Contents | Zoom In | Zoom Out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page THE BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & ART OF ANIMATION AND VFX November 2008 ™ MIPCOM’s Hits and Misses ¬ HBO’s New Grown-Up Toon $5.95 U.S. 11> The Wild, Wild World of 0574470 82258 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa _____________________________________________________www.animationmagazine.net Contents | Zoom In | Zoom Out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B ____________________________ A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B ___________________________________________ A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B _______________________________ A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B ___________________________ A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B __________________________ _________________________ A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B CONTENTS Volume 22, Issue 10, Number 189, November 2008 ___________________ WW W .ANIM A TIONMAGAZINE.NE T 20 26 31 78 CG-animated Tinker Bell fi nally earns her new shorts series from Gamania, adds for a movie featuring talking dogs, a Frame-by-Frame wings. [by Jake Friedman] a Zen touch to classic fables. [by Ramin rat and an iguana, you need to do a lot 6 November Animation Planner ... Zahed] more than muzzle replacement. Books We Love ... In Remembrance of Television 56 HBO’s Big Laughs for the Small [by Barbara Robertson] Bill Melendez … Tezuka Tribute ... Nick 31 These Little Piggies Went Everywhere! Screen. The Life and Times of Tim offers 80 It Takes an Electric Village! Director picks up FanBoy. National Geographic Kids and Mercury a new grown-up toon for those who are Gil Kenan and vfx supervisor Eric Durst Filmworks combine sparkling animation older than rug-rats, but are not quite join forces with vfx houses BUF and Luma Games and plenty of heart to bring Holly family guys! [by Mercedes Milligan] Pictures to bring City of Ember to life. [by 18 More E for All. Game on for second Hobbie’s Toot & Puddle to the small 58 Mouse House Says Good-bye to Ron Magid] annual interactive entertainment expo. screen. [by Mercedes Milligan] Toon Disney. Disney XD eyes the boys’ 84 Tech Reviews [by Todd Sheridan [by Ryan Ball] 35 Best Fiends Forever. Amy Winfrey’s action market. [by Ryan Ball] Perry] 19 Gaming Evolves with Spore. Gamers popular Making Fiends series makes a 60 Padded Cel. A Merger Preparedness get creative with the hot new game triumphant transition from the web to Primer. [by Robby London] Opportunities from EA and Sims creator Will Wright. [by Nicktoons this month. [by Ramin Zahed] 62 Fresh Riviera Wrap: 2008 Edition. 87 The German Pursuit of Perfection. Ryan Ball] 38 A Globetrotting Mouse. Geronimo News and views about the MIPCOM How Baden-Württemberg’s Stilton is poised to make a graceful leap audiovisual content market, held Oct. Filmakademie has become Features to the small screen. [by Ramin Zahed] 13-17, in Cannes, France. phenomenal at honing the talents of its 20 The Return Call of the Wild. The 40 Japan’s Dentsu Looks to the West. 68 Inspidea Goes for Sushi. The animation students in six short years. [by creative team behind the Madagascar The epic anime series, Deltora Quest, is Malyasian Studio joins forces with Ellen Wolff] sequel faced many visual and narrative one of Dentsu L.A.’s fi rst new adventures. SIP Animation for a fun show about 90 It’s Who You Know. One Plus Hub challenges as the fi lm brings the Central [by Ramin Zahed] competitive fi sh. highlights the importance of networking. Park Zoo animals to the plains of Africa. 42 Mondo TV’s Angel Friends Spread 70 Hitting All the Right Intergalactic [by Jill Gilbert] [by Ramin Zahed] Their Wings. Meet the new girl power Notes. The man behind the score of the 92 3D Pete. This year’s hot movie tie-in team from the Italian toon house. new Star Wars: The Clone Wars series toys! [by Mike Fisher] Home Entertainment 44 Big Storms in Modern China. How 21st writes about the show’s exotic music. 94 A Day In the Life. We pay a visit 24 The Samurai Critic. Reviews of the century animation models are reviving [by Kevin Kiner] to the creative team at Animax new anime DVDs. [by Charles Solomon] classic tales and characters in the fast- 72 International Espionage, Kiddie Style. Entertainment in L.A. 25 Late-in-the-Year Liaisons on DVD. changing country. [by Alex S. Dai] Marathon Media’s new 2D show The Homer, Princess Aurora, Robot Chicken 47 Cultural Revolution, Take Two. An Amazing Spiez! targets the young boy Cover: DreamWorks and a clan of feisty rabbits fl irt with your American expert looks at Chinese demographic. Animation’s Madagascar: Escape wallet this month. [by Mercedes Milligan] animation’s winding road home. [by 2 Africa offers more eye-popping 26 A Revealing Anime Flashback. Kevin Geiger] Licensing visuals and dramatic situations—and Digital Meme’s four-disc DVD offers 50 Broad Comedy. Breakthrough 74 Objects of Our Affection. News from lemurs and penguins to boot. NOV•08 a wonderful look at the early years Animation and Canwest’s Producing the world of toys and merchandising. of animation in Japan. [by Charles Parker takes an animated look at the life MIPCOM Cover: Taffy Solomon] of a daytime chat show producer. [by VFX Entertainment brings the new 28 A Modern Fairy Tale. It took years of Ramin Zahed] 78 Wagging the Dogs, the Rat and the animated series Twisted Whiskers to development and tinkering, but Disney’s 54 Gentle Gems. Mig Said..., a poetic Iguana. When you create the effects 7 the French TV market. A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B A A Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page EF MaGS MAGAZINE B ANIMATION MAGAZINE am writing this month’s letter from the beautiful Canadian city of November 2008 IOttawa, where I had the great opportunity to attend the exciting Vol. 22, Issue 10, No. 189 Animation Festival and TV Conference. Never underestimate the [email protected] ability of these and other toon-themed events to recharge your batteries and fuel your enthusiasm for the limitless possibilities of our President Jean Thoren favorite art form and medium. Publisher Jodi Bluth First up, a big brava/shout-out to conference director Azarin Accounting Jan Bayouth Sohrabkhani, who put together a two-day program packed with Webmaster Eric Brandenberg informative seminars, panels and presentations. Having Nickelodeon Animation president Brown Johnson and Robot Chicken co-creators Seth Green and Matthew EDITORIAL [email protected]________________ EDITOR’S NOTE Senreich as keynote speakers was a huge coup. I still can’t believe they managed to ___________________ Editor-in-Chief Ramin Zahed deliver inspiring speeches at 8:30 in the morning each day! Web and Gaming Editor Ryan Ball Johnson kicked things off by talking Robot Chicken Contributing Editors Chris Grove, Ron Magid, about Nickelodeon’s early days and how the toon renaissance of the ’90s began Barbara Robertson with three smart shows—Doug, Rugrats Editorial Assistant Mercedes Milligan and Ren & Stimpy!—which all debuted Animation Art Advisor Ron Barbagallo on the same day in August of 1991. She Digital Reviews Editor Todd Sheridan Perry also reminisced about one of her favorite Contributors meetings in which Stephen Hillenburg Alex S. Dai, Mike Fisher, Jake Friedman, (wearing a Hawaiian shirt) showed up with Kevin Geiger, Jill Gilbert, Kevin Kiner, WWW.ANIMATIONMAGAZINE.NET an aquarium tank, played ukelele and Robby London, Charles Solomon, Ellen Wolff pitched this show about a porous sponge. “The consumer division wasn’t as thrilled about the concept of the show, but they’ve ADVERTISING SALES come around since then,” she joked. She also touched upon the great [email protected] responsibility to fuel the animation process and to give freedom to artistic Sheri Shelton minds to roam. “You need to feel creative to be creative,” she noted. Green and Senreich were equally appreciative of the support they PRODUCTION [email protected] get from the team at Cartoon Network’s [adult swim]. “We decided from Art and Production Director Susanne Rector day one never to work with people we don’t like,” said Green.