Private Project

Ten small crabs

A party of ten small crabs finds ten small candies, and happily sits on a rock to eat them. But what happens when the octopuses come to steal them?
Ten small crabs (Δέκα καβουράκια) is the animated music video for the homonymous Greek song.

  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Director
    Beachless
  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Scenario
    Beachless
  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Design
    Beachless
  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Storyboards
    Beachless
  • Ino Theodorou
    Animation
  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Animation
    Beachless
  • George Hadjipieris
    Lyrics
    The lazy dragon, The little elephant, The mountain, The rooster wakes up etc
  • George Hadjipieris
    Music
    The lazy dragon, The little elephant, The mountain, The rooster wakes up etc
  • Marios Takoushis
    Orchestration
    The lazy dragon, The little elephant, The mountain, The rooster wakes up etc
  • Doros Dimosthenous
    Song
  • Marialena Voulgari
    Vocals
  • Ino Theodorou
    Editing
  • Ino Theodorou
    Additional props design
  • Stella Tsimpiridou
    Additional props design
  • George Hadjipieris
    Executive Production
    The lazy dragon, The little elephant, The mountain, The rooster wakes up etc
  • Tempelis Drakos
    Production
    The lazy dragon, The little elephant, The mountain, The rooster wakes up etc
  • Stella Tsimpiridou
    Title and credits
  • Panagiotis Tsimpiridis
    Title and credits
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Δέκα καβουράκια
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    June 30, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    Greece
  • Language:
    Modern Greek (1453-)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Panagiotis Tsimpiridis

Panagiotis is an architect, digital designer, animation creator and director based in Athens, Greece. He graduated with a MSc in Digital Imaging & Design from New York University, NY, USA (2010) and a Diploma in Architecture from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2002).

He has worked on animation and motion graphics for commercial projects ("Furry Frenzies", Hasbro, Click 3x, New York), EU and Greek National funded research projects ("COSMOS. Cultural Osmosis - Mythology & Art", etc for NCSR “Demokritos”), museological exhibitions ("Tales of Invisible Water", metro station “Dimotiko theatro”, Piraeus, Greece for the Ministry of Culture & Sports, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, and Attiko Metro S.A.) music videos ("Ten Small Crabs", production by O Tempelis Drakos) etc. His animation shorts, "Beachless" (2010, thesis project at NYU) and "The wedding ring" (2008), have been screened in international film festivals.

Panagiotis has also worked as a digital designer and project manager for cultural research projects ("COSMOS" for NCSRD). As an architect he has worked for high-end residential, commercial, office space, big-scale projects (“Papastratos industrial complex at Aspropyrgos" for Philip Moris International, and "Athens Concert Hall “Megaron” - Phase B"), and competitions ("Thessaloniki x4", first prize) in Athens, Greece, and New York, USA.

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Director Statement

Ten small crabs (Δέκα καβουράκια) is a popular song among children (of all ages) in Greece, Cyprus, and Greeks around the world for the past 18 years. It was a challenge to present something new to the kids and not just visualize the lyrics. So, a new character, the seagull, as the narrator/singer, and a plot twist, in an unexpected reconciliation, are presented. Small details urge the viewers to discover new things each time they watch the video.

A small crab that my daughter drew in a picture she made for the song, was the one that inspired the design of the main characters and led the design for the rest. The artistic style was, also, inspired by the animation series we were watching at the time, Paprika (Marion Billet and Baptiste Lucas) and Zig & Sharko (Olivier Jean-Marie) by Xilam Animation, along with My little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Lauren Faust) by The Hub and Karmen Sandiego by Chromosphere Studio.

Making this animated music video was a great challenge and amount of work. But it was also a learning curve and an exciting creative journey for me and my collaborator, Ino Theodorou, without whom this project would, most likely, not be completed. I am grateful George Hadjipieris gave me the opportunity to work on such an amazing project.

Ten small crabs was my daughter's favorite song for a long time when she was around the age of three, and we have been singing it a lot! It is no wonder I embraced this project with great affection and love; from the day I worked on the proposal for the competition of the music video’s creation till its completion.