Vipo: Adventures of the Flying Dog
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VIPO: Adventures of the Flying Dog - first season of animated television series for children released in 2007 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. The show is now transmitted all over the world and is accompanied by various kinds of merchandising
Merchandising
Merchandising is the methods, practices, and operations used to promote and sustain certain categories of commercial activity. In the broadest sense, merchandising is any practice which contributes to the sale of products to a retail consumer...

.

Overview

The stories revolve around a flying dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...

 named VIPO.
Having unusually long ears, VIPO learns to fly and joins his friends Henry (the stork) and Betty (the toy cat) on a trip around the world.

Secondary characters

Billy (the bull), Dr. Timmly (the guinea pig), Igor (the tiger), Nessy (the Loch Ness monster), Vincent Van Fox (the Fox), Yao (the Chinese monkey), Yoshi (the mouse) and others.

Script

The scripts for twenty six episodes were written by Ido Angel who also directed the show.

Production

The show was produced during 2004-2007 by animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 and visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...

 studio Snowball vfx in collaboration with animation studio Crew 972.
Original score music was composed & arranged by Nir Gedasi & Niv Golan.

Merchandising

The manufacturer and distributor of diverse VIPO products is VIPO Land Inc. who distribute products such as: plush animal toys, books and booklets, 3D animated VIPO movies, audio
book CD’s & music CD’s, DVD’s, games, accessories and the VIPO baby-products line.

Sequels

Second season of animated series about VIPO and his friends is released since May 2011. The season is called "Surviving Time
Island" and celebrates our diversity and promotes our similarities. We learn that we are all part of the same world and we can find common ground if we cooperate.

The Company

Company Profile

VIPO Land GmbH is part of the Globe International Holdings S.A Group of Companies. Globe operates in different countries and its core business is construction, construction-associated industries, estate development & management, communications, hotels, food industries and hobby accessories.
VIPO Land Inc. is focussed on the development of a creative, entertaining and educational concept for children, based on the stories of “VIPO, the flying dog”. In addition, VIPO Land Inc. is the manufacturer and distributor of diverse VIPO products such as: plush animal toys, books and booklets, 3D animated VIPO movies, audio book CD’s & music CD’s, DVD’s, games, accessories and the VIPO baby-products line.
The VIPO project is a unique educational and creative project based on the story of VIPO the flying dog.

The VIPO series is not only entertaining, it is also educational and children can learn about different countries, cities, people and traditions.

We have produced a collection of outstanding plush animals based on the VIPO series: dogs in different sizes, Betty the cat, Henry the stork and others. Our hero VIPO who is the first plush toy in the product range attracts special attention because of his unusually large size.

Sales Representative:

VIPO Land GmbH
Muenchner Straße 20
85774 Unterfoehring
Germany

External links

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