Contents | Zoom In | Zoom Out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page THE BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY & ART OF ANIMATION October 2007 ™ Tak and the Power of Juju: Nick's CG Tribe Has Spoken º Fall TV Preview [adult swim]’s Lucy, Daughter of the Devil $5.95 U.S. $7.95 CAN Skunk Fu! debuts 10> on Kids’ WB! 0574470 82258 ww_____________________________________________________w.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 CONTENTS Volume 21, Issue 10, Number 177, October 2007 4 Frame-by-Frame October Animation Planner ... Books We Love .... Aaron Augenblick discusses his toon studio’s work on David Wain’s indie feature, The Ten. [by Ryan Ball] WW 8 Gaming ___________________ W 30 8 Channeling Chuck Jones. Looney Tunes fans get Daffy with Duck Amuck on DS. [by Ryan Ball] .ANIM A 10 Shorts TIONMAGAZINE.NE 10 So, What’s Next, Dude? A young London-based animator discusses the mysterious ways you can take control of your career. [by Ian W. Gouldstone] 12 Home Entertainment T 12 The Samurai Critic: Reviews of the latest anime titles on DVD. [by Charles Solomon] 14 Familiar Faces in New Situations. New animated TV shows and movies on DVD. 16 Television 16 One Helluva Gal! [adult swim] has a date with Lucy, Daughter of the Devil. [by Ryan Ball] 18 A Different Kettle of Fish. Sushi Pack promises to be one of 16 26 the most original new toons of the fall season. 20 Wild at Heart. National Geographic Kids, BBC and King Rollo Films offer a delightful new preschool show which combines 2D animation with live-action wildlife footage. 22 Fall TV Preview Section 26 Smells Like A Hit! Skunk Fu! kicks into action on Kids’ WB! this fall. 28 New Faces and Classic Icons. Kids’ WB!’s new fall lineup. 30 Time for Terrifi c Tribal Magic. Nick’s fi rst in-house CG toon, Tak and the Power of Juju, delivers awesome visuals and memorable characters. 32 MIPCOM Jr. Snapshots. Eight projects to look for at the Cannes market. 36 Meet the Buyers! Everything you need to know about MIPCOM Jr. TV execs. 39 The ABCs of Reading. A new PBS animated series has crafted a clever way of teaching preschoolers how to read. 40 Cartoon Forum Preview. What to expect at the event in Catalunya. 44 Heroes with Lasting SuperPowers. Our guest columnist looks back at the origins of the fi rst animated Fantastic Four show. [by Stuart Fischer] 45 Hungarian Rhapsody. What’s new at 20 Budapest’s Studio Baestarts. 46 New Media 46 Waiting for the Right Phone Plan! Animation industry insiders are wondering how much longer they have to wait for the toon revolution to take off on cell phones in the U.S. [by Chris Grove] 48 VFX 48 Alice in Zombie Land. How the crack team at Mr. X delivered digital zombies, killer crows and Milla Jovovich clones for Resident Evil: Extinction. [by Ron Magid] 52 Cause & Effects. Two new CG-animated ads put humans in impossible situations. [by Barbara Robertson] 54 Digital Magic. [by Chris Grove] 56 Tech Reviews. [by Todd Sheridan Perry] 58 Opportunities 58 London Calling Digital Disciples. The London Film Academy launches a state-of-the-art digital vfx program. [by Ellen Wolff] 60 3D Pete. Mysteries of the Jedi mind. [by Mike Fisher] On the Cover: Nickelodeon’s new CG-animated series Tak and the Power of the Juju’s got game. Also, [adult swim]’s Lucy, Daughter of the Devil and Kids’ WB!’s Skunk Fu! are part of our annual Fall TV Preview issue. MIPCOM Junior Cover: Captain Flamingo: © Breakthrough Animation, Heroic Film Company, Atomic Cartoons and PASI Animation. Produced in association with YTV Canada. Atomic Betty: © Breakthrough Animation, Atomic Cartoons and Teleimages Kids. Produced in association with Teletoon OCT•07 Canada, M6 and Teletoon France. Miss Bg: © Breakthrough Animation and Ellipsanime. Produced in association with TVOntario and France 5. Jimmy Two Shoes: © Breakthrough Animation. Produced in association with Teletoon Canada and Jetix Europe. Cartoon Forum Cover: Studio Baestarts’ new animated series, Huhu, brings its classic silent comedy sensibilities to Cartoon Forum. Corrections: In last month’s issue, an article stated that The Simpsons Movie was animated at Film Roman with overseas work from Rough Draft 1 Korea. The movie was actually split 50/50 split between Rough Draft Studios U.S. and Film Roman--with overseas work from Rough Draft Korea. Comic-Con issue: Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh are co-creators as well as co-executive producers of Disney Channel’s 48 Phineas and Ferb. 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 he summer of 2007 is over, folks! That means all the number crunchers October 2007 T in Hollywood are looking back at the ticket sales and celebrating the Vol. 21, Issue 10, No. 177 fact that a new record was set at the domestic (and possibly) global box [email protected]_______________ offi ce. As we went to press this month, we got word that despite all the early doom and gloom reports, audiences spent over $4.003 billion at the President Jean Thoren movies between May 1 and August 26. This beats last summer’s $3.633 Publisher Jodi Bluth billion (revenues are up 10.18% and attendance increased 5.35%) as well Accounting Jan Bayouth as the big record summer of 2004 which was $3.95 billion by Labor Day! Webmaster Eric Brandenberg Sure, these numbers defi nitely need a little footnote to remind everyone of ticket price infl ation—average ticket prices were $6.21 in 2004, compared to $6.85 in 2007. Nevertheless, in EDITORIAL [email protected]_______________ EDITOR’S NOTE the animation and vfx universe, folks should be ordering up the bubbly, as nine out of the top Editor-in-Chief Ramin Zahed 10 blockbusters of the season were either animated or heavily reliant on visual effects. Web and Gaming Editor Ryan Ball The amazing performance of DreamWorks’ Shrek the Third, Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille and Contributing Editors Chris Grove, Ron Magid, Fox’s The Simpsons Movie should give everyone renewed hope in the future of animated Barbara Robertson features. Homer and his spider pig also proved that you don’t have to rely on happy shiny Editorial Assistant Mercedes Milligan CG projects to win the hearts of audience all over the world. Some even argue that the Copy Editor Roberta Street heavyhitters in the vfx realm—Spider- TIONMAGAZINE.NET A Animation Art Advisor Ron Barbagallo Man 3, Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Transfomers and Harry Potter and Digital Reviews Editor Todd Sheridan Perry .ANIM Contributors Mike Fisher, Stuart Fischer, Ian W the Order of the Phoenix had more in common with cartoons than W. Gouldstone, Robby London, Thomas J. ___________________ WW actual live-action movies. McLean, Charles Solomon, Ellen Wolff ADVERTISING SALES Rank Title Studio U.S. * Intl. * [email protected]________________ 1. Spider-Man 3 [Sony] $336.5 $553.6 Sheri Shelton 2. Shrek the Third [DreamWorks/Paramount] $321 $417.8 [email protected] 3. Transformers [Disney] $308.8 $367.2 PRODUCTION ________________ Art and Production Director Susanne Rector 4. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 [Disney] $308.1 $649.7 5. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix $283.8 $612.2 CIRCULATION [email protected]_______________ [Warner Bros.] Circulation Director Jan Bayouth 6. Ratatouille [Disney] $199.3 $174.2 Circulation Administrator Alexis Beebe 7. The Bourne Ultimatum [Universal] $187.4 $52.6 TO ADVERTISE: 8. The Simpsons Movie [Fox] $174.2 $270.2 Phone: 818-991-2884 Fax: 818-991-3773 9. Knocked Up [Universal] $147.8 $25.5 Email: [email protected]______________ Website: www.animationmagazine.net 10. 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