Sunday, October 31, 2010

South Korean Animators Object to Banksy 'Simpsons' Opening

South Korean Animators Object to Banksy 'Simpsons' Opening: "But when a California-based production studio asked Shin to animate a dark commentary about labor practices in Asia's cartoon industry — the edgy title sequence for the The Simpsons' episode 'MoneyBART' — he and his staff raised a rare protest. The sequence, created by Banksy, the pseudonym for an unidentified British graffiti artist known for his anti-Establishment pranks, ran during the opening credits"