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Sunday
- September 2, 2001
- Makeup FX Guru John Chambers Passes
Away
- New dFX Newsletter Tommorow
- Cartoon Network Pleased with Summer
Ratings
- News Link of the Day -
Nickelodeon Writers Demand Union Representation
Makeup FX Guru
John Chambers Passes Away
(by digitalmediafx.com) One of Hollywood's great makeup FX artists has
passed away. John Chambers, who did work for the original Planet of the
Apes, Spock on the Star Trek series, and numerous TV shows like The Munsters,
The Outer Limits, and Mission Impossible, died at the age of 78 due to
"diabetes complications." His death occurred on August 25.
Prior to the 1980's
(when a makeup category was introduced at the Academy Awards) only two
makeup artists had ever been given honorary awards for their work. Chambers
was one of them. Chambers is also credited with mastering the ability
to make any actor bald using techniques decades ago that remain a standard
today.
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New dFX Newsletter
Tomorrow
(by digitalmediafx.com) A new edition of the dFX
Animation and Visual Effects newsletter will be delivered via
email to those who are subscribed. Each free issue of the newsletter contains
news stories and features not found in regular Digital Media FX updates.
Get a sneak peek at another feature by Noell Evans along with the latest
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Media FX is updated 365 days a year. As such, there will be a news update
tomorrow (Labor Day) in addition to a new edition of the newsletter.
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Cartoon Network
Pleased with Summer Ratings
(by digitalmediafx.com) The Cartoon Network is pleased with its summer
ratings, claiming that it earned a 1.3 total day household rating, tying
for second place (with Lifetime) among ad-supported cable networks. Here
were some of the summer rating blockbusters for the Cartoon Network:
On July 31, Dexter's
Laboratory (9 p.m.) scored the highest household rating (2.9) and delivery
(2,166,000 homes) of any Cartoon Network telecast to date in 2001.
On Aug. 21, The Powerpuff
Girls (9:30 p.m.) earned its highest household rating (2.6) and delivery
(1,973,000 homes) ever.
Courage the Cowardly
Dog dug up its best-ever ratings and delivery on June 22 at 10 p.m. with
tweens 9-14 (4.8, 820,000), kids 6-11 (7.0, 1,168,000) and kids 2-11 (7.0,
1,890,000).
Johnny Bravo boasted
its highest household rating (2.6) and delivery ever (1,953,000), plus
his best demographic ratings and delivery — tweens 9-14 (5.1, 882,000)
and kids 6-11 (7.4, 1,266,000) — for the July 31 telecast at 9:30
p.m.
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News Link of the
Day - Nickelodeon Writers Demand Union Representation
According to Entertainment News Daily:
"As the smiling
faces from Nickelodeon's popular animated series peered down from their
rooftop perch, angry unionists picketed outside the animation studio's
headquarters Thursday.
The protest, organized
by the Writers Guild of America west, drew an estimated 150 participants,
who demanded that Nickelodeon allow its writers to organize under WGAw
leadership..."
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