Is much likely if the creator didn't came up with the idea, it didn't get made, but sometimes he gets all the credit for it. I suppose it happens with Disney, since most people assumes Walt Disney did everything in his works even if he didn't create very much on it. Same perhaps with other shows like The Simpsons and Sponge Bob?judging by the credits the creators don't seems to be very involved with the actual show run, but the signature of some is the only that appears everywere.
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Role of the creator in the show
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Killer Karen
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It's something Joe Murray wrote about in his book: animation is a very collaborative medium, so you'll need a team of people, each with different ideas, to get the job done.
That said, how much a creator is involved in the show varies, depending on the program. Some would have a hand in writing and directing the episodes, but on others he just merely approves boards and designs. In the case of CatDog, the creator wasn't involved at all, only appearing in meetings and such.
That said, how much a creator is involved in the show varies, depending on the program. Some would have a hand in writing and directing the episodes, but on others he just merely approves boards and designs. In the case of CatDog, the creator wasn't involved at all, only appearing in meetings and such.
This is why i hate it when somebody says 'What would Walt think about how Disney has changed?' or 'If walt was in charge things would be better!' or 'It should end when Groening thinks it should'. Because quite frankly the Creator, from the credits and other data, appears to be as involved with most cartoons as a wealthy lord is in cleaning his manor. I'm not saying all creators are money grabbing people who don't care about their shows, but i do hate how people think they are gods or something just because they came up with an idea, even though the people who continued that idea, made it a reality, produced and distributed and animated it... Are just a list of name we don't remember well... Is a bit biased.
Matt Groening imo is one of the obvious specemins of that type. It's like with the Christian God, he began as being heavily involved with things, but since science has arisen to it's present level of importance he has been relegated to 'the great creator'.
Matt Groening imo is one of the obvious specemins of that type. It's like with the Christian God, he began as being heavily involved with things, but since science has arisen to it's present level of importance he has been relegated to 'the great creator'.
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Ummm.... O.K., just to respond to tone part of your post, Walt Disney was in fact pretty involved with most of the company output up until his death. Matt Groening, also, has written several Simpsons episodes....
Anywho, the most involved creators I can think of off the top of my head are Hayao Miyazaki and Bill Plympton, and, umm... that weird french guy. I think most of them have a very active role in the production of their stuff.
Anywho, the most involved creators I can think of off the top of my head are Hayao Miyazaki and Bill Plympton, and, umm... that weird french guy. I think most of them have a very active role in the production of their stuff.
Miyazaki and Bill Plympton are a different case since they work in animated films. And as directors, have a large amount of input. Miyazaki has been famous for being a real hands-on director.
Bil Plympton even moreso, because as mentioned before, he animates the films by himself.
Now on the animation spectrum, it varies. I haven't seen C.H. Greeblatt direct one episode of Chowder, while the creator Ed, Edd, n Eddy has directed all of the episodes.
Bil Plympton even moreso, because as mentioned before, he animates the films by himself.
Now on the animation spectrum, it varies. I haven't seen C.H. Greeblatt direct one episode of Chowder, while the creator Ed, Edd, n Eddy has directed all of the episodes.
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It depends on how much skills a creator has.
C.H. Greenblatt's experience in animation is working as a writer and storyboard artist, not on actual animation and sheet timing.
Guys such as Danny Antonucci, John K., and Joe Murray does have experience as animators, so they're more capable of directing.
Keep in mind that even if the creator is listed as "director", it doesn't mean that they do all or any of the sheet timing. Usually a person listed as "animation director" or "sheet timer" does that.
C.H. Greenblatt's experience in animation is working as a writer and storyboard artist, not on actual animation and sheet timing.
Guys such as Danny Antonucci, John K., and Joe Murray does have experience as animators, so they're more capable of directing.
Keep in mind that even if the creator is listed as "director", it doesn't mean that they do all or any of the sheet timing. Usually a person listed as "animation director" or "sheet timer" does that.