All for Kids
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All for Kids is a half-hour pre-school television series produced by Media Farm, commissioned by the Seven Network
with Southern Star Group
responsible for the international distribution on Series 1. The second series of All For Kids is being distributed by Talefinn Entertainment and Media Farm.
The first episode was broadcast on the Seven Network
on November 11, 2008 at 11am, and ran for 40 episodes.
The premise of the program places kids firmly in charge: it’s a show made for kids, by kids . It is the first significant Australian, wholly original half-hour series featuring presenters aged between six and eight years. Hosts Karl and Keira, chef Lindsay, gardener Madi, craft expert Christian,scientist Jameson.The show also has some guests like Sophie Hensler, Liam Kingston, Bill Willamson and many more.They take the audience "on a journey into their lives by demonstrating how to cook, garden, do science and make stuff... their way". The show encourages children to do activities with their parents.
The series also features Mark Travers, a song writer/musician, who teaches kids about the alphabet through music, song and animation.
The program is shot on Panasonic P2 HD cameras, which provide crisp, bright and colourful images. The first series filmed hand held and this offers a natural feel rather than being too staged. A steadicam was used in Series 2 The kids natural performances are much more important than perfect framing and the hand-held feel makes the viewers believe that this could take place in their homes.
The crew include Producer Jason Critelli, Producer/Director Phillip Tanner, Director Rami Fischler, Cinematographers John Brock & Nate Martin, Writers Phillip Tanner, George Dodd, Lyndon Barnett, Fiona Campbell and Leone Carey. Production Manager Lauren Bayliss, Production Assistants Sofia Madden, Dimitra Theodoulou, Marie Schleimer and Editors Christopher Mill, Hayley Lake, Michael O'Rourke and Baylon Davies.
The program is a logical extension from Cooking For Kids with Luis
and Gardening for Kids with Madi
, both produced previously by Phillip Tanner and Jason Critelli and broadcast on Nickelodeon Australia
. Indeed All for Kids was broken down into interstitials
for broadcast on Nick Jr
, including Gardening for Kids with Madi (which included the original series), Make This for Kids with Christian, Science for Kids with Jameson and Cooking for Kids with Lindsay. Series 2 has been picked up the Walt Disney Television for their Disney Junior Channel.
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
with Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group
Southern Star Group is Australia's largest independent television production and distribution group....
responsible for the international distribution on Series 1. The second series of All For Kids is being distributed by Talefinn Entertainment and Media Farm.
The first episode was broadcast on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
on November 11, 2008 at 11am, and ran for 40 episodes.
The premise of the program places kids firmly in charge: it’s a show made for kids, by kids . It is the first significant Australian, wholly original half-hour series featuring presenters aged between six and eight years. Hosts Karl and Keira, chef Lindsay, gardener Madi, craft expert Christian,scientist Jameson.The show also has some guests like Sophie Hensler, Liam Kingston, Bill Willamson and many more.They take the audience "on a journey into their lives by demonstrating how to cook, garden, do science and make stuff... their way". The show encourages children to do activities with their parents.
The series also features Mark Travers, a song writer/musician, who teaches kids about the alphabet through music, song and animation.
The program is shot on Panasonic P2 HD cameras, which provide crisp, bright and colourful images. The first series filmed hand held and this offers a natural feel rather than being too staged. A steadicam was used in Series 2 The kids natural performances are much more important than perfect framing and the hand-held feel makes the viewers believe that this could take place in their homes.
The crew include Producer Jason Critelli, Producer/Director Phillip Tanner, Director Rami Fischler, Cinematographers John Brock & Nate Martin, Writers Phillip Tanner, George Dodd, Lyndon Barnett, Fiona Campbell and Leone Carey. Production Manager Lauren Bayliss, Production Assistants Sofia Madden, Dimitra Theodoulou, Marie Schleimer and Editors Christopher Mill, Hayley Lake, Michael O'Rourke and Baylon Davies.
The program is a logical extension from Cooking For Kids with Luis
Cooking For Kids with Luis
Cooking For Kids with Luis is a television cooking series for pre-schoolers, which was broadcast on Nick Jr. Australia in 2004....
and Gardening for Kids with Madi
Gardening for Kids with Madi
Gardening for Kids with Madi is a pre-school television program inspiring kids to garden, that first aired in 2006 on both Nick Jr and Nickelodeon Channels....
, both produced previously by Phillip Tanner and Jason Critelli and broadcast on Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...
. Indeed All for Kids was broken down into interstitials
Interstitial program
In television programming, an interstitial program refers to a short program which is often shown between movies or other events, e.g. a cast interview after movies on premium channels...
for broadcast on Nick Jr
Nick Jr. Australia
Nick Jr. Australia is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel arrived and it was launched as a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by XYZnetworks, under license from Viacom, and...
, including Gardening for Kids with Madi (which included the original series), Make This for Kids with Christian, Science for Kids with Jameson and Cooking for Kids with Lindsay. Series 2 has been picked up the Walt Disney Television for their Disney Junior Channel.