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Rough Draft Studios, Inc.
Company typeprivate
IndustryFilm and television animation
FoundedVan Nuys, Los Angeles, California, 1991
FounderGregg Vanzo
HeadquartersGlendale, California, United States
Seoul, South Korea
Key people
Gregg Vanzo, Nikki Vanzo, Claudia Katz, Rich Moore
Websitewww.roughdraftstudios.com

Rough Draft Studios, Inc. (RDS) is an animation studio based in Glendale, California, United States with its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea. RDS was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California by Gregg Vanzo. The studio has provided animation for television shows such as The Ren & Stimpy Show, The Maxx, The Simpsons, Futurama, American Dad!, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, and The Powerpuff Girls.

Founding

Rough Draft Studios was originally founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg Vanzo and his wife Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki Vanzo approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea.[1] In Korea, Nikki Vanzo founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.[1]

Growth in business

After working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, many other shows requested the assistance of Rough Draft Korea in animation and ink & paint. In 1992, Rough Draft Studios began producing animation for The Simpsons and then for Beavis and Butt-Head in 1993. Also in 1993, Gregg's brother Scott Vanzo was brought on board. Rough Draft Korea quickly built a strong portfolio in the animation business with shows like their first series The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award.[2] Claudia Katz, who had joined Rough Draft Studios in 1994 to produce The Maxx, and Rich Moore, joining in 1995 after having worked with Gregg on The Simpsons, completed the core of a Rough Draft Studios which would help "drive the cartoon boom of the late ‘90s".[3] It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California.

Technology

Rough Draft Studios is known for its blending of 2-D with computer animation, or non-photorealistic rendering which it first used on The Maxx and further utilized with Futurama and The Simpsons Movie.

Filmography

Feature films

TV series

Ink and paint

RDS' overseas Korean studio has produced ink & paint and animation for the following series, features and specials:

References

  1. ^ a b Loos, Ted (November 10, 2002). "Commuting the Pacific, Unseating 'The Simpsons'". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-07-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Legacy: 23rd Annual Annie Award Nominees and Winners (1995)". International Animated Film Society. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  3. ^ Driver, Dustin. "Rough Draft Studios: Drawing Inspiration". Apple. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Furniss, Maureen. Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. Indiana University Press. 66.
  5. ^ "Production Credits," Turner Pressroom
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