Impossible Pictures

Impossible Pictures Limited is a British television production company.

History

The company was founded in 2002 by Tim Haines and Jasper James. Both previously worked at the BBC. As part of the BBC produced the two, including the successful dinosaur trilogy with dinosaurs - In the Realm of the Giants, The heirs of the dinosaurs and the ancestors of the dinosaurs.

After several BBC productions about Prehistoric Life, Tim Haines decided to start their own independent company in 2002 - Impossible Pictures.

Now they produced docu-dramas such as Prehistoric Park - extinction was yesterday or Perfect Disaster. With Primeval finally produced their first TV series, which consists entirely of drama. In addition to TV programs, she also produced such films as " The Lost World" ( " The Lost World " ), which was filmed shortly after "Walking with Dinosaurs ", or ITV's "Frankenstein".

Over time, not only their genre, but also the transmitter changed with which they worked. So they produced initially only for the BBC. Later they made with Discovery Channel broadcasts. Currently (2010) they work for ITV and produced thereby Prehistoric Park and Primeval. Most of their productions were co- financed by the German broadcaster ProSieben. From the beginning, there was a collaboration for the visual effects with Framestore, who also produced the effects in Jurassic Park.

List of all productions

As part of BBC

  • Walking with Dinosaurs / Dinosaurs - In the Realm of the Giants (1999)
  • Walking with Dinosaurs - The Ballad of Big Al / The story of Big Al (2000)
  • Walking with Beasts / The heirs of the dinosaurs - In the realm of prehistory (2001)

As an independent company

  • Chased by Dinosaurs / Dinosaurs - In the Realm of the Giants / Specials (2002)
  • Chased by Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Predators of the Deep / Monster of the Deep - In the realm of prehistory (2003)
  • The Legend of the Tamworth Two ( 2004)
  • Space Odyssey: Voyage To The Planets / Space Odyssey - Voyage to the Planets (2004)
  • T -Rex - A Dinosaur in Hollywood (2005)
  • Story of One ( 2005)
  • Walking with Monsters / The ancestors of the dinosaurs - In the realm of prehistoric monsters (2005)
  • Pickles: The Dog who Won the World Cup ( 2005)
  • Perfect Disaster / Perfect Disaster - When nature runs amok (2006)
  • Ocean Odyssey / Deep Ocean - Stunning journey into the fascinating depths of the sea (2006)
  • Prehistoric Park / Prehistoric Park - Extinct was yesterday (2006)
  • Primeval / Primeval - Return of the prehistoric monster (2007 -)
  • Frankenstein (2007)
  • Fearless Planet / natural wonders of the Earth (2007)
  • Ways to Save the Planet (2007-2008)

Additionally with Walt Disney Pictures

  • The Planet of Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs ( movie version of Walking with Monsters )
  • Dinosaur Journey ( film version of Walking with Dinosaurs )
  • Mammal Kingdom ( film version of Walking with Beasts )

Awards

BAFTAs

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 for innovation
  • Walking with Beasts: 2001 for improvement at constant medium
  • The Giant Claw: 2002 visual effects
  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999-2000 for outstanding animated show
  • Walking with Dinosaurs - The Ballad of Big Al: 2000-2001 animated for major mission
  • Walking with Beasts: 2001-2002 for outstanding animated show
  • Chased by Dinosaurs: 2002-2003 for outstanding animated show
  • Walking with Monsters: 2005 for outstanding animated show

RTSs

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 1999 for teamwork
  • Walking with Beasts Online: 2001 for primary and secondary multimedia and interaction

TV and Radio industry awards

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 2000 for documentation of the Year

Game screens

  • Sea Monsters: 2003 for Animal Planet International Award for popular TV show
  • Chased by Dinosaurs - The Giant Claw: 2004 for Parthenon Entertainment Award for Innovation

Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 2000 for new mission

Peabody

  • Walking with Dinosaurs: 2000

Escape Awards

  • Primeval: 2008 for CGI in series

Logo

Initially used Tim for his productions infrared images of animals as a logo. In "Walking with Dinosaurs " it was a T -Rex hatchling and in "Walking with Beasts " a Smilodon. Since the foundation was then a man holding a picture frame diagonally in front of the face, used as a logo. In the picture frame a suitable image was calculated for each episode of a program purely set, then what looked as if, for example, the creature from the picture come out.

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