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How to Hook Up Your Home Theater is a 2007
theatrical cartoon
from Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Kevin Deters and co-directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton. This is the first theatrical Goofy
solo cartoon short (other than a few educational films) made in 46 years, since Aquamania
. In the style of The Everyman cartoons of the 1950s, this short follows Goofy as he buys and then sets up his home theater
system, to watch football
.
, and was also an attempt to see if the new digital animation tools could be used to produce a short with the same graphic look as that of a 1940s cartoon. Instead of animating with pencil on paper, some of the animators, such as Dale Baer, worked on Wacom's cintiq tablets along with Toon Boom Harmony
for the animation, while other animators such as Mark Henn
and Andreas Deja
continued to work in the traditional method with pencil on paper. It was reported on Animation World Network that about 50% of the short was done in the new paperless technique. However Disney's next hand-drawn animated feature The Princess and the Frog only used paperless with the animation effects and coloring while not in the character's animation, which is still done in paper and then scanned.
for the film's release in the United Kingdom
. The short was shown early at the "Animate with the Greats" class taking place at Facet's Theatre. Several Walt Disney Animation Studios animation artists taught the class, including Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers
. It is also available for purchase on the iTunes Store
. The three-minute "have a laugh!" version can be viewed on Disney's "have a laugh!" video page. The cartoon will be released as part of the "have a laugh!" DVD release in October 2010, it has yet to be known if it will be the full version, or the three-minute version. It was included in the Animation Show of Shows
in 2007.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
theatrical cartoon
Animated cartoon
An animated cartoon is a short, hand-drawn film for the cinema, television or computer screen, featuring some kind of story or plot...
from Walt Disney Animation Studios, directed by Kevin Deters and co-directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton. This is the first theatrical Goofy
Goofy
Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck...
solo cartoon short (other than a few educational films) made in 46 years, since Aquamania
Aquamania
For the computer game and the game mode, see PacMania IIIAquamania is a cartoon produced by The Walt Disney Company in 1961.This cartoon was the last from Disney's "Golden Era" which featured Goofy as a solo star, and the first time the xerography animation-technique was used in a Goofy cartoon...
. In the style of The Everyman cartoons of the 1950s, this short follows Goofy as he buys and then sets up his home theater
Home cinema
Home cinema, also commonly called home theater, are home entertainment set-ups that seek to reproduce a movie theater experience and mood with the help of video and audio equipment in a private home....
system, to watch football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
.
Production
The short was partially produced using a new "paperless" production pipeline for Disney, the first major change in production technique for hand-drawn animation at Disney since the introduction of CAPSComputer Animation Production System
The Computer Animation Production System is a proprietary collection of software programs, scanning camera systems, servers, networked computer workstations, and custom desks developed by The Walt Disney Company together with Pixar in the late-1980s...
, and was also an attempt to see if the new digital animation tools could be used to produce a short with the same graphic look as that of a 1940s cartoon. Instead of animating with pencil on paper, some of the animators, such as Dale Baer, worked on Wacom's cintiq tablets along with Toon Boom Harmony
Toon Boom Animation
Toon Boom Animation Inc. is a Canadian software company that specializes in animation production software. Founded in 1994 and based in Montreal, Quebec, Toon Boom develops animation and storyboarding software for film, television, web animation, games, mobile devices, and training applications...
for the animation, while other animators such as Mark Henn
Mark Henn
Mark Henn is a Disney animator, whose contributions to animation have included several Disney leading or title characters, most notably heroines. He studied in the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts in the seventies. His work includes Princess Jasmine in Aladdin,...
and Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja
Andreas Deja is as an animator most noted for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Deja's creations include the Disney villains Gaston from Beauty and the Beast, Jafar from Aladdin and Scar from The Lion King. He is a recipient of the 2006 Winsor McCay Award.-Early life:Andreas Deja was born...
continued to work in the traditional method with pencil on paper. It was reported on Animation World Network that about 50% of the short was done in the new paperless technique. However Disney's next hand-drawn animated feature The Princess and the Frog only used paperless with the animation effects and coloring while not in the character's animation, which is still done in paper and then scanned.
Release
The short was released with the Disney film National Treasure: Book of Secrets on December 21, 2007. It was also paired with The Game PlanThe Game Plan (film)
The Game Plan is a 2007 family comedy film directed by Andy Fickman and starring The Rock. This is the last film in which Johnson uses his ring name "The Rock." This is also the last Disney film to be distributed by Buena Vista, due to Disney semi-retiring the name in May 2007, making all other...
for the film's release in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The short was shown early at the "Animate with the Greats" class taking place at Facet's Theatre. Several Walt Disney Animation Studios animation artists taught the class, including Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers
Stevie Wermers
Stevie Wermers-Skelton is a Disney story artist and director. She co-directed the 2D animated short How To Hook Up Your Home Theater and ABC Christmas Special Prep and Landing with Kevin Deters. It has been reported that she is historically Walt Disney Animation Studios first screen-credited...
. It is also available for purchase on the iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. The three-minute "have a laugh!" version can be viewed on Disney's "have a laugh!" video page. The cartoon will be released as part of the "have a laugh!" DVD release in October 2010, it has yet to be known if it will be the full version, or the three-minute version. It was included in the Animation Show of Shows
Animation show of shows
The Animation Show of Shows is a traveling selection of the year's best animated short films, curated and presented by Acme Filmworks founder, Ron Diamond. It began in 1998 with the aim of showing the most original, funny, intelligent short animated films from all over the world and presenting them...
in 2007.
External links
- How to Hook Up Your Home Theater at Walt Disney Animation Studios
- How to Hook Up Your Home Theater at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts
- Keeping It Old School: Looking Like the 40s in a Digital Age
- How to Hook Up Your Animated Short at Disney
- Deja and Henn on the Return of the Goof