Water-wood? Clips from the Watertown animation cluster
This Sunday's Globe column looks at some of the animation studios clustered in Watertown (and Boston, too), which produce work for the Web, TV, and mobile devices. Here are some samples:
- The show that started it all: "Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist," which debuted on Comedy Central in 1995. The show was produced by the animation division of Watertown's Tom Snyder Productions, which was later dubbed Soup2Nuts.
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- Jim Lehrer interviews WordGirl, the hyper-literate PBS superhero created by Soup2Nuts, headquartered at the Arsenal on the Charles in Watertown:
- TV ad for the Jay Peak ski resort, by Clambake Animation in Watertown:
- Fizzy's Lunch Lab, from Cloudkid (which just moved from Watertown to Boston. I wrote about Cloudkid's recent Emmy nomination here.)
- The Zebrafish series of Webisodes, produced by Boston-based FableVision for Childrens Hospital Boston.
- Animation demo reel from 360KID in Watertown.
- Work samples from Waltham-based Handcranked Productions, which focuses on mixed media and stop-motion animation.
Introducing...
About Scott Kirsner
Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.
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