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Friends and Heroes is not only produced
as children’s entertainment, but also as entertaining education. The
historical context of the 2D animation in Friends and Heroes is
carefully researched and portrayed so that the setting of each series
- three landmark cities of the ancient world, and their hinterland
- is an accurate
depiction of the architecture and lifestyle of that place and time
in history. The 3D Biblical stories are carefully selected to appeal
to children and
to complement, illustrate and develop the narratives and characters of the 2D adventure stories. This depth of research offers an
exciting platform
for a range of other media, educational and related productsto inspire
children - DVDs,
books and games. The series and their ancillary
products will
aid the parent and teacher, as well as appealing directly to the child,
in the teaching of history, religious instruction and cultural studies.
The programmes
can be used as a springboard for classroom projects and the Friends and
Heroes' Children's Website
www.friendsandheroes.tv supports these and inspires the child's curiosity
and enjoyment.
All three Series are now
complete, are available to broadcasters and on both PAL and NTSC DVDs
with fully dramatised stereo soundtracks in ten languages - Arabic,
Chinese, English, French, German, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish - with sub-titles in the same ten languages and full audio
description in English. Series 2 and 3 are available in HD Video, and
all three have full Dolby 5.1 surround sound in English.
Series 1 is set in
Alexandria, Egypt - 69 AD
Series 2 is set in Jerusalem - 70 AD
Series 3 is set in Rome - 71 AD
Whilst each single episode is self-standing
and each series of thirteen shows has its own dramatic conclusion, they are
all linked in one seamless story by the journeys of Macky and Portia.
In each series,
two pairs of episodes follow one extended storyline and can be combined to
create two longer form "Specials", suitable for broadcast at particular
times, such as Christmas.
The producers of Friends and Heroes welcome the opportunity to work with broadcast and other
distribution partners to develop and create ancillary products
which will stimulate and entertain children.
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