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The Simpsons
The
Simpsons
“The Simpsons” is a 20th
Century Fox production. You know this company from movies like
Dr. Doolittle
Romeo & Juliet
The Thin Red Line
Titanic
Volcano
The X-Files
or TV series like
Beverly Hills 90210
The X-Files
Melrose Place
“The Simpsons” were created by
the cartoonist Matt Groening in 1987. At first it was a series of 30-second
spots for the FOX series “The Tracy Ullman Show”. A total of 48
shorts were produced over the first three seasons, and Bart is the only
character to appear in all 48. The response to the spots was so positive that
FOX made a half-hour Christmas special on Dec. 17, 1989. Since Jan. 14, 1990
“The Simpsons” is a regular series.
“The Simpsons” was
Groening´s introduction into the animation world. Previously, he was best
known for his “Life in Hell” cartoon strip. This was an
irreverent[1]
portrayal of broken life that debuted in 1977. It currently appears in more than
250 newspapers world-wide.
Groening named the characters after members
of his family: Father Homer, Mother Marge, and sisters Lisa and Maggie. The son
was christened Bart, a play of the word brat, and would be given characteristics
of Matt himself and his brother Mark.
“The Simpsons” is registered in
the Guinness Book of Records for the longest animated series in the television
history. There are more than 200 episodes. The show’s 100th
episode was aired in April 1994, the 200th in May
1998.
“The Simpsons” has
become a
staple[2]
for guest stars all over music, sports, movies, and television
like:
Bette Midler
James Brown
Meryl Streep
Kathleen Turner
Aerosmith
Siegfried and Roy
...
Entering its 9th season,
“The Simpsons” has been honored with
a Peobody Award
10 Emmy Awards
7 Annie Awards
3 Genesis Awards
3 International Monitor Awards
and
3 Environment Media
Awards.
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Bartholomew J. Simpson
Aliases: El Barto, Bartman
Age: 10
Occupation: Student
Bart is the most misunderstood Simpson. At
heart, he is just a good kid with a few bad ideas and one or two that are still
being reviewed by the Springfield district attorney. He enjoys skateboarding,
bubble gum and caring for his pet elephant. Bart’s first words as a baby
were “Aye, Carumba!”.
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Homer J. Simpson
Age: 35
Occupation: Nuclear Safety
Technician
Homer is a
devoted[3]
husband. He loves his family and he would do just about anything to prove it. He
enjoys drinking beer, at home or in a bar.
Homer works at Springfield’s nuclear
power plant as a safety inspector, a job he secured after passing the
specialised training course on his third attempt.
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Lisa Marie Simpson
Age: 8
Occupation: Student, Sax Player
Lisa’s enormous intelligence and
moral authority place her in a unique position in the Simpson family. Her first
word as a baby was “Bart”. She has got her common sense, hard work
ethic and sympathy for others from her mother.
For the record, Lisa says she watches TV
only for “The MacNeil-Lehrer Report”. In truth, however, she is
always willing to interrupt a piercing MacNeil-Lehrer roundtable whenever her
beloved “Itchy and Scratchy” cartoons are on TV. Her deep love for
cartoon characters proves that, no matter how precocious she may be, Lisa is
still a Simpson.
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Margaret (Maggie) Simpson
Age: 1
Occupation: None
Over all seasons, we have watched Maggie
grow from a cute
pacifier[4]-sucking
infant[5]
into a cute pacifier-sucking infant who has said her first word,
“Daddy”.
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Marge Bouvier Simpson
Age: 34
Occupation: Houswife,
Mother
Marge is the
putty[6]
that holds the Simpson family together week after week. Marge’s one
extravagance is having her tall blue hair done twice a day.
The Production
Pre-Production
It all starts early each year. Usually in
January or February a conference of all the current writing and production staff
will get together and discuss show ideas. Eight or ten stories will come out of
each of these conferences. One episode is usually expanded into a 25 or 30 page
outline full of character dialogue.
The Recording Session
The recording session is done totally live
in the fahion of an old radio play. Scenes are usually recorded five or six
times to test
infelction[7],
volume, and rewrites. Sometimes the animators come in to watch to get some
inspiration, and they often mimic the actors’ movements in whatever
character they’re playing when they animate.
There are about 80-90 speaking parts
present in each episode. Divided by a few very talented speakers, the actors
take up about a dozen voices apiece.
The Animation
Now the real hard part begins. A copy of
the voice track is sent to the animation studios. There, approximately 24,000
black and white drawings will be produced and somehow coordinated with the
voices. When a rough black and white version of the finished episode is
completed, it is sent to Korea, at a place called Anivision, where the colour is
added. Each drawing is drawn and hand-painted to precision. This is the primary
reason why episodes take so long and cost so much (often half a million dollars
or more).
The Music
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An amazing amount of work goes into the
music. This means five days of hard work for one episode. The producers and a
team for music and special effects see the entire episode with no dialogue. They
decide where and when the music will set in and what exactly is required for
certain moments.
The team has got three days to compose the
music. Then a 40-piece orchestra records the music. If there are any vocals to
be done, studio singers are used to overdub them later.
Finishing Touches
Once the music has been added, everything
is finished. Sometimes, the cast will be called back later to change dialogue
and final cuts are made.
[1] irreverent respektlos
[2] staple Hauptgegenstand,
Hauptthema
[3] devoted hingebungsvoll,
begeistert
[7] infelction Modulation, (Ton)
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