It's A Brand New Day LEA SALONGA Shelldon

A SHELL SELLS:

Cute creature of the deep is the star of a new Thai animated series with global appeal.

We've had Nemo the clownfish and Oscar the shark. Now it's the turn of Shelldon, a cute yoka shell and the star of a light-hearted Thai animation series that makes its small-screen debut on Bangkok's Channel 3 in October.

Set in the Andaman Sea, the story focuses on Shelldon (voiced by Saravuth Martthong) a young yoka shell orphaned in the tsunami, who's found a new home with a fluted giant clam family in shell land. But Shelldon soon discovers that he's different from his adopted brothers and sisters, with an ability to absorb oxygen and release it as needed.

"Shells are special. They're natural barometers for disasters," says executive producer and director Dr Jirayuth Chusanachote.

The beautiful 3-D has taken teams of animation specialists working in Thailand and Hollywood eight years to accomplish at a cost of 83 million baht (US$2.47 million). The project was initiated by Jirayuth, a PhD graduate in finance and economics and founder of Shellhut, which owns the copyright to the animation.

Shelldon is mainly targeted at children, Jirayuth explains, although it also aims to raise awareness about global warming.

Consisting of 52 episodes, each running for 15 minutes, the animation has now been sold to 45 countries and negotiations are ongoing with NBC in the US. The international version has Broadway actress Lea Salonga singing the theme song It's a Brand New Day.

There are also plans to expand Shelldon into a computer game.

"It won't be a game that involves killing to move up a level but rather one where players have to, say, clean the beach to get points," says Jirayuth.

Merchandising and activities will also help to popularise the Shelldon brand before the feature film version is released, probably in 2010. (Daily Express/ ANN)

copied verbatimly from: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/13108?tid=11

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[CaptinNabil7]

@ClaylandStudios

If only it had Live Action.

[vampir37]

It's Thai's Animation. I love Lea! and she sing a song in Shelldon^^ I just Luv it!!<3

[Agent0042]

@OmsIsabel We don't even get the song here in the United States on the TV airings-- the only place I know of to see it is this video.

[OmsIsabel]

So sad that they don't use the original version of the song in Thailand. Lea's version is a lot more beautiful!

[ClaylandStudios]

The Animation On This Show Is TERRRRIBLE!

[Agent0042]

Fantastic. This show just started airing recently in the United States. Great video.

[tere1107]

Lea is totally AMAZING!!!

[daniboic]

nice...

[keriyj]

love this song!!!

[Karenluvsdonny]

so cute i love lea

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