Animation Nation (eBook)

How We Built A Cartoon Empire

Michael Hirsh (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
325 Seiten
Sutherland House Books (Verlag)
978-1-990823-70-1 (ISBN)

Infos

In 1978, an obscure animated TV show produced by an upstart Toronto firm caught the eye of the worlds hottest filmmaker, George Lucas.He was looking for someone to produce an animated short for a CBS Star Wars television special. The ensuing collaboration not only put Nelvana on its path to becoming the worlds leading independent animation company but kickstarted Canadas most successful creative industrychildrens animated entertainment.Born in Belgium, raised in Toronto and New York, Michael Hirsh was a co-founder and CEO of Nelvana and the driving force behind Canadas animation dominance. Animation Nation is his behind-the-scenes account of working with such famous cartoon franchises as Babar, The Adventures of Tintin, Berenstain Bears, Franklin, The Magic School Bus, and Beetlejuice, and larger-than-life personalities including Roseanne Barr, Mr. T., Deborah Harry, and Tim Burton.Packed with humour and hard-won wisdom, Animation Nation is a frame-by-frame account of how creative talent and entrepreneurial zeal built a global cartoon empire.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: animated TV show • Animation • Babar • beetlejuice • Behind the Scenes • Berenstain Bears • Canadian animation industry • cartoon franchises • Cartoons • Childhood • Children's Entertainment • Creative industry • creative talent • Deborah Harry • entrepreneurial zeal • Franklin • George Lucas • global cartoon empire. • independent animation • Magic school bus • Mr. T. • nelvana • Roseanne Barr • Star Wars • television special • Tim Burton • Tintin
• ISBN-10: 1-990823-70-X / 199082370X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-990823-70-1 / 9781990823701