Notes on Contemporary Animators/Animations

Hanna Barbera

Hanna Barbera productions were founded in 1957 by William Hannah and Joseph Barbera.The first of the studios successful cartoons was Huckleberry Hound show in 1958 which later got sponsored of Kellog's. The studios became vastly popular and went on to create some extremely famous cartoons such as:The smurfs, Scooby-Doo,The Flintstones and Yogi Bear.The style of cartoon used has influenced other cartoons for example Family guy and The Simpsons. When Turner broadcasting system bought the company both William Hanna and Joseph Barbera served as mentors and looked over the creative input.

Warner Brothers

The Warner Brothers founders consist of brothers Albert,Harry,Sam and Jack Warner.The Warner Brothers studios was the first major film studio in the world.The use of Cel animation is present in the majority of their creations.The company mainly focusing on commercial animations.

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki is a Film director,Animator and Manga artist.He belived that 'Traditional is better' hense why he hand draws his animations.His main insperation was the tale of the white serpant (1958).Hayao Miyazaki worked at Tooi animations in 1963 and created a legacy of iconic films since such as : My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited away.

  

Matt Groening

Matt Groening is a screenwriter,animator,author,producer and voice actor.He moved to LA in 1977 to pursue a job in writing.After a while he got a job at the Los Angeles Reader delivering newspapers,he showed his cartoons to the editor who liked them so much he gave him a spot in the newspaper.Since then Matt Groening has gone on to create some highly successful cartoons such as The Simpsons,Futurerama and Olive,The other reindeer.

  

Trey Parker/Matt Stone

Trey Parker and Matt Stone (Actors,Animators and Screen Writers) are most famous for their controversial creation of South Park South Park is the Third longest running animated series behind The Simpsons and Arthur. The work of Trey Parker and Matt Stone was heavily influenced by The Monty Python.

Monty Python

The Monty Python consists of Graham Chapmen,Eric Idle, John Cleese,Micheal Palin and Terry Jones.They are part of a Low budget comedy group that first aired on the BBC in 1969. Forty Five episodes were aired over four series.The series provoked them making television series,stage shows,films,albums and books.The groups influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles influence on music.

Yellow Submarine

The Yellow Submarine animation was created by Bob Balser and Jack Stokes with the idea that it would increase the popularity of the Beatles.The inspiration of the Yellow Submarine was Strawberry fields forever.The animation has a major psychedelic vibe to it to connote the Beatles music at the time. 

A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly was directed by Richard Linklater in 2006. The film is an animated science fiction thriller. It was created by filming digitally then animated over by using a Rotoscope.The use of the Rotoscope creates a very distinctive style to the film which sets it apart from other animated films.It took 500 hours to produce just 1 minute of animation.The film stars Keanu Reeves,Robert Downey JR,Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder.

Gorillaz 

The Gorilliaz are an English band that first formed in 1998.The band consists of Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.The band has 4 animated persona's.To create the characters Cell shading animation is used and high frame rate to make sure the animation is smooth and clear to give it a more realistic style. The Gorillaz were the first band to create an animated music video and influenced other bands such as the Arctic Monkeys and The young Folks.