We aim to produce cartoons that make a difference in the lives of children everywhere. Whether it’s commercial work, short films, co-production or our original show concepts, our goal is to develop content that positively impacts children. We specialize in creating family-friendly media for the broadcast, education and gaming industries. We offer pre-production and 2D animation services from concept to delivery including character design, visual development, backgrounds, layouts, limited animation, frame by frame animation, sound design and more!

1. TBT Services Case Studies:
Cartoons With A Cause
For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork

2. We make cartoons...for a cause and effect.
We aim to produce cartoons that make
Specialties a difference in the lives of children
• Digital & Traditional
• Character Design everywhere.
• Storyboards
• Game Assets
• Art Direction Whether it’s commercial work, short films, co-production or our
• Backgrounds
• Ketchup (no really.)
original show concepts, our goal is to develop content that
positively impacts children.
Software
• Adobe Illustrator
We specialize in creating family-friendly media for the
• Adobe Flash broadcast, education and gaming industries.
• Adobe Photoshop
• Art Rage
• Sketchbook Pro
We offer pre-production and 2D animation services from
• Storyboard Pro concept to delivery including character design, visual
• Harmony development, backgrounds, layouts, limited animation, frame
• Pen and paper
by frame animation, sound design and more!
For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork

3. The mission statement of The Women’s Center of Tarrant County is “inspiring, teaching and empowering women
and families to overcome violence, crisis and poverty.” They achieve this through extensive victim service programs,
counseling and employment programs.
The Women’s Center of Tarrant County
Mae Shares A Secret

4. For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork
The Women’s Center of Tarrant County
Challenge
Mae Shares A Secret
• Explain difficult subject
matter in a clear and age
appropriate manner
• Create real and relatable The Women’s Center of Tarrant County
characters quickly to
establish trust
• Produce an engaging video
wanted a new age-appropriate video to teach
children about sexual abuse in a language
that makes the critical steps
more memorable
• Produce a large amount of
content in a short period of
time they could easily understand.
Solution The Play it Safe!™ program is a child sexual and physical abuse curriculum
• Combined limited presented annually to over 70,000 children ages 4-18.The program includes
animation with motion
graphics to save costs age-appropriate videos for preschool through high school. It also consists of
• Used a “magic tackle box”
concept to explain the
training for adults, caregivers and professionals.
flashbacks and steps within
the narrative more easily
• Used two different art Timbuktoons worked on the visual development and animation production
directions to clearly switch
between concepts
for the first grade video. In it, Grandpa and Mae teach children how to
recognize abuse, respond by getting to safety, and to tell a trusted adult.
For more information about Play It Safe!™, visit PlayItSafe.org or call The
Women’s Center of Tarrant County at (817) 927-4006.

5. Orbie for Orphans is a non-profit organization founded by the entertainment company Oodles
World to create awareness, advance the rescue of orphans worldwide and provide education about
resources for adoption and foster care.
Orbie for Orphans
Project 99 Explained

6. For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/2012/02/project-99-explained/
Orbie for Orphans
Project 99 Explained
Orbie for Orphans wanted to use animation
Challenge to promote to donors their new curriculum
• Adapt existing CG
character to 2D animation
• Switch to a new pipeline for
project and explain why orphans and foster
frame by frame animation
using Harmony
• Craft a creative storyline
children are special.
while including specific
required content Orbie for Orphans contacted Timbuktoons to create a promotional
video to explain their main initiative, Project 99, and motivate donors
Solution
• Implement three different
to give. Project 99 is an animated curriculum in development that is
pipelines for three different
animation styles: limited,
designed with the specific and unique needs of orphans worldwide.
mograph and frame by
frame animation
• Crew up for various pre- Timbuktoons worked with Orbie for Orphans on writing the script and
production and production
elements setting the art direction that would also be used in segments of the
curriculum (plus the frame by frame animation created with Harmony).

7. The Emmy award winning reality program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” ran for 9 seasons
and was produced by Endemol USA. Hosted by Ty Pennington, they helped rebuild more than 200
homes across the 50 states and involved well over 500,000 volunteers.
Lock and Key Productions
ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

8. For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork
Lock and Key Productions
ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
EMHE needed room illustrations that were
Challenge
• Coordinating with
fun, encouraged creativity and play...and fast!
producers and printers in
multiple locations
• Transferring the vision and
Timbuktoons, collaborated with people across the nation, including
art direction of the design
team into wall designs
the design team from the show and printing companies, to produce
• Developing design custom illustrated room murals for three deserving families.
concepts from the child’s
interests and favs
• Quick turnaround (each
less than two weeks from The donation of creative services was part of the Augusta, Georgia;
concept to delivery)
Lincolnton, North Carolina and San Antonio, Texas builds.
Solution
• Multiple full wall It was an honor to work on such an important cause...plus we got to
treatments installed
• Spot illustrations for design wall murals with some of our favorite things: gags, Toy Story,
additional use
• Designs for different
robots and superheroes.
treatments such as lamp
and window shades
• Concepts and designs
for three dimensional
bumpouts for extra effect

9. Compassion International is a child advocacy group that takes a wholistic approach to releasing
children from poverty. Founded in 1952, it began by providing food, shelter, education and health
care to Korean War orphans.
Compassion International
Vacation Surprise 2: Trip to Peru

10. For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork
Compassion International
Challenge
Vacation Surprise 2: Trip to Peru
• Define and describe
Child advocacy group, Compassion
“sponsorship” to preschool
and younger elementary
children
• Communicate the needs
and benefits of sponsorship International, wanted to educate families
in an age appropriate
manner
• Highlight Compassion’s
about their “Sponsor A Child” strategy to
release children from poverty.
brand and key messaging
within the narrative
Solution
• Explain the concepts Compassion International is best known for their focus on the
primarily through the
children’s responses
individual child through the intentional, long-term and big impact
• Establish the local pastor strategy of sponsorship. They partner with local churches to “tackle
character as the main
connection to Compassion global poverty one child at a time, serving more than 1 million
• Use visual cues (such as
icons) to communicate key children in 26 of the world’s poorest countries.”
sponsorship concepts
Timbuktoons worked with Compassion to develop, write and produce
the animation to be used for introducing families to the “Sponsor A
Child” program through promotions in retail stores nationwide.

11. Orbie for Orphans is a non-profit organization founded by the entertainment company Oodles
World to create awareness, advance the rescue of orphans worldwide and provide education about
resources for adoption and foster care.
Orbie for Orphans
Orbie: Pilot Episode

12. For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork
Orbie for Orphans
Orbie: Pilot Episode
Orbie for Orphans wanted to use animation
Challenge to show orphans and foster children that they
• Adapt existing CG
characters to 2D animation
• Produce almost 10 minutes
are special.
within a short timeframe
• Switch to a new pipeline for
frame by frame animation
Orbie for Orphans wanted a pilot episode for their animated
using Harmony curriculum in development that’s designed for the specific needs of
• Craft a creative storyline
while including specific orphans worldwide. Timbuktoons worked with Orbie for Orphans to
required content
develop the series (story, character design, art direction) and produce
Solution
the short.
• Implement three different
pipelines for three different
art directions In production we used three pipelines for the different styled
• Crew up for various pre-
production and production animated segments. The majority of the episode is frame by frame
elements
animation created digitally in Toon Boom’s Harmony. Another
segment (“Orbie’s Story”) was produced in After Effects using
illustrator assets. The third segment (“Bo’s Flashback”) was symbol
based animation produced in Flash.

13. Make Timbuktoons your choice for keeping
your project on scope, budget and time.
Partial Client List
• ABC’s Extreme Makeover:
Why use a cloud studio for your next great project?
Home Edition
• The Discovery Channel
• The National Archives Simple...budget, talent and technology.
• Jellyfish Labs/Phil Vischer
• Compassion International
• Veterans Administration
• Graebel Relocation
Get big market, network quality without paying LA, NY or ATL prices.
• Willow Creek Association We crew up and down depending on your project’s needs. Our talent
• Saddleback Church
• Tim Hawkins pool is fresh and global and the tools we use make you feel like we’re
• National Concrete &
Masonry Association right in the next room.
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice
All of this helps us keep your project on scope, budget and time.
For more information: http://timbuktoons.com/recentwork

14. We’re your animation oasis in the clouds.
Recent Awards
• 2012: Telly Award (Gold)
• 2011: Davey Award (Gold),
Addy (Silver), Addy (Gold),
Telly Award (Bronze)
• 2010 Addy (Silver), Addy
(2 Gold), “Best Animation” Contact Us
(706) 854-7704
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multiple projects.
Evans GA 30809
These tax credits create
significant cost savings
for companies producing
feature films, tv series, music
videos and commercials, as
well as interactive games
and animation.
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