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When Art Becomes Inspiration
December 2007: At age 25, Lester Magoogan is a young man with a unique perspective on life. Lester
is disabled with Downs Syndrome and sees the world in a different way. The world and people around him are captured in
his simple but evocative line drawings, which bring a smile to the face of all who see them. Lester works with his
father Wesley on animations and has produced in excess of 20,000 drawings of which about 3% are of 'Tate Modern'
exhibition standard.
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Traditional Animation Made Digital
December 2007: Sam Morrison graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1997 and the following year began making a short for
Channel 4 called Emma 18. This proved popular enough to merit a sequel - Donkey Town, which won best short at
Melbourne International Film Festival. "Toon Boom Studio is the only program I've found that feels as though you
can work with a similar amount of freedom as traditional animation techniques allowed."
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Cartooning with ease in Toon Boom Studio
November 2007: Ronen Zhurat graduated in animation from Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem. Pickles
Season, his graduation film, has been shown in film and animation festivals around the world. "In terms of production,
because Studio is easy to use and offers all the exact features a 2D animator needs, I can work my way up all the
way from story board to finish animation with no setbacks or going back and forth through programs."
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All-in-one Animation Software Perfect for Broadcast Animation
October 2007: [Studio’s features] allow me, as an independent producer, to create
professional animation in my small studio offering a fast turn around. My work with Toon Boom Studio has been very
profitable in this way.
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Young Great Talent with a Green Mind
September 2007:Julian Kok Joon Wen is 23 years old and was born in Ipoh, a little town in Malaysia.
His passion for animation started in his early childhood and has never left him. Julian completed his degree in
Animation at the University of Wolverhampton where he gave birth to Mimos and The Egg which earned him a first
class Honour Degree.
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The Beauty of Traditional Animation Done Paperless
September 2007: Both Ethan Long and Tom LaBaff graduated from the Ringling School of Art and
Design in Sarasota, Florida in 1991. Since then, Ethan and Tom's careers took a very creative path that led Ethan
to children's books, illustrating and writing for many major publishers, and led Tom to animation production
servicing the advertising, television, gaming and motion pictures industries. They partnered to create three
15-second station identities for Viacom, which are airing on Spike TV.
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Combining Toon Boom Studio with CG
August 2007: Dale Newton, a CG animator and designer at Framestore-CFC, used Toon Boom Studio for
the first time to create the Neon Girl commercial. Using mostly 3D applications to achieve the look he wants, Dale
relied on Studio to create the drawings. "Because Toon Boom Studio allowed us to continue drawing and work with
clean lines in a simple animation environment we were able to retain creative control in what would have been
otherwise a technically heavy project", shared Dale.
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The Power of the Third Dimension in Toon Boom Studio
July 2007: As a game artist, Michael Mueller makes cartoons in his spare time. Michael does almost all
his camera moves in Toon Boom Studio "The thing that saves me the most time with Toon Boom Studio is the 3D camera. In
Flash, that kind of stuff has to be faked, and it never really seems to work out just right. With Toon Boom Studio, it
is quick and always looks good," commented Michael.
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Saving Time thanks to Toon Boom Studio's Library
July 2007: Will Reinhardt creates short, colourful and occasionally funny animations. Will uses Toon
Boom Studio for 98% of his work. He finds he is more efficient today mostly through the diligent use of the library.
"Slowly building a pool of assets to pick from is a key aspect of making the animation take less time," shared Will.
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Paperless Animation Makes Sense with Toon Boom Studio
June 2007: Managing Director at Planet Sunday, Greg David has recently produced Wasted, a
20-minute animated cartoon for teenagers, showing them the dangers of alcohol abuse. "Using pegs, I can complete
five minutes of animation in a few days – using paper and cels would have taken me ages!"
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Create Stunning Animation Quickly and Easily
June 2007: Steven Sweeney is a 25-year-old heavy rock musician. He enjoys making websites,
creating artwork, writing and recently, making animations. Steven tried out Toon Boom Studio and picked it up
very quickly. "I love the fact I can make a 2D video almost 3D; I can dive into the scene," shared Steven.
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Speeding up the process with Studio
May 2007: Andrew Doll was born in 1984 in Saskatoon, SK., Canada. Coming from a very artistic family,
he was already drawing cartoon characters such as the Ninja Turtles, and his favorite Disney characters by age 5.
In the Spring of 2006, Andrew was hired on as an animator at Wapos Bay Productions in Saskatoon, SK., Canada.
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Creating Character Animation with Ease
May 2007: Scott Soeder is a student, graphic designer and amateur animator living in Louisville, KY.
He attends the University of Louisville and also works for the Delphi Center for Teaching and Learning at the
University of Louisville.
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Drawn by pain, Driven by passion
May 2007: Jesse Cowell formed Jeskid Productions after earning his Master of Fine Arts degree in
Cinema/Television Production, winning several cine Eagle awards as well as a student Emmy.
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Teaching Animation in Grade 10
April 2007: Noel George Smyth teaches animation at the St. Mary Catholic Secondary School, Durham
Catholic District School Board. His 10-week course uses Toon Boom Studio to cover the 2D animation concepts and techniques.
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Getting Animated in the Caribbean
April 2007: An award-winning multimedia producer & animator who returned to Trinidad and Tobago
after spending five years honing her animation and multi-media production skills in the UK, Camille Selvon Abrahams
thinks Toon Boom Studio is a godsend to emerging markets like the Caribbean.
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Making your Hobby Look Professional
April 2007: Ed Newcomer works as a Federal agent for the US Government and is also a licensed
attorney. He likes to add his animations to small documentaries he makes for his niece and finds Toon Boom Studio
allows him to take his hobbies and interests to places he always wanted to go.
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Digital Animation Supports Creativity
March 2007: With Toon Boom Studio, I get more productivity with no scanning, fast cleanup, instant
feedback, and more fun.
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The Best Companion for Traditional Animation
March 2007: With my interest in traditional, I find that Toon Boom Studio allows me to keep that
traditional aspect as well as work digitally, more efficiently and quicker.
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Creative Freedom at its Best with Toon Boom Studio
March 2007: Before Toon Boom Studio, I had to use many more tools and move the files around more,
a pain. Now I can get much more work accomplished in ONE package and save time and frustration. Plus, today I can
experiment with concepts and render quick tests as my ideas take shape, more artwork, less tech work.
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Animation & music brings Quebec City and Liverpool in unison
March 2007: Multi-award winner and two-time Oscar nominee, Chris Hinton is a master of technique.
A professor of animation at Montreal’s Concordia University, he is a director who moves easily from indie work to
commercials to filmmaking.
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Traditional Word of Wisdom
February 2007: Director, Animator, Author and Fulltime Teacher, Tony White is a multiple-award
winner, starting with a 1978 British Academy Award for Best Short Factual Film Hokusai - An Animated Sketchbook.
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Ease of Use Fuels Creativity
February 2007: Greg Clifton runs his own business. Being an active Christian himself, most of his
work and the main aim of his business are to support those who are putting forward the Lord´s message of salvation.
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The True Benefits of Digital Animation with Toon Boom Studio
February 2007: Ben Shalom received his Master's in Film, Video and Computer Animation at the
University of Southern California. Telepathy Abstractions, his thesis project for his Master's was his most challenging
project as of yet.
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Combining Animation Styles for Higher Quality
January 2007: In late 2005, Shawn McInerney opened MooseMouse Media animation studio in Los Angeles
and uses Toon Boom Studio as his my main animation tool.
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Tune in toon, Mike Goubeaux and Andrew Muto Edition
January 2007: Mike Goubeaux and Andrew Muto participated in and won the 2006 Scion xPress
Fest Music Video Contest. The animation element of the project was completed in Toon Boom Studio. Both are
currently in Los Angeles working towards their next music video and other film projects.
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Tune in toon, Andreas Paleologos Edition
January 2007: Based in Norway, Andreas Paleologos creates drawn animated shorts and
music videos. Check out his latest project, a music video titled A Cheater´s Armoury for Hanne Hukkelberg.
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A special kid with very special talents
January 2007: Born in 1994, Michael Aaron Igafo-Te’o is a bright child with Autism and Bipolar Disorder.
Testing and observations over the years have shown that Michael learns more and is more receptive to visual stimuli.
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Tune in toon, Dale McCready Edition
January 2007: Dale McCready has been a cinematographer for over ten years working on films and
commercials. He recently completed a music video entitled Sweetheart for New Zealand band Aerial. It was his
first attempt at cell style animation and has rekindled his long lost love of drawing.
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Tune in toon, Svein Kvamme Edition
January 2007: Svein Kvamme used Toon Boom Studio to animate the music video The Awakening for the
band Costar. Made in collaboration with Adam Cable, the video has already received attention in the press, earning
"Editor's Choice" at Video-C.co.uk.
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Tune in toon, Jerry D. Sanders Edition
January 2007: Jerry D. Sanders is a die setter by day and creative artist every spare minute he has!
He wrote, copyrighted and recorded the song The Day Job back in the 90s and copyrighted the video this year.
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Toon Boom Studio Perfect for Web Animation
January 2007: Apollo Okamura has been drawing since before he could walk. Apollo continues drawing
freelance, enjoying a short run as a backup colourist for Dreamwave Productions and drawing science-fiction and fantasy
illustrations as a lead artist for Palladium Books role-playing games and magazines.
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Creating Commercials with Toon Boom Studio
January 2007: Daniel Morrison has more than a decade of film/video experience, started two media
production companies, and has worked internationally in developing emerging media technologies. He recently
purchased Toon Boom Studio to fulfill commercial contracts.
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Learning Animation with Toon Boom Studio
January 2007: Kenny Lentine is graduating with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in May 2007. He made a
short film in his Advanced Animation class entitled A Fish Out Of Water, which was shown at the 2006 Illinois
International Film Festival and met with a great reception from the audience.
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Tune in toon, David Altizer Edition
January 2007: David Altizer is only 16 years old and started animating five months ago. He animated
a song from the music series Worship Jamz and did a great job conveying the spirit of the music.
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