"Shrek 2" features dizzying array of in-jokes and cultural …
May 27, 2004 · What box office records HASN’T “Shrek 2” broken yet ? To date, this DreamWorks sequel has: The best opening weekend performance ever by an animated film (Earning an astounding $109 million vs. “Finding Nemo” ‘s $70.3 million).
Tinga Tinga Tales: The 10th Anniversary of an African-British …
Aug 31, 2020 · Claudia Lloyd was the head of Tiger Aspect Production’s Animation and Children’s department, having produced international successes like Mr. Bean: The Animated Series and Charlie and Lola.But she was also a trustee of the charity Comic Relief and during a trip to Africa, she got her inspiration for a new television series.
‘Mighty Magiswords’ – an interview with creator Kyle Carrozza
Jul 20, 2016 · Mighty Magiswords – the brainchild of new Cartoon Network talent Kyle Carrozza, is set to make the leap from short-form, webisodic content to a full animated series.The show, about atypical adventurers Vambre and Prohyas and their worldwide quest to collect the Mighty Magiswords (magical swords with an array of special purposes – none of which include swordfighting), began life a series of ...
Interview with Ben Bocquelet, creator of ‘The Amazing World of …
Jul 7, 2014 · The Amazing World of Gumball stems from the wild mind of French-born British animator Ben Bocquelet, who created the show after joining Cartoon Network in 2007. Originally intended as a show about a remedial school for cartoons to learn how to be funny, the show was redesigned into the comedic family romp we know today featuring blue cat Gumball and his adopted brother Darwin, a goldfish, who ...
Tom and Jerry’s 80th Anniversary: The Creatives Who Made and …
Mar 4, 2020 · Tom and Jerry have continued to outsmart and make audiences laugh for eighty years, making them one of the most recognisable comedic duos in animation history. Though the premise has remained mostly the same with Tom the cat trying to unsuccessfully catch Jerry the mouse, they still remain popular from their move as theatrical shorts to television episodes and succeeded in the transition more ...
100 Greatest Animated Shorts / The Family Dog / Brad Bird
Family Dog was built round a funny script, great character animation and angular retro design, a future hallmark of Birds work. The nicely stylised long suffering suburban parents and their often-obnoxious kids in some ways seem to anticipate the suburban family in Bird’s ‘The Incredibles’ (2004). The animation of the dog and these other ...
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10th Anniversary of Regular Show: How a Modern Classic TV …
Sep 28, 2020 · While ten years may not seem like such a long time to create a series of accomplishments, everyone who was or continues to work at Cartoon Network that played a part in Regular Show’s production should be proud to have created one of the funniest and obscure titles to have graced the silver screen throughout the past decade.. Learn more about the origins of Regular Show in our 2014 interview ...
Ninety Five Years of Ms. Olive Oyl! - Skwigly Animation Magazine
Jan 12, 2015 · March 31, 1955. Segar’s strip was originally produced in a vaudevillian style featuring Olive, her brother Castor Oyl and Ham Gravy. Gravy was Olive’s first boyfriend until a one-eyed sailor joined the cast on January 17th, 1929. Gravy was bopped out of the picture and one of the most enduring romantic couples was born.
Classic 2D Animator Phil Nibbelink's New project: Shakespeare For ...
Nov 22, 2004 · Julian Phillips talks to the traditional animator who brought us such films as ‘The Fox and the Hound’ and ‘Fievel Goes West’, Phil Nibbelink about his new 2D feature length film, ‘Romeo and Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss’.