Rough Draft Korea
Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation production studio based in Glendale, California, with a second studio in Glendale and its sister studio Rough Draft Korea located in Seoul, South Korea. The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles by Gregg Vanzo in 1991.
Rough Draft Studios and its divisions have produced specials, commercials and direct-to-video work for companies such as Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Television Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studio, MTV Animation, Film Roman, and Disney Television Animation.
Founding[]
Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California garage by Gregg and Nikki Vanzo. While working on The Ren & Stimpy Show, Nikki approached John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren & Stimpy Show, about taking the animation to Korea. Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea.
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 had produced animation for its first feature film, FernGully: The Last Rainforest. In the same year, the studio 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 produced outside of South Korea The Maxx in 1995, which was nominated for an Annie Award. 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". It was also in 1995 that Rough Draft Studios moved to Glendale, California, where they enjoyed their total success. Rough Draft would then later produce animation for shows like Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite, Sit Down, Shut Up, Drawn Together, Baby Blues, and Disenchantment, while its sister studio in South Korea would also produce animation for shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Amphibia, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Phineas and Ferb, Rocko's Modern Life, The Angry Beavers, Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Family Guy, The Critic, Dilbert, Adventure Time, Sheep in the Big City, Dragon Tales, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, The Owl House, and King of the Hill. Rough Draft and its divisions would also contribute to feature films based on the shows they worked on such as Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, The Powerpuff Girls Movie, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The Simpsons Movie, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water.
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 Matt Groening's projects like Futurama, The Simpsons Movie and Disenchantment.
Filmography[]
Rough Draft Studios[]
Most projects produced by Rough Draft Studios, Inc. in Glendale, California are also animated overseas by Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. in Seoul, South Korea.
TV series[]
Show | Year(s) | Client | Notes |
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1990s | |||
The Maxx | 1995 | MTV Animation | |
Futurama | 1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–present[1] | The Curiosity Company 20th Television Animation[lower-alpha 1] |
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2000s | |||
Baby Blues | 2000 | Warner Bros. Animation | 5 episodes |
Star Wars: Clone Wars | 2003–2005 | Lucasfilm Cartoon Network Studios |
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Drawn Together | 2004–2007 | Double-Hemm Productions Comedy Partners |
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Korgoth of Barbaria | 2006 | Williams Street | TV pilot |
Sit Down Shut Up! | 2009 | Adelaide Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
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2010s | |||
Good Vibes | 2011 | Rough House Pictures Warner Horizon Television MTV Production Development |
"Pilot"[2] |
Napoleon Dynamite | 2012 | Hess Films Scully Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
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Full English | Two Brothers Pictures | ||
Coffin Dodgers | 2013 | Williams Street | TV pilot |
Clash-a-Rama | 2014–2018 | Tolerable Entertainment Supercell |
Web series |
Tarantula | 2017 | Rough House Pictures Solid Brass Studio T |
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Disenchantment | 2018–2023 | The ULULU Company Netflix |
[3] |
2020s | |||
Fired on Mars | 2023–present | Pat & Mike Productions NN Productions |
[4] |
Films/specials[]
Title | Year | Client | Notes |
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1990s | |||
The Thief and the Cobbler | 1992 | The Completion Bond Company | ink-and-paint |
RoboCop 3 | 1993 | Orion Pictures | "Johnny Rehab" commercial animation |
2000s | |||
The Whizzard of Ow | 2003 | Warner Bros. Animation | theatrical short |
Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones | 2004 | theatrical short produced in 2003 | |
Futurama: Bender's Big Score | 2007 | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Television[lower-alpha 1] |
direct-to-video |
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | 2008 | ||
Futurama: Bender's Game | |||
The Pink Panther 2 | 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures |
opening title sequence only |
Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Television[lower-alpha 1] |
direct-to-video | |
2010s | |||
How Murray Saved Christmas | 2014 | Universal Television | TV special |
2020s | |||
King Star King!/!/!/[5] | 2023 | Williams Street | TV special |
Other[]
- The Simpsons - "Deep, Deep Trouble" music video (overseas animation provided by Anivision)
- MADtv - Spy vs. Spy shorts (produced for Klasky Csupo)
- 2003 Wendy's "Go Wild" commercial starring the Looney Tunes characters, promoting Looney Tunes: Back in Action
- 59th Primetime Emmy Awards - Brian and Stewie Griffin opening number
- Gravity Falls - "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" (ShackTron CG animation)
- Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
- DuckTales - "Moonvasion!" (additional animation)
Rough Draft Korea[]
Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in Seoul, South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:
TV series[]
Show | Year(s) | Client | Notes | |
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1990s | ||||
The Ren & Stimpy Show | 1992–1995 | Spümcø Games Animation |
[6] | |
The Simpsons | 1992–present | Gracie Films Film Roman (1992-2016) 20th Television Animation (2016-present) |
season 4–present[7] | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993–1997; 2011 |
MTV Animation | ||
The Critic | 1994–1995 | Gracie Films Film Roman |
[8] | |
The Brothers Grunt | A.k.a. Cartoon | |||
Timon & Pumbaa | 1995 | Walt Disney Television Animation | 8 shorts | |
Eek! Stravaganza | Film Roman | Klutter! segments only | ||
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | 1995–1996 | |||
The Nanny | 1995 | TriStar Television | "Oy to the World" | |
Rocko's Modern Life | 1996 | Joe Murray Productions Games Animation |
"Fatal Contraption" and season 4 only with Sunwoo Entertainment | |
Dexter's Laboratory | 1996–1999; 2001–2003 |
Hanna-Barbera (1996-1998) Cartoon Network Studios (2001-2003) |
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Pinky and the Brain | 1996–1998 | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
Jumanji | 1996 | Adelaide Productions | 6 episodes of season 1 | |
What a Cartoon! | 1996–1997 | Cartoon Network Studios | "Buy One, Get One Free*", "The Zoonatiks, in Home Sweet Home" | |
King of the Hill | 1997–2001 | Deedle-Dee Productions Judgemental Films 3 Arts Entertainment 20th Television Animation |
30 episodes | |
The Angry Beavers | Gunther-Wahl Productions Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1997 | HBO | 8 episodes of season 2 | |
Johnny Bravo | Hanna-Barbera | Season 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment | ||
Cow and Chicken | 1997–1999 | |||
I Am Weasel | 1997–2000 | |||
Daria | 1998 | MTV Animation | Season 2 | |
CatDog | 1998–2001 | Peter Hannan Productions | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | with Saerom Animation |
Oh Yeah! Cartoons | 1998–2001 | Frederator Studios | ||
The Powerpuff Girls | 1998–2005 | Hanna-Barbera (1998-2001) Cartoon Network Studios (2002-2005) |
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Dilbert | 1999–2000 | Adelaide Productions | 11 episodes | |
SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999–present | United Plankton Pictures | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
ChalkZone | 1999–2000 | Frederator Studios | season 1 | |
Dragon Tales | 1999–2005 | Adelaide Productions | ||
2000s | ||||
Family Guy | 2000–2001 | Fuzzy Door Productions 20th Television Animation |
eight episodes of season 2 (production order) | |
The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Cartoon Network Studios | |||
Sammy | 2000 | Adelaide Productions | ||
Jackie Chan Adventures | 2000–2002 | 13 episodes of seasons 1 and 2 | ||
Sheep in the Big City | Curious Pictures | |||
The Oblongs | 2001 | Film Roman | ||
Samurai Jack | 2001–2004; 2017 |
Cartoon Network Studios | seasons 1-4 and "XCVIII" | |
Grim & Evil | 2001–2004 | |||
Harold and the Purple Crayon | Adelaide Productions | |||
Kim Possible | 2002–2007 | Walt Disney Television Animation | 22 episodes | |
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | 2002–2003 | Williams Street | episodes 2-9 | |
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Cartoon Network Studios | |||
3-South | Hentemann Films Warner Bros. Animation |
MTV Animation | ||
Clone High | Touchstone Television Doozer Lord Miller Productions Nelvana |
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My Life as a Teenage Robot | 2002–2006 | Frederator Studios | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
Codename: Kids Next Door | 2002–2008 | Curious Pictures | ||
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | 2001–2005 | Cartoon Network Studios | seasons 1-5 | |
Evil Con Carne | 2001–2004 | |||
Danny Phantom | 2004–2007 | Billionfold Inc. | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
American Dad! | 2005 | Underdog Productions Fuzzy Door Productions 20th Television Animation |
Unaired pilot episode only | |
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee | 2005–2007 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Catscratch | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |||
Camp Lazlo | 2005–2008 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Sunday Pants | 2005 | "Periwinkle Around the World" | ||
The X's | 2005–2006 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | ||
Squirrel Boy | 2006–2007 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Korgoth of Barbaria | 2006 | Williams Street | TV pilot | |
American Dragon: Jake Long | 2006–2007 | Walt Disney Television Animation | Season 2 | |
Class of 3000 | 2006–2008 | Cartoon Network Studios | 14 episodes | |
Random! Cartoons | 2006–2007 | Frederator Studios | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
The Modifyers | 2007 | TV pilot | ||
Tom and Jerry Tales | 2007–2008 | Warner Bros. Animation | 5 episodes of season 2 | |
Phineas and Ferb | 2007–2012 | Disney Television Animation | Seasons 1-3 | |
The Replacements | 2008–2009 | Season 2 | ||
The Mighty B! | 2008–2011 | Paper Kite Productions Polka Dot Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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The Cartoonstitute | 2009 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
2010s | ||||
Adventure Time | 2010–2018 | Frederator Studios | Cartoon Network Studios | with Saerom Animation |
Sym-Bionic Titan | 2010–2011 | Orphanage Animation Studios | ||
The Looney Tunes Show | 2011–2013 | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | 2012 | "The Night the Clown Cried" and "The Night the Clown Cried II" | ||
Gravity Falls | 2012–2016 | Disney Television Animation | 23 episodes | |
Ben 10: Omniverse | 2012–2014 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program | 2013–2018 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | "Bug Salad", "Ice Station Zedonk", "Magic Children Doing Things", "Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis", "Camp Weedonwantcha" | |
Uncle Grandpa | 2013–2017 | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Steven Universe | 2013–2019 | with Sunmin Image Pictures | ||
Star vs. the Forces of Evil | 2015–2019 | Disney Television Animation | "Blood Moon Ball", Season 2 until season 4 | |
We Bare Bears | 2015–2019 | Cartoon Network Studios | with Saerom Animation | |
Wabbit | 2015–2016 | Warner Bros. Animation | Season 1 | |
Bug Salad | 2016 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | web shorts | |
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | 2017 | Disney Television Animation | ||
Craig of the Creek | 2017–present | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Summer Camp Island | ||||
Big City Greens | 2018–present | Disney Television Animation | with Sugarcube Animation | |
Amphibia | 2019–2022 | with Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures | ||
Steven Universe Future | 2019–2020 | Cartoon Network Studios | with Sunmin Image Pictures | |
2020s | ||||
The Owl House | 2020–2023 | Disney Television Animation | with Sunmin Image Pictures and Sugarcube Animation | |
Tig N' Seek | 2020–present | Cartoon Network Studios | ||
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years | 2021 | United Plankton Pictures Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
"Kitchen Sponge", "Outhouse Outrage" and "Help Not Wanted" (2D sequences only) | |
The Patrick Star Show | 2021–present | |||
We Baby Bears | 2022–present | Cartoon Network Studios | with Saerom Animation | |
Hailey's On It! | 2023–present | Disney Television Animation | with Saerom Animation |
Films/specials[]
Title | Year | Client | Notes |
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1990s | |||
FernGully: The Last Rainforest | 1992 | 20th Century Studios Kroyer Films |
|
P. J. Sparkles | Mike Young Productions | opening titles | |
The Bears Who Saved Christmas | 1994 | Film Roman | |
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold | 1995 | ||
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America | 1996 | Paramount Pictures MTV Films Geffen Pictures Judgemental Films |
overseas animation, 3-D sequences |
The Story of Santa Claus | Film Roman | ||
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith | 1999 | Spümcø | |
Boo Boo Runs Wild | Uncredited | ||
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip | Hanna-Barbera | ||
2000s | |||
The Flintstones: On the Rocks | 2001 | Cartoon Network Studios | |
The Powerpuff Girls Movie | 2002 | Warner Bros. Pictures Cartoon Network Studios |
|
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | produced in 2000 | |
The Electric Piper | 2003 | ||
Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse | Mike Young Productions | ||
Stitch! The Movie | Disney Television Animation | ||
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | 2004 | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures |
|
Inside the CIA | 2005 | 20th Century Studios Underdog Productions Fuzzy Door Productions |
Short |
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Disney Television Animation | ||
How to Eat Fried Worms | New Line Cinema Walden Media |
Animated sequences | |
The Simpsons Movie | 2007 | 20th Century Studios 20th Century Animation Gracie Films |
also co-produced overseas with AKOM |
Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown | 2009 | Disney Television Animation | |
2010s | |||
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You! | 2010 | Disney Television Animation | |
Achmed Saves America | 2012 | Anchor Bay Entertainment | |
Hotel Transylvania | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
End title sequence | |
Madea's Tough Love | 2015 | Lionsgate Tyler Perry Studios Bento Box Entertainment |
|
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Paramount Pictures Paramount Animation Nickelodeon Movies United Plankton Pictures |
2D hand-drawn animated sequences only[9] | |
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Warner Bros. Animation | ||
Hotel Transylvania 2 | Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Animation |
End title sequence | |
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation | 2018 | ||
Steven Universe: The Movie | 2019 | Cartoon Network Studios | |
2020s | |||
We Bare Bears: The Movie | 2020 | Cartoon Network Studios |
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Milligan, Mercedes (February 9, 2022). "Futurama Has a Bright Future with New Episodes on Hulu". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ↑ Studio Info. Rough Draft Studios.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ramos, Dino-Ray (2018-05-23). "Netflix Sets 'Disenchantment' Premiere Date, Unveils First Look At Matt Groening Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ↑ Studio Info - Rough Draft Studios.
- ↑ Adult Swim's Space-Age Heroes Return in 'King Star King!/!/!' & 'Ballmastrz: Rubicon' (29 November 2022).
- ↑ Megna Co-productions Database (over 1000 listed titles!!). Digilander.libero.it.
- ↑ Template:Cite video
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Furniss, Maureen (1999). Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics (Reprint ed.). London: John Libbey. ISBN 9781864620399. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.@VincentWaller72 (29 January 2014). "@Alphacino1018 It will be animated by..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[]
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Industry associations | The Animation Guild, I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 • ASIFA-Hollywood | |
Awards | Academy Awards • Annie Awards • Daytime Emmy Award • Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards • Primetime Emmy Award | |
History | Silent era • Golden age (World War II) • Television era • Modern era | |
Genres | Animated Infomercial • Animated sitcom • Buddy film • Comedy-drama • Superhero fiction • Western | |
Related topics | American comics (History of American comics • Tijuana bible) • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces • Flash animation | |
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