Look and Listen

Biography

"Littluns" author, creator, and illustrator Mark Glamack is an animator, businessman, director, producer, writer, and patented inventor. He has worked in every area of the animation industry. Over the last twelve years he has created, written, and developed two motion picture projects and a television series. Also, he invented (Scoreguide) which doubles as a marketing tool that brings commerce to the golfer and the golfer to commerce. It also provides low cost advertising for the Dot-Com market. ********************************************************************************************************* From 2000 to 2003, Glamack dedicated full time developing a new means for reversing runaway productions. This new process and invention blends a far-reaching business model with the technology that supports it. When implemented, it will reduce production costs from between one-quarter to one-half or less the costs anywhere in the world. Instead of a company sub-contracting their work overseas, they will be able to contract to a U.S. studio across town. Also, in the not too distant future Internet companies will need low cost, high quality content if they ever hope to compete in a global marketplace. ********************************************************************************************************* From his early beginnings at Walt Disney Productions, Glamack experienced a level of quality unprecedented in the industry and the attention to details needed to achieve it. He also worked on the animated classic “The Jungle Book" and animated many of the special effects for the combination live-action/animation “Bed-Knobs and Broomsticks.” He also worked on the EPCOT promotional film, animation inserts for “The Wonderful World of Disney,” and “The Story of Walt Disney,” a Disneyland attraction. ********************************************************************************************************* Drafted out of Disney to serve in the Viet Nam War, Glamack spent a year as a medic with the First Air Cavalry Division based thirty miles from the DMZ. Glamack also photographed and directed an ambitious documentary entitled “Is Freedom Just a Word?” He was awarded the Bronze Star. ********************************************************************************************************* Back home in the United States, Glamack continued his career working on countless projects for Hanna-Barbera, Filmation Associates, Film Roman, HBO, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and others. Some of the titles he has animated, directed or produced are: “All Dogs Go To Heaven”, “Life with Louie”, ”He-Man and Shera-Princess of Power”, “Oliver Twist” “Bobby’s World”, “Zazoo – U”, “Spawn”, “Yogi Bear”, “Scooby-Do”, “Tom & Jerry”, “Dyno-Mutt”, “Future Flipper”, “G.I. Joe”, “A Flintstone Christmas”, “Last of the Curlews”, the animated inserts for “That’s Entertainment II”, and many more. Also, the direct to video projects; “Gen 13”, “Christmas Classics”, “Tom Sawyer”, “All Dogs Christmas”, and “All Dogs Go To Heaven”, In 1999 he was nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Class–Animated Program for “Life with Louie”. ********************************************************************************************************* Recently, Glamack completed his sixth term as Governor for The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. During those years he created the Over One Hour Program Category for animation and the first annual individual achievement awards’ categories (Emmy’s) for Animators / Background Artists / Background Stylists / Layout Artists / Production Designers / Storyboard Artists / and Voice Over talents. In 1996, he successfully brought the daytime Emmy awards structure for animation consistent with primetime. ********************************************************************************************************* Appointed by the President as Vice-Chair for the ATAS Activities Committee 1991 – 1992; and later served on the Budget, Awards, and Membership Committees. ********************************************************************************************************* Born and raised in Rochester, New York, Glamack attended Art Center College of Design, UCLA, PCC, Sherwood Oaks Experimental College and various animation courses. ********************************************************************************************************* Mark Glamack’s philosophy includes the belief that future business successes in the entertainment industries will depend largely upon our abilities to compete on a global level through competitive production costs. “Also, we need to positively motivate, educate, enlighten, and inspire through entertaining content with more positive celebration to the human spirit.”

Inspiration

For some time now, many parents and others have voiced their concerns about popular books that send the wrong messages to impressionable minds. Many people talk about their concerns, but few new options exist that have any great interest to our children. Some titles have become more a peer issue than anything of substantive value. Some of these works have significant dangers where, as one example, some people would have everyone believe that there is good and bad evil. Hopefully most parents can explain the difference. And hopefully young and old alike will discover "Littluns." ********************************************************************************************************* While in the process of funding any one of the six projects that I created and developed over several decades, I had, what can only be described as an epiphany. It was an experience of pure love like nothing I had ever experienced before, asking me to write “Littluns.” Now, contrary to popular opinion and perception, not everybody in the entertainment industry is rich and certainly not me. I would make a living directing a show for a studio and when my work was completed, I would only then have the time to work on my projects. This is something I have been doing all of my professional life, never being able to completely realize my dreams. ********************************************************************************************************* Well, I had written scripts and other writings, but a novel? Not in a million years would I have ever considered writing a novel. Not that I wouldn’t have wanted to do so, but I always thought there were far better qualified people than I to take on such a difficult and demanding journey. Also, I already had more on my plate than I could handle. Why then did I, of all people have this epiphany, drop all the other projects that are important to me, and dedicate full time to writing and creating all the color illustrations for "Littluns" while understanding the huge odds against such an endeavor? I guess only time will tell. ********************************************************************************************************* Yesterday we received a letter informing us that my novel "LITTLUNS: AND THE BOOK OF DARKNESS" is the "Mom’s Choice Awards®" Gold Recipient for 2009, and will be listed in January as the best in family-friendly media, products, and services for 2009. The only thing that could make me happier is when people actually start buying the book.