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Digital
Media FX News Archives
Friday
- April 27, 2001
- Production Begins on New
HBO Animated Series
- The Battle Over
"R" Rated Marketing
- DreamWorks Bypasses Release
of Shrek Score
- News Link of the Day
- Ink and Computer Animation in ‘Toons
Production
Begins on New HBO Animated Series
(by digitalmediafx.com) Production has started on a new HBO
animated series titled "Harold and the Purple Crayon."
The series, produced by Sony Family Entertainment will debut in
December 2001 on the HBO Family channel. Actress Sharon Stone
will narrate the series. The music will be composed by Van Dyke
Parks.
The animated
series will focus on character named Harold, a four-year old boy
who invents imaginative and magical worlds with a purple crayon
and his wits. The voice of Stone is meant to represent a warm,
maternal adult presence who looks down on Harold and watches over
him. Viewers will be dependent on the actions, narration, and
music to gain insight into Harold, who rarely speaks.
"'Harold
and the Purple Crayon' is a timeless story that we are excited
to bring to life for HBO Family," said Bob Higgins, Senior
Vice President of Creative Affairs of Sony Pictures Family Entertainment.
"This classic property will charm TV viewers for generations
to come."
Sony Pictures
Family Entertainment Group produces traditional cel animation,
CGI and live-action properties for television around the world.
The division is currently producing "Jackie Chan Adventures,"
"Max Steel," and "Men in Black: The Series."
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The Battle
Over "R" Rated Marketing
(by digitalmediafx.com) The Hollywood
movie industry is crying fowl over a new senate proposal that
will ban the movie industry from showing R rated movie previews
before G rated films, which mostly comprise of animated movies.
The bill is sponsored by Democratic senators Joseph Lieberman,
Herb Kohl, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. It is expected to receive
near unanimous approval.
The move is
a surprise because of Hollywood's constant love affair with the
Democratic party. Democrats like Julia Roberts, Rosie O'Donnell,
Martin Sheen, and Ben Affleck are constantly hounding anyone who
is a Republican for their conservative beliefs. Now Hollywood
is getting a taste of joint conservatism from Democrats and Republicans
in the name of protecting children from violent content.
Hollywood
is fighting it.
Yesterday
afternoon Jack Valenti, president of the Motion Picture Association
of America, held a media conference where he complained that if
the proposal passes it could kill efforts for Hollywood to censor
itself in such efforts.
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DreamWorks
Bypasses Release of Shrek Score
(by digitalmediafx.com) DreamWorks, which has in the past
paid delicate attention to its animated film soundtracks, is giving
the listener "less" with Shrek. DreamWorks announced
that its soundtrack for Shrek will contain several songs
from groups like The Baha Men and Smash Mouth, but it will only
contain one "medley of score excerpts" for fans of background
scores. DreamWorks has given no public indications that it plans
to release a full background score for Shrek. The Shrek
soundtrack, minus the background scores, will come out on May
15.
In other soundtrack
news, Buena Vista will be releasing the full background score
for its guaranteed blockbuster Pearl Harbor. Click
here for an MP3 excerpt.
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News Link
of the Day - Ink and Computer Animation in ‘Toons
According to MSNBC:
"This
summer’s cartoon fare offers a nice mix of original story
lines and a cutting-edge blend of live-action with computer-generated
images and traditional pen-and-ink animation..."
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here for the full story.
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