Fast Facts about We're Going On a Bear Hunt

Category: News Release

 

  • The film contains 35,521 hand-drawn and coloured frames of animation which equates to 100,364 drawings when taking into account the number of characters per scene.
  • Total number of crew members: 96 And animators: 30
  • Each individual animator had a target of 5 seconds of animation per week.
  • Total number of background artists: 8
  • Total number of hand painted watercolour backgrounds: around 288
  • Number of weeks of production: 37, plus 8 weeks of storyboarding
  • At the end of the story, when the children run back to the house, there is an animated background which comprises 16 digitally painted backgrounds, which will be animated together for a seamless journey through all the locations featured in the film. The Bear growl is voiced by the book’s original author Michael Rosen – he voices a few other characters in the film – see if you can work out which!  
  • We’re Going on a Bear Hunt book has celebrated 25 years as a top Children’s and International best seller, selling 9 mill copies worldwide (over 4mil in the UK)