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PRODUCING ANIMATION
Producing Animation
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Catherine Winder, Catherine Winder is an animation executive, producer and consultant based in Los Angeles. She is presently developing and producing animated series, features and home video projects for several studios as well as consulting for the Walt Disney Television Animation home video division. Catherine was an executive at Fox on the CGI feature film Ice Age and at HBO where she set up and ran HBO animation, producing the critically acclaimed Spawn. She also produced Aeon Flux for MTV.
Zahra Dowlatabadi, Zahra Dowlatabadi is an animation producer and consultant based in Los Angeles. Her production credits include; Warner Bros.' Quest for Camelot, Universal's Land Before Time Sequels (II, III & IV) and 20th Century Fox's Once Upon a Forest. She received an Annie Award in 1996 for her work on Land Before Time IV.

Description
Drawing heavily from the authors' twenty years of combined experience, Producing Animation offers a clear overview of this exciting industry and a comprehensive guide to the process of developing a project from conception to final delivery. Written from the perspective of a producer, this book offers the foundation of how a project is created in addition to describing the role of the producer at each phase. Answers are provided to many of the most commonly asked questions about animation ranging from how to enter the business to the average cost and schedule for a prime-time animated series. Producing Animation has the first-of-its-kind comprehensive chart of accounts for animation, named the Animation Budget Builder, which can be individually tailored for each project. Visit www.MovieMagicProducer.com for more details. Students, aspiring producers, investors, television and studio executives, artists, film line producers wishing to branch into animation, and legal advisors will find this an invaluable tool. The chapters specifically geared to the pre-production, production and postproduction processes offer animation producers a wealth of practical advice. Numerous illustrations outline the different steps of production. Forms the authors have devised to help streamline the process are also included. Observations from a wide range of industry professionals such as; studio heads, creators, directors, producers, writers and members of the production crew, give the reader insight into what it takes to be successful in this business. The authors' personal anecdotes at key process checkpoints relay firsthand experience, illustrating some of the pitfalls a producer must learn to circumvent. Detailed information on preparing a thorough production plan including the budget, schedule, and crew plan can also be found in this book.

Audience
Animation line producers, investors, attorneys, tv and studio executives, film line producers wishing to branch into animation, students.

Contents
Introduction The Animation Producer Buying and Selling Projects The Core Team The Development Process The Production Plan The Production Team Pre-Production Production Post Production Tracking Production Appendix: Animation Resources

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 324 pages, publication date: MAY-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80412-5
ISBN-10: 0-240-80412-0
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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