Nicktoons UK - 2014 Rebrand

Following a competitive pitch, the London-based award winning creative production studio Beautiful Creative were tasked with rebranding Nickelodeon UK's top-performing animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK & Ireland. The brief was to 'focus on funny' and to place Nicktoons characters at the forefront of the branding.

The rebrand went on to win silver at Promax UK in the best channel identity category!

A new identity was created placing the characters eyes within the Nicktoons logo. This simple solution ties the Nicktoons brand to the characters seamlessly and allows the brand itself to be funny.

Nickelodeon selected key shots to be re-animated to sit in with the branding. Cell animation was re-created in Adobe Flash to give a crisp scalable image. 3D cartoons were modelled and rigged in Maxon's Cinema 4D.

The rebrand included logo, idents, stings, promo packaging, bugs and in-program-pointers as well as re-skinning existing assets to sit within the new brand.

Check out Beautiful Creative's Nicktoons UK rebrand below!:

Nicktoons UK Rebrand 2014 "Laugh" Ident from Beautiful Creative on Vimeo.

Nicktoons UK Rebrand 2014 Continuity - Next Spongebob from Beautiful Creative on Vimeo.

Nicktoons UK Rebrand 2014 "Poop" Ident from Beautiful Creative on Vimeo.

Always on Nicktoons from Barry Evans on Vimeo.

Blue-Zoo Unveils Nick Jr. UK 2015 Brand Refresh

Following on from Blue-Zoo's rebrand of Nickelodeon UK's top-performing preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK, in 2014, the London-based multi BAFTA award winning animation studio has given Nick Jr. UK's on-air identity a refresh! Blue-Zoo's Nick Jr. UK 2015 on-air broadcast design package features the fun and colourful scenes from the studios' 2014 Nick Jr. UK rebrand and characters from popular Nick Jr. UK shows, including "Dora and Friends: Into the City", "Peppa Pig", "ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks", "PAW Patrol", "Wallykazam!", "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom" and "Lily's Driftwood Bay", popping up into the real world and interacting with kids!:

Nick Jr. Branding 2015 from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

Below is Blue-Zoo's Nick Jr. UK 2014 on-air broadcast design package:

Nick Jr. Identity from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

Nickelodeon Goes Behind The Scenes Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And Interviews Executive Producers Ciro Nieli And Jeff Ventimilia About Nick's Brand New TMNT Show!

To celebrate Nickelodeon premiering Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series worldwide (Planet Nickelodeon) from Autumn/Fall 2012, including on Nickelodeon UK on Monday 1st October 2012 at 5.00pm (BST (GMT+1)) and on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday 29th September 2012 at 11:00 am (ET/PT), Nickelodeon recently went backstage behind the scenes of Nickelodeon's highly anticipated brand new show at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio to interview the Executive Producers of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Ciro Nieli and Jeff Ventimilia, who give Nickelodeon viewers and TMNT fans all the information they need to be ready for Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" show! One question still remains, are you ready to be Shell Shocked?

TMNT Behind the Scenes from Mark Viglione on Vimeo.

Are you ready to be Shell Shocked?

Nickelodeon's most anticipated show of the year, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, is coming soon!

The show kicks some serious butt, literally, and we went behind the scenes with the
shows creators to get the inside scoop!

Ciro Nieli (Executive Producer): You know, it's really interesting with a property like Ninja Turtles, you know, it's existed for over 25 years now, and you get to kinda look at everything that's been done, and see where it has and hasn't done well. So, I feel like the fighting that we have on our show is a lot more heads up.

We've worked with martial artists to kind of get it more authentic.

Jeff Ventimilia (Executive Producer): What I really like about the new look and style of these guys is that their all individuals. In previous incarnations of the property, every Turtle looked identical. It was very hard to tell who was who.

But one of the things we set up in the beginning to do, was make sure these guys all had unique personalities, and it showed in who they were.

Ciro Nieli: The way we brought the Turtles back to life for Nickelodeon was that we looked at the core of who these characters were. And we said to ourselves "What really is at the heart of these characters?", and to me, I thought it was
the comradery. That kind of bond that brotherhood has.

[Leonardo: Raph, be quiet!

Raphael: Not till Mikey says it!]

As a kid, I think that's what I really liked about the Turtles, that there were a special group that I wished I could be apart of.

They have four characters who are so distinct, that it's really hard as a viewer not to find one that you relate to.

Jeff Ventimilia: Leonardo is still the leader, but he's also a 15-year-old kid who's learning to grapple with the responsibility of being in charge of his three brothers.

[Leonardo: When Ninja's are on surveillance, they are supposed to be SILENT!

Michelangelo: Sorry Leo.]

Donatello is the inventor. He's a little Obsessive Compulsive, he's a little high strung.

[Donatello to Michelangelo: She's not my girlfriend, Mikey! She's a girl, who's a friend, who's dad got kidnapped by the same aliens who are going to break into that lab., and we're gonna stop them!]

Raphael. He's the same guy you've always known and loved. The sarcastic, tough guy who really wants to fight.

However, he's also a little vulnerable. He's got a pet [turtle] named Spike, which is kind of his confidante, and the guy he can open up to.

[Raphael to Spike: Chew on your leaf if you understand me.

[Spike chews on his leaf.]

Raphael: Though so!]

And Michelangelo, of course, the big party guy. He's kind of the baby brother. They're all the same age, but he's sort of the most immature. But when he turns on, he's just really brilliant.

[Michelangelo: I wish this moment could last forver.]

Ciro Nieli: The leader of their group, Master Splinter, who has always been their sensei, is back, of course, And, er, this time, he takes the role of, not only their Master, but also as a little bit more of a father figure.

[Master Splinter to Raphael: Stand up.

Michelangelo: Somebody's in trouble!]

Instead of playing on the idea that he was this kind of frail, Yoda-like master, [...] had a lot more fun with him. He's a strong anchor to the group.

Jeff Ventimilia: We've got a lot of great new characters for this show, as well as recurring ones. Shredder, for example, is actually much more darker and scarier in this version than he was, say, in the original cartoon. He's a ninja who's almost obsessed with the idea of wiping out his enemy. And he's brought into that a team of villains, people who are [...] who end up becoming mutants themselves!

[Michelangelo: I don't like the sound of that!]

One of my favourite villians is actually Spider Bites [Spiderbites].

He's a character who's very obnoxious. He's really sort of crass New Yorker kind of guy, who really gets under Raphael's skin.

[Raphael growls]

Ciro Nieli: The look and style of the reinvented Ninja Turtles show really started with the first comic book. We really got into the graphic look of that first issue, and we really wanted to capture the city almost like a character. And, that kind of evolved into a lot of shadow play. It really made for a lot better storytelling.

[Raphael: Sounds good to me.]

So specific things in the show that are just so much better now. The one thing that I really envy is, er, is the Turtle's lair. Like I really wish that I could somehow have an apartment in New York City that was very similar to their lair.

Jeff Ventimilia: So I think that's really been exciting, the CG-elements of it just makes it come alive in a way that we've never seen before.

Ciro Nieli: The hardest part has been to get the animation to not even look like CGI-Animation. We're trying to make the characters in a little more realistic level.

[Leonardo to Raphael: You are serously twisted.

Raph: Thanks!]

Ninja Turtles is multi-generational. At it's core, it's a show about heroes, and everybody loves heroes.

[Mikey: It's go time!]

I think fans will be really happy to see their favourite characters come back, but really be played [...] and [...].

[Spider Bite: It's the Kung Fu Frogs!

Raphael: We're not Kung Fu Frogs. We're Ninja Turtles!]

Don't miss the series premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, only on Nickelodeon!

Pixel DNA Unveils Four Of Nickelodeon's Brand New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Teaser Idents

To celebrate Nickelodeon premiering Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series worldwide (Planet Nickelodeon) from Autumn/Fall 2012, the Sheffield, UK-based creative studio 'Pixel DNA' has unveiled a brand new high definition (HD) high quality (HQ) online streaming Nickelodeon video which features four of Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" idents that they have created as Nickelodeon teasers to promote the brand new series of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Nickelodeon!

Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Station ID's are set in a dark city environment, with each one of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" idents featuring one of the four heroes in a half-shell wearing their famous coloured bandana's peering out from their hiding places at the television viewer.

TMNT ID's from Pixel DNA on Vimeo.

A set of idents created as teasers to promote the brand new series of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' on Nickelodeon. The idents set in dark city environments, represents each of the turtle characters and only focuses on showing their eyes and coloured bandana's.

In the first of Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Nickelodeon teaser channel idents, 'Raphael' (also known as 'Raph') peers out through a bit of freshly shredded wallpaper that features the Nickelodeon logo on it.

In Nickelodeon's second brand new "TMNT" channel ident, 'Michelangelo' (also known as 'Mike' or 'Mikey') stares through a red and green neon 'Pizza' shop sign, which then transforms into a neon Nickelodeon logo shop sign.

The third of Nickelodeon's brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" idents features 'Donatello' (also known as 'Don' or 'Donnie') peering up under a New York City manhole cover, who then disappears after a car travels on top of the manhole to be replaced by a Nickelodeon logo resting on top of the manhole cover.

The fourth brand new Nickelodeon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ident features 'Leonardo' (also known as 'Leo') staring through the carriage windows of a fast moving overground railway passenger train (railroad passenger train). As the end (last) carriage of the train appears onto the screen and travels by to exit the other side of the screen, a Nickelodeon logo appears, laying on top of the railway wall.

Pixel DNA's 'Nickelodeon TMNT ID's' video also features a special 'Pixel DNA' ident, which features a modified version of Nickelodeon's 'Raphael' "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" channel ID, except instead of a Nickelodeon logo, the wallpaper features a 'Pixel DNA' logo.

It is currently unknown whether Pixel DNA's brand new Nickelodeon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" idents are for just for Nickelodeon UK and Ireland, or if Nickelodeon's brand new 'TMNT' idents will also be shown on Nickelodeon's worldwide channels (Nickelodeon Worldwide).

Nickelodeon has announced plans to premiere "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday 29th September 2012 at 11am ET/PT and on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Monday 1st October 2012 at 5.00pm. TURTLE POWER!

Video Of Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards 2012" Nominees Show In Full

UPDATE - Watch Nickelodeon UK "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" live awards show on Thursday 23rd August 2012 at 10am! Click here for more information on NickALive!.

The official website of Jump Cut Editors, London, UK's premier editing agency for technical excellence and creativity, website has added a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video featuring Nickelodeon UK's special "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" nominees show, "Skillies Award Nominees" in full, which you can watch here on the official Jump Cut Editors website, jumpcuteditors.com!

Nickelodeon UK's special "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" nominees programme, which Nickelodeon UK first aired on Friday 29th June 2012 and was hosted by Nickelodeon UK Presenters Anna Williamson and Jamie Rickers, features short clips of each of the nominees who were nominated to win a coveted 'Golden Skillie Award' at Nick UK's brand new awards ceremony, "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards", which aims honor children who are the top of their league in their chosen hobbies, demonstrating their special skills in a bid to win the Nickelodeon Viewers' vote, was director by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, and Nickelodeon UK producer Jimmy Hunt, and was edited by Jump Cut Editors' Charlotte Miles for Nickelodeon UK.

Nickelodeon UK and Robinsons Fruit Shoot held the exclusive "Nickelodeon Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" ceremony at the prestigious ICC Birmingham on Saturday 21st July 2012, where Nickelodeon's Jamie and Anna hosted the Live Awards show where everyone's online votes at Nick.co.uk/FruitShoot will determined which nominees took home the coveted Golden Skillie Awards!

You can find out more information about Nickelodeon UK and Robinsons Fruit Shoot's "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards", and view behind the scenes photographs of the production and filming of Nickelodeon UK filming Anna and Jamie's continuity links for Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon's Fruit Shoot Skills Awards" nominees show, on NickALive!

Six Of Nickelodeon UK's Slo-Mo Idents, Starring Nickelodeon UK Presenters Anna Williamson And Jamie Rickers And The Cast Of "Summer In Transylvania"

To celebrate Nickelodeon UK premiering brand new episodes of the original Nickelodeon UK television series "Summer in Transylvania" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK from Monday 9th July 2012 at 6.30pm (repeated one hour later at 7.30pm on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel Nick Replay UK) and the second series of "Camp Orange UK", "Camp Orange 2012", from Thursday 16th August 2012 as part of "Summer on Nickelodeon 2012" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, below is a high quality (HQ) video featuring a selection of six of Nickelodeon UK's "Slo-Mo Idents" from Nickelodeon UK's 2010/2011 broadcast design package which feature the stars of Nickelodeon UK - Nickelodeon UK and Ireland presenters Anna Williamson & Jamie Rickers and the cast of the Nickelodeon UK show "Summer in Transylvania". Nickelodeon UK's "Slo Mo Idents" are based on Nickelodeon USA's "Slow Mo" idents, which feature Nickelodeon Stars such as Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Keke Palmer, and the Nickelodeon boyband "Big Time Rush" being slimed and jumping through the air, and use the same Nickelodeon Ident music beds and jingles. Nickelodeon UK's "Slo Mo Idents" were made by former Nickelodeon UK Creative Manager Jonny Mazur:

Slo-Mo Idents for Nick UK from Jonny Mazur on Vimeo.

Directed and produced series of slow motion idents. Shot on Phantom camera at 600 fps, graded on Smoke

In the first of Nickelodeon UK's slow motion idents, Nickelodeon's Jamie and Anna slimed by get covered with Nickelodeon's trademark green slime, which then reveals the 'Nickelodeon' flipping onto the screen.

The second of Nick UK's slo-mo idents features the stars of "Summer in Transylvania" - Sophie Stuckey ('Summer Farley'), Kane Ricca ('Bobby the Werewolf'), Charlie Jordan Evans ('Serena'), and Dan Black ('Rolf') - having a pillow fight with pillows stuffed full of Nickelodeon orange coloured feathers, which then features the Nickelodeon logo floating to the ground like a feather.

The third of Nickelodeon UK's slow motion channel identifications features Nickelodeon's Jamie and Anna jumping up in the air while Nickelodeon orange coloured ribbons fly around them, and ends with the Nickelodeon logo landing and bouncing on the ground.

The forth Nickelodeon UK slow motion station ID features the cast of "Summer in Transylvania" jumping, Star Jumping (Jumping Jacks), doing acrobatics, and somersaulting in the air, and finishes with the Nickelodeon logo landing and bouncing on the ground.

The fifth Nickelodeon UK slow motion ident features Nickelodeon presenters Jamie and Anna jumping and performing acrobatics and somersaults in the air.

The sixth Nickelodeon UK slo-mo ident features Nickelodeon Orange coloured water balloons being thrown at Nickelodeon's Jamie and Anna, bursting and covering Anna and Jamie with Nickelodeon Orange coloured water, and ends with Nickelodeon water balloons being thrown at the Nickelodeon logo, which lands and bounces on the ground.

Nickelodeon UK's Brand New "Nickelodeon Shuffle" Broadcast Design Package

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video featuring Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Nickelodeon Shuffle" broadcast design package for Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's brand new Nickelodeon Programming Block called "Nickelodeon Shuffle", which features motion graphics designed by Sheffield, UK-based creative studio Pixel DNA. Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon Shuffle" broadcast design package is designed to fit in with Nickelodeon UK's recent brand refresh which Nickelodeon UK debuted on-air on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on Tuesday 1st November 2011:

Nickelodeon Shuffle from Pixel DNA on Vimeo.

Logo, motion graphics bumpers [including 'Next', 'More', and 'Now'], title sequence & promo graphics created for nickelodeon's new show 'nickelodeon shuffle.

CLIENT: Nickelodeon

Video Of Nickelodeon UK's Brand New "Play Nick, Get Nick, Love Nick On Nick.co.uk" Promo

Below is a high quality (HQ) high definition (HD) streaming video and transcript of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's brand new "Play Nick, Get Nick, Love Nick on Nick.co.uk" promo/trailer (Nick UK's 2012 promo for the official Nickelodeon UK website, Nick.co.uk) which Nickelodeon UK's channels are currently broadcasting on-air to advertise and promote to Nickelodeon viewers what makes the official Nickelodeon UK website great and the number one website destination to visit on the whole world wide web [especially for all things Nickelodeon], such as the exclusive Nickelodeon activities and features available to-do on Nickelodeon UK's official website, Nick.co.uk, including entering Nickelodeon's exclusive competitions, listen to music, play Nickelodeon themed online games and Nickelodeon's Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) and virtual world "Monkey Quest", download exclusive Nickelodeon downloads, including Apps, and much much more! Nickelodeon UK's 2012 web promo was made by Brighton, UK based award winning design studio Artillery Design:

Nickelodeon Web Promo from Artillerystudio on Vimeo.

Check out Nick.co.uk, the best place on the web to explore everything Nickelodeon!

Loaded full of awesome new games every week, fresh music, and Apps to download, great competitions, and virtual worlds to explore.

All this and more gets packed into one amazing website, and delivered directly to you via the Internet!

Play Nick, Get Nick, Love Nick on Nick.co.uk!

Video Of Nickelodeon UK's New "SpongeBob's Top 100" Trailer

Below is a high quality (HQ) high definition (HD) streaming video and transcript of Nickelodeon UK's brand new "SpongeBob's Top 100" promo/trailer, which Nickelodeon UK is currently broadcasting across Nickelodeon UK's channels to advertise and promote Nickelodeon UK's upcoming "SpongeBob SquarePants" themed Nickelodeon Programming Stunt called "SpongeBob's Top 100", which Nickelodeon UK is holding to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in June 2012, which will be marking 60 years of The Queen's reign.

Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" promo features The Queen (using her stately voice), telling Nickelodeon viewers about Nick UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" while the camera pans through her Royal palace, which unveils many artworks featuring everybody's favourite sponge, SpongeBob, including SpongeBob SquarePants paintings (from most eras), and SpongeBob SquarePants statues, including a giant gold SpongeBob SquarePants statue of SpongeBob holding a golden Spatula and a Golden shield, to the background music of The Ren & Stimpy Show's "The Royal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen" Anthem the British national anthem "God Save the Queen". Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" trailer was made by the award winning UK based computer animation studio Blue-Zoo Productions [Nick Jr. Channel UK's "Olive The Ostrich"].

SpongeBob's Top 100 from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

In celebration of the Jubilee weekend we created the somewhat epically regal SpongeBob Promo for Nickelodeon.

Blue Zoo

Animation Directors: Dave Hunt and Damian Hook
Modelling and Texturing: Dave Hunt and Jonathan Reid
Lighting and Rendering: Dave Hunt, Jonathan Reid and Charles Batho
Compositing: Dave Hunt and Jonathan Reid

Nickelodeon

Art Director: Akin Akinsiku
Creative Producers: Derek Best and John Preston [Director of On Air Promotions & Planning at Nickelodeon UK]

This year, Nickelodeon are celebrating the Barron of the bottom, the Prince of the Pineapple, the King of the Krabby Patty...

[camera shakes]

Would you mind, Barry?

Err Erm

...by searching for Britain's favourite episodes in SpongeBob's Top 100.

So get off your barnacles and head to nick.co.uk/spongebob to vote for your favourite episodes.

SpongeBob's Top 100, celebrating Britain's Best of the Bottom!

[Passes wind]

Oh, pardon me.

[SpongeBob SquarePants laughs and giggles]

You can find out more information about Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Top 100" programming stunt in this Nickelodeon blog post here on NickALive!.

Video Of Nickelodeon UK's New "Nickelodeon's Camp Orange 2012 - Auditions Now Open" Trailer

Below is a high quality (HQ) streaming video and transcript of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's brand new "Nickelodeon's Camp Orange 2012, Auditions Now Open" promo/trailer, which was made by London, UK based freelance Graphic Motion Designer Sylwia Bernatowicz for Nickelodeon UK to broadcast on-air to advertise that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has opened the auditions process for the brand new season of "Camp Orange" and are now searching all over the UK for teams of the wildest, grossest, and slimiest children to take part in the next series of "Camp Orange", Nickelodeon's adventure reality show for best friends, which Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK will premiere and show during "Summer On Nickelodeon 2012". Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's brand new "Nickelodeon's Camp Orange 2012, Auditions Now Open" promo is narrated by voice over artist Peter Dickson (Channel 4's 'E4', and ITV's "The X Factor" and "Britain's Got Talent"), who is also known as "Voiceover Man":

Nickelodeon Camp Orange Promo from Sylwia.be on Vimeo.

Camp Orange is returning!

And this year, we're looking for the wildest, grossest, and slimiest kids to take part.

If you're ready to become a start of Camp Orange, head to Nick.co.uk now.

Nickelodeon's Camp Orange 2012, auditions now open.

Nick.co.uk/CampOrange

Nickelodeon UK's Second Design Package For "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive"

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video featuring Nickelodeon UK's brand new "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" opening and closing/intro and outro sequences from Nickelodeon UK's recently refreshed broadcast design package for Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's music series called "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" which features brand new motion graphics and art direction from Nickelodeon UK Creative Manager Derek Best and London, UK based freelance Talent Motion Designer Sylwia Be, which Nickelodeon UK recently rebranded (during February 2012) to fit in with Nickelodeon UK's recent brand refresh which Nickelodeon UK debuted on-air on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on Tuesday 1st November 2011:

Nickelodeon - Music Exclusive from Danca on Vimeo.

Sound Design for intro and outro of the Music Exclusive TV Show, on Nickelodeon. Art Direction by Derek Best [Creative Manager at Nickelodeon UK]

Nickelodeon UK's "Nickelodeon Music Exclusive" began on Nick UK in January 2011 and is both a 15 minute Nickelodeon music special show presented by Nickelodeon UK presenter Nathan A. Thomas and a "Nickelodeon Short" series featuring the latest music videos and music content from popular Nickelodeon stars such as Victoria Justice ("Victorious"), Big Time Rush, and Miranda Cosgrove ("iCarly").

Nickelodeon UK's 2012 "Victorious" Campaign Branding

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video that features the motion graphics and branding design elements from Nickelodeon UK's 2012 "Victorious" advertising campaigns which were created by Sheffield, UK-based creative studio Pixel DNA. Nickelodeon UK are currently using and broadcasting on-air Pixel DNA's "Victorious Campaign" motion graphics and branding design elements in trailers to advertise Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premiering two brand new episodes of the hit Nickelodeon show "Victorious" in February 2012 - "Beggin' on Your Knees" on Monday 20th February 2012 at 6pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nick Replay UK), and the brand new episode of "Victorious" titled "Locked Up!" on Friday 24th February 2012 at 6.00pm (repeated at 7.00pm on Nick Replay UK):

Victorious Campaign Branding from Pixel DNA on Vimeo.

Graphics and brand style created for Nickelodeon's 2012 Victorious promo campaigns.

Nickelodeon UK's And Nickelodeon Australia's "Best Frenemies" 'iCarly' Programming Stunt Intro

The official website for the Sheffield, UK-based creative studio Pixel DNA, Pixel-DNA.com, has unveiled a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video that features the opening title sequence for a upcoming brand new special Nickelodeon International "iCarly" themed programming stunt called "Best Frenemies" which features graphics designed and created by Sheffield, UK-based creative studio Pixel DNA for Nickelodeon UK & Ireland and Nickelodeon Australia, which you can watch here on the video sharing website Vimeo. Unfortunately, there isn't much more information about the Nickelodeon International programming stunt, such as when Nickelodeon UK and Nickelodeon Australia will hold the "iCarly Weekend" on-air. Below is more information about Pixel DNA's "iCarly Weekend" design video from the video's page on Vimeo:

Intro graphics created for Nick UK & Nick Australia for the 'Best Frenemies' weekend run of iCarly episodes.

Tags: iCarly, nickelodeon, best frenemies, intro graphics, title sequence, bumper, ident

Nickelodeon USA's "Saturday's On Nickelodeon" On-Air Design Package

Below is a high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD) streaming video which features a montage of Nickelodeon USA's motion graphics and branding design elements from Nickelodeon USA's "Saturday's On Nickelodeon" on-air presentation, which also includes some of the Nickelodeon branding design elements and motion graphics that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland have recently adopted as part of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's 2011/2012 brand refresh, including the Nickelodeon Idents which feature characters from popular animated Nickelodeon shows, such as "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Penguins of Madagascar", "Planet Sheen", and "Fanboy and Chum Chum", morphing and transforming themselves into the shape of the famous Nickelodeon logo, and Nickelodeon's 'circle' bumpers and designs [which also features Dudley Puppy from the original animated Nickelodeon show ("NickToon") "T.U.F.F. Puppy"]. The video below which features some of Nickelodeon USA's "Saturday's On Nickelodeon" on-air presentation also features examples of Nickelodeon North America's "Saturday's On Nickelodeon" Lower Third strap bars, examples of Nickelodeon USA's 'Saturday' promos ["Tomorrow Morning", "All New", "One Hour Event", and "Penguin Premiere Event"], and a few of Nickelodeon USA's "Up Next", "Right Now", and "We'll Be Right Back" Nickelodeon bumpers for "Saturday's On Nickelodeon".

Nickelodeon USA's "Saturday's On Nickelodeon" broadcast design package was made creative agency "Buck Design":

Nickelodeon - Saturdays from Buck on Vimeo.

Remember getting up early to watch Thunderbirds? Maybe you were more of a Masters of the Universe person. Fraggle Rock, The Smurfs, Duck Tales, Care Bears, Jem and the Holograms, My Little Pony… the list goes on. These days there is a new roster, and we were pumped to infuse some of our fond memories of Saturday morning cartoons into these idents for Nick. Using stripes, circles, Nick’s logo and the characters from the shows, we made a fun series of idents which we hope the kids of today enjoy as they munch on their cereal.

CREDITS

Directed by Buck

Creative Director: Orion Tait

Executive Producer: Anne Skopas

Producer: Melissa Johnson

Production Coordinator: Billy Mack

Art Director: Yker Moreno

Design: Yker Moreno, Gareth O’Brien, George Fuentes, Ben Langsfeld, Daniel Oeffinger, Chris Phillips

Animation: Gareth O’Brien, Daniel Oeffinger, Chad Colby, Waleed Zaiter

Cel Animation: Harry Teitleman, Lizzi Akana, Jessica Milazzo, George Conkin

CG Supervisor: Ryan O’Phelan

Modeling: Ryan O’Phelan, Pete Hamilton, Brice Linane, Michael Lampe, Chris Hendryx

Texturing: Ryan O’Phelan, Brice Linane, Michael Lampe

Rigging: Ryan O’Phelan, Jordan Blit

3D Animation: Ryan O’Phelan, Pete Hamilton, Jordan Blit, Brice Linane, Chad Colby, Chris Phillips, Andreas Berglund

Lighting: Michael Lampe, Ryan O’Phelan

Composite: Conrad Ostwald, Seth Ricart, Maceo Frost

Editor: Jose Gerardi

Roto: Filaments

NICKELODEON

Creative Director: Matthew Duntemann [Vice President (VP) Brand Creative Nick Preschool and Parenting Group at mtvn (MTV Networks)]

Producer: Liz Williams [Producer at Nickelodeon]

Two Of Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards Host Reveal" Promos

Below is a high quality (HQ) streaming video and transcript of Nickelodeon USA's version of Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Awards Host Reveal" promo/trailer which Nickelodeon North America is broadcasting on-air to promote that the world-renowned actor, producer and recording artist Will Smith (I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happyness and the upcoming Men in Black III) will be presenting Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards live on Nickelodeon USA on Saturday, March 31, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Nickelodeon's "Nickelodeon 2012 KCA Host Reveal" promo/trailer was made by award winning video editor Chris Reinhart:

2012 Kids' Choice Host Announcement from Chris Reinhart on Vimeo.

[Female voiceover artist]

Initiating Kids' Choice 2012 Host Reveal...

He will bring the stars.

He will bring the slime.

Because this year, for the first time ever, the host of the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards is...

Will Smith!

[Will Smith to Kids' Choice Awards audience: Let me hear you say "Hey Will!" Kids' Choice Audience reply: Hey Will!]

[Male voiceover artist takes over as the voice over artist of Nickelodeon USA's "KCA 2012 Host Reveal" promo]

The biggest star in Hollywood is hosting the biggest award show on earth!

Will Smith hosts the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards, Saturday, March 31, only on Nick!

[Original female voice over artist from the beginning of Nickelodeon USA's "KCA2012 Host Reveal" promo takes over as the promos voice over artist again]

Transmission Complete!

Nickelodeon UK is currently airing the same "Bruno The Kid"-ish "Nickelodeon 2012 Kids' Choice Host Announcement" promo/trailer except with British voice over artists, including Peter Dickson, who is also known as "Voiceover Man":



Nickelodeon UK will be premiering the 2012 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards on Sunday 1st April 2012 (transmission (TX) time to be announced by Nick UK).

Videos Featuring The Nickelodeon Short "Nickelodeon Screen Test"

Below are a selection of streaming videos featuring the brand new Nickelodeon Short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test", which features Nickelodeon Stars from popular Nickelodeon shows such as "Big Time Rush" (Kendall Schmidt (Kendall Knight), James Maslow (James Diamond), Carlos Pena (Carlos Garcia), and Logan Henderson (Logan Mitchell)), "Victorious" (Victoria Justice (Tori Vega), Leon Thomas III (Andre Harris), Matt Bennett (Robbie Shapiro), Elizabeth Gillies (Jade West), Ariana Grande (Cat Valentine), Avan Jogia (Beck Oliver), and Daniella Monet (Trina Vega)) and iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove answering personnel questions for Nickelodeon viewers.

"Nickelodeon Screen Test" was made by and for Nickelodeon in London, UK, when Miranda Cosgrove and the casts of the Nickelodeon shows "Big Time Rush" and "Victorious" visited London, UK during 2010/2011, and, according to the Nickelodeon Clapperboard featured in the first video, was directed by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, and was filmed by cameraman G. Davis, and the graphics were designed and created by Sheffield, UK-based creative studio agency "PIXEL DNA".

The first streaming video below, in high quality (HQ) and high-definition (HD), is a montage featuring some of the motion graphics and branding design elements from the new Nickelodeon vignette/Nickelodeon interstitial series called "Nickelodeon Screen Test", and also includes the opening title sequence for "Nickelodeon Screen Test":

Nickelodeon Screen Test - Branding & Title Sequence from Pixel DNA on Vimeo.

The second video below featuring Nickelodeon's new short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test" features a whole episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" featuring "Big Time Rush" star and boyband member James Maslow (James Diamond) answering the questions "Which BTR video has been your favorite to to shoot and why?" and "Which music artist would you like to collaborate with in the future?", and also features the brand new Nickelodeon endboard/closing logo at the end:



You can view a behind the scenes photograph taken by Nickelodeon UK's Director of Original Production, David Kangas, who posted the photograph on his official Twitter profile page (@kangas911), of "Victorious" star Victoria Justice filming her questions and answers session for her episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" during the cast of Victorious' visit to London, UK in October 2011 here on NickALive!

The third video below featuring Nickelodeon's new short series "Nickelodeon Screen Test" features a whole episode of "Nickelodeon Screen Test" featuring "Big Time Rush" star and boyband member Carlos Pena (Carlos Garcia) answering the questions "What's the best thing about being in Big Time Rush?", "If you weren't a singer what would you like to be?", "Do you still get nervous before a performance?", "What is the most romantic thing you've ever done for a girl?", and "What's the hardest thing about being in the band?", and also features the brand new Nickelodeon endboard/closing logo at the end:



It is currently unknown whether the new Nickelodeon Short "Nickelodeon Screen Test" is an Nickelodeon UK Exclusive Nick Short or whether it will also air on Nickelodeon's international channels, however, the word 'favourite' in James Maslow's first question is spelt 'favorite', which is the North American "American English" spelling of the word instead of "British English".

Also, posted by Nickelodeon UK and Ireland on their official Twitter profile page (@NickelodeonUK):

#UKRUSHERS & Have u seen the BTR 'Screen Tests' on air yet? Keep ur eyes peeled for interviews with all the boys! Learn ALL their secrets!

And:

is there live victoria justice and other nick starts screen tests apart from BTR?

@NickelodeonUK - Yes! Victorious cast have them too!

Two Videos Featuring Nick Jr. Channel UK's and Nick Jr. 2's Christmas 2010 On-Air Design Packages

Below are two Nickelodeon Presentation videos featuring broadcast design elements from Nick Jr. UK and Ireland's Nick Jr. Channel and Nick Jr. 2's Christmas 2010 on-air Design Packages.

The first streaming video below features a example of Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland's Christmas 2010 on-air continuity from "Christmas On The Nick Jr. Channel 2010", and features a Nick Junior Channel UK and Ireland Christmas 2010 Ident which was edited by freelance editor Dave Cheng and directed by Kim Majkut, who works in Nickelodeon UK's motion graphics department, and features a group of children making a snowman/snow woman/snow person, and a Nick Jr. Channel UK promo/trailer to advertise Nick Juniors "Christmas Afternoons On Nick Jr. With Peppa Pig and Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom" Christmas programming block. The video of Nickelodeon Junior UK's on-air Christmas presentation from 2010 below also features Nick Jr. UK's Christmas 'Nick Jr. Logo BUG/DOG (Digitally Originated Graphic)', which features a Nick Jr. logo with snowflakes around it:

Nick Junior UK - Christmas Promo 2010:



The second streaming video below features a example of Nick Jr. UK and Ireland's Nick Jr. 2 channels' Christmas 2010 on-air continuity from "Christmas On Nick Jr. 2 2010", and features a Winter Wonderland themed 'Next' Nick Jr. 2 bumper for the popular Nick Jr. show "Humf", a Nick Jr. 2 Christmas Ident that features a girl writing and drawing a 'Dear Santa...' letter to put under her family's Christmas tree, and features a Nick Jr. 2 logo with Holly (or Mistletoe) on it, a Christmas themed 'Now' Nick Jr. 2 bumper for "Humf" which endboard features audible ringing Christmas bells, and a few seconds of the "Humf" opening titles. The video of Nickelodeon Junior UK's Nick Jr. 2 on-air Christmas presentation from 2010 below also features Nick Jr. 2's Christmas 'Nick Jr. 2 Logo BUG/DOG (Digitally Originated Graphic)', which features a Nick Jr. 2 logo with snowflakes around it:

Nick Junior 2 UK - Christmas Idents 2010:

Video Featuring Nickelodeon UK's Christmas 2010 On-Air Continuity (Part 2)

Below is a streaming video that features a example of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's Christmas 2010 on-air continuity from "Christmas On Nickelodeon 2010", and features Nickelodeon UK's Christmas split-screen credits (ECP [End Credit Promotions]) design during the closing credits to the Nickelodeon UK live-action show "Summer in Transylvania" which features to Christmas themed Nickelodeon logos, one where the Nickelodeon logo is wrapped up in a silver bow and ribbon, and one where the Nickelodeon is sitting in snow, a Nick UK Christmas-themed 'Up Next' bumper for the hit Nickelodeon show "True Jackson, VP", and a Nickelodeon Christmas Ident featuring the cast of the popular Nickelodeon series "True Jackson, VP" wishing Nickelodeon viewers "Peach, Love, and Joy", which uses a 'endboard' which features the Nickelodeon logo turning from icy blue to Nickelodeon orange next to a Nickelodeon orange coloured snow flake:

Nickelodeon UK - Christmas Idents 2010:

Video Featuring Nickelodeon UK's Christmas 2010 On-Air Continuity

Below is a streaming video that features a example of Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's Christmas 2010 on-air continuity from "Christmas On Nickelodeon 2010", and features a Nickelodeon UK commercial for brand new episodes of the Nickelodeon SciFi comedy-adventure television series "The Troop" which uses Nickelodeon UK's Christmas 2010 "The Troop" 'endboard' which features the cast of "The Troop" hugging, and a Nickelodeon Christmas Ident (Nickelodeon Christmas Station Id) from that year:

Nick UK - Christmas Promo - December 2010:

NickToons UK's "Christmas On NickToons 2011" Promo

Below is a streaming video of Nickelodeon UK's ""Ho, Ho, Ho, Catch All Your Favourite Shows This Christmas On NickToons" "NickToons Christmas"" promo/trailer which Nick UK broadcast on-air on Nickelodeon UK's animation channel NickToons UK and Ireland during December 2011 to promote NickToons's Christmas 2011 programming highlights and schedule line-up, and features festive Christmas-themed clips from the Christmas episodes of the NickToon and Nickelodeon shows "Power Rangers Samurai", "SpongeBob SquarePants", "The Penguins of Madagascar", "The Fairly OddParents!", and "T.U.F.F. Puppy", and from the Christmas Nickelodeon Television movie "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh" with the Christmas carol "Silent Night" being played in the background and features NickToons' Christmas promo/trailer 'endboard' that features a montage of characters from shows on NickToons. The video below also features a NickToons Christmas channel bumper:

Nicktoons UK Christmas Promo 2011:

Brand new promo for nickelodeons nicktoons uk promo of Christmas on 2011 with power rangers fairly odd parents and drake and josh Christmas special