Studio Exploration-Garth Sturdevan-

Working @ South Park Studios is No Walk in the Park

I chose to do my second exploration on South Park studios because I did a South Park style animation for my second project. They use Mac computers so the link above is to an article done by Apple and Final Cut Studio on South Park. It is a very hectic and chaotic environment because "We have very complex stuff that needs to be done very fast and we need to know that we can trust the machines to handle whatever we throw at them without crumbling." South Park has one of the most manic production schedules of any animated series on television-probably ever. "We work between 100 and 120 hours in a seven-day week to deliver the episodes," says Frank Agnone, supervising producer at South Park Studios in Los Angeles. "We're moving unbelievably fast right out of the gate." It is not unusual for South Park staff to work for nearly 24 hours straight to turn out a show because no shows are produced ahead of time. Every new episode is delivered the day it airs. The creators want to adhere to such a hectic production schedule because it wouldn't be as funny or as remarkable if it wasn't timely. It's interesting to know how much work goes into the creation of a single South Park episode because the animation itself is crude and unique which gives it that South Park animation style. Although that unique style looks 'bad' compared to Anime it takes a lot of talent, work, and people to make it look that 'bad'!

South Park Studios

The above link is to the South Park Studios homepage. Here you can few episode clips, episode guide, full episodes, fan favorites, news, etc. When you have a moment take some time to browse the sight to check out some hilarious and crazy clips!