12foot6, Freelance designers making animations: Established in 1999 by Dave Anderson and Tom Mortimer (both 6foot 3 inches tall... obviously!) to produce 2D and stop-motion animation for TV and web. 12Foot6 is a collection of around twenty animators, illustrators and designers, with a mixture of hand-drawn, graphic and stop-motion talent.
Based in a Central London studio a lot of our inspiration comes from everything around us - form the people to the streets to the architecture.
We're mostly known for our humour - including Dog Judo, 'Bob' who Darren Walsh created with us and the Bafta nominated Sensibles.
We would like to think our strengths are great art which we animate beautifully to a strong narrative. Then, of course, there's the funny silly stuff! We also animated 2 seasons of Modern Toss

Paramount Comedy idents: in 2005 we were approached by Viacom to rebrand Paramount Comedy, this is what we came up with: Animated black rabbits with pink eyes popping out of a hole, a real rabbit also appears, the animated ones look angry at it, medieveal people worshipping the logo, a dolphin on a skateboard, a rabbit in a UFO, etc, Promo endboards had a wind-up toy cat with a TV for a face showing a image of the show being promoted's logo, before eventually turning to the channel logo, This character was referred to by the others as "weird cat thing", This character was originally designed by us for a Virgin Mobile ad in 2004 (It displayed color bars with a face, when we did it for Paramount, this was rmeoved and replaced with static or the Paramount Comedy logo)

Urban Animals: Black/pink colored animals living in city for whatever reason

Most of our work is simplistic and 2D. which we believe helps it,

The Sensibles (2006-2007) – a series of short, humorous films produced by Jetix and 12foot6 , where they were broadcast from 2007 to 2009. The films tell the story of the Sensibles, who work for the GNN Galactic News Network. They are a team observing the lives of the inhabitants of Earth. They observe everyday objects that are obvious to Earthlings. We produced 12 episodes, but for some reason the idiots at Jetix made us outsource the animation of 6 of the episodes to Isreli company STANGA.

Characters
Oi – the voice and presenter of space news. His red wig has always caused him problems, especially before going on air.
Bzzz – the chief of reporters. Equipped with an antenna and microphones. Locates the reporters' target.
Zzoom – cameraman. Observes and photographs given objects.
Blerah - has an incredibly large tongue. It licks objects and scans their taste. It is thanks to information from Blerah that Oi guesses what a given object is.
Cosmic Viewers – watch GNN's Galactic News and express their fear or admiration.

🚀 Excited to share our journey at 12Foot6! Over the years, we've had the pleasure of working with some amazing clients. Here's a shout-out to 24 of them! 🎨✨

Paramount Comedy
Virgin Mobile
Cartoon Network
National Geographic
Channel 4
BBC
Nickelodeon
Jetix
Sony Pictures
Adult Swim
Disney
Time Out
The Guardian
MTV
Sky One
Durex
Hachette
O2
Channel 5
The Financial Times
T-Mobile
Universal Pictures
Universal Music Group
CITV
NijiHare TV
A huge thank you to all our clients for trusting us with your visions! Here’s to more creativity and humor in animation! 🌟🎬 #Animation #12Foot6 #Clients #CreativeCommunity

NijiHare TV:
When NijiHare TV, a Japanese TV station unveiled their new mascot TeruTeru (a whimsical hybrid of a television and a rabbit), we just couldn't resist the opportunity to animate him in lots of cool scenes, such as playing, swimming, etc, This project was delivered on Dec 2 2005 ahead of it's debut in Jan 2006

Universal Music Group:
UMG wanted a new music video for Nik Kershaw's "The Riddle", to celebrate it's 23rd anniversary. so we had 2 of our characters explore a weird and wacky world as the song plays.

O2:
The brief was to encapsulate the "feel" of O2, We chose to have characters exploring a city with signs representing O2's features as The Universal by Blur played.

Cartoon Network idents: In 2008 we were apporached by CN to add to their idents list, after having plenty made by the good folks at Pesky, plus some more by the in-house CN UK animation team (who made Skatoony). The theme was the logo and different ways it could be formed, This gave us a opportunity to experiment with different styles, plus incorporste ours. The idents aired on CN Europe during the "Arrows" era

Ident 1: Mining

A prospector is mining for gold, he mines and stones fall down, revealling the logo made out of gold, He sings "I'M FINALLY GONNA BE RICH"

Ident 2: Fight

A school fight breaks out, a snippet of "Bad" plays, A boy breaks up the fight, he has his black/white paper snatched and ripped up, forming the logo. Write 3 more idents, one has a boy get a toy for his birthday (another common 12foot6 character), He accidentally breaks it, it falls and the screen glitches and shows the CN logo, Another has a computer hacker

Ident 3: Birthday Surprise

A young boy sits in front of a table filled with colorful birthday decorations, eagerly tearing through wrapping paper to unveil a shiny new toy robot. His eyes light up with excitement as he launches into an imaginative play session, the robot zooming around the room. However, in his enthusiasm, he accidentally bumps into a table leg, causing the toy to tumble and crash to the floor. The impact triggers a glitch effect, and as he watches in horror, the shattered pieces of the robot morph and rearrange, revealing the Cartoon Network logo in a dazzling, pixelated explosion of colors. The boy gasps and then giggles, suggesting that even a mess can lead to fun surprises!

Ident 4: Hacker's Den

In a dimly lit room, a tech-savvy teenager sits hunched over multiple computer screens, sporting oversized headphones and a determined expression. Lines of code stream down the screens as he hacks into the virtual world, trying to create a game for his friends. As he navigates the complex codes, he reaches a critical moment where he needs to break a barrier. With a triumphant grin, he types furiously, and suddenly, a digital glitch occurs, sending a surge of colorful pixels cascading across the screens. Amidst the chaos, the pixels coalesce and reveal the Cartoon Network logo, topped with an exaggerated “HACKED!” message. The teenager jumps back in surprise, and then breaks into a smile, embracing the unexpected twist.

Ident 5: Pancake Flip

A cute, oversized cartoon cat with black and pink accents stands in a cheerful kitchen, flipping pancakes with an unbreakable sense of enthusiasm. Each time the cat flips a pancake, it rises higher and higher, accompanied by a bouncy, upbeat musical score. As he flips one particularly high pancake, it defies gravity for just a moment before falling directly onto the table, creating a satisfying "thud." The pancake dramatically flattens, and as it lands, the syrup magically spills in an artistic swirl that reformulates into the Cartoon Network logo, complete with a burst of confetti. The cat stares in wide-eyed wonder, then slices a piece of the pancake with a fork, winking at the camera, as if to say “It’s a delicious day!”
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