Makin' Toons | 
by Allan Neuwirth. This pioneering book offers an inside look at the creation of today's most famous animated TV shows and feature films. Forty-seven interviews with artists and industry representatives ranging from Shrek director Andrew Adamson to Rugrats producer Gabor Csupo chronicle the artistic challenges and commercial dynamics behind blockbusters such as The Simpsons, Southpark, Beauty and the Beast, and Dragon Tale. From first drawing board sketch to wriggling TV character, readers get to know the thrills and challenges of making animated cartoon movies as told by the industry's most successful creators. Through vivid first-hand accounts, the book covers the entire process of animated movie creation from idea finding, writing, financing, directing, designing, animating, voicing, and composing music, to distributing and promoting the show to TV channels and networks. The author, an accomplished animation artist and writer, spices his insightful comments with 75 unpublished drawings and photos, countless anecdotes, and a true ‘toon artists’ sense of humor. Packed with technical know-how, career advice, and entertaining trivia, this book is an invaluable one-stop resource for cartoon lovers and aspiring creators of animated films and television series. 6 X 9, 288 pages; Paperback, 75 b&w illustrations, ISBN 1-58115-269-8.
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