Part of the reason the show resonates with audiences is because our method leads to more authentic and personal work, where the body-language and the setting are always a big part of the scenes.” “On Steven Universe everything is written and drawn at the same time, with our artists also writing. “For storytelling to have an impact in cartoons, it has to be visual,” says Sugar. From her work as a storyboard artist and writer on Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time to creating Steven Universe, Sugar always wanted to work with indie artists who could bring an authenticity to a show and maintain a comic-book influence in their work through attention to detail and visual storytelling. Most recently she was an exec producer and director on the Cartoon Network feature Steven Universe: The Movie, which premiered earlier this month on the kidsnet.īut despite all this success, Sugar has never forgotten her creative roots. In high school, the future creator, writer and producer created comics that she brought to trade shows and shared with other indie artists. She attended animation camps and eventually graduated from New York’s School of Visual Arts.īest known for her work as the creator, producer and writer of the popular TV series Steven Universe (on which she also performs music), Sugar is a three-time Annie nominee and seven-time Emmy nominee. Pick up the soundtrack to the Steven Universe movie with appearances by Estelle, Patti Lupone and more!Ĭlick here to listen to this episode on YouTube.Ever since she was young Rebecca Sugar wanted to make cartoons.Īnd make them she did. Plus, Jesse and Rebecca discuss some of their favorite cartoons growing up. Rebecca sat down with Bullseye to talk about the inspiration behind the show, creating femme characters who aren’t necessarily nurturers and dealing with fan feedback. Cartoon Network also just kicked off a special epilogue series for the show called Steven Universe Future. This past September saw the release of the Steven Universe movie and an accompanying soundtrack – many of the songs written and composed by Rebecca. Like we said, it’s a really, really special show. Characters help each other work through past traumas and sometimes they literally come together through fusion to help each other heal. It’s a show that deals with complicated emotions. It explores the town he’s growing up in, profiles the family who own the local pizzeria, follows a child named Onion who is… an onion. Together, Steven along with Gem fusion Garnet, Earth-born Amethyst and the nurturing but neurotic Pearl, fight to save the planet.īut the show is about more than a fight for earth’s future. Gems are these beings from another planet that possess superpowers. Pretty early on, Steven realizes there’s something special about him. He lives in a seaside town with his father Greg. It’s about a boy named Steven who is navigating preteenhood at the start of the series. She’s earned six Prime-time Emmy Award nominations and is the first non-binary woman to independently create a series for Cartoon Network. She was a writer and storyboard artists on the hit animated show Adventure Time before moving on in 2013 to create her own animated series: the wildly popular Steven Universe. Rebecca Sugar is an animator, writer and songwriter.
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