Walter's Story and Direction

My name is Shane Janssens and I am the creator of Walter the Wandering Wave. Walter was born through my passion for surfing and all the characters in the first book I have seen up close while out in the ocean. I wanted to tell an ocean story like no other, from the eyes of a wave that travels across vast oceans in search of land. On his travels he meets amazing friends and overcomes great challenges which help kids to learn in a fun and exciting environment.

The have been so lucky the book and interactive app have been very successful to date. Featured by lots of cool blogs and by companies like Apple and Red Bull!

With over 7 international and local studios keen to work on Walters TV series we finally settled on one of the top animation studios in the business. They are ready to get started with us on developing a pilot and helping us sell Walter into the market. With your support you can help us pull together the funding for a great pilot and story bible. Walter has the potential to be the next big kids show with some hard work and creative development.

Check out the 2011 radio interview below for more background on Walters Journey :)

What We Need & What You Get

We need to raise $30k to develop the pilot. Where your money goes:

• Scriptwriting team
• Creating a story bible for the broadcasters
• Voice actors
• Artist's
• Animation team
• Production
• Sound/ music

If we dont make the required budget we will use all the funding to produce our best production for that budget.

If we way exceed our budget we will use the money to grow out walters app and book products and will include more gifts for you as we hit new mildstones.

The Impact

The story is unlike any other and because of this we have had a vast amount of interest from studios, print media, radio, online blogs (lots of surfing and app related ones) and most importantly parents and kids!

Walter has become a favourite bed time story for kids all over Canada and Ireland.

We have been featured by the Red Bull magazine in a 2 page spread. Apple featured our app #1 under "New and Noteworthy" and under "What's Hot" sections of its books sections and we have people contacting us frequently to feature him in various media.

Other Ways You Can Help

If you cant contribute you can still help us:

You can make some noise about our campaign. Share through social media and indiegogo.

We can't do this without you!