USAnimation
USAnimation, Inc. was an American traditional animation studio and software development company based out of Los Angeles, California.
The studio produced animation for television series and commercials, and provided digital ink and paint services to animated TV series such as The Ren and Stimpy Show and The Simpsons and films such as We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story. Its software division was best known for developing USAnimation, a high-end software package designed to facilitate the traditional animation process using digital technologies.
In 1996, USAnimation sold its software development business to Canadian competitor Toon Boom Animation. Its animation production services were renamed Virtual Magic.[1] Toon Boom continues development of the USAnimation software, today known as Toon Boom Harmony.
Filmography
USAnimation
- Various commercials for Duck Soup Studios
- The Ren & Stimpy Show (5 episodes)
- Beavis and Butt-Head (4 episodes)
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
- David Macaulay: Roman City
- Wanna Be A Dino Finder (video game)
- The Simpsons ("Radioactive Man" and "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular")
- The Nanny ("Oy to the World")
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ("In the Realm of the Condor")
- Hey Arnold! (main title)
- Jumanji (main title)
Virtual Magic
- Extreme Ghostbusters (main title)
- Men in Black: The Series (main title)
- Cartoon Sushi
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons ("Planet Kate")
- Godzilla: The Series
- Rugrats Adventure Game
- Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot (main title)
- Boo Boo Runs Wild
- The Tigger Movie (additional ink and paint)
- Joseph: King of Dreams (digital painting)
- The Cartoon Cartoon Show ("Captain Sturdy: Back in Action!")
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ("Very Personal Injury"; final digital composite)
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie
- All Hands on Deck (color styling)
- Love Thy Neighbor (color styling)
Virtual Magic Asia
- God, the Devil and Bob
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues ("Humility" and "Compassion: Part 1")
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law ("Very Personal Injury"; digital ink and paint)
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ (Aug. 6, 1996). "Toon Boom Technologies enters merger transaction with USAnimation Inc" [Business Wire]. Retrieved March 17, 2008.