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Shoebox Zoo (2004-2005)

Premiere:
September 21, 2004

# of Seasons: 2

# of Episodes: 26

Finale:
November 27, 2005

Creators:
Justin Molotnikov
Brian Ward
Claire Mundell

Original Title:
Shoebox Zoo

Alternate Titles:
Το Μαγικό Κουτί
Вълшебните Играчки - The Magic Toys

Genres:
Action & Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Production Companies:
Alberta Filmworks
BBC Scotland
Blueprint Entertainment

Countries:
CA | GB

Overview from TheMovieDB

Shoebox Zoo is an urban fantasy TV series made in a collaboration between BBC Scotland and various Canadian television companies. It is mostly live-action, but with CGI used for the animal figurines. The show centers on the story of a young girl named Marnie McBride, who is given a shoebox containing four toy animals by a mysterious old man at a junk shop, as a gift for her 11th birthday. These magical toys have the power to come alive on Marnie’s command, and they’re on a quest to find an ancient book that once belonged to a great and powerful wizard.

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Production

ADR Recordist:
Mark Hensley

Animal Coordinator:
Ruth LaBarge
Flo Krisko

Animal Wrangler:
Andrew Simpson

Animation:
Jeff McIntyre
Mike Dharney
Ryan Hicks
Andrew Lam
Mark Pinnock
Eric Murray
Scott Chantler
Amy Lu
Jim Nagy
Samad Khan
Allison Rutland
Emily Döhler-Knox

Animation Coordinator:
Paul J. Kavanagh

Animation Director:
Jean Pilotte
Robert D.M. Smith

Animation Production Assistant:
Cash B. Lim

Art Department Assistant:
Melissa Bunkle
Zoe Wight
Shirley Sweeny

Art Department Coordinator:
Cave Starling

Art Direction:
Cathy Cowan
Sarah Bremner

Assistant Accountant:
Raluca Sheridan

Assistant Art Director:
Carmen Hansen

Assistant Camera:
Keith Ingram
Stuart Anderson
Willy Pearce

Assistant Editor:
David Benning
James Charkow
Anna Mehta

Assistant Location Manager:
Stuart Becker

Assistant Production Coordinator:
Therese Ludlow
Monika Hagele

Assistant Production Manager:
Sheryl Thompson

Associate Producer:
Brian Sharp

Best Boy Electric:
Tim Dutchak

Best Boy Electrician:
Donny Campbell

Best Boy Grip:
Nancy Klokocka

Boom Operator:
Charlie Caw
Wade Maude

Business Affairs Coordinator:
Daniel Mirzoeff
Sheila Bruce

Camera Operator:
Kathy Friend
David Flett

Carpenter:
Albert F. Seibert

Casting:
Rhonda Fisekci
Lenny Mullan

Character Modelling Supervisor:
Albert Ang

Cinematography:
Jan Pester

Colorist:
James Charkow

Compositing Artist:
Matt Collie
Allison Gardner
Paul Stodolny
Ross Wallis
Ruben Salazar

Compositing Lead:
Jerry Seguin

Compositing Supervisor:
Alan Kennedy

Compositor:
Anja Stitic
Peter Poole

Construction Manager:
Willy Ashworth

Costume Assistant:
Arnalie Harper Gow
Elisa Cunningham
Joanne Leary

Costume Design:
Jennifer Haffenden
Alison Mitchell

Costume Supervisor:
Anna Lau

Creative Consultant:
Cheryl Hassen

Digital Compositor:
Bryan Luren
Rian McNamara

Digital Effects Producer:
Pat Wakefield
Mihaela Orzea

Dolly Grip:
Mark Woodgate

Dresser:
Jay Pudelko
Alyson Lockwood
Connie Fairbairn

Dressing Prop:
Craig Castle
Harvey Dingwall
Euan Kinghorn

Driver:
Rene A. Poissant
Paul Lambie

Editor:
Mhairi Kerr
Mark Jenkins
Gary Scott
Bridget Durnford
Ian Stroud

Electrician:
Ewan Epton

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Catherine Donohue

Executive Producer:
Tom Cox
Noreen Halpern
Claire Mundell
John Morayniss

Extras Casting:
Alyson Lockwood

First Assistant "A" Camera:
Andy Gardner

First Assistant Camera:
Donovan Fraser
Julie Bills
Jarrett Craig

First Assistant Director:
Gus Maclean
Maryann Wilson
Mark Ambury

Foley Mixer:
Erik Culp

Gaffer:
Micky Reeves
Mike Kolafa

Graphic Designer:
Paul J. Kavanagh

Grip:
Mike Kolafa
Nancy Klokocka
Robert Etherson
Cynthia Hayes

Head Greensman:
James Weeks

Key Grip:
Nancy Klokocka
Jeff Connors

Key Hair Stylist:
Cathy Olshaski

Key Makeup Artist:
Debbie Vandelaar

Lead Animator:
Carol Prince

Lighting Artist:
Kang Sub Lee

Lighting Director:
Mark Bodanis
Boris Lai

Lighting Manager:
Rob Sischy

Lighting Supervisor:
Scott Sanderson

Line Producer:
Marlene Schmidt
Lorenz Augustin

Location Assistant:
Martin Henderson
Jennifer Brooks

Location Manager:
Naomi Liston
Christopher Lawrence Evans
Murray Ord

Makeup Artist:
Leanne Buchanan

Makeup Designer:
Karen Brotherston

Modeling:
Teodora Nechita

Modelling Supervisor:
Mark Neysmith

Music Producer:
Katie Tipple

Online Editor:
Shawn Fleming
Collin Campbell

Original Music Composer:
Lorne Balfe

Paint Coordinator:
Kieran Gelfand

Painter:
Christine McDonald

Payroll Accountant:
Jennifer Omoth

Post-Production Manager:
Eileen Graham

Pre-Visualization Coordinator:
Trenton Cassamalli

Producer:
Tom Cox
Ashley Irving-Scott
Jordy Randall
Christine Shipton

Production Accountant:
Catrina Luna
Jessalyn Dennis
Shawn Fleming

Production Assistant:
Claire Mundell

Production Coordinator:
Margaret McDonald
Lisa Ungarian

Production Design:
Louise Middleton
Tom Sayer

Production Manager:
Clare Kerr
Lisa Byrne
Wendy Griffin
Monica O'Connor

Production Runner:
Paul Shearer
Liam McCallum
Scott Leadbetter
Paul Lambie

Production Secretary:
Julie Carver

Prop Maker:
Jean-Jacques Chaboissier

Property Buyer:
Janice Macrae
Roddy Dolan

Property Master:
Tony Sheridan
Shelly Goldsack

Rigging Supervisor:
Micky Reeves

Scenic Artist:
Claudio Hecht
Caroline Doney
Rachel George

Script Supervisor:
Marion Milner
Karen Wood

Second Assistant Director:
Fiona MacMillan
Martin Pedersen
Michelle Fitzpatrick

Second Unit Director:
Andrew Price

Set Decoration:
Renee Baril

Set Designer:
Louise Middleton

Sound:
Darcy Kite

Sound Assistant:
Julie MacLeod

Sound Effects Editor:
Paul Germann

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Eric Apps

Sound Supervisor:
Gracie Sinclair

Special Effects Supervisor:
Alan Senior
Nick Rideout

Special Effects Technician:
John Rafique
Chris Watson
Steve Moore

Standby Art Director:
Thea McGhie

Standby Property Master:
Kevin McGuinness
Luke Oldale
Jason Orr

Steadicam Operator:
Kevin O'Brien
Carey Toner

Still Photographer:
Andrew Bako
Sue Osmond

Story Editor:
Jessalyn Dennis

Storyboard Artist:
Willy Ashworth

Storyboard Assistant:
Willy Ashworth
Henry Cruickshank

Stunt Coordinator:
Peter Brayham

Systems Administrators & Support:
Damian Upton

Technical Supervisor:
Yi Zhao
Teodor Peterson
Carlton Munday
Lesley Cunningham

Third Assistant Director:
Chris Cinnamon
Derek Ritchie

Trainee Production Coordinator:
Gary Lorimer

Transportation Captain:
Stacey Gooch

VFX Director of Photography:
Avi Katz

VFX Production Coordinator:
Brian Sharp

Vehicles Coordinator:
Grant Morrison

Visual Effects:
Paul Jewell

Visual Effects Assistant Editor:
Rowena Jefferys-Jones

Visual Effects Compositor:
Yiqun Chen

Visual Effects Designer:
Rainy Venne

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Jonathan Gibson
Kennedy Shah

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