DNA Productions, Inc.
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| Television and Film company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Animation |
| Fate | Bankruptcy and absorbed into Omation Animation Studio |
| Successors | Reel FX Creative Studios Omation Animation Studio |
| Founded 📆 | 1987 |
| Founders 👔 | John A. Davis Keith Alcorn |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Olive, the Other Reindeer The Ant Bully |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | dnahelix |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
DNA Productions, Inc. is an American animation and production company founded in 1987 by John A. Davis, which is best known for its comedy films.[1] It also provided directing, script writing, and production to its clients.[2]
History[edit]
DNA Productions was formed in Dallas by John A. Davis and Keith Alcorn in 1987, after they left their positions at K & H Productions, a locally based animation company. Up until 1997, DNA Productions had only six employees and was involved in the production of commercials. The company also did work for other companies.[3] Until 2002, the studio's mascot was formerly a purple cat with two tails in a DNA spiral formation named Helix the Cat. From 2002, Helix the Cat was replaced by a computer-animated, three-eyed since named Paul, named after one of their employees Paul Claerhout.
In 1999, the studio teamed up with The Curiosity Company and Fox Television Studios to make a holiday special for television entitled Olive, the Other Reindeer, which was nominated in the Emmy awards and also joined production with Steve Oedekerk's O Entertainment on the CG Christmas special, Santa vs. the Snowman 3D.
Starting in 1998, the company pitched an idea of Jimmy Neutron to Nickelodeon in the form of a pilot episode called "Runaway Rocketboy", which led to the development and production of the feature film, Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, which was later nominated for an Academy Award, and the television series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius .[4][5] In Early 2002, the company pitched an idea of My Friends Tigger and Pooh. In 2006, DNA Productions completed The Ant Bully, a feature film loosely based on the children's book of the same name.
Work[edit]
Television[edit]
- Nanna and Lil' Puss Puss (1991-2001)
- Basic Values: Sex, Shock & Censorship in the 1990s (1993) (co-production with Imagination Productions)
- Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women (1994) (title animation)
- A.J.'s Time Travelers (1994-1995) (co-production with Gold Coast Company Entertainment)
- Saturday Night Special (1996) ("The Spooners" shorts)
- The O Show (1997) (co-production with O Entertainment)
- Santa vs. the Snowman (1997) (co-production with O Entertainment)
- The Weird Al Show (1997) (animation)
- Cartoon Sushi (1997–1998) (co-production with a.k.a. Cartoon and MTV Animation)
- Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (co-production with The Curiosity Company, Flower Films and Fox Television Studios)
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002–present) (co-production with O Entertainment and Nickelodeon Animation Studio, also worked on said show's 1998 pilot episode, "Runaway Rocketboy")
- My Friends Tigger and Pooh (2003-2010) (co-production with Disney)
- The Hoobs (2009–2012) (co-production with Jim Henson Company)
- The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour (2004-2006) (co-production with O Entertainment, Butch Hartman Productions, Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio)
- Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (2008–2017)
- Guess with Jess (2009–2010)
Films[edit]
- Macon County War (1990) (music)
- The Dark Dealer (1995) (special effects)
- Elroy's Toy (1995) (co-production with Third Planet Productions)
| # | Title | Release date | Distributor | Co-production with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | December 21, 2001 | Paramount Pictures | Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment |
| 2 | Santa vs. the Snowman 3D | November 1, 2002 | Universal Pictures (DVD) IMAX Pictures (Theaters) |
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| 3 | Tigger & Pooh and a Musical | October 24, 2005 | Disney | O Entertainment |
| 4 | Super Sleuth Christmas Movie | December 25, 2005 | Disney | O Entertainment |
| 5 | The Ant Bully | July 28, 2006 | Warner Bros. Pictures | Legendary Pictures Playtone |
| 6 | Go, Big Sister, Go | November 23, 2007 | Disney | O Entertainment |
| 7 | Friendly Tails | March 8, 2008 | Disney | O Entertainment |
| 8 | Tigger & Pooh and a Musical Too | April 11, 2009 | Disney | O Entertainment |
| 9 | Puzzle Academy | December 21, 2009 | Paramount Pictures | Nickelodeon Movies O Entertainment |
| 10 | Super Duper Super Sleuths | April 10, 2010 | Disney | O Entertainment |
References[edit]
- ↑ "DNA Productions Inc: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "DNA Productions: Video Interviews". www.animationartist.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ Bounds, Jeff (1997-09-14). "Animation company 'going Hollywood'". BizJournals. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ↑ "The Rise of Jimmy Neutron". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- ↑ "DNA Productions". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
