THE SIMPSONS NEWS – The mysterious Korean animation studio Simpsons quote: “For once the Indian has been outsourced.” — Apu In the far east there is a mysterious country, known only to us westerners through myths and legends, by the name of, “South Korea.” There, mystical people known as “the Koreans”, magically make animated cartoons [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – What Everyone Ought to Know About a Simpsons Scene Planner The Simpsons quote: “Your questions have become more redundant and annoying than the last three “Highlander” movies.” — Comic Book Guy The Scene Planner position didn’t exist until The Simpsons movie was made. There were shots in the movie that were [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS - Simpsons Traffic Cops. Simpsons Quote: Burns: Get me Steven Spielberg! Smithers: He’s unavailable. Burns: Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent! Directing an episode of The Simpsons has been described, by one of our veteran Directors as, “being a traffic cop.” Now, this is an over simplified description of the position but [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – How a Simpsons episode is made Part 8: The Unsung Heroes Simpsons Quote: Marge : Homer there’s a man here who thinks he can help you! Homer : Batman? Marge : No, he’s a scientist. Homer : Batman’s a scientist. Marge : He’s not Batman! In television animation, there are some [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Keeping the Quality Alive, The Character Layout Artists. Simpsons quote: “Oh, Marge, cartoons don’t have any deep meaning. They’re just stupid drawings that give you a cheap laugh.” — Homer The most unique position on any animated television show belongs to The Simpsons Character Layout crew. Once upon a time, there [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Fixing Humpty Dumpty, the task of a Simpsons Storyboard Revisionist Simpsons Quote: Bart: “And why did Humpty Dumpty have a great fall?” Navajo Kid: “Because he took his eyes off the prize?” Bart: “That’s right – you stay on the ball, you stay on the wall.” “All the king’s horses and [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Moment of truth: When Simpsons writers and producers view a story reel. Simpsons quote: “Last night’s “Itchy and Scratchy Show” was, without a doubt, the worst episode *ever.* Rest assured, I was on the Internet within minutes, registering my disgust throughout the world.” — Comic Book Guy All the work done [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – The Story Reel artist’s balancing act. Simpsons Quote: Lisa : It’s not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV. Homer : Don’t you ever, EVER talk that way about television. How much work is good enough? How many poses is enough to [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – The Simpsons designer’s dilemma Simpsons Quote: Bart : I am through with working. Working is for chumps. Homer : Son, I’m proud of you. I was twice your age before I figured that out. Have you heard the saying: “You can’t please all the people, all of the time?” Well, [...]
THE SIMPSONS NEWS – Part 2. The storyboard artist and his death clock. Simpsons quote: “If something’s hard to do, then it’s not worth doing.“–Homer Tic, tic, tic, tic…as a storyboard artist, we may not hear the sound of a ticking clock once we’re handed our assignment, but we sure feel it. In Part 1, [...]
