Dawn of the Croods explained
Dawn of the Croods is an American 2D-animated television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation. The series is based on the 2013 animated film The Croods, taking place before the events of the film. It premiered on December 24, 2015, on Netflix. The second season premiered on August 26, 2016, third season on April 7, 2017, and fourth and final season on July 7, 2017.[2] Sam Riegel was the voice director for the first two seasons, and Brendan Hay replaced him for the last two.[3] [4] It also aired on Family Channel and Family Chrgd in Canada.
Plot
The adventures of the series takes place before the film, with Eep and the family having new friends, and facing off against new enemy creatures.
Cast
- Dan Milano as Grug,[5] Bud, Womp
- Cree Summer as Ugga, Pat, Clip, Pup Howler
- Stephanie Lemelin as Eep[6]
- A.J. LoCascio as Thunk, Baitsy, Steve
- Grey Griffin as Sandy, Lerk
- Laraine Newman as Gran, One-Eyed Amber[7] Mosh, Pram
Additional voices
- Dee Bradley Baker as Bulk, Squawk, Bearowl, Creatures, Moler Bear, Mow, Earl, Old Man Root, Yelp
- Dominic Catrambone as Sulk, Kevin, Fan, Night Mare, Ow the Dentist, Cave Teen, Bag, Guy
- Jim Cummings as Little Mantrap
- Ana Gasteyer as Meep Boor
- Thomas Lennon as Crud, Munk
- Chris Parnell as Snoot Boor
- Chris Sanders as Belt the Sloth
Episodes
See main article: List of Dawn of the Croods episodes.
On July 9, 2017, executive producer Hay replied on Twitter to a question about whether fourth season would be the last season, saying that it "most likely" would be.[8]
Production
In contrast to the computer-animated film, the series is 2D-animated. The series' creators wanted to make it more "cartoonish", but found doing "squash and stretch" in CG too expensive for television. Different animation technique also helped the series to stand out from the feature film, which was concurrently shown on Netflix. The first three episodes were animated in Toon Boom Harmony by Vancouver's Bardel Entertainment.[9] DreamWorks soon found that Harmony was not the best fit for animating scenes that contained multiple characters at once. The rest of the episodes were traditionally hand-drawn by South Korean studios: EMation, NE4U, and Dong Woo Animation.[10]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|
| 2016 | Annie Award[11] | Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Jonathan Pyun, Aaron Spurgeon, Baptiste Lucas, Margaret Wuller and Ethan Becker (for "Garden of Eaten") | |
| Outstanding Achievement, Voice Acting in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production | Grey Griffin (for Lerk) | |
| Laraine Newman (for Amber) | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Dawn of the Croods (Season 1, Episode 2) . December 19, 2015 . British Board of Film Classification . December 22, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222083857/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/dawn-croods-vod . live .
- News: Liu . Ed . July 5, 2017 . Exclusive Clip from "Dawn of the Croods" Season 4 . ToonZone . dead . July 7, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162639/https://www.toonzone.net/exclusive-clip-dawn-croods-season-4/ . June 12, 2018.
- Web site: Dawn of the Croods - Credits . 21 February 2018 . Behind The Voice Actors . 22 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222050754/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Dawn-of-the-Croods/voice-credits/ . live .
- Web site: Dawn of the Croods . 21 February 2018 . IMDb.
- Web site: Wolfe. Jennifer. DreamWorks Animation Unveils 'Dawn of the Croods' Trailer. Animation World Network. December 19, 2015. December 8, 2015. March 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313122317/http://www.awn.com/news/dreamworks-animation-unveils-dawn-croods-trailer. live.
- News: Cannini. Chuck. Interview: Long Island Native Brendan Hay, Producer of Dawn of the Croods. December 19, 2015. Long Island Press. December 12, 2015. July 8, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708043719/https://www.longislandpress.com/2015/12/12/interview-long-island-native-brendan-hay-producer-of-dawn-of-the-croods/. live.
- News: Milligan. Mercedes. Clips: 'Dawn of the Croods' Arrives Dec. 24. December 19, 2015. Animation Magazine. December 17, 2015. September 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045429/http://www.animationmagazine.net/top-stories/clips-dawn-of-the-croods-arrives-dec-24/. live.
- Brendan Hay . Brendan Hay . B_Hay. 884144600633430016. 9 Jul 2017. Most likely, yes. Hope you enjoyed your time in Ahhh! Valley as much as us..
- Web site: Amidi. Amid. Trailer: 'Dawn of the Croods' Hand-Drawn Netflix Series. Cartoon Brew. December 19, 2015. December 8, 2015. December 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151223030600/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-television/first-look-dawn-croods-hand-drawn-netflix-series-125287.html. live.
- Web site: Thill. Scott. 'Dawn of The Croods': Brendan Hay Discusses Building A Kinder, Gentler Animated Apocalypse. Cartoon Brew. August 27, 2016. January 6, 2016. July 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160731163544/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/internet-television/dawn-croods-brendan-hay-discusses-building-kinder-gentler-animated-apocalypse-125791.html. live.
- Web site: D'Alessandro. Anthony. Annie Awards Noms: 'Inside Out', 'Anomalisa', 'Shaun The Sheep', 'Good Dinosaur' & 'Peanuts ' Up For Best Feature. Deadline. December 24, 2015. December 1, 2015. June 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220611194040/https://deadline.com/2015/12/annie-award-nominations-list-2015-1201647656/. live.
