Rough Draft Studios
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hand-drawn animation Television production |
| Founded | March 20, 1991 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Founder | Gregg Vanzo Nikki Vanzo |
| Headquarters | 615 Allen Avenue Glendale, California 91201, U.S. |
Key people |
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| Divisions | Rough Draft Korea Rough Draft Feature Animation |
| Website | roughdraftstudios |
Rough Draft Studios, Inc. is an American animation studio in Glendale, California.[1][2] It also has Rough Draft Korea, which is in Seoul, South Korea.[3] The studio was founded in Van Nuys, Los Angeles by Gregg Vanzo in 1991.
Rough Draft Studios has made many specials, commercials and video work for many companies. Some of these companies have been Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, 20th Television Animation, MTV Animation, Film Roman, Disney Television Animation and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
Founding
[change | change source]Rough Draft Studios was founded in a Van Nuys, Los Angeles garage by Gregg Vanzo and Nikki Vanzo. Nikki started and runs Rough Draft Korea.[4]
Technology
[change | change source]Rough Draft Studios is known for using both 2-D with computer animation and non-photorealistic rendering. This was used in many of Matt Groening's projects. These include The Maxx, then Futurama, The Simpsons Movie, a few episodes of The Simpsons after the movie and Disenchantment.
Filmography
[change | change source]Rough Draft Studios
[change | change source]TV series
[change | change source]| Show | Year(s) | Client | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | |||
| The Maxx | 1995 | MTV Animation | |
| Futurama | 1999–2003; 2008–2013; 2023–present[5] | The Curiosity Company 20th Television Animation[a] | |
| 2000s | |||
| Baby Blues | 2000 | Warner Bros. Animation | 5 episodes |
| Star Wars: Clone Wars | 2003–2005 | Lucasfilm Cartoon Network Studios | |
| Drawn Together | 2004–2007 | Double-Hemm Productions Comedy Partners | |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | 2006 | Williams Street | TV pilot |
| Sit Down Shut Up! | 2009 | Adelaide Productions 20th Century Fox Television | |
| 2010s | |||
| Good Vibes | 2011 | Rough House Pictures Warner Horizon Television MTV Production Development | "Pilot"[6] |
| Napoleon Dynamite | 2012 | Hess Films Scully Productions 20th Century Fox Television | |
| Full English | Two Brothers Pictures | ||
| Coffin Dodgers | 2013 | Williams Street | TV pilot |
| Clash-a-Rama | 2015–present | Tolerable Entertainment Supercell | Web series |
| Tarantula | 2017 | Rough House Pictures Solid Brass Studio T | |
| Disenchantment | 2018–2023 | The ULULU Company Netflix | [7] |
| 2020s | |||
| Fired on Mars | 2023 | Pat & Mike Productions NN Productions | [8] |
Films/specials
[change | change source]| Title | Year | Client | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | |||
| The Thief and the Cobbler | 1992 | The Completion Bond Company | ink-and-paint along with Rough Draft Korea |
| RoboCop 3 | 1993 | Orion Pictures | "Johnny Rehab" commercial animation |
| 2000s | |||
| The Whizzard of Ow | 2003 | Warner Bros. Animation | theatrical short |
| Duck Dodgers: Attack of the Drones | 2004 | theatrical short produced in 2003 | |
| Futurama: Bender's Big Score | 2007 | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Television[a] | direct-to-video |
| Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs | 2008 | ||
| Futurama: Bender's Game | |||
| The Pink Panther 2 | 2009 | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Columbia Pictures | opening title sequence only |
| Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Television[a] | direct-to-video | |
| 2010s | |||
| How Murray Saved Christmas | 2014 | Universal Television | TV special |
| 2020s | |||
| King Star King!/!/!/[9] | 2023 | Williams Street | TV special |
Other
[change | change source]- 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. These had the Looney Tunes characters, promoting Looney Tunes: Back in Action[6]
- 59th Primetime Emmy Awards - Brian and Stewie Griffin opening number[6]
- Gravity Falls - "Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls" (ShackTron CG animation)
- Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
- DuckTales - "Moonvasion!"
Rough Draft Korea
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Rough Draft Korea, RDS' sister studio based in Seoul, South Korea. Rough Draft Korea has made animation for these series, features, specials, short films, music videos and commercials.
TV series
[change | change source]Films/specials
[change | change source]Notes
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Studio Info". Rough Draft Studios. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Spoke (2011-05-26). "Rough Draft Studios, Glendale, CA". Spoke. Retrieved 2015-12-07.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "ROUGH DRAFT KOREA CO., LTD. (82-2-571-4871) | South Korea Business Database". Kor.bizdirlib.com. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Loos, Ted (November 10, 2002). "Commuting the Pacific, Unseating 'The Simpsons'". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (February 9, 2022). "Futurama Has a Bright Future with New Episodes on Hulu". Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "Studio Info". Rough Draft Studios. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2018-05-23). "Netflix Sets 'Disenchantment' Premiere Date, Unveils First Look At Matt Groening Animated Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- ↑ "Studio Info - Rough Draft Studios".
- ↑ "Adult Swim's Space-Age Heroes Return in 'King Star King!/!/!' & 'Ballmastrz: Rubicon'". 29 November 2022.
- ↑ "Megna Co-productions Database (over 1000 listed titles!!)". Digilander.libero.it. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ↑ Meyer, George (2004). The Simpsons Season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Homer the Heretic" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Furniss, Maureen (1999). Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics (Reprint ed.). London: John Libbey. ISBN 9781864620399. Retrieved 7 December 2015.