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Rough Draft Studios

American animation studio

Rough Draft Studios
Summary

American animation studio

FieldValue
nameRough Draft Studios, Inc.
logoRough_Draft_Studios_logo.png
typePrivate
industryHand-drawn animation
Television production
foundedin Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
founderGregg Vanzo
Nikki Vanzo
hq_location615 Allen Avenue
Glendale, California
91201, U.S.
key_people{{Unbulleted list
divisionsRough Draft Korea
Rough Draft Feature Animation
website

Television production Nikki Vanzo Glendale, California 91201, U.S. |Gregg Vanzo (President) |Scott Vanzo (CTO) |Claudia Katz (EVP) |Peter Avanzino (Director) |Dwayne Carey-Hill (Director) |Edmund Fong (Director) |Crystal Chesney-Thompson (Director) Rough Draft Feature Animation Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation studio based in Glendale, California, with a 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, MTV Animation, Film Roman, Disney Television Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

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 as a contractor for Spümcø, Nikki approached series creator John Kricfalusi, about taking the animation to South Korea, in order to avoid ballooning costs from working with Bob Jaques at Carbunkle Cartoons as well as low-quality work from Lacewood Productions. Nikki founded and runs Rough Draft Korea, which initially produced animation for Ren & Stimpy; they worked on a majority of the series' episodes after the first season.

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 further success. Peter Avanzino, who was acquainted with the studio during his career, joined in 1998 and stayed a director at the studio.

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, a few episodes of The Simpsons after the film 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

ShowYear(s)ClientNotes1990s2000s2010s2020s
The Maxx1995MTV Animation
Futurama1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–presentThe Curiosity Company20th Television Animation
Baby Blues2000Warner Bros. Animation5 episodes
Star Wars: Clone Wars2003–2005LucasfilmCartoon Network Studios
Drawn Together2004–2007Double-Hemm ProductionsComedy Partners
Korgoth of Barbaria2006Williams StreetTV pilot
Sit Down Shut Up!2009Adelaide Productions20th Century Fox Television
Good Vibes2011Rough House PicturesWarner Horizon TelevisionMTV Production Developmenturl=http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/studio_info.htmltitle=Studio Infopublisher=Rough Draft Studiosaccess-date=2015-12-07}}
Napoleon Dynamite2012Hess FilmsScully Productions20th Century Fox Television
Full EnglishTwo Brothers Pictures
Coffin Dodgers2013Williams StreetTV pilot
Clash-a-Rama2015–presentTolerable EntertainmentSupercellWeb series
Tarantula2017Rough House PicturesSolid Brass
Studio T
Disenchantment2018–2023The ULULU CompanyNetflix
Fired on Mars2023Pat & Mike Productions
NN Productions
TedTBDUniversal Content Productions
MRC
Fuzzy Door Productions

Films/specials

TitleYearClientNotes1990s2000s2010s2020s
The Thief and the Cobbler1992The Completion Bond Companyink-and-paint
RoboCop 31993Orion Pictures"Johnny Rehab" commercial animation
Whizzard of Ow2003Warner Bros. Animationtheatrical short
Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones2004theatrical short
produced in 2003
Futurama: Bender's Big Score2007The Curiosity Company
20th Century Fox Televisiondirect-to-video
Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs2008
Futurama: Bender's Game
The Pink Panther 22009Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Picturesopening title sequence only
Futurama: Into the Wild Green YonderThe Curiosity Company
20th Century Fox Televisiondirect-to-video
How Murray Saved Christmas2014Universal TelevisionTV special
King Star King!/!/!/2023Williams StreetTV special

Other

  • The Simpsons - "Deep, Deep Trouble" music video (overseas animation provided by Anivision)
  • MADtv - Spy vs. Spy shorts
  • 2003 Wendy's "Go Wild" and Sprint “Duck Naked” commercials 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

Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in Seoul, South Korea, has produced animation for the following series, features and specials:

TV series

ShowYear(s)ClientNotes1990s2000s2010s2020s
The Ren & Stimpy Show1992–1995SpümcøGames Animationurl=http://digilander.libero.it/dottor_vaffatitle=Megna Co-productions Database (over 1000 listed titles!!)publisher=Digilander.libero.itaccess-date=2015-12-07}}
The Simpsons1992–presentGracie FilmsFilm Roman (1992–2016)20th Television Animation (2016–present)season 4–present
Beavis and Butt-Head1993–1997;
2011MTV Animation
The Critic1994–1995Gracie FilmsFilm Romanlast1=Furnissfirst1=Maureentitle=Art in Motion: Animation Aestheticsdate=1999publisher=John Libbeylocation=Londonisbn=9781864620399edition=Reprinturl=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ4mrirF5nkC&dq=Art+in+motion:+animation+aesthetics&pg=PA66access-date=7 December 2015}}
The Brothers GruntA.k.a. Cartoon
Timon & Pumbaa1995Walt Disney Television Animation8 shorts
Eek! StravaganzaFilm RomanKlutter! segments only
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat1995–1996
The Nanny1995TriStar Television"Oy to the World"
Rocko's Modern Life1996Joe Murray ProductionsGames Animation"Fatal Contraption" and season 4 only
with Sunwoo Entertainment
Dexter's Laboratory1996–1999;
2001–2003Hanna-Barbera (1996–1998)Cartoon Network Studios (2001–2003)
Pinky and the Brain1996–1998Warner Bros. Animation
Jumanji1996Adelaide Productions6 episodes of season 1
What a Cartoon!1996–1997Cartoon Network Studios"Buy One, Get One Free*", "The Zoonatiks, in Home Sweet Home"
King of the Hill1997–2001Deedle-Dee ProductionsJudgemental Films3 Arts Entertainment20th Television Animation30 episodes
The Angry BeaversGunther-Wahl ProductionsNickelodeon Animation Studio
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1997HBO8 episodes of season 2
Johnny BravoHanna-BarberaSeason 1 alongside Sunwoo Entertainment
Cow and Chicken1997–1999
I Am Weasel1997–2000
Daria1998MTV AnimationSeason 2
CatDog1998–2001Peter Hannan ProductionsNickelodeon Animation Studiowith Saerom Animation
Oh Yeah! Cartoons1998–2001Frederator Studios
The Powerpuff Girls1998–2005Hanna-Barbera (1998–2001)Cartoon Network Studios (2002–2005)
Dilbert1999–2000Adelaide Productions11 episodes
SpongeBob SquarePants1999–presentUnited Plankton PicturesNickelodeon Animation Studio
ChalkZone1999–2000Frederator Studiosseason 1
Dragon Tales1999–2005Adelaide Productions
Family Guy2000–2001Fuzzy Door Productions20th Television Animationeight episodes of season 2 (production order)
The Cartoon Cartoon ShowCartoon Network Studios
Sammy2000Adelaide Productions
Jackie Chan Adventures2000–200213 episodes of seasons 1 and 2
Sheep in the Big CityCurious Pictures
The Oblongs2001Film Roman
Samurai Jack2001–2004;
2017Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1-4 and "XCVIII"
Grim & Evil2001–2004
Harold and the Purple CrayonAdelaide Productions
Kim Possible2002–2007Walt Disney Television Animation22 episodes
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law2002–2003Williams Streetepisodes 2-9
Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?Cartoon Network Studios
3-SouthHentemann FilmsWarner Bros. AnimationMTV Animation
Clone HighTouchstone TelevisionDoozerLord Miller ProductionsNelvana
My Life as a Teenage Robot2002–2006Frederator Studios
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Codename: Kids Next Door2002–2008Curious Pictures
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy2001–2006Cartoon Network Studiosseasons 1–5
Evil Con Carne2001–2004
Danny Phantom2004–2007Billionfold Inc.Nickelodeon Animation Studio
American Dad!2005Underdog ProductionsFuzzy Door Productions20th Television AnimationUnaired pilot episode only
The Life & Times of Juniper Lee2005–2007Cartoon Network Studios
CatscratchNickelodeon Animation Studio
Camp Lazlo2005–2008Cartoon Network Studios
Sunday Pants2005"Periwinkle Around the World"
The X's2005–2006Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Squirrel Boy2006–2007Cartoon Network Studios
Korgoth of Barbaria2006Williams StreetTV pilot
American Dragon: Jake Long2006–2007Walt Disney Television AnimationSeason 2
Class of 30002006–2008Cartoon Network Studios14 episodes
Random! Cartoons2006–2007Frederator StudiosNickelodeon Animation Studio
The Modifyers2007TV pilot
Tom and Jerry Tales2007–2008Warner Bros. Animation5 episodes of season 2
Phineas and Ferb2007–2012Disney Television AnimationSeasons 1-3
The Replacements2008–2009Season 2
The Mighty B!2008–2011Paper Kite ProductionsPolka Dot PicturesNickelodeon Animation Studio
The Cartoonstitute2009Cartoon Network Studios
Adventure Time2010–2018Frederator StudiosCartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Sym-Bionic Titan2010–2011Orphanage Animation Studios
The Looney Tunes Show2011–2013Warner Bros. Animation
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated2012"The Night the Clown Cried" and "The Night the Clown Cried II"
Gravity Falls2012–2016Disney Television Animation23 episodes
Ben 10: Omniverse2012–2014Cartoon Network Studios
Nickelodeon Animated Shorts Program2013–2018Nickelodeon Animation Studio"Bug Salad", "Ice Station Zedonk", "Magic Children Doing Things", "Someone Needs to Stop Aunt Phyllis", "Camp Weedonwantcha"
Uncle Grandpa2013–2017Cartoon Network Studios
Steven Universe2013–2019with Sunmin Image Pictures
Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015–2019Disney Television Animation"Blood Moon Ball", Season 2 until season 4
We Bare Bears2015–2019Cartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Wabbit2015–2016Warner Bros. AnimationSeason 1
Bug Salad2016Nickelodeon Animation Studioweb shorts
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer2017Disney Television Animation
Craig of the Creek2017–2025Cartoon Network Studios
Summer Camp Island2017–2023
Big City Greens2018–presentDisney Television Animationwith Sugarcube Animation
Amphibia2019–2022with Saerom Animation and Sunmin Image Pictures
Steven Universe Future2019–2020Cartoon Network Studioswith Sunmin Image Pictures
The Owl House2020–2023Disney Television Animationwith Sunmin Image Pictures and Sugarcube Animation
Chibi Tiny Tales2020–presentinterstitial series
Tig n' Seek2020–2022Cartoon Network Studios
Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years2021United Plankton PicturesNickelodeon Animation Studio"Kitchen Sponge", "Outhouse Outrage", "Help Not Wanted", and "Mermaid Men and Barnacle Boys" (2D sequences only)
The Patrick Star Show2021–present
We Baby Bears2022–presentCartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation
Chibiverse2022–presentDisney Television Animationwith Saerom Animation
Hailey's On It!2023–2024with Saerom Animation
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023Cartoon Network StudiosFrederator StudiosSeason 1; with Saerom Animation
Jessica's Big Little World2023–2024Cartoon Network Studioswith Saerom Animation

Films/specials

TitleYearClientNotes1990s2000s2010s2020s
FernGully: The Last Rainforest199220th Century Studios
Kroyer Films
P. J. SparklesMike Young Productionsopening titles
The Bears Who Saved Christmas1994Film Roman
Izzy's Quest for Olympic Gold1995
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America1996Paramount Pictures
MTV Films
Geffen Pictures
Judgemental Filmsoverseas animation, 3-D sequences
The Story of Santa ClausFilm Roman
A Day in the Life of Ranger Smith1999Spümcø
Boo Boo Runs WildUncredited
Dexter's Laboratory: Ego TripHanna-Barbera
The Flintstones: On the Rocks2001Cartoon Network Studios
The Powerpuff Girls Movie2002Warner Bros. Pictures
Cartoon Network Studios
Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days AdventureNickelodeon Animation Studioproduced in 2000
The Electric Piper2003
Polly Pocket: Lunar EclipseMike Young Productions
Stitch! The MovieDisney Television Animation
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie2004Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures
Inside the CIA200520th Century Studios
Underdog Productions
Fuzzy Door ProductionsShort
Kim Possible Movie: So the DramaDisney Television Animation
How to Eat Fried Worms2006New Line Cinema
Walden MediaAnimated sequences
The Simpsons Movie200720th Century Studios
20th Century Animation
Gracie Filmsalso co-produced overseas with AKOM
Phineas and Ferb's Musical Cliptastic Countdown2009Disney Television Animation
Phineas and Ferb: Summer Belongs To You!2010Disney Television Animation
Achmed Saves America2012Anchor Bay Entertainment
Hotel TransylvaniaColumbia Pictures
Sony Pictures AnimationEnd title sequence
Madea's Tough Love2015Lionsgate
Tyler Perry Studios
Bento Box Entertainment
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of WaterParamount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Nickelodeon Movies
United Plankton Pictures2D hand-drawn animated sequences only
Looney Tunes: Rabbits RunWarner Bros. Animation
Hotel Transylvania 2Columbia Pictures
Sony Pictures AnimationEnd title sequence
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018
Steven Universe: The Movie2019Cartoon Network Studios
We Bare Bears: The Movie2020Cartoon Network Studios

Notes

References

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