question about animation studios

huxley · December 21st, 2006, 03:16 PM

hello, john, quick question for you. is there any animation studio in usa.

a studio in the usa where there is actualy artists drawing either for film or tv.

Matsu'o Tsurayaba · December 21st, 2006, 03:51 PM

I would say that`s a hard question.There might be a few,but i know that the Americans rarely do their own animation up to a point.

huxley · December 21st, 2006, 05:18 PM

i would be interested in knowing the names of the studio if you have them.

Leader Desslock · December 21st, 2006, 05:39 PM

After the Treasure Planet debacle, Disney's 2D animation studio is almost nonexistent. Their domestic operations are nearly all in computer animation these days.

Springymajig · December 21st, 2006, 06:12 PM

There must be hundreds. You know all those american cartoons... they're not made entirely by Koreans. Usually, american studios will do the pre-production (all the important planning stuff) and the keys, probably animate the most important scenes, do the most important drawings in each scene, and then hand over anything they can't get finished on time to cheaper Korean studios. In fact I'm sure that many american studios work efficiently enough that they don't have to out source work.

HitokiriShadow · December 21st, 2006, 08:14 PM

Well, somebody is making The Simpsons, South Park, and numerous childrens cartoons. I suppose they could be animated in Canada or somewhere else, but I'm sure at least some of them are made in the U.S.A.

**John** · December 22nd, 2006, 06:05 AM

I don't follow American animation very closely, but I imagine that there are still many American animation studios. The Cartoon Network has its own American based studios where it animates its original programming. I imagine that most, if not all of the Cartoon Network's original animation is made here in the US. Disney may have closed much of its 2D animation department, but I imagine that they've still got some studios open and working. There's also a lot of American animation that goes straight to home video. I presume that at least some of that is produced domestically.

I'd recommend exploring the Animation World Network homepage, which, I'm sure, covers many American animation studios.

vrempire · December 28th, 2006, 07:05 AM

For the animation movie like those which is big-budget and get the box-office such as The Incredibles or Finding Nemo, is it 100% done by USA or does Pixar also offshoring it to korea?
I thought before this, most of the animation is done locally in USA.

December 21st, 2006, 03:16 PM	#1
huxley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new-brunswick,moncton Posts: 35	question about animation studios hello, john, quick question for you. is there any animation studio in usa. a studio in the usa where there is actualy artists drawing either for film or tv.

December 21st, 2006, 03:51 PM	#2
Matsu'o Tsurayaba Shadow Of The Colossus Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where The Master Fell Posts: 1,828	I would say that`s a hard question.There might be a few,but i know that the Americans rarely do their own animation up to a point. __________________ "..Because in the beginning.They were scared...we...were scared."-Quote from The Marvels,TPB Reprint Anime/Comic Book/Video Game/Regular Chat Forum ->The Phoenix Gate Message Boards Colossus 2005-2007

December 21st, 2006, 05:39 PM	#4
Leader Desslock Watching Reign: The Conqueror Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13,546	After the Treasure Planet debacle, Disney's 2D animation studio is almost nonexistent. Their domestic operations are nearly all in computer animation these days. __________________ Desslock's opinion doesn't even factor in because he's played Devil's advocate for both sides of the argument... ~Chuchuchrain

December 21st, 2006, 08:14 PM	#6
HitokiriShadow Real Men Read Shoujo Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,237	Well, somebody is making The Simpsons, South Park, and numerous childrens cartoons. I suppose they could be animated in Canada or somewhere else, but I'm sure at least some of them are made in the U.S.A. __________________ Current Avatar: Houquet (Genesis Climber Mospeada)

December 28th, 2006, 07:05 AM	#8
vrempire Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 10	For the animation movie like those which is big-budget and get the box-office such as The Incredibles or Finding Nemo, is it 100% done by USA or does Pixar also offshoring it to korea? I thought before this, most of the animation is done locally in USA. __________________ SERRAM - Webcomic and Comic News - WARNING: The English sucks. Read at your own risk.

December 21st, 2006, 05:18 PM	#3
huxley Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: new-brunswick,moncton Posts: 35	i would be interested in knowing the names of the studio if you have them.

December 21st, 2006, 06:12 PM	#5
Springymajig Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7	There must be hundreds. You know all those american cartoons... they're not made entirely by Koreans. Usually, american studios will do the pre-production (all the important planning stuff) and the keys, probably animate the most important scenes, do the most important drawings in each scene, and then hand over anything they can't get finished on time to cheaper Korean studios. In fact I'm sure that many american studios work efficiently enough that they don't have to out source work.

December 22nd, 2006, 06:05 AM	#7
John Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,107	I don't follow American animation very closely, but I imagine that there are still many American animation studios. The Cartoon Network has its own American based studios where it animates its original programming. I imagine that most, if not all of the Cartoon Network's original animation is made here in the US. Disney may have closed much of its 2D animation department, but I imagine that they've still got some studios open and working. There's also a lot of American animation that goes straight to home video. I presume that at least some of that is produced domestically. I'd recommend exploring the Animation World Network homepage, which, I'm sure, covers many American animation studios.