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Saving Chops | 2D Animated Short

  • Project info

    Saving Chops is an original Studio Meala short film commissioned by RTÉ Junior as part of their 'HOME' series.

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    WATCH THE FULL SHORT ON THE RTE PLAYER

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    Saving Chops is a simple story of a stray cat, wandering the streets of Kilkenny in search of a home.

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    The short is very loosely based on director Cora McKenna's story, of how she came to meet her beloved pal, also named Chops!

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    All animation was made with TV Paint.

  • Credits

    Director

    Cora McKenna

    Producer

    Claire Lennon

    Executive Producer for RTÉ

    Eimear O'Mahony

    Writer

    Cora McKenna

    Script Editor

    Shane Perez

    Production Manager

    Niamh MacKenna

    Production Accountant

    Sharon Conlon

    Finance Director

    Jerry Twomey

    Lead Storyboard Artist

    Sean Cunningham

    Storyboard Artist

    Kayvon Darabi- Fard

    Character and Prop Design

    Cora McKenna

    Background Artist

    Susan Ball

    Rough Animators

    Kevin Ryan

    Diego Monlina

    Cora McKenna

    Clean Up and Colour Artists

    Kimi Kurbanova

    Cassandra Sierevogel

    Compositor

    Olga Selma Egan

    Music and Sound Design

    Folding Waves

    Post Production

    Gorilla Post Production