Squirt (TV series)

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Starring	Ryan Inglis, Jo Holley, Spike T. Penguin
Country of origin	New Zealand
Production
Camera setup	Single
Running time	30 minutes (plus commercials)
Original release
Network	TV3 (1996–1997); TV2 (1997–2006)
Release	1 March 1996 –; 26 November 2006

Squirt was a New Zealand children's television show, produced in Dunedin. It began airing in 1996 on TV3 and moved to TV 2 in 1997, before coming to a close on 21 November 2006. Squirt was aired every Saturday morning, originally from 7 am to 9 am, then from 8:30 am to 10 am, eventually running from 8:30 am to 9 am for only 30 minutes. In the original time, cartoons were aired, such as Cow & Chicken, Batman of the Future and Earthworm Jim. There were also weekly competitions, and many informational segments such as "Out There!" and "Astounding Squirt Facts".

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It was notable for Dunedin-based production company TaylorMade, and Animation Research Limited's (ARL) pioneering use of "live" motion capture, used in the 3D animation of the digital co-host Spike The Penguin. A performer was off camera in a special costume, making all the moves and vocal responses to the main host's comments, which played back in real time on a monitor for the crew, while all the motion was digitally recorded, which could then be applied to a fully rendered Spike, and composited into shot in post-production, ready for broadcast.

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