Yowza! Animation

Yowza! Animation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAnimation
Entertainment
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
FounderClaude Chiasson
Headquarters
Toronto, Ontario
,
Canada
ProductsTraditional animation, Harmony and CGI animation
Websiteyowzaanimation.com

Yowza! Animation (formerly Yowza Digital) is a 2D, 3D and Hybrid 2D/3D [1] animation studio based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded by Claude Chiasson in June 1996. They specialize in providing additional animation and/or clean-up and ink-and-paint for various shorts and feature films. The studio also utilizes animation using Toon Boom Harmony.

On July 4, 2016, Heather Walker bought Yowza! Animation from founder Claude Chiasson.[2]

Work

Title Year(s) Client Notes
101 Dalmatians 1996 Walt Disney Pictures clean-up
Mr. Magoo 1997 Walt Disney Pictures animated sequences
The Drew Carey Show 1998 Warner Bros. Television "My Best Friend's Wedding" (Daffy Duck opening)
Quest for Camelot Warner Bros. Feature Animation additional production services
1001 Nights: An Animation Symphony Hyperion Animation animation and clean-up
Werner - Volles Rooäää!!! 1999 Hahn Film additional animation
Bartok the Magnificent Fox Animation Studios subcontractor
Titan A.E. 2000 Fox Animation Studios [3]
Osmosis Jones 2001 Warner Bros. Feature Animation [3]
Scooby-Doo 2002 Warner Bros. Pictures deleted intro
Eight Crazy Nights Meatball Animation
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 2003 Walt Disney Television Animation [3]
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Warner Bros. Feature Animation [3]
The 3 Wise Men Animagicstudio
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004 Warner Bros. Pictures
Fat Albert 20th Century Fox animation
Kronk's New Groove 2005 DisneyToon Studios
Curious George (film) 2006 Universal Animation Studios
Shorty McShorts' Shorts Walt Disney Television Animation "Bozzlebag's Zip"
Curious George (TV series) Universal Animation Studios intro animation
Chicago 10 2007 Brett Morgen Lincoln Park riot sequence; co-produced with Switch VFX
Dinosapien BBC Worldwide/CCI Entertainment CGI animation and VFX
How to Hook Up Your Home Theater Walt Disney Animation Studios
The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning 2008 DisneyToon Studios sneak peeks
The Princess and the Frog 2009 Walt Disney Animation Studios [4]
Dan Vs. 2011–12 Film Roman storyboards
The Ballad of Nessie 2011 Walt Disney Animation Studios clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint
Winnie the Pooh clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint
Hippothesis 2011
Mansour 2013–19 ICE Animations
The Travels of the Young Marco Polo 2013
Welcome to the Wayne 2014; 2017–19 Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll 2015 DreamWorks Animation
Lexi & Lottie 2016 SLR Productions storyboards (3 episodes)
Kiri and Lou 2019–present Cake Entertainment
Green Eggs and Ham 2019–2022 Warner Bros. Animation
Klaus 2019 The SPA Studios clean up/in-between animation and ink and paint
Looney Tunes Cartoons 2019–2023 Warner Bros. Animation [5][6]
Cake 2020 FX Productions "Dicktown" segments
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts 2021 Warner Bros. Animation
Middlemost Post 2021–2022 Nickelodeon Animation Studio [7]
Animaniacs 2021–2023 Warner Bros. Animation four episodes of Season 2[7]
Angry Birds: Summer Madness 2022 Rovio Animation
Nature Cat 2022–2024 Spiffy Pictures Season 4 and 5[7]
Carl the Collector 2024

Disney Interactive video games

Title Year(s) Notes
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow 1996 clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules 1997 animation and clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians animation and clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules animation and clean-up
101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor animation and clean-up
Hercules additional animation
Nightmare Ned additional animation
Disney's Math Quest with Aladdin 1998 animation and clean-up
Disney's Hades Challenge additional animation
Disney's Adventures in Typing with Timon and Pumbaa clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan additional assistant animation
Disney's Arcade Frenzy 1999 clean-up
Tarzan animation and clean-up
Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh & Tigger Too additional assistant animation
Ariel's Story Studio additional animation
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Magical Ballroom 2000 additional assistant animation
Disney's Activity Center: Winnie the Pooh clean-up
Disney's Activity Center: Tigger 2001 clean-up

Commercials

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  2. ^ "Heather Walker snaps up Yowza! Animation".
  3. ^ a b c d "Durham College and Yowza Digital Inc. announce research agreement to create new transmedia production process - Durham College - Oshawa, Ontario, Canada". Durhamcollege.ca. 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  4. ^ "The Princess and the Frog" (PDF). Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  5. ^ Desowitz, Bill (May 29, 2020). "'Looney Tunes Cartoons': HBO Max Launches with the Return of Bugs and the Gang". IndieWire. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  6. ^ ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’: HBO Max Features Bugs and the Gang[usurped]
  7. ^ a b c "Pipeline Studios Presents: Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair Livestream 2021". YouTube. May 7, 2021.