WEB CB english FAQ There is a list of questions below that will hopefully answer any reasonable doubts about our series. If you desire further information, write to us to: info@organicadtm.com, so we can add it to his section. About the series Why its name? Because all animals have eyebrows (cejas, in spanish) very marked because they are angry with adults in the manner in which they have treated the planet. Where can I watch the series? Not yet broadcasted on TV. We are in the middle of the process of creation and hope to be on TV in a couple of years. We hope you visit our website first to watch some of it. When will the series start to bradcast on TV? Hopefully between 2009/2010. How do we make the series? The series is 2D and is made as follows: All designs of the characters and backgrounds are created by computer (we use Inkscape and Gimp). Then, we use Flash for the animation process, despite we maintain some traditional animation components (where movements need to be softer). Nowadays this is how we do it, but could be prepared to change the process in the future. How did the idea occur? We wanted a series that could be watched by us as well as by our children. We wanted it to be fun and full of action, but that could treat children as intelligent people. We have always worked on environmental projects and wanted to achieve all that in a manner attractive to children. We hope we have succeded! Has the series some real component or is it all fiction? It's all fiction, but we want the series to have a high degree of realism, so we rely on expert advisers in various fields who are helping us. Greenpeace Spain: Ecologic and environmental education subjects. Mirian Rodríguez: An expert in pedagogy. Sonsire Vidal: An expert in artificial intelligence and new technologies. All About the characters Why so many of them? It's a ensemble cast series where each of the characters has its own weight and significance. It is like real life. We didn't want to focus on just one character, although it would have been much easier for us. Who are the main characters? Mikie, Tito and Marek. Why is Mikie friend of a ballon? It is a loooooong story to tell, but imagine a racoon playing with a ballon in real life... Does Tito eat his nunchakus carrot? He is addicted to carrots, so anything is possible. Why Smith uses tutu in privacy? The idea is to show that, society or our friends, stop us from doing what we truly want to do in life many times. We expect that villains do not have sensitivity, so our best way of showing how difficult all this seems to be sometimes is to make Smith wear a tutu when is alone. What operating systems does Eli use in her computer? We are not sure of Eli's but we use: Windows XP, Ubuntu and Opensuse. Do carrot dogs exist? We hope not, but you never know... Don't you think it is too typical that the characters are multiracial? We heard once, but we believe that's just the way life is all around the world. We want children to see what is around them in the most natural way. Have you met any of the animals that are members of CB in real life? Yes, quite a few. In our trips to Spain, France, Ireland, Venezuela, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, China, Korea, The United States, etc... We always find a CB member! PIE FOTO BOUNTY--> Bounty, member of Tenerife Headquarters Why do adults have square heads? It is a visual metaphor with which we wanted to show that the majority of adults are rigid and forget the spontaneity of children. They are away from nature and are afraid of changes. By contrast, children and animals have rounded heads, a more organic and closer to nature shape. All about the site and the community What is the idea of the community? To build a bridge between us, as producers of the series, and all the people who like the characters, the idea and a future series. We also believe it is important to know what you think, so we can take it into account. How can I participate? We hope people gets involved with fanart, as MCN reporters and with many other things that will gradually come up. You can also spread the series using the banners we have created (or doing yours and sharing it with others and if you get many votes we will make it official), or if you like languages you can translate the website, so it will be of easier access to everyone. Will you, indeed, respond my questions and suggetions? Yes. We promise that, and if we dare not to do it, you can say so in your blog, so everyone wll know about it, but give us a prudential time to answer them because we might be busy and need more time to answer all the questions received. How can I create a group of fans in my home town and would I have advantages for doing so? To do so, you can start talking to your friends on your blog... and once you have a group of more than 5 people in your city, you simply let us know and we will add it to the section addressed to fans, that will evolve according to your own criterion, so we expect your feedback and ideas. On the advantages... we would think about that but, for example, we could make a personalized design with your ideas for the group, so you would have something unique. What are the advantages of having friends in the community? You can share Fanart and value the work of others. You can meet more people, their websites/blogs... if you have any more ideas, please let us know. Why do you use Twitter to participate as MCN reporters? Because they have a large amount of users. When Google has free access to Jaiku in the future, we will include it aswell. If you know any other microblogging system that is interesting, let us know and we will study the possibility of including it. What can I say as a MCN reporter? Whatever you like, if they are not insulting or likely to be cassified as adult material. We would like you to give us yur point of view of your home town, surroundings and recommend what could be done there... Propose ideas and solutions, so that everyone can read it. What technology do you use for the website? Web is made with Drupal and database is Mysql, the code has been edited with Gedit. Our PC has Ubuntu like OS. All graphics are designed with Inkscape and Gimp, directly using Wacom tablets. About the creators DIBUJO DAVID--> Caricature of David González Reinfeld, the artist behind CB-Cejas Bravas with his ant-hat, the best one to work on the designs. Who makes the series? The idea was born on OrganicaDTM and promoted primarily as a producer from there. Who is the scriptwriter? We made a choice between more than 100 scriptwriters to get someone with fresh style, capable to bring the series into life. She is Cristina García Gómez, a.k.a. Sico, from Madrid. Who is the graphic artist? It is our creative director, David González Reinfeld. We really love his work. Do you work for other companies? Of course! If the proposal seems interesting enough... We are always happy to participate in others projects. We go from developing characters to design ideas... We could love to see a pair of shoes or a car with our designs on them!! :) Where is OrganicaDTM? In Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. If you are not sure about how to find us, have a look at Googlemaps and it will be much easier. How do I contact you? It is always better to email us and then, arrange to talk by phone/skype or visit. Contact details are available in the section addressed to this. For broadcasters, producers and investors I am interested in participating in the series because I love your proposal. What can I do? We are trying to make the series become a reality but we need to find television and investors that believe in our project. The best option would be to email us or call us by phone and we can talk about the possibilities until we come to an agreement. We are very flexible as long as you respect our work and children. Can you send to us the bible of the series and the technical issue to consider our participation? You can contact us and explain what you have in mind. We will be very pleased to send you a copy of the bible and all the data needed to consider your participation. Where have you displayed the series? The series has been officially presented at european level at Cartoon Forum Girona 2007 (end of september, 2007) with a very good acceptance. It was a honor to have been selected to participate and share with the sector colleagues. We have also had several private meetings with different producers and TV. What reaction are you getting from people? What kind of support you rely on? So far the reactions have been very positive and is attracting a lot of curiosity. What people enjoys most is, undoubtedly, the graphic designs and its potential merchandising. Our weakest point is that we have not financed the project yet and the fact that this is OrganicaDTM first project of animation. Now we count on the support of “Canarias Cultura en Red”, which is coproducer and is linked to Canary Islands Government and we are in touch with several producers and broadcasters interested in our series, so we will have more news over 2008. Looking for co-production? Yes. We want the series to become a reality, so we need to find partners of quality that will enable us to achieve our goal. Has the series been thought as a multiplatform project? Completely! If you have a look at our website, you will find that we have integrated Internet and mobile devices in our series. We hope we can videogames in the future for all the platforms. PIE DE FOTO DE IPOD--> The idea is that series is available on all platforms and that suits the real demands of the fans. On licensing My company is responsible for representing licenses to ensure the maximum benefits for owners in the world of licensing. We assure you, you will be well placed. Would you be interested in working with us? Contact us and we will try to come to an agreement. We are always interested in negotiating as long as something positive comes along for CB project. My company produces X products (handbags, notebooks, toys, clothes, ...) and we would love that your characters were part of our line. Would you be interested? Of course! You can contact us and we can talk about details. What kind of products do you want to associate with the series? The only requirement is that they are good quality and not harmful to children. What markets would you like to reach? CB has an overall design and hope to be in as many countries as possible. PIE DE FOTO CAMISETAS--> Some examples of the potential for merchandising in the series. On the use of the website and their contents Can I freely use your designs in my project/web/...? Only if it not commercial!, otherwise we will have to speak to reach an economic agreement. For more information visit our “legal” section. You can use our wallpapers on your computer, as well as other materials that are available to download free of charge. If you use any of our designs in your project, it is always good to consult with us and it will be great to know you like it that much. Why is the series not free of charge if you use some free software tools, such as Inkscape or Gimp? That's something we would seriously like but the problem is that we have to cover all costs and the associated costs that go with it. In addition, series are usually financed after entering production for many companies and it is complex to accept free distribution. We are open to any ideas or suggestion to achieve it, so if any of you is interested in funding the series and make it of free distribution, we will be very pleased. Can I download the trailer? Yes, and it is absolutely free and legal. May the chapters be downloaded free of charge? We don't know yet, but we believe it will be very difficult to ensure that other firms involved in the project will accept this. They want to control the distribution... but today everything is changing so fast with P2P, Torrents, Youtube, Stage6, Joost, Miro, ... so it is just a matter of time and see what happens. We will keep you informed. We believe it is a great idea to allow free distribution and even support users to make subs, because it accelerates the process of distribution at a speed that can hardly assume a producer, no matter how large the producer is. The most important thing is to achieve this having economic benefits aswell, since animation production is very expensive and we all need money to live. Collaborate Translation You can cooperate with the community translating the website to your own language, so our project would be easily spread and worldwide known. If you are going to start on a translation, you only have to let us know, so we can put on the web for people to know that there is someone already working on that language, and you can even coordinate in order to finish it faster. Those involved, in addition to its name and web/blog appear in this section as partners, will get a free T-Shirt with the design chosen on Internet. We want to thank you for your cooperation! To perform the translation you can download the file of the language that you speak fluently and start your own version. At the moment, we have the following translations: Spanish (ES_ES) ( v1.0, november 2007 by OrganicaDTM) Spread CB You can help us to spread this site with the following banners. You only have to copy the code that accompanies each and add it to your blog or website. Characters Our heroes, Tito, Marek and Mikie face Smith and other villains with the helo of CB team and children, in fun adventures in search of the perfect balance between nature and man. MCN-News MCN (Acronyms Mushroom city news), it is the best news of the city, broadcasted by 46 channel of cable TV. News cover everything that happens in Mushroom city 24 hours a day. Reporters from 46 channel network are the journalist of the city who report without interfering. They simple inform of what it occurs. Damian Mills is the star reporter of the Network. Recently, Channel 46 has opened its microphones to all its citizens ans also shall deliver the news they prepare. Become a MCN news reporter! You can become a MCN news reporter now using twitter. You just have to create an account in Twitter and visit http://twitter.com/cejasbravas. Then click the word “follow” (that is at the bottom of the image). Your orders will appear beneath. Your news may take a little while to show up, so do not worry! FanArt Participate by sending your CB pictures or drawings. You can use the same tools that we use: Inkscape and Gimp to do them. They are free and free of charge. To add your art, you only have to create a user's account. Postcards You can send CB postcards to your friends from here. Stop thinking about it and just do it! You simply have to choose what you like most and send it by using the form. Music We are lucky that the main song of the series is played by a Venezuelan Ska-fusion band with a career of more than 20 years: “Desorden Público”. The theme is “Espiritual” and you can find it in their last record “Estrellas del Caos” (2007). Since the beginning of the project we have also benefited from the valuable support of many groups from all corners of the planet. It has been an honor, for us, to have their support and collaboration. It is important to remark that you can hear their music and even download it from their website, because many of them use licenses Creative Commons. Besides, various portals and record labels have helped us to disseminate the project. Among them, we want to thank: Dunden Records, Indy Rock, Musicazo, Promocioname and Alfa-Omega. Mobile Customize your mobile phone with CB friends. Download wallpapers and take them where you choose. You can download images to get them as wallpapers for you mobile phone by simply clicking on the one you like and clicking afterwards on the suitable size. If you do not know the size of your mobile phone, you will find a list of sizes and models in Wikipedia. You can download videos for your mobile phone here. What are you waiting for the enjoy with CB anywhere? PC Download wallpapers, avatars and everything you want of CB for your PC to look unique. Your CB friends are anxious to join you at your desk. Download CB artwork. Click on the image to see it full size. Use your CB friends as wallpapers! To download any of them, simply click on the one you like and chooce the size of your screen at the bottom of the page. Here we give you a list of avatars that you can use in your favourite messenger: (LISTADO). You only have to click the right button on the image to download it and go to... “ Save image as...” Download your favorite emoticons and surprise your friends when using your favorite messenger: (Microsoft Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Gtalk, Pidjin, Kopete, Jabber...) you only have to click the right button on the image to download them and go to: “save image as...”. If you want to customize your MS Windows computer, you can add a dock with shortcuts to various folders and programs on your computer. There are several alternatives, but we recommend you: RocketDock, that you can use for free. We leave you some icons to be used as shown in the example, so your dock will have the best possible appearance. CB always close to you. You only have to click the right button on the image to download them and go to: “save image as...”. We have placed them at 256x256 pixels size, so you can use them as desired. Faculty The audio-visual format has always proved to be very attractive, which facilitates its impact on all sectors of society.Besides the welcome that has among children, youth and adults is well known, what makes it the optimal format to be used as an educational tool. We are aware of the role that this format has in the processes of socialitation and the transmission of values and models. We want to use this format to educate children on the values because of the great importance that it holds and the ability of the format to spread. Beyond the fun and entertainment that the series propose, we have teachers and a pedagogical team working on the educational aspects, how to treat the contents transversally, and how to show the contents, so you will realize that the serie is a comprehensive proposal for education in values: Education for Citizenship We believe this is one of the most important points. Through the actions of our characters, their stories and adventures, we try to educate the espectator of the importance of responsible citizenship: cooperation, responsability, active participation, critical thinking... we learn all these concepts at a very early age and it takes a lifetime to become established, that is why we see the necessity to transmit this value and enhance its learning. Education for living together Although education for coexistence is a conglomerate that includes many of the above values, we believe that self-image, self-steem, respect, active listening and dialogue are very important, so we have create a choral series in order to accommodate a large number of characters that can serves as a reference point and support to help children to strengthen all these aspects. Environmental Education This is one of the backbones of the series.It is true that environmental education is part of life and citizenship, but beyond that we intend to make of it a simple and close reality. We want children to discover through the series how everyday events can be harmful to nature, propose solutions and invite them to their own and be heard. Gender Equality You will easily see that both (CB team and the group of children) have equally divided roles between characters of both sexes. With this we intend to consolidate the concepts of coeducation through “daily images”. In addition to gender equality we raise the idea of general equality, based on the well-known phrase “we are equal, we are different”. We make this fact clear by showing the interaction of a heterogeneous group: animals and humans, boys and girls of different cultures, with different motivations but with a common purpose. Intercultural Both animals and children have different nationalities. We can learn from each of them, their cultures, their traditions. Although the series will show just some of these aspects, we intend to develop all that through free download episodes and the website. We are not just trying to accept the multicultural reality but we hope to be capable of transmiting intercultural values that allow children to take advantage of the wide espectrum of cultures in order to have a broader cultural back-ground and greater tolerance. Education for peace Peace doesn´t mean the absence of conflict, but the search for harmony in relations withing a framework of tolerance, equality and freedom. Although the series has a concept of adventure and action, we find of great importance that the solutions found by children and animals are peaceful. We know that there are multiple ways to solve a single conflict, so we will try to represent the idea, not only by developing transverse thought but joining it to a healthy focused creativity to seek resolution of conflicts peacefully. Besides all this new technologies are also a major part within the series so TIC will be applied as a tool for learning, problems resolution and comunication. We want to emphasize that we are designing activities and games related to the series for our website, as well as some resources and working tools to exploit all aspects above mentioned and get the best out of them in the classroom. Parents In addition to being producers, we are parents, so we create the series caring about the contents and trying to make it educational as well as entertaining. We have intended to do something that our children can watch. So we have made an effort searching for ways to make a fun series, where all the action, adventure and jokes give way to values that we consider important. The series has not explicit violence, it focuses on solidarity, overcoming, collaboration and advocates critical thought. Children that are in the series are very intelligent (despite their plans may seem absurd at times). They struggle to improve their environment. They are committed to the world`s problems. We believe learning can be fun and we represent it that way. We are confident that with CB children will find a meeting point, a point of fun, learning and reflection that will be interesting and attractive. Profile These are the last FanArt that “ Ricardo Barrios” has sent. If you want to see more, you just have to have a look at his FanArt website. What are you waiting for to send us yours? This is the list of friends of Ricardo Barrios. If you want to find more friends, you can search in the users list and add them using the link under the image. If you click “edit” you can change your icon and other data.