Hanna-Barbera was an animation studio founded by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, known for creating popular cartoon shows like The Flintstones, The Smurfs, and Scooby-Doo. They pioneered the use of limited animation, which reused common elements between frames to reduce production costs. Based in California, Hanna-Barbera produced dozens of shows that entertained children and families for decades.

1. HANNA-BARBERA
BY SOPHIA AND TOM

2. WHO WERE THEY?
Hanna-Barbera was a production company who made
cartoons. The company was run by two people named Bill
Hanna and Joe Barbera. They were famous for cartoons such
as: The flintstones, The smurfs and scooby doo.
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Hanna Barbera studios were based in Universal City,
California.

3. ANIMATION
TECHNIQUES USED?
One of the key animation techniques that Hanna-Barbera
used was limited animation which is a process of making
animated cartoons that does not redraw entire frames but
rather reuse common parts between frames. It’s a process
which aims to to reduce the overall number of drawings.

4. Good, mostly wholesome family fun
-Teen, 13 years old
Classic series
- Teen, 16 year old
This is a great show for children
-Teen, 17 year old
Very entertaining. Easy to figure out
the criminal, but it’s fun to watch how
the monsters creep up on them.
- Kid, 12 year old
The classic ones are more
original than the new ones.
- Teen, 14 year old

5. THEIR WORKS:
Their works include: Scooby doo
Johnny Bravo
The flintstones
Powerpuff Girls
Cow and chicken
And many many more.

6. JOSEPH BARBERA
- Born in New York City, March 24th 1911
- Attended college and began his career in NYC
- Displayed talent for drawing as early as 1st grade
- Graduated from Erasmus Hal High School, Brooklyn (1928)
- Won several boxing titles whilst in high school
- Died in LA, California, December 18th 2006

7. WILLIAM HANNA
- Born in New Mexico, July 14th 1910
- Attended Compton High school from 1925 through 1928
- Played the saxophone in a dance band
- Helped write songs for his cartoons including the theme
for The Flintstones – due to his passion for music in
school
- Studied both journalism and structural engineering at
Compton City College but had to drop out of college
because of the onset of the Great Depression
- Died in LA, California, March 22nd 2001

8. THEIR INFLUENCE
• Their cartoon animations show picked up momentum due
to its response from views and logically, the television
networks e.g. shows such as: Tom and Jerry, Smurfs etc
• With its success of its shows where their characters
captured the attention of young children, they began to
produce more well-known cartoon animations e.g. the
fantastic four of marvel comics