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==Reception==
==Reception==
In stark contrast to the recently poor reviews of ''Ice Age'' media, reception of ''Scrat Tales'' has been mostly well received. Joel Keller of ''[[Decider (website)|Decider]]'' gave the series a positive review, saying that “There are enough funny moments in ''Ice Age: Scrat Tales'' to make it worth the pretty brief time commitment, especially if you're watching it with your kids.”<ref>{{cite web|last=Keller|first=Joel|title='Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Disney Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?|url=https://decider.com/2022/04/13/ice-age-scrat-tales-disney-plus-review/|publisher=[[Decider (website)|Decider]]|date=April 13, 2022}}</ref>
''Scrat Tales'' has been mostly well received. Joel Keller of ''[[Decider (website)|Decider]]'' gave the series a positive review, saying that “There are enough funny moments in ''Ice Age: Scrat Tales'' to make it worth the pretty brief time commitment, especially if you're watching it with your kids.”<ref>{{cite web |date=April 13, 2022 |last=Keller |first=Joel |title='Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Disney Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?|url=https://decider.com/2022/04/13/ice-age-scrat-tales-disney-plus-review/ |publisher=[[Decider (website)|Decider]] }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:36, 21 May 2022

Ice Age: Scrat Tales
File:Ice Age Scrat Tales.png
Based onCharacters
by Michael J. Wilson
Directed byDonnie Long
Voices of
Theme music composerJohn Powell[2]
ComposerBatu Sener[2]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6[1]
Production
Executive producers
  • Robert L. Baird[1]
  • Andrew Millstein[1]
ProducerAnthony Nisi[1]
Editors
  • Harry Hitner
  • Tim Nordquist
  • James Palumbo
Running time4 minutes
Production companyBlue Sky Studios
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)

Ice Age: Scrat Tales is an American computer-animated series of shorts produced by Blue Sky Studios, and premiered on Disney+ on April 13, 2022. It is a spin-off of the Ice Age franchise and the first series of shorts in the franchise. It is also the final production from Blue Sky Studios to be released by 20th Century Studios following the studio's closure on April 10, 2021. The series focuses on Scrat, a saber-toothed squirrel who discovers that he has a son.

Cast

Episodes

Every short is directed by Donnie Long, but co-directors are credited alongside him.

Episode Title Co-directed by Story by Original release date
1"Nuts About You"Michael BerardiniMichael BerardiniApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
Scrat meets his son Baby Scrat and experiences the pure joy being a new parent—until Baby Scrat sees The Acorn for the first time.
2"LoFi Scrat Beats to Sleep/Chill to"Matt MunnDonnie LongApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
Scrat pounds out to a percussive lullaby to get a crying Baby Scrat to fall asleep.
3"X’s and Uh-O’s"Drew WineyJames Young Jackson & Drew WineyApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
Scrat demonstrates for Baby Scrat how to plant The Acorn, but Scrat is really the one being taught a lesson.
4"Nutty Reflections"Eric PrahGalen Tan ChuApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
Scrat and Baby Scrat run after The Acorn into a dark cave, which resembles a creepy funhouse hall of mirrors.
5"Teeter Toddler"Jeff GaborGalen Tan ChuApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
Thanks to a dodo bird, Scrat and Baby Scrat end up on opposite sides of a log held up by a single branch.
6"Nut The End"Lisa Allen KeaneMichael ThurmeierApril 13, 2022 (2022-04-13)
The Acorn goes flying off a cliff. With it seemingly gone forever, can Scrat and Baby Scrat live in harmony?

Production

Development

On February 22, 2022 (Blue Sky Studios' 35th anniversary), Disney officially announced the series, and revealed the teaser poster, release date, cast and crew while also providing some promotional stills in press reports.[3][4][5]

Animation

According to an interview by Paste, unlike most Blue Sky Studios projects which use the studio's in-house software CGI Studio, the series was produced using Pixar RenderMan, becoming the first and only confirmed Blue Sky Studios production to utilize the software, as CGI Studio was being phased out in favor of RenderMan. In the interview, Michael Knapp added that as a result, they had to remodel Scrat by re-furring, re-materializing and re-rigging the character.[6] Production was also impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing animators to work remotely.[6] He also went on to state that they were aware of The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild being produced without the involvement of the studio around the same time production on the series occurred.[6]

Music

Batu Sener composed the musical score, with John Powell composing the end titles; Sener was also a composer on the Ice Age film The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (2022), while Powell composed the Ice Age films The Meltdown (2006), Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), and Continental Drift (2012). The soundtrack was released on March 25, 2022 by Hollywood Records.[2]

Release

The series was released as a Disney+ original series on April 13, 2022.[7][8][9][10][11]

Marketing

On April 13, the same release date that had been announced for the series, an unlisted video, simply titled The End, was uploaded by a former Blue Sky Studios employee onto YouTube, who's account went under the name Finale. The short, which was separate from the series, ended the infamous running gag by featuring Scrat finally achieving his dream of eating an acorn with no catches, and then scurrying off screen, presumably to find adventure elsewhere. The short was allegedly the final piece of animation made by Blue Sky Studios before their closure in 2021, made by a small team of animators to serve as "a send off on [their] own terms." The scene quickly went viral on the internet which led to a lot of news sites covering the short, as it left closure to Scrat's 20-year on-screen battle in finally accomplishing his goal.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Reception

Scrat Tales has been mostly well received. Joel Keller of Decider gave the series a positive review, saying that “There are enough funny moments in Ice Age: Scrat Tales to make it worth the pretty brief time commitment, especially if you're watching it with your kids.”[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Calimbahin, Samantha (February 23, 2022). "Scrat's Baby Revealed In Disney+ Ice Age Short Poster (They're Adorable)". Screen Rant.
  2. ^ a b c "'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Soundtrack Album Details". Film Music Reporter. March 22, 2022. Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Burlingame, Russ (February 22, 2022). "Ice Age: Scrat Tales Poster Released by Disney+". ComicBook.com.
  4. ^ King, Aidan (February 22, 2022). "'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Reveals Scrat's Adorable Companion in New Poster for the Disney+ Series". Collider.
  5. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (February 22, 2022). "'Ice Age' Lives on with 'Scrat Tales' Shorts on Disney+". Animation Magazine.
  6. ^ a b c Bennett, Tara (April 13, 2022). "An Oral History of Scrat Tales: The Death and Legacy of Blue Sky Studios". Paste. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  7. ^ Sarto, Debbie (March 29, 2022). "Disney+ Drops 'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Trailer". Animation World Network.
  8. ^ Cavanaugh, Patrick (March 29, 2022). "Ice Age: Scrat Tales Trailer Released by Disney+". ComicBook.com.
  9. ^ Seibold, Witney (March 29, 2022). "Ice Age: Scrat Tales Trailer: Back In His Parent's Hands". /Film.
  10. ^ Remley, Hilary (March 29, 2022). "'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Trailer Teases a Series of Hilarious and Heartwarming Shorts". Collider.
  11. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (March 29, 2022). "'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Shorts Go Nutty on Disney+ April 13". Animation Magazine.
  12. ^ Shirey, Paul (April 13, 2022). "Scrat Finally Gets The Acorn In Last-Ever Short From Ice Age Studio". Screen Rant.
  13. ^ "Blue Sky Studios has closed its doors but Ice Age's Scrat finally got his acorn!". BBC Newsround. April 14, 2022.
  14. ^ Motamayor, Rafael (April 14, 2022). "Ice Age Character Scrat Finally Gets His Acorn As Blue Sky Studios Says Goodbye". /Film.
  15. ^ Oddo, Marco (April 14, 2022). "'Ice Age': Blue Sky Studio Let Scrat Get His Acorn in Farewell Short Film". Collider.
  16. ^ Alter, Rebecca (April 14, 2022). "Scrat Got Nut! Scrat Got Nut!". Vulture.
  17. ^ Bashforth, Emily (April 14, 2022). "Ice Age's Scrat finally gets his acorn before animation studio shuts down and fans can't stop crying". Metro.
  18. ^ Keller, Joel (April 13, 2022). "'Ice Age: Scrat Tales' Disney Plus Review: Stream It Or Skip It?". Decider.
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