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Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American (with studios in South Korea) animation production studio based in Glendale, California[1] with a second studio in Glendale[2] and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea.[3] Rough Draft Studios was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California by Gregg Vanzo and has produced animation for shows like Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Sit Down, Shut Up, Drawn Together, Baby Blues, and The Maxx, while Rough Draft Korea has animated shows such as The Simpsons, SpongeBob SquarePants, Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Beavis and Butt-head, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, King of the Hill, Family Guy, Phineas and Ferb, Steven Universe, Rocko's Modern Life, The Angry Beavers, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa and Sheep in the Big City.
Rough Draft Studios and its divisions have also produced specials, commercials and direct-to-video work for companies like Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Century Fox Television, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, Film Roman and Disney Television Animation.
Founding[]
Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg and Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea.[4] Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.[4]
Growth in business[]
After working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, many other shows requested the assistance of Rough Draft Korea in animation and ink & paint. In 1992, Rough Draft Studios began producing animation for The Simpsons and then for Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. Also in 1993, Gregg's brother Scott Vanzo was brought on board. Rough Draft Korea quickly built a strong portfolio in the animation business with shows like their first series The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award.[5] Claudia Katz, who had joined Rough Draft Studios in 1994 to produce The Maxx, and Rich Moore, joining in 1995 after having worked with Gregg on The Simpsons, completed the core of a Rough Draft Studios which would help "drive the cartoon boom of the late ‘90s".[6] It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California.
Technology[]
Rough Draft Studios is known for its blending of 2-D with computer animation, or non-photorealistic rendering which it first used on The Maxx and further utilized with Futurama and The Simpsons Movie.
Filmography[]
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Template:Refimprove section Most projects produced by Rough Draft Studios are animated overseas by Rough Draft Korea.
TV series[]
| Show | Year(s) | Client | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | |||
| The Maxx | 1995 | MTV Animation | |
| Futurama | 1999-2013 | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Television |
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| 2000s | |||
| Baby Blues | 2000 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Invader Zim | 2001-2006 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | 2003-2005 | Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Animation 20th Century Fox Television |
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| Drawn Together | 2004-2007 | Double-Hemm Productions Comedy Partners |
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| Sit Down Shut Up! | 2009 | Adelaide Productions | |
| 2010s | |||
| Good Vibes | 2011 | Rough House 6 Point Harness |
"Pilot"[7] |
| Napoleon Dynamite | 2012 | 20th Century Fox Television | |
| Full English | Two Brothers Pictures | ||
| Clash-a-Rama | 2014-present | Tolerable Entertainment Supercell |
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| Tarantula | 2017 | Rough House Solid Brass Studio T |
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| Disenchantment | 2018-present | The Curiosity Company The ULULU Company |
[8] |
Films/specials[]
Other[]
- The Simpsons - "Deep, Deep Trouble" music video (animated by Anivision)
- MADtv - Spy vs. Spy shorts (produced for Klasky Csupo)
- 2003 Wendy's "Go Wild" commercial starring the Looney Tunes characters, promoting Looney Tunes: Back in Action[7]
- 59th Primetime Emmy Awards - Brian and Stewie Griffin opening number[7]
- Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
Rough Draft Korea[]
Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:
TV series[]
Films/specials[]
| Title | Year | Client | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | |||
| FernGully: The Last Rainforest | 1992 | Kroyer Films | |
| P. J. Sparkles | Mike Young Productions | opening titles | |
| The Bears Who Saved Christmas | 1994 | Film Roman | |
| Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold | 1995 | ||
| Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | 1996 | Paramount Pictures MTV Films |
overseas animation, 3-D sequences |
| LeapFrog: The Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park | 1997 | Walt Disney Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Paramount Pictures Columbia Pictures |
Overseas animation with Hong Ying Universe, Wang Film Productions, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Group, AKOM Productions, TMS Entertainment, Hanho Heung-Up, Hong Gehung Animation, Sunmin Image Pictures, Animation Services Hong Kong, Big Star Enterprise & PASI Animation |
| The Story of Santa Claus | 1998 | Film Roman | |
| A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith | 1999 | Spümcø | |
| Boo Boo Runs Wild | Uncredited | ||
| 2000s | |||
| Globehunters | 2000 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
| The Electric Piper | |||
| The Flintstones: On the Rocks | 2001 | Cartoon Network Studios | |
| The Powerpuff Girls Movie | 2002 | ||
| Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse | 2003 | Mike Young Productions | |
| Stitch! The Movie | Walt Disney Television Animation | ||
| The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | 2004 | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies |
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| Inside the CIA | 2005 | 20th Century Fox | American Dad! theatrical short |
| Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Walt Disney Television Animation | ||
| How to Eat Fried Worms | 2006 | New Line Cinema Walden Media |
Animated sequences |
| The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 20th Century Fox Gracie Films |
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| Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown | 2009 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| 2010s | |||
| Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You! | 2010 | Walt Disney Television Animation | |
| LeapFrog | 2011-2013 | LeapFrog Enterprises Chris D'Angelo Productions Lionsgate Films |
"The Amazing Alphabet Amusement Park"-"Adventures in Shapeville Park" only, ink & paint provided by Warner Bros. Feature Animation |
| Achmed Saves America | 2012 | Anchor Bay Entertainment | |
| Hotel Transylvania | Sony Pictures Animation | titles only | |
| The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | 2015 | Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies |
2D hand-drawn animated sequences only |
| Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | Sony Pictures Animation | titles only | |
| Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 2018 | titles only | |
References[]
- ↑ "Studio Info". Rough Draft Studios. http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/studio_info.html#contact. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Spoke (2011-05-26). "Rough Draft Studios, Glendale, CA". Spoke. http://www.spoke.com/companies/rough-draft-studios-3e122f809e597c10034d1b71. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ "ROUGH DRAFT KOREA CO., LTD. (82-2-571-4871) | South Korea Business Database". Kor.bizdirlib.com. http://kor.bizdirlib.com/node/41096. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Loos, Ted. "Commuting the Pacific, Unseating 'The Simpsons'", The New York Times, November 10, 2002, p. 2. Retrieved on 2008-07-05.
- ↑ "Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995)". International Animated Film Society. https://annieawards.org/legacy/23rd-annie-awards. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ Driver, Dustin. "Rough Draft Studios: Drawing Inspiration". Apple. p. 2. https://www.apple.com/pro/profiles/rough_draft/index2.html. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Studio Info". Rough Draft Studios. http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/studio_info.html. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray. "Netflix Sets ‘Disenchantment’ Premiere Date, Unveils First Look At Matt Groening Animated Series", Deadline, 2018-05-23. (in en-US)
- ↑ "Megna Co-productions Database (over 1000 listed titles!!)". Digilander.libero.it. http://digilander.libero.it/dottor_vaffa. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Furniss, Maureen (1999). Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics (Reprint ed.). London: John Libbey. ISBN 9781864620399. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
External links[]
- Rough Draft Studios official website
- Rough Draft Korea official website Template:Ko icon
- Rough Draft Studios on IMDb
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