Buzzco Associates

Buzzco Associates, Inc. is an animation studio that was founded in 1968 (as Perpetual Motion Pictures) by Buzz Potamkin[1] with Candy Kugel and Vincent Cafarelli as co-creative directors and Marilyn Kraemer as executive producer.

Buzzco Associates, Inc.
FormerlyPerpetual Motion Pictures (1968–1982)
Perpetual Animation (1982–1984)
Buzzco Productions, Inc. (1982–1984)
TypePrivate
IndustryAnimated commercials and short films
Founded1968
FounderBuzz Potamkin
Hal Silvermintz
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
U.S.
Key people
Candy Kugel
Marilyn Kraemer
Websitebuzzzco.com

History

Early work of the studio included the "I Want My MTV" campaign, and the "Top of the Hour" network ID for MTV.[2][3] The spots mixed live action, rock stars, music and animation. In 1982, Perpetual Motion Pictures split into Perpetual Animation and Buzzco Productions, Inc., and Vincent Cafarelli and Candy Kugel joined Buzzco. Potamkin left New York in 1984 to form Southern Star Productions[4] in Los Angeles. As part of the continuing partners' agreement in forming Buzzco Associates, Cafarelli, Kugel and Kraemer decided it was important for them to make independent films.

Buzzco continued with production of commercials, titles, insert programming, sales films and segments for such clients as Nickelodeon, Sesame Workshop, MTV, HBO Family and ABC, as well as for educational shows such as Sesame Street, Between the Lions and Square One Television. Commercial clients often come to Buzzco because of its ability to integrate diverse print styles into motion. They have often worked with humorous illustrator Norm Bendell, designer of commercials for First Morris Bank and the flea-control program CIBA.

Planned Parenthood: Talking About Sex, created and produced for Planned Parenthood won the Grand Prize for an Educational Film at Annecy in 1997.

It's Still Me: A Guide for People with Aphasia & Their Loved Ones is a 17-minute film which explains aphasia and offers ways of communicating without words. It was inspired by Kugel's mother who lived with aphasia for 12 years after surviving a massive stroke.

Filmography
Title Year(s) Notes Client
Scratch Harry1969animationCannon Film Distributors
Weekend1974–1979animated sequencesNBC
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree1979TV specialJoseph Cates Company
The Dough Nuts1980–1981interstitial seriesGreengrass Productions
The Berenstain Bears Meet Bigpaw1980TV specialJoseph Cates Company
Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City1981TV specialMuller Rosen Productions
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise1981TV specialJoseph Cates Company
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine1982TV specialJoseph Cates Company
Willie Survive1982interstitial seriesGreengrass/Olin/Lawrence Productions
USA Cartoon Express1982–1991openings and bumpersUSA Network
Calliope1982–1983animationUSA Network
The Berenstain Bears Play Ball1983TV specialJoseph Cates Company
Playboy's Hot Rocks1983graphicsThe Playboy Channel
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls1983TV specialNBC
Computer Critters1984interstitial seriesABC
Zack Of All Trades1984interstitial seriesABC
Sunday Showdown1984opening titlesUSA Network
Teen Wolf1986opening and end credits[5]Southern Star Productions
Munchies1987title sequenceNew Concorde
ABC Fun Facts1988–1989interstitial seriesABC
Sesame Street1988–1991
2005		animated sequencesSesame Workshop
Playboy Late Night1992animationPlayboy TV
Square One Television1992"The Further Adventures of Zook & Alison"Children's Television Workshop
Sports Illustrated for Kids: TV Sports Quiz1993Buzz Beamer animationHBO
Money Made Easy: The ABC Kids' Guide to Dollars and Sense1994animationGreengrass Productions
Square One TV Math Talk1995–1996animationChildren's Television Workshop
Talking About Sex: A Guide for Families1996direct-to-videoPlanned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
AGTV1998opening, closing and bumpersAmerican Girl
Nick Jr. Show and Tell1998interstitial seriesNick Jr.
Elmo's World2001"Birthdays, Games, & More!" segue sequencesSesame Workshop
Maya & Miguel2004–2007creative checkingScholastic
Between the Lions2006–2010animationWGBH/Sirius Thinking
Schoolhouse Rock: Earth2009"The Rainforest"ABC
TED-Ed2012–2013seven videosTED

Short films
  • Woman: Who Is Me? (1976)
  • Inbetweening America (1977)
  • Confessions of a Starmaker (technical assistance, 1978)
  • So What If It Rains? (1979) (animation; produced by Manno Productions and Alternate Choice)
  • Audition (1980)
  • My Film, My Film, My Film (1983)
  • A Warm Reception in L.A. (1987)[6]
  • Animated Self-Portrait (1988)
  • Snowie and the Seven Dorps
  • Fast Food Matador (1991)[7][8]
  • We Love It (1992)[9][10]
  • The Ballad of Archie Foley (1995)
  • KnitWits (1997)
  • KnitWits Revisited (1999)
  • Life: A New York Ani-Jam (animated contribution, 1999)
  • (it was . . .) Nothing At All (2000)
  • Piscis (2001)
  • Juan Bobo's Birthday Party (2002)
  • Command-Z (2005)
  • What I Want (music video, 2005)
  • Right (2007)
  • dEVOLUTION (2008)
  • It's Still Me! A Guide For People With Aphasia & Their Loved Ones (2009)
  • The Last Time (2012)
  • iHeed: Two Simple Ways To Treat Water (2012)
  • iHeed: Access to Family Planning is a Human Right (2013)
  • Blessings of the Season (2013)
  • My Depression (The Up and Down and Up of It) (2014) (animation)
  • Vashti (2018)
  • I, Candy (2018)

Commercials

Commissioned short films

References
  1. Variety Staff (May 8, 2012). "Marshall 'Buzz' Potamkin dies at 66". Variety.com. Reed Elsevier. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. Award-Winning Animator Candy Kugel Joins The Black Maria Film Festival at the Madison Public Library - BroadwayWorld.com
  3. I Want My MTV|MoMA
  4. BCDB
  5. “I Was A Guy Because I Used A Pencil”: The Candy Kugel Interview|Cartoon Brew
  6. The International Tournee of Animation. Volume 4 : featuring the best of the 22nd International Tournee of Animation - WorldCat.org
  7. MOVIES - The Washington Post
  8. The 23rd Tournee of Animation Film Festival - Box Office Mojo
  9. Mixed Bag of Animation Shorts - CSMonitor.com
  10. Featuring the best of the 24th International Tournee of Animation. - WorldCat.org
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