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F E AT U R E
BRAIN kicked off his career
in animation in 1966, working
in a myriad of positions
including as an animator,
storyboard artist, and timing
director at Disney, Hanna-
Barbera, Warner Bros.,
Cartoon Network, and more.
BROWNING grew up in the
industry—her mother owned
an ink and paint shop. Over
her career, she has worked as
a painter, inker, final checker
and animation checker at
Hanna-Barbera, Animedia,
and more, spending 21 years
at Warner Bros.
FISCHER started at Kim/
Gifford Animation in New
York learning design,
animation, storyboarding,
writing, and editing. In the
early 1970s, he started his
own studio, producing and
art directing commercials and
trailers, and was a part of the
1971 Academy Award-winning
short The Crunch Bird. After
moving west, he worked at
Disney, Warner Bros., Film
Roman and more.
Karl Fischer with his wife
from left: Bob Foster, David Brain and Jan Browning
