Yowza! Animation
Canadian animation studio
The Yowza! Animation (studio). | |
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Animation Entertainment |
Founded | 1996; 28 years ago (1996) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Founder | Claude Chiasson |
Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
Products | Traditional animation, Harmony and CGI animation |
Website | yowzaanimation |
Yowza! Animation (formerly Yowza Digital) is a 2D, 3D and Hybrid 2D/3D [1] animation studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded by Claude Chiasson in June 1996. They specialize in providing additional animation and/or clean-up and ink-and-paint for various shorts and feature films. The studio also utilizes animation using Toon Boom Harmony.
On July 4, 2016, Heather Walker bought Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.[2]
Work
Title | Year(s) | Client | Notes |
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101 Dalmatians | 1996 | Walt Disney Pictures | clean-up |
Mr. Magoo | 1997 | Walt Disney Pictures | animated sequences |
The Drew Carey Show | 1998 | Warner Bros. Television | "My Best Friend's Wedding" (Daffy Duck opening) |
Quest for Camelot | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | additional production services | |
1001 Nights: An Animation Symphony | Hyperion Animation | animation and clean-up | |
Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! | 1999 | Hahn Film | additional animation |
Bartok the Magnificent | Fox Animation Studios | subcontractor | |
Titan A.E. | 2000 | Fox Animation Studios | [3] |
Osmosis Jones | 2001 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | [3] |
Scooby-Doo | 2002 | Warner Bros. Pictures | deleted intro |
Eight Crazy Nights | Meatball Animation | ||
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | 2003 | Walt Disney Television Animation | [3] |
Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | [3] | |
The 3 Wise Men | Animagicstudio | ||
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | 2004 | Warner Bros. Pictures | |
Fat Albert | 20th Century Fox | animation | |
Kronk's New Groove | 2005 | DisneyToon Studios | |
Curious George (film) | 2006 | Universal Animation Studios | |
Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Walt Disney Television Animation | "Bozzlebag's Zip" | |
Curious George (TV series) | Universal Animation Studios | intro animation | |
Chicago 10 | 2007 | Brett Morgen | Lincoln Park riot sequence; co-produced with Switch VFX |
Dinosapien | BBC Worldwide/CCI Entertainment | CGI animation and VFX | |
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater | Walt Disney Animation Studios | ||
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | 2008 | DisneyToon Studios | sneak peeks |
The Princess and the Frog | 2009 | Walt Disney Animation Studios | [4] |
Dan Vs. | 2011–12 | Film Roman | storyboards |
The Ballad of Nessie | 2011 | Walt Disney Animation Studios | clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint |
Winnie the Pooh | clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint | ||
Hippothesis | 2011 | ||
Mansour | 2013–19 | ICE Animations | |
The Travels of the Young Marco Polo | 2013 | ||
Welcome to the Wayne | 2014; 2017–19 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | |
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | 2015 | DreamWorks Animation | |
Lexi & Lottie | 2016 | SLR Productions | storyboards (3 episodes) |
Kiri and Lou | 2019–present | Cake Entertainment | |
Green Eggs and Ham | 2019–2022 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
Klaus | 2019 | The SPA Studios | clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint |
Looney Tunes Cartoons | 2019–2023 | Warner Bros. Animation | [5][6] |
Cake | 2020 | FX Productions | "Dicktown" segments |
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts | 2021 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
Middlemost Post | 2021–2022 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | [7] |
Animaniacs | 2021–2023 | Warner Bros. Animation | four episodes of Season 2[7] |
Angry Birds: Summer Madness | 2022 | Rovio Animation | |
Nature Cat | 2022–2024 | Spiffy Pictures | Season 4 and 5[7] |
Disney Interactive video games
Title | Year(s) | Notes |
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Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow | 1996 | clean-up |
Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | clean-up | |
Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules | 1997 | animation and clean-up |
Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians | animation and clean-up | |
Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules | animation and clean-up | |
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor | animation and clean-up | |
Hercules | additional animation | |
Nightmare Ned | additional animation | |
Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin | 1998 | animation and clean-up |
Disney's Hades Challenge | additional animation | |
Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa | clean-up | |
Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan | additional assistant animation | |
Disney's Arcade Frenzy | 1999 | clean-up |
Tarzan | animation and clean-up | |
Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh & Tigger Too | additional assistant animation | |
Ariel's Story Studio | additional animation | |
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom | 2000 | additional assistant animation |
Disney's Activity Center: Winnie the Pooh | clean-up | |
Disney's Activity Center: Tigger | 2001 | clean-up |
Commercials
- 101 Dalmatians (1996)
- Instant Keno Lottery
- Nescafé
- Henry & Sally's
- Marinela
- Astro Yogurt
- Friday Night Nicktoons (2002)
- Xenical
- Applebee's
- Tropicana
- Barbie
- Best Buy/AMC Theatres (2005)
- Dunkin' Donuts (2006)
- Honda (2006–2008)
- CareerBuilder (2008)
- American Legacy Foundation (2008)
- Owens Corning
- Estée Lauder Companies (2017, with House Special)
References
- ^ "About Us". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Heather Walker snaps up Yowza! Animation".
- ^ a b c d "Durham College and Yowza Digital Inc. announce research agreement to create new transmedia production process - Durham College - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada". Durhamcollege.ca. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
- ^ "The Princess and the Frog" (PDF). Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Desowitz, Bill (May 29, 2020). "'Looney Tunes Cartoons': HBO Max Launches with the Return of Bugs and the Gang". IndieWire. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
- ^ ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’: HBO Max Features Bugs and the Gang[usurped]
- ^ a b c "Pipeline Studios Presents: Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair Livestream 2021". YouTube. May 7, 2021.
External links
- Official website
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