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Craig McCracken quotes

American Artist March 31, 1971

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Well, for one thing, the executives in charge at Cartoon Network are cartoon fans. I mean, these are people who grew up loving animation and loving cartoons, and the only difference between them and me is they don't know how to draw. Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken quote: "I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family..."
I've been drawing since I was about 3 and I come from a family of artists. Craig McCracken
First, there was 2 Stupid Dogs. Then, Dexter's Laboratory. And now, Powerpuff Girls. There were a lot of little things in between, but those were the main ones. Craig McCracken
Basicly what I had to do was do a 7 minute board and pitch it to a room of big wigs from the network and based on that they determined if I would get a short or not. Craig McCracken
The shows are either 11 or 22 minutes and they move pretty quickly, and that's part of the charm of them - so it was just trying to keep that in mind and keep the energy of the story moving, even though we were dealing with a longer format. Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken quote: "I started working at Hanna-Barbera in '92 on 2 Stupid Dogs."
I started working at Hanna-Barbera in '92 on 2 Stupid Dogs. Craig McCracken
I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it - that that will drive more people to the theaters, because I haven't seen the billboards or the posters or anything. Craig McCracken
One of the main things I do is focus on ideas and what stories we decide to tell, but probably the biggest part of my job I'd say is working on the storyboards. Craig McCracken
It really just gives you a sense of when you need to have dialogue and when you don't, and if your pictures are telling the story, you don't need to have all this talking. Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken quote: "I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own..."
I'm a geeky toy collector, and to have toys of your own characters is unbelievably cool. Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken quote: "But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is..."
But to me what seems to be missing in a lot of portfolios is Cartooning. Craig McCracken
The storyboard artists job is to plan out shot for shot the whole show, write all the dialog, and decide the mood, action, jokes, pacing, etc of every scene. Craig McCracken
The reason they look the way they do is that the first drawing I did of them was really small so I didn't draw fingers, nose, ears, etc and this drawing had a certain appeal that I really liked. Craig McCracken
I'm always thinking about what I might want to do next, but there's still things I want to do with Powerpuff - so I can keep going with this one for awhile. Craig McCracken
Craig McCracken quote: "Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show."
Basicly I'm in charge of all creative aspects of the show. Craig McCracken

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