Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies - Softcover

Allan Neuwirth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1581152698 ISBN 13: 9781581152692

Publisher: Allworth Press, 2003

Synopsis

From the first drawing board sketch to wriggling TV character, Makin’ Toons illustrates the thrills and challenges of making animated cartoon movies as told by the industry’s most successful creators. Cartoon lovers everywhere will be treated to 47 personal interviews with animation artists and industry leaders ranging from Shrek director Andrew Adamson to Rugrats producer Gabor Csupo. These and dozens of other fascinating firsthand accounts chronicle the behind-the-scene antics and commercial dynamics behind such blockbusters as The Simpsons, South Park, Beauty and the Beast, and Dragon Tales, to name just a few. Author Allan Neuwirth an accomplished animation artist and writer himself spices the book with insightful comments, hilarious anecdotes, and a true toon artist’s” sense of humor. He also includes 75 never-before-published concept drawings, character designs, storyboards, and much more.

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About this title

From the Inside Flap:

"MAKIN’ TOONS by Allan Neuwirth is an extremely readable survey of the animation scene, with chapters on the creation of just about every recent animated phenomenon you can think of from TV and the movies, including salutes to producers, composers, and voice talents."---CREATIVITY

"Allan Neuwirth’s comprehensive, fun-to-read look at the ins and outs of today’s animation scene is a must for anyone interested in this fascinating, fast-evolving business and art form. From Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid and Toy Story, to The Simpsons, Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants, Neuwirth’s book offers a rare insider's look at the talented people and projects that have shaped the toon landscape over the past two decades. The book features informative interviews with the creators, screenwriters, story artists, painters, directors, producers, voice-over artists and musicians behind some of the most memorable animated films and TV projects of recent years. In addition to being a great resource, it’s a blast to read for anyone who has ever enjoyed an animated show or movie (and that is almost everybody!)." —ANIMATION MAGAZINE

"A perceptive and entertaining work"—ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE

"Cartoons have been experiencing a reinvigorating in America for the past 15 years. The Simpsons, South Park, Ice Age, Ren & Stimpy, Finding Nemo, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Batman: The Animated Series, to list a few. Yet MAKIN’ TOONS is the first real successor in interest to Leonard Maltin’s great study of the first 75 years of American animated cartoons, Of Mice and Magic (1987). [. . .] This is the sort of book which, if you love cartoons, you should definitely not pick up and look at in the store unless you are prepared to buy it. Because you will want to."—Ben Varkentine

About the Author:

Allan Neuwirth is a prolific writer, producer, director, and creator of animated TV shows and commercials. His work for Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Fox Family has earned him numerous awards and the respect of leading animation artists and industry icons. The owner of Neuwirth Design, he lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allworth Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1581152698
• ISBN 13: 9781581152692
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288