐾✨

Once upon a time…

The episode is told through hand-drawn illustrations where each of the Squirrels gets to star in their very own fable. The book they’re reading is brought to life through an old-fashioned paper theatre show. So cute!

Time for a cOLLABORATION!

Studio AKA teamed up with Alice Cao – a talented illustrator who specialises in traditional pen and ink drawing. She created a new look and feel for our Squirrels, who got an adorable hand-drawn makeover, just for this episode!

Tricky timings!

Once created, the artwork was then cut out and mounted ahead of the shoot. The team had to rehearse extra hard to make sure the action was in time with the soundtrack. It’s not as easy as it looks!

Finally, the puppet animation was performed to the soundtrack and all shot on camera. Amazing!  

from sketchbook to screen

Take a look at more amazing behind-the-scenes moments which show how this episode was created. 

Photographed by Craig Reeves at Pickled.tv