Expert: Russell Calabrese - 1/17/2007

Question
I've heard that some animation studios send a rough draft of their cartoons to korea to be fully animated. I was wondering how that works exactly? and how would someone like myself look into pricing for such a thing?

Answer
Funny you should use the words 'rough draft'.
There is a great studio in Korea named Rough Draft Studios. They have an office and studio in Glendale and have done many excellent shows such as the show I'm currently working on "Camp Lazlo" for Cartoon Network as well as "Futurama", "The Simpsons" and "The Critic". You will need complete storyboards, character model and prop pack (B&W line versions and color versions), timed exposure sheets, etc. There is a lot of prep work to be done before it can be shipped and animated. Depending on how long your cartoon is it will be in Korea 12 to 16 weeks.
Here's their website: http://www.roughdraftstudios.com/ Their producer is Claudia Katz. She'll be able to give you more info.
There are other studios in Korea also, but I find it's best to go to the best!