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DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (also known as Mirisch-Geoffrey-DePatie Freleng Productions when involved with the Mirisch brothers and Geoffrey Productions; and DFE Films) was an American animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. Based in Burbank, California, DFE produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, film title design sequences and television specials. Notable among these are ''The Pink Panther'' film titles and cartoon shorts, as well as the Dr. Seuss cartoon adaptations made for CBS and ABC. Most DFE productions are now owned by Marvel Entertainment (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), with some exceptions.〔The exceptions include all Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons (owned by Warner Bros.), all cartoons produced for United Artists (owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), the Dr. Seuss cartoon specials it produced (currently licensed from copyright owner Dr. Seuss Enterprises through Warner Bros.), ''Doctor Dolittle'' and ''Return to the Planet of the Apes'' (owned by 20th Century Fox), ''The Tiny Tree'' (owned by sponsor AT&T), ''What's New, Mister Magoo?'' (owned by DreamWorks Classics) and ''The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas'' (currently owned by Lionsgate).〕 == Origins == DFE was founded by two former Warner Bros. Cartoons employees, director/producer Friz Freleng and executive David H. DePatie, after Warner Bros. closed its animation studio in 1963.〔http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk0sxw_irreverent-imagination-the-golden-age-of-looney-tunes_shortfilms〕 Although Freleng and DePatie were no longer working for Warner Bros., a generous gesture from a Warner executive allowed Freleng and DePatie to lease the former Warner cartoons studio on California Street in Burbank, complete with equipment and supplies for a few dollars each year. Although DFE's initial business was commercials and industrial films, several lucky breaks put the new studio into the theatrical cartoon business. Director Blake Edwards contacted DFE and asked them to design a panther character for Edwards's new film, ''The Pink Panther''. Pleased with the design for the character, Edwards contracted with DFE to produce the animated titles for the film. Upon the film's release, the titles garnered a tremendous amount of attention, so much that a large amount of the picture's gross is believed to have been generated by the success of DFE's title sequence. DFE soon agreed to a contract with United Artists to produce a series of cartoon shorts featuring the Pink Panther, which would include over 100 shorts for both theatrical release and television through 1980. Also in 1964, Freleng and DePatie's old employer, Warner Bros., contracted with DFE to produce new ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons for television.〔http://bakertoons.blogspot.com/2010/12/david-h-depatie-interview-part-1.html?m=1>〕 DePatie and Freleng found themselves overflowing with work. Many of the animators who had worked at Warner Bros. in the 1950s and 1960s returned to the old Warner cartoon studio to work for DFE. The first entry in the ''Pink Panther'' series, ''The Pink Phink'', was directed by Freleng and won the studio its only Academy Award in 1964. In 1967, DFE would receive another Academy Award nomination for ''The Pink Blueprint''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DePatie-Freleng Enterprises」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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