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#Caturday, July 23, 2016: Simon’s Cat Logic – How Do Cats Stay So Clean!?

by 1389AD ( 55 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Open thread at July 23rd, 2016 - 6:58 am

YouTube link here

Published on Jul 21, 2016 by Simon’s Cat
How do Cats Keep So Clean!?
Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk) about why cats do the silly things they do, and how we can help our cats lead happy and healthy lives.

SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.

‘SIMON’S CAT LOGIC’ CREDITS:
Directed by: Chris Gavin
Producer: Emma Burch
Cat Expert: Nicky Trevorrow
Animation & Graphics: Simon Tofield
Junior Designer: Liza Nechaeva
Production Manager: Rebecca Warner-Perry
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Music: Russell Pay
Translations: http://www.Tomedes.com

‘PAWTRAIT’ CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Nick Wade
Clean Up: Isobel Stenhouse
Sound: Russell Pay
Producer: Emma Burch
Executive Producer: Mike Bell

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FAQs:

Q. WHAT HAPPENED TO ‘OFF TO THE VET’ COLOUR FILM?
A. ‘Off to the Vet’ was completed in 2015. It is currently being submitted to film festivals and only available to our Indiegogo Funders via our Private Production blog. If you are a funder and have not received instructions on how to access the blog, please email us at igg@simonscat.com quoting the email address associated with your Indiegogo contribution. Thank you for your support!

Q. What software do you use?
A. Simon’s Cat is made using Adobe Flash / TV Paint animation software.

Q. Why does it take so long to make each Simon’s Cat film?
A. Even though the films are made on computer software, they are still hand-animated in a traditional manner, frame to frame. It usually takes between 12 and 25 drawings to create 1 second of a Simon’s Cat film.

Q. Do you have an online shop?
A. Yes! You can purchase Simon’s Cat products from the official web shop: http://www.simonscat.com/Shop

Want to get in touch? Email us at – contact@simonscat.com

#Caturday, May 28, 2016: Simon’s Cat Logic – Why Do Cats Love Boxes?!

by 1389AD ( 4 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Open thread at May 28th, 2016 - 12:01 am

On YouTube:

Published on May 19, 2016 by Simon’s Cat
WHY DO CATS LOVE BOXES!?
Simon’s Cat Logic is a fun new series where we speak to a Cat Behaviour Expert at Cats Protection (http://www.cats.org.uk) about why cats do the silly things they do, and how we can help our cats lead happy and healthy lives.

SUBTITLES AVAILABLE IN: English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Russian.

WHAT HAPPENED TO ‘OFF TO THE VET’ COLOUR FILM?
‘Off to the Vet’ was completed in 2015. It is currently being submitted to film festivals and only available to our Indiegogo Funders via our Private Production blog. If you are a funder and have not received instructions on how to access the blog, please email us at igg@simonscat.com quoting the email address associated with your Indiegogo contribution. Thank you for your support!

‘SIMON’S CAT LOGIC’ CREDITS:
Directed by: Chris Gavin
Producer: Emma Burch
Cat Expert: Nicky Trevorrow
Animation & Graphics: Simon Tofield
Junior Designer: Liza Nechaeva
Production Manager: Rebecca Warner-Perry
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Music: Russell Pay
Translations: http://www.Tomedes.com

‘THE BOX’ CREDITS
A film by by: Simon Tofield
Sound: Shrooty
Executive Producer: Mike Bell

Have you visited the official Simon’s Cat website?
Official Website: http://www.simonscat.com

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Want to see more of our Black & White films?
Check out our play list here: http://www.goo.gl/FkqgHw

Want to know more about the history of Simon’s Cat?
Watch the Simon’s Cat Story here – http://goo.gl/Vfx2JS

FAQs:

Q. What software do you use?
A. Simon’s Cat is made using Adobe Flash / TV Paint animation software.

Q. Why does it take so long to make each Simon’s Cat film?
A. Even though the films are made on computer software, they are still hand-animated in a traditional manner, frame to frame. It usually takes between 12 and 25 drawings to create 1 second of a Simon’s Cat film.

Q. Do you have an online shop?
A. Yes! You can purchase Simon’s Cat products from the official web shop: http://www.simonscat.com/Shop

Want to get in touch? Email us at – contact@simonscat.com

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#Caturday, May 14, 2016: Fast Track – Simon’s Cat

by 1389AD ( 83 Comments › )
Filed under Caturday, Open thread at May 14th, 2016 - 12:01 am

On YouTube:

Published on Apr 7, 2016 by Simon’s Cat

‘A playful cat hunts a speedy foe!’
WHAT’S COMING UP? Look out for our new Simon’s Cat Logic episode Let me in/let me out, coming soon!

WHAT HAPPENED TO ‘OFF TO THE VET’ COLOUR FILM?
‘Off to the Vet’ was completed in 2015. It is currently being submitted to film festivals and only available to our Indiegogo Funders via our Private Production blog. If you are a funder and have not received instructions on how to access the blog, please email us at igg@simonscat.com quoting the email address associated with your Indiegogo contribution. Thank you for your support!

‘Fast Track’ Credits:
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Giulio De Toma
Clean Up: Michael Cotton-Russell
Clean Up Supervisor: Liza Nechaeva

Producer: Emma Burch
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Exec Producer: Mike Bell
Foley and Music: Russell Pay

Have you visited the official Simon’s Cat website?
Official Website: http://www.simonscat.com

Stay connected with Simon’s Cat on your favourite websites:
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Google+: http://plus.google.com/+SimonsCat
Twitter: http://twitter.com/SimonsCat
Tumblr: http://simonscat.tumblr.com/
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/simonscat

Want to see more of our Black & White films?
Check out our play list here: http://www.goo.gl/FkqgHw

Want to know more about the history of Simon’s Cat?
Watch the Simon’s Cat Story here – http://goo.gl/Vfx2JS

FAQs:

Q. What software do you use?
A. Simon’s Cat is made using Adobe Flash / TV Paint animation software.

Q. Why does it take so long to make each Simon’s Cat film?
A. Even though the films are made on computer software, they are still hand-animated in a traditional manner, frame to frame. It usually takes between 12 and 25 drawings to create 1 second of a Simon’s Cat film.

Q. Where can I buy Simon’s Cat merchandise?
A. You can purchase Simon’s Cat products from the official web shop: http://www.simonscat.com/Shop

Want to get in touch? Email us at – contact@simonscat.com

#Caturday, April 30, 2016: Cat rescued after 4 days stuck on insanely tall power pole

by 1389AD ( 172 Comments › )
Filed under Canada, Caturday, Open thread at April 30th, 2016 - 12:01 am

Atlas Obscura has the story:

All of British Columbia mobilized to get Miss Kitty back to earth.

Last weekend, a cat climbed up a pole in Princeton, British Columbia and couldn’t get down.

Then things got weird. What started as a classic cat scenario stretched into a days-long saga that involved bureaucratic stalemates, a social media campaign, government intervention, and a lot of poletop overnights for the cat.

According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Miss Kitty, an orange and white tabby, most likely climbed the sixty-foot pole while fleeing another neighborhood cat. Her owner, Bill Backhall, spotted her up there on Monday morning. Even beyond the height—the cat was six stories in the air—it was “a desperate situation,” he said. Nearby birds of prey were eyeing her as you might a skewered morsel. Video footage shows Miss Kitty meowing in distress while perched on the pole’s crossbeam. She needed to get down quick.

But when Backhall called the city for help, this average pet disaster turned into a full-scale bureaucratic nightmare. The pole was under the jurisdiction of provincial crown corporation BC Hydro, and it was supporting lines that carried 138,000 volts of electricity into a nearby mine. Taking an average cat rescue team up near such high-voltage wires wasn’t an option, but neither was switching off the power. Backhall and BC Hydro were at an impasse.

That’s when the public came to the rescue. After local cat lover Natalia Bosley learned of the situation, she took to social media, mobilizing backers under the hashtag #savethePrincetonBCcat. Worried neighbors surrounded the pole’s base with mattresses. Cats countrywide posted selfies in support. Even BC parliament member Dan Albas Tweeted his attendant anxiety.

As tensions heightened along with the cat, Bosley posted updates on Facebook. “Tonight will be its fourth night up there and it’s very scared,” she wrote on Wednesday. “It keeps climbing higher up the pole.”

The outcry worked. Last night, BC Hydro sent a crew from three hours away to bring down Miss Kitty in a special cherrypicker. “After” photos show her posing contentedly in a carrier, safe in the arms of a reflective-vested crew member.

As for Miss Kitty, hopefully four high-altitude nights were enough for a lifetime. According to Backhall, she will be staying inside from now on.


(Photo here.)

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