Creative Capers Entertainment is an American animation studio founded by Terry and Sue Shakespeare with David Molina in 1989. Based in
Altadena, California
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, it specializes in
Flash and
hand-drawn animation in various
feature film
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s,
television series
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,
commercials
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,
CD-ROM
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s and
video games
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.
The studio is populated by animators who worked in
Sullivan Bluth Studios Ireland Limited including Mark Koetsier, Silvia Hoefnagels, Stefan Fjeldmark,
Greg Tiernan (co-founder of Dagda Film), Shane Zalvin, etc. It also operates a division called Creative Capers Cartoons, also known as The Hollywood Cartoon Company, which was mainly used for providing additional animation for some feature films. The studio was also an uncredited additional animation facility for
Disney
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's ''
Beauty and the Beast
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Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
'', ''
Aladdin
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'' and ''
The Lion King
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'', and most notably provided the CGI animation for the direct-to-video ''
Bionicle'' trilogy.
Filmography
Films
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Tom and Jerry: The Movie'' (1992) (additional animation, as Creative Capers Cartoons)
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Once Upon A Forest'' (1993) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
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The Pagemaster'' (1994) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
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101 Dalmatians'' (1996) (CGI game sequence)
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Mr. Magoo'' (1997) (opening sequence)
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The Tigger Movie'' (2000) (additional animation)
Direct-to-Video
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Sweetsville'' (2003)
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Bionicle: Mask of Light'' (2003)
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Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui'' (2004)
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Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'' (2005)
*''Smallville Legends: Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton'' (2008)
Television specials
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Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid'' (2008)
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Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman'' (2008)
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Roxy Hunter and the Horrific Halloween'' (2008)
Television series
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Fievel's American Tails'' (1992–1994) (additional animation, as The Hollywood Cartoon Company)
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Nightmare Ned'' (1997)
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Sitting Ducks'' (2001–2003)
Games
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Ultrabots'' (1993) (character designs)
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Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse'' (1994) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: The Lion King'' (1994) (animation)
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Aladdin
Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...
Activity Center'' (1994) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree'' (1995) (animation)
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The Lion King
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:
Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games'' (1995) (animation)
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Gargoyles'' (1995) (animation)
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Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
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'' (1995) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: Pocahontas'' (1995) (animation)
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The Walt Disney World Explorer'' (1996) (animation)
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The Lion King
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Activity Center'' (1996) (animation)
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Gamebreak'' (1996) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: 101 Dalmatians'' (1996) (animation)
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101 Dalmatians: Escape from DeVil Manor'' (1997) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1997) (animation)
*''Disney's Magic Artist 2'' (1997) (animation)
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Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
'' (1997) (animation)
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Nightmare Ned'' (1997) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: Hercules'' (1998) (animation)
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Ariel's Story Studio'' (1998) (animation)
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The Little Mermaid Photo Fun Print Studio'' (1998) (animation)
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride Activity Play'' (1998) (animation)
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Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan'' (1999) (animation)
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Mulan
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Print Studio'' (1999) (animation)
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Tarzan
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Creat ...
Activity Center'' (2000) (animation)
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Winnie the Pooh Activity Center'' (2000) (animation)
External links
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