PiP Animation Services Inc. is a Canadian full-service animation studio. Its most recent work includes the CBC series ''Wandering Wenda'' and the

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series ''

Cyberchase ''Cyberchase'' is an educational animated sci-fi children's television series that airs on PBS Kids. The series centers around three children from Earth: Jackie, Matt, and Inez, who are brought into Cyberspace, a digital universe, in order to p ...

''.

Animation accomplishments

Somewhere between 2000 and 2002, Pip did some work on the animated series ''

Anne of Green Gables ''Anne of Green Gables'' is a 1908 novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery (published as L. M. Montgomery). Written for all ages, it has been considered a classic children's novel since the mid-20th century. Set in the late 19th century, t ...

'', in conjunction with

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's animation studio. Pip was specifically responsible for the digital backgrounds of certain episodes. Pip did work on a couple of shows for the Amberwood Productions studio. The first was the ''

Katie and Orbie ''Katie and Orbie'' is a Canadian animated television series aimed at preschoolers, originally broadcast in Canada from 1994 to 2002 by Family Channel and later aired in the USA on PBS from 1995 to 1997 and cable television network Disney Chann ...

'' television program. They were responsible for the background colors and the unit background designs for the show. The studio also did work on their show ''Hoze Houndz''. For

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studios, Pip did work on the television series ''

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast'' is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Michael and Betty Paraskevas. The program was based on the 1996 book ''The Ferocious Beast with the Polka-Dot Hide'' and its sequels, which were als ...

'', which was broadcast on

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and

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. It also contributed to the series ''

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'', which was a series from animator

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of ''

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'' fame. The studio also did some animation work for ''

Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" ''Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'' is an adult animated television series created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi for the cable network Spike TV. The series was developed as an "extreme" revamp and spin-off/reboot of ''The Ren & Stimpy S ...

'' as well. In 2004, the company performed digital editing for a three commercial spot marketing campaign for the popular job-searching site
Monster.com
In 2006, a series that Pip had contributed to, ''

Caillou ''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 i ...

'', won an award for Best Animated Production in a TV Series, from the Canadian Awards for the Electronic and Animated Arts (CAEAA). The studio was a co-producer of the 2021 film ''

Lamya's Poem ''Lamya's Poem'' is a 2021 animated adventure film, directed and written by Alex Kronemer. The film stars Mena Massoud, Millie Davis and Faran Tahir. Premise The film centres on Lamya, a young Syrian girl who has left her hometown of Aleppo as ...

''.

Animation techniques

Pip uses

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, Painter and Illustrator for background work, but overall it uses the program Adobe Flash for its 2D animation.

Contributions to the animation/film industry

In 1999, Pip partnered with imX communications Inc., and

Funbag Animation Studios Funbag Animation Studios, also known as Funbag Studios or Funbag, was a Canadian animation studio headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. It was well known for working on animated television series such as ''Undergrads'', '' Freaky Stories'', '' Toad P ...

Inc. to announce two new animation production companies: Helix Animation Inc. in

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and Helix Digital Inc. in

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. Helix Animation began working in July 1999, and Helix Digital officially opened its doors for business in June 2000. In 2008, Pip hosted a party at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

References

External links

* {{Animation industry in Canada Canadian animation studios