Building Chinese relations with kids TV
A new co-produced children’s TV show between the ABC and Chinese state TV may show where the future of co-production lies.
Filmed over six months across freezing winter and the heat of summer on a set the size of a football field, located outside the city of Zhou Zhou two hours south of Beijing Hoopla Doopla posed a number of challenges for the Australian and Chinese production teams working on it, not least the language barrier.
Australian director Mark Barnard worked alongside Chinese director Liang Tong with three Chinese and three Australian cast and just one translator for the first half of production, before a second joined the crew.
My son who isn’t quite two yet is constantly glued to the tv when Hoopla Doopla is on. He absolutely loves it. Thank you, it is the only time he sits still and I can shower in peace.
If the future resembles anything like the spelling in the tagline of this article– I am in no way excited.
I love Hoopla Doopla!!!
My son just turned 2 and once he saw this show he is hooked! Hoopla Doopla is what he say first thing in the morning when he wakes up. Great show x
This show is now my 20 mths old daughter’s favourite! She yells excitingly “baaaaaa!” when it comes on.