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| name = Colossal Pictures | logo = | fate = Closed | successor = USFX, M5 Industries, WildBrain | foundation = 1976 | defunct = August 31, 1999 | location = San Francisco, California | industry = Media | key_people = Drew Takahashi Gary Gutierrez Japhet Asher | products = Animation Stop-motion Computer graphics Special effects Interactive media Live-action | num_employees = | parent = | subsid = USFX (1982–96) BIG Pictures (1986–1994) Noyes and Laybourne (1991–96) }} Colossal Pictures (also styled as (Colossal) Pictures or (C)P) was an entertainment company[1] that developed and produced television programming, advertising, network branding, and visual effects. Colossal's work has won every major industry award, from the Clio, Emmy and Grammy to the Cannes Gold Lion and Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Top Honor. HistoryIn the mid-1970s, Drew Takahashi and Gary Gutierrez were working with John Korty on animated shorts for children's programs such as Vegetable Soup. When Vegetable Soup was renewed for a second season, Korty began working on a movie, and suggested to Drew and Gary that they start their own production company. The two founded (Colossal) Pictures in 1976, and worked on projects such as shorts for Vegetable Soup, the opening sequence of The Grateful Dead Movie and commercials for Boise Cascade Company, KQED, KSAN-FM and Gap Inc.[2] The Boise Cascade commercial received national attention and attracted many businesses to Colossal. In 1981, Colossal began producing dozens of network IDs for MTV, which led to the company receiving more high-profile clients including Nickelodeon, Levi's, and Coca-Cola. The following year, Gary Gutierrez launched USFX, a new division of Colossal Pictures, while he was working on The Right Stuff. Colossal Pictures started producing computer animation in 1983, when they collaborated with Pacific Data Images to produce a commercial for the Atari game Joust and a network ID for MTV. In 1986, Colossal began working with Western Images using a Quantel Harry unit, resulting in Colossal being able to create state-of-the-art computer graphics. Colossal Pictures also launched a new division, BIG Pictures, which produced television programs. In September 1989, Colossal Pictures began representing Pixar to produce CGI commercials. As part of the deal, Colossal would receive a project and develop the storyboards, while Pixar animated the project.[3] Colossal Pictures terminated its relationship with Pixar in 1992 when they started production on Toy Story for Walt Disney Pictures. During the early-1990s, well-known artists like Caroline Leaf and Henry Selick were hired to direct commercials at Colossal. In 1991, Colossal Pictures began representing Sculptoons and the Brothers Quay, but their relationships with Colossal did not last very long. That same year, Colossal Pictures joined forces with New York City production company Noyes and Laybourne, and it became (C)P's East Coast division. After Colossal Pictures' relationship with Pixar ended in 1992, the company hired Brad deGraff to head a new digital media division, which produced projects such as The Moxy Show, RoboCop: The Ride, and two Living Books games. Colossal Pictures closed BIG Pictures in 1994; that October, (C)P employees John Hays, Phil Robinson, and Jeff Fino left the company and launched a new animation studio, WildBrain. Earlier in 1994, Colossal Pictures created exhibits for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Due to cost overruns, production delays and other problems, the museum refused to pay all of Colossal's bills. In April 1996, Colossal Pictures laid off a third of its staff, including co-founder Gary Gutierrez, and on May 30, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Colossal sued the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for $1,200,000 in damages plus $10,000,000 in punitive damages. That year, Colossal Pictures signed a development deal with the Disney Channel to produce content for the network. (C)P produced the interstitial series Frankenguy & The Professor and The Mix-ups plus the Zoog Disney block for the Disney Channel. After (C)P decided to restructure itself into a smaller company, consolidating all of its activities into one building in the process, they emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 1, 1997. Jamie Hyneman, manager of Colossal Pictures’ model shop, took over the facility and turned it into M5 Industries.[4] Although Colossal Pictures was able to sustain itself the following year with a lean work force, the company experienced a downturn in revenue at the beginning of 1999. On August 31, Colossal Pictures closed after 23 years in business. The decision was made in order to liquidate property and honor outstanding debts. Many of Colossal Pictures' employees, such as Ed Bell, Charlie Canfield, and George Evelyn moved to WildBrain as a result. WorkFilmography
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References1. ^http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.2/articles/cohencolossal2.2.html 2. ^Cohen, Karl (September 1999). [https://web.archive.org/web/20011222074842/http://www.awn.com/asifa-sf/1999/0999.html "Colossal Memories"]. ASIFA San Francisco. Retrieved 2016-12-11. 3. ^{{cite magazine |last= Walls|first= Jeannette|date= September 10, 1990|title= Imitation Of Life|magazine= New York Magazine}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Jamie Hyneman|url=http://www.mythbusterstour.com/team/jamie-hyneman|website=MythBusters: Jamie and Adam Unleased|accessdate=26 December 2015}} 5. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20000229172749/http://www.wildbraininc.com/company/bios/bio_hays.html 6. ^{{cite journal|last= |first= |title=Psychic Detective|journal=Next Generation|issue=11|publisher=Imagine Media|date=November 1995|pages=108-9}} External links
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