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Local teen’s toon plays on national TV
12-year-old Bailey middle school student Jesse Lee Farquhar is one in 4,714, but she can be forgiven for feeling like one in a million. Her short animated film, “Living Room Goes On,” was one of 14 entires out of 66,000 selected to be broadcast nationally.
Farquhar’s film will make its world television premiere on Wednesday, October 14 at approximately 2:10 PM (CT) on the “qubo on ION TV” programming block on ION Television network. The animated film will also air on qubo Channel on October 14 at 3 PM (CT) and will air several times a day on qubo Channel for one week until the next quboPic film debuts the following Wednesday. Additional, it can be seen on the “qubo on NBC” and “qubo on Telemundo” (in Spanish) programming blocks on October 17 and on qubo.com.)
Farquhar created her short animated film using an innovative storytelling web application on qubo.com called “Zimmer Twins.” The Zimmer Twins, Edgar and Eva, are animated characters featured in interactive cartoons that kids can create from scratch, modify and share with their friends in a rich, safe web environment.
qubo producers have re-mastered Farquhar’s animated film, converting it to high-resolution video with broadcast quality color, music and sound effects. They have also enlisted character actors to record the dialogue and narration written by Farquhar in her text bubble script.
Here’s a complete listing of when Farquhar’s work can be seen locally:
On Wednesday, Oct 14:
2:10 PM (CT) on ION network (channel # varies by cable operator - it’s channel 38 on Time Warner)
3 PM (CT) on qubo Channel- AT&T Uverse subscribers get qubo Channel on Channel 328 (will have multiple airings on qubo Channel for one week)
3 PM (CT) online at: http://qubo.com/videos.asp
On Saturday, Oct 17
7:10 AM (CT) on Telemundo (check local listings for Channel #)
9:10 AM (CT) on local NBC station KXAN- TV (Channel 4)
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By Jake Wohleb
March 23, 2010 8:25 PM | Link to this
Oh my gosh Jesse!!!! That is so cool!!! Well your art dream is already starting to come true!!!!! You are so lucky!!!
By Ken
March 23, 2010 8:17 AM | Link to this
wow! jesse....
this is my dream when i was younger ^_^
you're so lucky waffle...
great job my friend!
keep it up ^_^....
By Poppy & Nana
December 30, 2009 11:13 AM | Link to this
We believe in you!!
By Poppy & Nana
December 30, 2009 11:09 AM | Link to this
Jesse, WE BELIEVE IN YOU ! YOU ARE FANTASTIC! WELL DONE! GOD BLESS YOU!
By Dakota
December 26, 2009 11:56 AM | Link to this
wooooo hooo jessers!!
By Jan Farquhar
October 16, 2009 7:44 PM | Link to this
Way to go, Jess!
By Vanessa Morgan
October 15, 2009 9:02 PM | Link to this
you rock Jesse!!!!!!
By liz zepeda
October 15, 2009 5:08 PM | Link to this
Wonderful job Jesse!