The Zimmer Twins

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The Zimmer Twins
Also known asZimmer Twins
Created by
  • Jason Krogh
  • Aaron Leighton
Country of originCanada
Original languages
  • English
  • French
No. of episodes106 [1]
Production
Running time1-2 minutes
Production companyLost the Plot Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseMay 23, 2005 (2005-05-23) 
September 20, 2008 (2008-09-20)

The Zimmer Twins was a Canadian animated series and website. The project was created by producer Jason Krogh and artist Aaron Leighton and is produced through Lost the Plot Productions Inc. A selection of the user-generated episodes is produced into broadcast shorts and air on Teletoon and in the US Qubo. [2] Les Jumeaux Zimmer is the French-language version of the show and website.

Contents

The Zimmer Twins is known for its unique format which combines online participation and broadcast delivery. Children are invited to create and share 1-minute animated episodes using a story editor and library of animation. The audience creates endings to short, professionally produced story-starters. [2] Kids tell their stories by choosing actions, characters, props and backgrounds. They can also add their own dialog and on-screen text. New clips are occasionally added.

The original Zimmer Twins website launched on March 14, 2005, with the show first airing on Teletoon in May. [3] A total of 60 broadcast spots (30 English and 30 French) were produced and broadcast in the 2005/2006 season. By the end of the first season over 100,000 user-created episodes were created by over 50,000 registered members. A major revision of the site was launched July 1, 2006. A total of 120 broadcast episodes were broadcast in the 2006/2007 season and 32 more were broadcast in the 2007/2008 season. The site's population passed 200,000 on November 5, 2011.

In 2008, the online audience voted to select the three most popular user-generated movies. The winners' movies were incorporated into a half-hour awards show special which aired on September 26, 2008, in English and September 20, 2008, in French.

Characters

Main characters

Minor characters

List of Telepicks

Series 1

Meow Mix of Doom

Website

In March 2005, the Zimmer Twins websites were created with Australian, Canadian English, French, and International domains. Its users could make short-form clips out of a built-in video editor, which could be awarded as a Crowd Pleaser, Must-See, or as a Telepick. Telepicks would be aired on television and be dubbed by voice actors.

In July 2008, Telepicks were no longer attainable due to the Zimmer Twins no longer airing on TV stations.

In 2009, the Australian site was shut down, where only a year later, the Canadian English and French sites would also shut down.

In 2011, the Zimmer Twins announced a brand new website titled Zimmer Twins for Schools, a modified version of the website designed for education. Teachers could create accounts for their students and monitor activity, as well as create announcements.

In 2012, the Zimmer Twins website received a major redesign.

On August 1, 2020, JCee, a site editor for the Zimmer Twins website, announced that the Zimmer Twins and Zimmer Twins at School websites were going to be shut down due to lack of funding and the exportation of Adobe Flash. The websites were properly shut down on August 10, before being taken offline entirely in late November. These websites were the last remaining websites for the franchise. However, some members of the Zimmer Twins community have attempted to create projects to restore the website and bring archives of movies. In February 2021, all telepicks and favotoons that were aired were recovered and uploaded onto YouTube. [4]

Credits

RoleCrew/Cast
Producer - TelevisionAnne-Sophie Brieger
Creative LeadAaron Leighton
Interactive DesignerLuke Lutman
Server ProgrammerJames Walker
Ashok Modi
Flash ProgrammerJohn Park
Lead AnimatorLes Solis
AnimatorLou Solis
WordsmithMireille Messier
Audio and Video EditorKyle Sim

Awards

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