I was researching for my Critical Journal and came across I Chinese news site. The article that caught my eye was 'The Simpsons Made in S. Korea'.
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This I had to read. I already new that big animation studios export bulky work to other countries to save on laubour cost. However this article opened my eyes even further.
The article discuss a visit the author had to a studio in South Korea called AKOM Production Co. This is where from the first time 'The Simpsons' premièred as a TV 'series' 1989 it has been produced.
This at first didn't shock me as I presumed a lot of the work for the Simpsons must be done outside the US, However as I read on it wasn't just some of the work, it was ALL of it.
The Article details the manor in which the creation of a Simpsons episode happens from the point of view of AKOM Production.
They receive a Storyboard (a detailed one of coarse), camera directions, colour pallets and the early sounds tracks and in three months have to deliver the animation.
Of coarse all the finishing touches and post production are still done in the US but the artistry of the animations is all carries out by AKOM.
Akom themselves seem very proud of the work they do, and as we have all seen it isn't shoddy work by any standard. However I can't help but think that maybe AKOM and it's team of 122 Korean animators are blissfully unaware of the capital success of Matt Groaning's dysfunctional Yellow family.
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I agree with your point about believing the animation is done in the U.S, I would never of imagined that it was done in Korea. The animation is definitely of top quality though. It be interesting to learn more about what the business side of things are like for them. Whether they are treated fairly or if like you say they are blissfully unaware of it's success.
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