Animation World News - Commercials
Colossal's Frankenguy & the Professor
for The Disney Channel.
© Colossal Pictures.
Spotlight
San Francisco-based (Colossal) Pictures created a series of eight
one-minute interstitial cartoons called Frankenguy and the Professor,
for the Disney Channel. Aimed at young kids, the shorts depict simple letters,
symbols and shapes. Directed by George Evelyn, they combine live-action
with 2-D animation created on a Macintosh, in Colossal's trademark "Blendo"
style. The spots will air between Disney Channel programs starting in mid-November.
. . . .Stockholm, Sweden-based F. Animation created animated open
and close sequences for Cartoon Network, illustrating the network's new
catch-phrase, "the Cartoon Network thing to do." Directed by
Jonas Odell, the spots utilize a dimensional cut-out technique that can
best be described as `2 and 1/2 D' . . . . Curious Pictures' New
York studio used stop-motion animation to create the illusion of time-lapse
for a spot called Choosing Sides, advertising Reckitt & Colmans'
cleaning product, Love My Carpet. Director Steve Oakes used half-scale
models with internal armatures to bring two vacuum cleaners and a roomful
of furniture to life . . . . AMPnyc Animation (pronounced "amp
N.Y.C.") created a 2-D animated commercial for Primestar Satellite
Television, promoting the broadcast service's new "Kids Remote Controls"
product. The spot began airing November 3. AMPnyc is now starting production
on its fourth Science Fact! spot for MTV's Cartoon Sushi
special series . . . Boston-based Viewpoint Studios created a series
of segment title animations for ESPN's SportsCenter show. The eight
spots combine 3D computer animation with live-action . . . Loconte Goldman
Design created a design and animation package for PBS' news/documentary
series, Frontline. Directed by Daniel Paterna, the spots feature
animated text, logos and graphic elements. Loconte Goldman also created
a program titles package for Unapix Entertainment's live-action series
E.S.P.U., which will air on Discovery Network's Animal Planet cable
channel. . . . .
Filmtekarna's campaign for
Cartoon Network.
© Cartoon Network. 
Telezign created a series of eight station ids combining live-action with animated graphics and text, for the cable network HBO. . . . Curious Pictures' San Francisco studio created a 30-second commercial called Theories for Valley Health Care System, through Katsin/Loeb Advertising. The spot, directed by Denis Morella, uses cut-out and cel animation to depict scenes from Bay area cities serviced by the local health care provider . . . . Curious Pictures' New York studio created open and close animation for two live-action 30-second spots produced by N Ur Eye Films. Titled Mall Madness and Dream Phone, the spots advertise Milton Bradley games for girls. . . . Atlantic Motion Pictures created animation for a series of programming preview bumpers for The Movie Channel. Produced with Pomposello Productions, the spots feature computer animated 3-D balls emblazoned with The Movie Channel logo . . . . .
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