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Caillou Bay
''Caillou'' () is a Canadian educational children's television series which aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions), with its first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997; it later moved to Treehouse TV, with its final episode being shown on that channel on October 3, 2010. It was produced in Canada by the CINAR Corporation (later Cookie Jar Entertainment), In season 5, it was animated by the South African studio Clockwork Zoo. Based on the books by Hélène Desputeaux, it focuses on a four-year-old boy named Caillou who is fascinated by the world around him. A computer-animated reboot series is set to premiere on Peacock in 2023. Plot Caillou lives with his mother, father, and younger sister, Rosie. He has many adventures with his family and friends, and uses his imagination in every episode. Each episode in seasons 1 through 3 has a theme and is divided into several short sections that mix animation, puppet skits, and video of live-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hélène Desputeaux
Hélène Desputeaux (; born July 10, 1959) is a Canadian educator, writer and illustrator from Quebec. With writer Christine L'Heureux, she created and illustrated the character Caillou who appeared in a series of children's books and a television series. Early life and education Desputeaux was born in Quebec City, Quebec and received a Bachelor of Arts in visual arts from Laval University and a BEd from the Université du Québec à Montréal. Career Desputeaux has produced more than 100 children's books. In 1995, she received the Médaille Raymond-Blais for her body of work. Desputeaux and the publisher Éditions Chouette went to court to resolve a dispute over the ownership of the Caillou character. A Quebec arbitrator found that the character was jointly owned. This decision was reversed by the Quebec Court of Appeal, which found that the arbitrator could not rule on the question of copyright, but the appeal court's ruling was overturned by the Supreme Court of Canada. Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolby Surround
Dolby Pro Logic is a surround sound processing technology developed by Dolby Laboratories, designed to decode soundtracks encoded with Dolby Surround. Dolby Stereo (also known as ''Dolby MP'' or ''Dolby SVA'') was developed by Dolby in 1976 for analog cinema sound systems. The format was adapted for home use in 1982 as Dolby Surround when HiFi capable consumer VCRs were introduced. It was further improved with the Dolby Pro Logic decoding system after 1987. The ''Dolby MP Matrix'' was the professional system that encoded four channels of film sound into two. This track used by the ''Dolby Stereo'' theater system on a 35mm optical stereo print and decoded back to the original 4.0 Surround. The same four-channel encoded stereo track was largely left unchanged and made available to consumers as ''"Dolby Surround"'' on home video. However, the original Dolby Surround decoders in 1982 were a simple passive matrix three-channel decoder: L/R and Mono Surround. The surround was limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toddler
A toddler is a child approximately 12 to 36 months old, though definitions vary. The toddler years are a time of great cognitive, emotional and social development. The word is derived from "to toddle", which means to walk unsteadily, like a child of this age. Developmental milestones Toddler development can be broken down into a number of interrelated areas. There is reasonable consensus about what these areas may include: * Physical: growth or an increase in size. * Gross motor: the control of large muscles which enable walking, running, jumping and climbing. * Fine motor: the ability to control small muscles; enabling the toddler to feed themselves, draw and manipulate objects. * Vision: the ability to see near and far and interpret what is seen. * Hearing and speech: the ability to hear and receive information and listen (interpret), and the ability to understand and learn language and use it to communicate effectively. * Social: the ability to interact with the world throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caillou's Holiday Movie
''Caillou's Holiday Movie'' is a 2003 Canadian animated Christmas film, based on the 1997 Canadian TV series ''Caillou'', itself based on the 1989 book series of the same name by Hélène Desputeaux. ''Caillou's Holiday Movie'' was released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD on October 7, 2003. Plot It's a very special holiday for Caillou when he learns about Christmas traditions around the world and the importance of giving and sharing. When Caillou wonders just how many days there are left until Christmas, his father, Boris gives him a Christmas calendar featuring holiday traditions from countries around the world in every window. Caillou also goes tobogganing, learns how to ski and plays Hanukkah games with his friend Leo. Caillou also gives away some of his toys when he learns about children around the world that are in need of toys such as his old ones he no longer plays with. Caillou's little sister Rosie also gets in on the Christmas fun. When Doris offers to help Rosie with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Meschkuleit
Frank Meschkuleit (born 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, puppeteer and comedian known for his role as Toopy on the Canadian television series ''Toopy and Binoo''. Meschkuleit began his performing career as a mime, and broke into puppeteering with an audition for the 1979 film '' The Muppet Movie'' and parts in '' Don't Eat the Neighbours'' and ''Dragon''. He was also the suit performer for Junior Gorg in the fifth and final season of '' Fraggle Rock''. Meschkuleit performed a live comedy show called ''The Left Hand of Frank'', which was a hit at the Edmonton International Fringe Festival in 1994. Meschkuleit performed the show for 12 years, ending in 2005. Selected filmography * '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) * '' Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird'' (1985) * ''Blizzard Island (1987-1988) * ''Basil Hears a Noise'' (1990) * ''Chicken Minute'' (1990-1993) * '' Iris, The Happy Professor'' (1992–1994) * '' Little Star'' (1994-1997) * '' Noddy'' (1998–2000) * ''St. Bear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Jones (voice Actor)
Richard Jones (born c. 1957) is a Canadian voice actor, voice director, writer and content developer. Since 1982, he has worked with Fox, Disney, Universal, Hanna-Barbera, Alphanim, Cinar and Nelvana. Jones has been nominated for a Gemini Award twice in 1988 and 2003. Bio During his early years, Rick obtained an undergraduate degree in biology. Whilst he was working on a geology thesis, a friend from Carleton University working at the school radio station asked him to do a voice for an ad, which helped start Rick's career. His first work was in the special ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings''. Filmography Voice work - series and games * ''The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings'' (1983) - Tender Heart Bear/Good Luck Bear/Birthday Bear * ''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' (1984) - Tender Heart Bear/Good Luck Bear/Birthday Bear * ''The Velveteen Rabbit'' (1985) - Rabbit 1/Rabbit 2 * ''The Raccoons'' (1985–1992) - Sidekick/Delivery Ape/Master of Ceremonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Stutt
Bob Stutt is a Canadian puppeteer and writer, who has starred in various children's television programs throughout his career. Filmography Television * ''Today's Special'' (1981) – Mort * ''Fraggle Rock'' (1983) – Several characters, including Wander McMooch and Felix the Fearless * '' The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years'' (1986) (uncredited) * ''Under the Umbrella Tree'' (1986) – writer and puppeteer of Iggy Iguana * ''Basil Hears a Noise'' (1990) – Additional puppeteer * ''The Big Comfy Couch'' (1992–2006) – Molly, Wuzzy Dust Bunny, Snicklefritz * ''Sesame Park'' (1996–2001) – Basil * ''Ruffus the Dog'' (1998–1999) * ''Caillou'' (2000) – Gilbert the Cat Writer * ''Theodore Tugboat ''Theodore Tugboat'' is a Canadian children's television series about a tugboat named Theodore who lives in the Big Harbour with all of his friends. The show originated (and is set) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada as a co-production between th ...'' (1993–1995) (10 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Sequence
A dream sequence is a technique used in storytelling, particularly in television and film, to set apart a brief interlude from the main story. The interlude may consist of a flashback, a flashforward, a fantasy, a vision, a dream, or some other element. Purposes Commonly, dream sequences appear in many films to shed light on the psychical process of the dreaming character or give the audience a glimpse into the character's past. For instance, in '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'', the purpose of Pee-wee's dreams is to inform the audience of his anxieties and fears after losing his bike. Other times major action takes place in dreams, allowing the filmmaker to explore infinite possibilities, as Michel Gondry demonstrates in ''The Science of Sleep''. Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett points out in the book ''The Committee of Sleep'' that, while the main content of dream sequences is determined by the film's overall plot, visual details often reflect the individual dream experience of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unseen Character
An unseen character in theatre, comics, film, or television, or silent character in radio or literature, is a character that is mentioned but not directly known to the audience, but who advances the action of the plot in a significant way, and whose absence enhances their effect on the plot. History Unseen characters have been used since the beginning of theatre with the ancient Greek tragedians, such as Laius in Sophocles' ''Oedipus Rex'' and Jason's bride in Euripides' ''Medea'', and continued into Elizabethan theatre with examples such as Rosaline in Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. However, it was the early twentieth-century European playwrights Strindberg, Ibsen, and Chekhov who fully developed the dramatic potential of the unseen character. Eugene O'Neill was influenced by his European contemporaries and established the absent character as an aspect of character, narrative, and stagecraft in American theatre. Purpose and characteristics Unseen characters are causal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
