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Introduction
Animation is a filmmaking technique by which still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets (cels) to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animation has been recognized as an artistic medium, specifically within the entertainment industry. Many animations are computer animations made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Stop motion animation, in particular claymation, has continued to exist alongside these other forms.
Animation is contrasted with live-action film, although the two do not exist in isolation. Many moviemakers have produced films that are a hybrid of the two. As CGI increasingly approximates photographic imagery, filmmakers can easily composite 3D animations into their film rather than using practical effects for showy visual effects (VFX). (Full article...)
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Eric Cartman is a fictional character on the American animated television series South Park. One of four main characters, along with Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick, he is often portrayed as the series' main anti-hero and in opposition to his friends, who commonly refer to him by his last name. He debuted on television when South Park first aired on August 13, 1997; he had earlier appeared in The Spirit of Christmas shorts created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone in 1992 (Jesus vs. Frosty) and 1995 (Jesus vs. Santa). Voiced by Trey Parker, Cartman is an overweight, immature, spoiled, lazy, foul-mouthed, mean-spirited, racist, sexist, anti-semitic, sociopathic, narcissistic, and ill-tempered third- then fourth-grader living with his mother in the fictional town of South Park, Colorado, where he routinely has extraordinary experiences not typical of conventional small-town life. Cartman is one of the most popular characters on the show, and has remained one of the most recognizable television characters ever since South Park became a hit during its first season. Parker and Stone describe the character as "a little Archie Bunker", and state that he is their favorite character, and the one with whom they most identify. During its fifteen seasons, South Park has received both praise and criticism for Cartman's tendency to be politically incorrect and shockingly profane. Prominent publications and television channels have included Cartman on their lists of the most iconic television and cartoon characters of all time.
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- ... that the animated film The Exigency took thirteen years to make?
- ... that Bruce Timm created most of the character designs for Batman: The Animated Series?
- ... that according to an elaborate 1990s joke, Elmo Aardvark was history's first animated cartoon character?
- ... that the creators of the cartoon Jade Armor filmed live-action martial arts stunts to visualize the show's animated action sequences?
- ... that Raoul Servais invented a new technique for combining animation and live action for his short film Harpya?
- ... that the Pakistani film Shehr e Tabassum was the first animated cyberpunk film to be made by an Urdu development team?
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Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (born December 9, 1960) is an American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor associated with several animated television series. Marsh was born in Santa Monica, California, where he grew up with a heavily blended family dynamic. Marsh has been and continues to be a driving force behind several animation projects, working for over six seasons on the animated television series The Simpsons. Marsh continued to work on other animated television series, including King of the Hill and Rocko's Modern Life, before moving to England in 1996. While in England, Marsh worked on several animated programs, including Postman Pat and Bounty Hamster, and worked for BKN New Media Ltd. to produce several feature films. After six years living in England, Marsh was asked by his longtime partner Dan Povenmire to help produce Phineas and Ferb in 2007, a concept the two had while working together on Rocko's Modern Life. Marsh accepted and moved back to the United States; the series has since garnered Marsh two Emmy Awards nominations for songwriting.
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Family Guy's eighth season first aired on the Fox network in twenty one episodes from September 27, 2009 to May 23, 2010 before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. It ran on Sunday nights between May and July 2010 on BBC Three in the UK. The eighth season, which premiered with the episode "Road to the Multiverse" and ended with "Something, Something, Something Darkside", was executive produced by Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and series creator Seth MacFarlane. The season's showrunners were Hentemann and Callaghan. The season received a mixed reception from critics, who cited a lack of original writing. More positive assessments revolved around the "tail end of the season," which "threw out all its old conventions and tried something remarkably different." Season eight contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "Road to the Multiverse", "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" and "Dog Gone", as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "Extra Large Medium", "Brian & Stewie", "Quagmire's Dad" and "Partial Terms of Endearment," which was banned from being aired on American TV, but has been released on DVD (as both a standalone episode and as part of the complete season set) and saw broadcast in the UK on BBC3. It was the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation and a Genesis Award for television comedy, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
More did you know...
- ...that Leaving Springfield is a non-fiction anthology of essays analyzing the impact of the television program The Simpsons on society?
- ...that the Family Guy episode "Ocean's Three and a Half" includes the actual audio of Christian Bale's outburst (pictured) on the set of Terminator Salvation, making it appear to be directed at Peter Griffin?
- ...that former Disney animator Jack Dunham created the official rooster mascot for St-Hubert, a Canadian BBQ restaurant chain?
Anniversaries for April 18
- Films released
- 1920 – Felix the Pinch Hitter (United States)
- 1926 – Felix the Cat Misses the Cue (United States)
- 1927 – Alice's Circus Daze (United States)
- 1936 – Three Little Wolves (United States)
- 1941 – Baggage Buster (United States)
- 1947 – Straight Shooters (United States)
- 1953 – The Simple Things (United States)
- 1953 – Muscle Tussle (United States)
- 1959 – Apes of Wrath (United States)
- 1998 – Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (Japan)
- 2009 – Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser (Japan)
- Television series and specials
- 1965 – Dolphin Prince, a Japanese anime television series finishes airing on Fuji TV
- 1985 – Musashi no Ken, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 1998 – Initial D, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on Fuji TV
- 1999 – The Weekenders, an American animated television series begins airing on ABC
- 2000 – Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, a Japanese anime television series begins airing on TV Tokyo
- 2008 – Ben 10: Alien Force, an American animated television series begins airing on Cartoon Network
- 2009 – G.I. Joe: Resolute, an American animated television series begins airing on Adult Swim
- Births
- 1947 – James Woods, American actor (pictured)
- 1963 – Conan O'Brien, American television entertainer and talk show host
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