Jane and the Dragon
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"Jane and the Dragon" is an animated comedy-adventure series, co-produced by Nelvana and developed by the leading design team from Weta Workshop ("Lord of the Rings," "King Kong"), which follows the comedic exploits of a 13-year-old girl in medieval times. "Jane and the Dragon" is based on the popular book series by Martin Banyton and makes its U.S. broadcast premiere on qubo.
As an only child, Jane was raised to be a lady-in-waiting, but through her determination and a stroke of luck, she ends up being trained as a knight in the King's Guard instead. Accompanied by her best friend, a giant green 300-year-old dragon who lives in her backyard, Jane experiences a series of adventures that test her character and skills as a young knight in a castle full of friends and foes. Entrenched in each episode are social-emotional messages that hinge on the universal themes of courage, kindness, honesty and friendship.
"Jane and the Dragon" is produced using a combination of animation techniques, including key-frame, puppeteering and motion-capture technology, a process in which live actors' movements are captured on computer and then used to make the animated characters' movements more realistic. This is the same innovative technology that the Weta team used to develop the "Lord of the Rings" 3-D character Gollum.
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