We met with kings and elders, and even went to an old slave dungeon. We breathed and smelled it. Cartwright said that animation can have more impact than people might think. Cartwright said there hasn't been much published about the animation industry. After the writers have pitched their ideas and the script has been written, the cast comes together for a table reading.
Animators then sketch each frame of the storyboard onto white paper.
At any given moment, five to six different episodes are being worked on simultaneously. From there, the animatic is shipped to Korea, where hundreds of artists individually hand-paint each cell of animation. It's astounding how much riff-raff we've kept off the street. She founded Homeland Productions, a developmental company that oversees animated projects for television, films and the Internet. In addition, she is working on an animated feature with Debbie Allen.