This document summarizes information about three animated works: - Stars Dot is a 2010 stop motion short film about Dot, a small character who finds herself in a magical world and uses her wits to escape a storm. - Peppa Pig is a British children's television series from 2004-2012 about the everyday adventures of Peppa, a young pig attending school and exploring with her family and friends. - South Park is an adult animated sitcom created in 1995 that is still airing. Each episode depicts outrageous adventures in the fictional Colorado town and centers around four young boys in school.

1. ANIMATION GENRE ANIMATORS STORYLINE TARGET
AUDIENCE
STARS
DOT
(2010)
Short film,
adventure,
advertisement,
promotion, stop
motion
Aardmann
Studios, Sumo
Science, Will
Studd and Ed
Paterson
Dot finds herself in a magical
world that starts to unravel. She
flees the storm using wit, agility
and a bumble bee. She beats
the wool storm with a pair of
knitting needles and knits a
blanket
Potential smartphone
buyers, amateur
animators, film
makers, photographers
Dot: white, yellow hair,
similar to Alice (in
Wonderland), 9mm tall,
smart, brave, daring,
resourceful, practical, good
at confronting problems
PEPPA PIG
(2004-2012)
Children
television, family
comedy, 2D
animation, family
adventure
Astley Davis
Baker, James
o’Shea (who also
animated Ben +
Holly’s Little
Kingdom and
Charlie + Lola
Everyday life as a pig in a
domestic pig family – Peppa,
George, Mummy Pig and
Daddy Pig and the wider
animal community. A typical
episode is an adventure that
Peppa goes on
Young children – 3 to 6
year olds. A massive
UK export,
international audience,
seems to represent the
typical British
‘community’.
Peppa: An anthropomorphic
character (human qualities
in animals) who attends
school with her other animal
friends. She is friendly,
sincere, polite, inquisitive.
Likes to jump in muddy
puddles
SOUTH
PARK
(1995 –
present)
Adult humour,
comedy,
animated sitcom,
shock humour,
black comedy
Celluoid Studios
(1997), Braniff
Productions
(1997-2006),
Parker Stone
Studios (2007-)
Matt Stone, Trey
Parker, Ryan
Quincy
Based around four main
characters: Eric Cartman, Stan
Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny
McCormick. Each episode is
set around school but
something always happens
Older audience,
mature fans of
animated comedy
Stan: Often the main
protagonist, Roman
Catholic, brown jacket with
red collar, blue hat
Kyle: The deuterogamist,
Judaism, green ushanka,
bright orange jacket
Eric: Weighs 90lbs, wears a
red jacket, yellow mittens
Kenny: dies repetitively,
wears an orange parka that
muffles voice slightly