DOGS' DALES STORY

HISTORY

Dogs' Dales is a long term dream project of KETTU Studios.

I suppose it started in Bath, Avon, UK, in 2010 when I first tried out some needle felting and as an animator felt (<-hehe: a wool pun!) the huge potential of wool as a material for animation.

As the years passed I never forgot the feeling of the idea and material, and when life finally threw me into SKIPTON, literally called SHEEP TOWN in the olden days, I felt it was time to bring the idea into life.

Anthropomorphic animals are not new to animation but there was something very heart warming about the amount of dogs in CRAVEN District. It was like the the dogs OWNED the DALES! ...It was DOGS' DALES!

Some people I met here reminded me instantly of the content, loyal, happy and mildly mysterious nature of dogs. Everyone here was surprisingly also a writer and a storyteller. The history of Skipton and Craven could not be more fruitful for inspiration: It was all here, in this rural area, so after living in 9 different countries and travelling the world around, it is here where the story finally starts... WELCOME TO DOGS' DALES!

PRE PRODUCTION

Or otherwise called "testing testing".

As a professional animator for over 20 years I still had not had the chance to animate a woolly puppet before, so a good idea was to make one and test it.

It could have gone horribly wrong ...but it didn't! ...It went GREAT! The puppet was everything that an animator could hope for!

In summer 2016 KETTU Studios was commissioned by local Awesomeness band HOPE AND SOCIAL

to make an animated music video for their new album in 2016 FEEL.

The faithful song was called "SUNRISE LAUGHING".

After one week of needle felting and cross stitching and model making we had a puppet: Georgina!

And after 2 more weeks of animating we have a lovely new music video (=also a test for Dogs' Dales)

& Here it is:

DOGS' DALES CHARACTERS

In the heart of (Yorkshire) Dogs' Dales seemingly sleepy villages and market towns

host some very interesting residents!

Each Animated TV episode and AR game trail has a set of new characters

inspired by local residents.

ABBIE the AFGHAN

A travel Video Blogger (=vlogger) who loves to meet new people and dance.
She is our main travelling companion as we follow along on her quest to find local mythical creatures to vlog about!

WILMA the WHIPPET

A local artist and designer always looking her best in the latest fashion