BLIND DATE (A Brand New Valentine's Special) & Valentine's Collection ─ Simon's Cat

'A romantic cat climbs to new heights in order to find a date.'

'Blind Date' Credits:
Director: Simon Tofield
Animator: Jack Sleeman
Animation Supervisor: Rachel Thorn
Art Director: Liza Nechaeva
Music: Shrooty
Foley: Fonic
Production Manager: Matthias Sundberg
Producer: Emma Burch
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Executive Producer: Mike Bell

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SMITTEN:
"A love struck cat tries to impress his Valentine."

CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Sandra Gaudi
Cleanup: Emma-Louise Wakley
Sound: Shrooty

Executive Producer: Mike Bell
Producer: Emma Burch
Production Assistant: Edwin Eckford
Brand Manager: Mike Cook

BUTTERFLIES:
'A lovestruck cat has a bad case of the butterflies'

CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Stephanie Mercier, Laura Nailor
Clean Up: Setareh Seto
Assistant Clean Up: Liza Nechaeva
Animation Supervisor: Isobel Stenhouse
Sound: Shrooty
Executive Producer: Mike Bell
Producer: Edwin Eckford
Brand Manager: Mike Cook
Simon's Cat Team:
Emma Burch

HEAD OVER HEELS:
'A love struck cat falls head over heels for a beautiful queen'.

CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Jim Farfan, Rachel Thorn
Design & Rigging: Trevor Phillips
Art Director: Liza Nechaeva
Animatic: Emma Wakley
Producer: Emma Burch
Production Coordinator: Cathryn Gamble
Music: Shrooty
Foley: Chris Swaine at Fonic

TOUGH LOVE:
'A curious cat lands himself in big trouble!'

CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Animation: Emma Wakley
Clean Up: Setareh Seto, Emma Wakley, Liza Nechaeva
Producer: Emma Burch
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Exec Producer: Mike Bell
Foley and Music: Russell Pay

DINNER DATE MAIN COURSE:
'Up close and purrsonal'

CREDITS
Directed by: Simon Tofield
Design/Rig: Trevor Phillips
Animation: Jimeno Farfan, Karen Ullman, Emma Wakley
Animation Supervisor: Emma Wakley
Compositor: Liza Nechaeva
Additional Rigging: Jim Nolan
Executive Producer: Mike Bell
Producer: Emma Burch
Associate Producer: Edwin Eckford
Production Manager: Rebecca Warner-Perry
Foley and Music: Shrooty



FAQs:

Q. What software do you use?
A. Simon's Cat has been made using a variety of animation software over the years. Originally in Adobe Flash. Then TV Paint (and still on occasions) and most recently using CelAction.

Q. Why does it take so long to make each Simon's Cat film?
A. Animation is a slow process and Simon's Cat films pay particular attention to observed, real life cat behaviour. Historically the films were traditionally animated frame by frame. More recently we use CelAction which has sped up the process but still requires a lot of care and attention. Each film takes approximately 6-9 weeks to make, depending on complexity, number of characters and special effects.