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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 4.6 - SEPTEMBER 1999
September 1999 Vol. 4, No. 6
Television | Voice
Acting | A Tribute to Clare Kitson | Student
Corner |
Hidden Treasures | Events | Films/Videos
| Software | News | AWN
Comics
Editor's Notebook
Let's give some things a chance...
Letters: editor@awn.com
| TELEVISION |
It's
Show Time! The Fall TV Preview
Get ready, new TV is on its way. Amid Amidi takes a whirl through the
upcoming season's highlights and also notes some trends for which we should
be on the lookout.
Interactive Television:
Are We There Yet?
Interactive television with its animated real-time games has been a hit
across the globe but not here in the States. Sharon Schatz profiles the first
venture in the US arena Throut & Neck, and probes why there aren't
more.
Bob Clampett, Boy Wonder Of Stage
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Everyone knows the Bob Clampett of Termite Terrace, but what about the Bob
Clampett that received 3 Emmies for one of television's first daily live puppet
shows, Time for Beany? Robert Story was there and tells us this and
other stories.
Inside Japan's Beloved Toei Animation
Mayumi Tachikawa visits Toei Animation makers of such hits as Dragonball.
More than Japan's leading animation studio and one of the world's largest,
Toei is a cultural institution.
The Story Behind Fats & Moe
Screenwriter Annabelle Perrichon and director Jean-Louis Bompoint explain
how a couple of zoot suited Jazz players, escaping Big Apple mobsters were
brought to life by a French creative team. This article features a QuickTime
movie!
Stepping Backwards to Move
Ahead
Some days it seems that there isn't an original idea on TV. The same ol'
characters are rehashed and rewarmed repeatedly. However, Martin "Dr.
Toon" Goodman, takes a look at how sometimes what's old can become what
is new.
| VOICE ACTING |
Jamie
Thomason: Casting and Directing Disney Television
Jamie Thomason is one of the busiest people in the directing/casting industry,
responsible for Walt Disney Television Animation's entire line-up. Read what
he has to say on celebrities, demo reels, acting and more.
Hearing From The Hercules Celebrities
Disney's Hercules is the record holder for the largest single-season
voice cast in the history of TV animation. Let's hear from Kathie Lee Gifford,
Jon Favreau, Diedrich Bader, French Stewart, Linda Hamilton and James Woods,
why animation really is a whole new world...
An Interview With Kris Zimmerman
On Voice Directing & Timing
Laura Schiff interviews voice director Kris Zimmerman about her approach
to nailing down the best performance time after time.
| A TRIBUTE TO CLARE KITSON |
Building
A New British Empire: A Tribute to Clare Kitson
When Clare Kitson announced that she was resigning from her post as Commissioning
Editor of Animation for the UK's Channel 4, the news moved like wild fire,
bringing with it tremendous sadness. Animation World Magazine is proud
to host this forum for the many who wanted to thank Clare for her support,
inspiration and contributions to the animation industry.
The History of Channel 4 and The Future
of British Animation
Irene Kotlarz puts the status of animation at Channel 4 in perspective
by insightfully looking to the Channel's origins and the current animation
market in the UK.
| STUDENT CORNER |
Getting
That First Voiceover Role
What are the "dos" and "don'ts" of becoming a voice
actor? We asked producers, directors, and casting and voice directors for
their input.
| HIDDEN TREASURES |
San
Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum
Rod Gilchrist profiles San Francisco's Cartoon Art Museum, which is dedicated
to conserving and presenting cartoon art, as well as nurturing art appreciation.
| EVENTS |
The Pride
of the Pioneers
A Retrospective on The Story of Computer Graphics Documentary
Kellie-Bea Cooper asks everyone from pioneers to students just what they thought
about the new, highly regarded SIGGRAPH documentary. Also features Quicktime
video interviews by Diana Cracknell.
SIGGRAPH '99: Where's
the Rest of the Zoo?
Jennifer Champagne enjoyed the exhibition booths, the screenings, the
TechnOasis and more, but thought the floor seemed a little more sparse than
in years gone by...
San Diego Comic-Con '99: More Than
Fat, Sweaty Guys
Amid Amidi reports on Comic-Con, a festival of popular culture that is
not to be missed.
| FILMS/VIDEOS |
Yellow
Submarine's Second Strange
Odyssey To The Screen
Most animation and Beatles fans know Yellow Submarine is a great film,
but why did it take 17 years for MGM to revive this classic in theaters and
12 years to bring it back to video stores? Karl Cohen relates the unusual
circumstances that led to the film's re-emergence on the silver screen.
| SOFTWARE |
The
Commotion About Puffin's New Software
Max Sims decides Puffin Designs' Commotion 2.1. is a tool for compositing,
painting and previewing moving images, that is worth writing home about.
| NEWS |
Animation
World News
Disney Earnings Decline, (Colossal) Pictures Closes Its Doors, Film Roman
Reports Losses, Stop-Motion Animator David Allen Dies, Musical Chairs, Seeing
Spots, AWN Animated Box Office Report, Mainframe Acquires Scary Godmother,
Warner Renames The Downtowners, and much more!
On A Desert Island With. . . .Cartoon Network
Creative Executives
This month we hear the favs from four Cartoon Network creative execs.
| AWN COMICS |
Plympton's
Pundits by Bill Plympton
Next Issue's Highlights
This Month's Contributors
Cover: Daws
Butler and Stan Freberg provided the voices for Bob Clampett's puppet series
Time for Beany, which premiered on February 28, 1949. © 1999 Bob
Clampett Productions LLC. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce
in any form. Disney's Hercules, based on the 1997 movie, features many
celebrity voice actors. © The Walt Disney Company.
© Animation World Network 1999. All rights reserved. No part of the periodical may be reproduced without the consent of Animation World Network.
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