Studio Ghibli
Transcript: George Wright DreamWorks began in 1994 by Steven Spelberg, Jeffrey Katzenburg and David Geffen to created a new Hollywood studio. DreamWorks operated out of offices at Universal Studios. The original company was founded following Katzenburg's resignation from Walt Disney in 1994, where he approached the two other co-founders, about forming a live action animated film studio, which had not been done for decades due to the risk and expense. they had financial backing of $33 millio from each of teh three partners and $500 million from microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. In December 2005, Paramount pictures agreed to purchase the live action studio, howeevr its deal ended in 2008. In 2009, DreamWorks Studios entered into a long-term, 30 picture distribution deal with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, where the films would be released through the Touchstone Pictures banner Ardman Studios Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei Tokyo. The studio is best known for its anime feature films and has also produced several short films. It was founded in June 15th 1985, by Tokuma Shoten Eight of Studio Ghibli's films are among the 15 highest-grossing anime films made in Japan, with Spirited Away being the highest grossing over US$290 million worldwide. In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shorten Publishing agreed that Disney would distribute internationally Tokuma's Studio Ghilbi animated films Here is some of the highest grossing films in Japan over the years: 1989- Kiki's Delivery Service 2013- The Wind Rises The studio has also recived many more significant achievements: First Japanese film in Dolby Digital- Whisper of the Heart First Studio Ghibli film to use computer graphics- Pom Poko Walt Disney Animation Studios Animation Case study Walt Disney Animation studio was founded in October 16, 1923. This studio has produced over 50 Animated films from snow white in (1937) to Zootopia in (2016. It was originally called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. The Studio was originally dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into Feature films in 1934. For most of its existence Disney was recognized as the premier American animation studio, it developed many of the techniques, concepts and Principles that became standard practices of traditional animation. The company also pioneered the use of storyboards which is now common practice Located in California Pixart Animation Studios has created acclaimed animated feature and short films for 25 years. Pixar began in 1979 as the graphics group part of Lucasfilm, before it became independant in 1986 with funding from apple co founder Steve Jobs who became the majority share holder. In 2006, Disney purchased Pixar at around $7.4 billion. Pixar is best known for CGI-animated feature films created with RenderMan. Pixar has produced 17 feature films beginning with Toy Story in 1995, which was the first ever computer animated feature film, with its most recent being Finding Dory, The studio has earned sixteen Academy Awards seven Golden Globe awards, and eleven Grammy awards, In 2010, Pixar Animation Studios opened Pixar Canada in the downtown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. However, this studio only produced seven short films, and was consequently shut in 2013, to redocus Pixar's effort at its main headquarters in California. Aardman animations, also known as Aardman studios, is a British Animation studio based based in Bristol Aardman is well known for films made using stop-motion clay animation techniques, and those featuring Plasticine characters. Aardman was founded in 1972 as a low budget project by Peter Lord and David Sproxton. They provided animated sequences for the BBC, produced a number of shorts for Channel 4. Parks Short, Creature Comforts was the first Aardman production to win an Oscar. Arguably the most famous and recognizable clay models, the adventures of Wallace and Gromit, including there films, including A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers and A Close Shave, with the last two winning Academy Awards In December 1997, Aardman and DreamWorks teamed up to co-finance Chicken Run (Aardmans first feature film). Aardman also had a deal with Sony PictureEntertainment to finance, co-produce and distribute many more feature films. Aardman aslo is known to provide generous resources and training to young animators by providing awards at various animation festivals. For example, The Aardmans Award at the UK's Animex Festival in Teeside. add logo here