Creative Focus :: Cartoons

Complete Scooby-Doo Where Are You! Series Coming to DVD

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Jinkies! This holiday season, Warner Home Video (WHV) will release one of the most comprehensive collections of classic Scooby-Doo Where are You! episodes ever, packaged in an eye-catching, limited edition collectible Mystery Machine case with sculpted images of Shaggy & Scooby.

Hollywood 2 Havering - Marvel Disney Masterclasses

Posted In | Event Category: Comics | Event Type: Seminars / Workshops | Site Categories: Art, Cartoons, Events, Illustration
Starts: Sep 04, 2010 - Ends: Sep 05, 2010
Location: Havering, Essex, United Kingdom
Website: http://www.ArtYouGrewUpWith.com/H2H

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Marvel artist Gary Erskine (DC and Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, Virgin Comics and Titan Books) and Alan Batson (Official Disney artist, Pixar, Hanna Barbera, Warner Bros, BBC) will be teaching master classes in how to draw the successful characters from the movies and comics.

Plus, exhibits and workshops from Titan magazines, BBC Worldwide (Top Gear, Top of the Pops), Hollywood make-overs, celebrity photography and much, more more.

 

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Name of event:
 Havering 2 Hollywood

Address: 
Bower Park School, Havering Road, Romford, Essex RM1 4Y

Nearest tube  Romford Station via Liverpool Street Rail 

Phone number: 
0844 77 1000

Web address: http://www.bowerpark.havering.sch.uk/h2h.htm

Date(s) 4th & 5th September

Time(s) 10am – 6pm

Prices  £8 each 

Kids under 5 go free Car Park £2

Plus:
•        See Famous movie cars on display!
•        Large Model Aircraft – Flying Air-show Display 
•        Royal Air Force Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary Museum Display 
•        Live Music & Tasty Food!

Interview with the artists are available. Images available on request.

Please contact: Suzanne at Stunning PR, suzanne@stunningpr.com, 07957 371840

 

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Muttley is Boomerang’s August’s Boomeroyalty Star

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Muttley, snickering hound sidekick from Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines is the featured Boomerang star of this month's Boomeroyalty weekends, airing every August weekend from 2-4 p.m., starting Saturday, Aug. 7.

Eco-Toon Raccoons Coming to iTunes

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Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group has finalized a deal with E1 Entertainment to launch The Raccoons, Season One on Apple's iTunes US, it was announced today by Kevin Gillis, CEO of Skywriter.

iCarly's Jerry Trainor Stars in Nicktoon T.U.F.F. Puppy

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Jerry Trainor, best known as the hilarious big brother and guardian to Carly Shay in Nickelodeon’s number one live-action hit series iCarly, brings his comedic talents to the network’s newest animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy, bowing this fall on Nickelodeon, the largest producer of television animation in the world.

Moonscoop Scores Further Sale Of Hero: 108

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Moonscoop, one of the leading worldwide distribution, brand management and entertainment companies, has signed a brand new deal for animated comedy/action adventure series Hero:108.

Cartoon Network and Adult Swim Series Panels and Events for Comic-Con International

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Cartoon Network and Adult Swim announces a number of panels, fan events and signings at 2010 Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Thursday, July 22 - Sunday, July 25, 2010. All times, dates and locations subject to change.

Nick Greenlights New Series From Avatar: The Last Airbender Creators

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Nickelodeon, the number one producer of television animation in the world, has greenlit a new series from the creators of the hit animated TV show Avatar: The Last Airbender, it was announced today by Brown Johnson, President, Animation, Nickelodeon and MTVN Kids and Family Group.

Disney Animator Pres Romanillos Dies

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Disney animator Priscillano "Pres" Romanillos died from complications due to leukemia on July 17th at his home in Tujunga, reports the LA TIMES.

New Gene Deitch Essay "Animators Belong To The Ages. Where We Fit In" Arrives Online

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Famed Oscar-winning animation director, graphic artist, cartoonist and creative force Gene Deitch has once again updated his online book “How To Succeed In Animation” with a brand new essay that captures his feelings on the role of the animation director in any animated project.

Voice Actor/Comedian Kip King Dies

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Kip King, one of the original Groundling comedians, died of a long illness on July 15th, reports VARIETY.

Dr. Toon: 1968: A Lost Connection

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Cartoons, Films, Television
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Dr. Toon explores how animation was "creative yet insular during the strange times of the 1960s."

Beavis and Butt-head Set Fire to MTV Again

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MTV is working on new episodes of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, reports THE NEW YORK POST.

Women In Animation Indie Studio-Themed Annual Meeting This Thursday

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Women In Animation International (WIA) has lined up an exciting panel of top uber-indie executives for a panel discussion titled “Thriving Indies,” to be presented as part of the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 6 Point Harness Studios.

Plympton to Attend, Screen New Short at Comic Con

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Coming up July 21-25 is the BIG annual San Diego Comic-Con, and once again Bill will have a booth to sell his DVDs, books and CD's.

Hung Star Thomas Jane Finally Gets His Man In Jonah Hex Short

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Therein lies the lesson of Thomas Jane’s quest to play the role of comic book anti-hero Jonah Hex. The star of HBO’s popular series Hung once lobbied to play the theatrical role of Jonah Hex and, though he fell short in that attempt, Jane has found another path to the character as the disfigured cowboy’s voice in the DC Showcase Original Short, Jonah Hex.

Adventure Time, Prep & Landing Among Emmy Nominees

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The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

SpongeBob Triton Lands 5.2 Million Total Viewers

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Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants special, "The Clash of Triton" (Monday, July 5, 8 p.m., ET/PT), raked in 5.2 million total viewers and ranked as the night's top show on broadcast and basic cable TV with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14.

Coolabi’s Poppy Cat for Nick Jr. Begins Production

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Coolabi has today announced that production is underway in the UK to bring the much-loved children’s literary character Poppy Cat to television screens.

TV Producer Reveille Getting into Animation

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TV producer Reveille has inked a first-look deal with Mechem Media to produce family-friendly animated programming, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.