Behind the scenes of Raa Raa the Noisy Lion

We went behind the scenes at Mackinnon & Saunders to give you a glimpse into the world of stop-frame animation on the production of Raa Raa the Noisy Lion.

1. Raa-1000

Hmmm... have you ever seen Raa Raa and The Terminator in the same room, at the same time!? 

 

 

 

2. We can rebuild him, we have the technology.

We know you've always wondered what Raa Raa's insides look like!?

 

 

 

 

3. Face-Off

The Hall of Faces of Raa-Raa!

 

 

4. MpTree Player?

We can see why these have been discontinued. 😂

 

 

5. Raa Raa's instruments

Prop instruments ready to make some noise! 

 

 

6. Make like a tree and...

Can you work out what the leaves are made from? (Answers at the bottom of the page!)

 

 

7. WHAT-sticks?

Surprisingly they’re not made out of real sticks or real pooh.

 

 

8. Reduce, reuse, recycle

Let’s be honest. This headless collection of models is unsettling. The skeletal insides are recycled into the next generation models.

 

 

 

9. Actual size

Little Raa Raa and the gang being positioned by one of the animators!

 

 

10. No photos! I’m shy!

Having been positioned the models will be photographed and then positioned again. The stills will be put together to create a moving video!

 

 

11. Stuck in the middle with you

One of the animators hard at work creating the world of Raa Raa the Noisy Lion!

 

 

12. Is your Spidey Sense tingling?

Argh! A spider! It's OK, it's only an inky octopus!

 

 

(ANSWER TO NO.6 - The trees are made from hundreds of painted broad beans!) 

 

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