DNA Productions

DNA Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio located in Dallas, Texas, which worked on both 2D and 3D animated projects.[1] It also provided directing, script writing, and production to its clients.[2]

Not to be confused with DNA Films.
DNA Productions, Inc.
TypeTV company
IndustryAnimation
FateBankruptcy and folded into Omation Animation Studio
SuccessorsReel FX Creative Studios
Omation Animation Studio
Founded1987 (1987)
FoundersJohn A. Davis
Keith Alcorn
Defunct2006 (2006)
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
,
U.S.
ProductsThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Olive, the Other Reindeer
The Ant Bully
Websitednahelix.com

History

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 2002-06, Helix the Cat was replaced by a computer-animated, three-eyed chimpanzee named Paul, named after one of their employees Paul Claerhout.

As of 1999, the company teamed up with The Curiosity Company and 20th Century Fox Animation 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 from 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 that was held in original airings from 2002 to 2006.[4][5] In 2006, DNA Productions completed The Ant Bully, a feature film loosely based on the children's book of the same name, while production on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius was ending. The studio's facility closed later in 2006. By that time, many of its employees went to work for Reel FX Creative Studios, while others went to O Entertainment and founded its animation division, Omation Animation Studios.

Work

Television

Films
  • Macon County War (1990) (music)
  • The Dark Dealer (1995) (special effects)
  • Elroy's Toy (1995) (co-production with Third Planet Productions)
# Title Release date Budget Gross Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
1 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius December 21, 2001$30,000,000$102,992,536 74% 65
2 Santa vs. the Snowman 3D November 1, 2002Un­known$10,103,787[6] 81% 62
3 The Ant Bully July 28, 2006$50,000,000$55,000,000 63% 59

References
  1. "DNA Productions Inc: Company Profile". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. "DNA Productions: Video Interviews". www.animationartist.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  3. Bounds, Jeff (1997-09-14). "Animation company 'going Hollywood'". BizJournals. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. "The Rise of Jimmy Neutron". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  5. "DNA Productions". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  6. "Santa vs. the Snowman (2002)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
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