Yowza! Animation
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 The Yowza! Animation (studio) | |
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation Entertainment |
| Founded | 1996 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founder | Claude Chiasson |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario , Canada |
| Products | |
| Website | yowzaanimation |
Yowza! Animation (formerly known as Yowza Digital) is a Canadian animation studio based in Toronto and founded by Claude Chiasson in 1996. They specialize in providing additional animation and/or clean-up and ink-and-paint for various shorts and feature films. The studio utilizes animation using Toon Boom.
On July 4, 2016, Heather Walker bought Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.[1]
Work
[edit]| Title | Year(s) | Client | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | [2] |
| Osmosis Jones | 2001 | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | [2] |
| 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 | [2] |
| Looney Tunes: Back in Action | Warner Bros. Feature Animation | [2] | |
| 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 | 2006 | Universal Animation Studios | |
| Shorty McShorts' Shorts | Walt Disney Television Animation | "Bozzlebag's Zip" | |
| Curious George | 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 | [3] |
| 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 | 2019–22 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Klaus | 2019 | The SPA Studios | clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint |
| Looney Tunes Cartoons | 2019–23 | Warner Bros. Animation | [4][5] |
| Cake | 2020 | FX Productions | "Dicktown" segments |
| Tom and Jerry Special Shorts | 2021 | Warner Bros. Animation | |
| Animaniacs | four episodes of Season 2[6] | ||
| Middlemost Post | 2021–22 | Nickelodeon Animation Studio | [6] |
| Angry Birds: Summer Madness | 2022 | Rovio Animation | |
| Nature Cat | 2022–25 | Spiffy Pictures | Season 4 and 5[6] |
| Carl the Collector | 2024–present | ||
| Cartoon Cartoons | 2026 | Cartoon Network Studios | “Harmony in Despair” and “Off the Menu” |
Disney Interactive video games
| Title | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Pipeline Studios Presents: Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair Livestream 2021". YouTube. May 7, 2021.