CBBC Launches Scream Street Animated Shorts

LONDON: CBBC has rolled out five digital shorts based on its Scream Street property, now available on YouTube.

Titled Scream Street Bites, the animated shorts were created from ideas submitted by students from universities across the North of England. Animation production company Factory and international media group and rights holders Coolabi co-produced the content.

The students each spent a week at Factory to bring their storyboard/animatic to life under the guidance of Scream Street Bites director Jo Chalkley, with music composed by Gareth Davies.

Lucy Pryke, the executive producer for CBBC, said: “We’re absolutely delighted with the creativity and quality of the final animation. I’m sure Scream Street fans will find these Bites a real treat!”

Phil Chalk of Factory remarked: “It was great to work with such an imaginative, creative group of students to give them an insight into how an ambitious production like Scream Street is realized, and at the same time allow them to put their own stamp on the ‘bite-size’ series.”

Zoe Bamsey of Coolabi added: “We’re thrilled with the high standard of the finished animation.”