Acknowledgements
If it takes a village to raise a child, we should add that it took a metropolis to write this book. Many friends and colleagues were extremely generous in sharing their knowledge and time.
We would like to thank the following people for their invaluable input and help:
John Andrews, Jerry Beck, Laura Ben-Porat, Jeannine Berger, Lawrence Chai, Rick Danenberg, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Sylvia Edwards, Michael Eliasberg, Marci Gray, Van Griffith, Lowell Hall, Kym Hyde, Brooks Jewell, Marcia G. Jones, Fumi Kitahara, Igor Khait, Bob Kurtz, Laura Leganza Reynolds, Terry Lennon, George Maestri, Dave Master, John McCarthy, Brenda McGuirk, Jan Nagel, Bonnie Negrete, Chris Nelson, David Palmer, Trevor Pawlik, Kim Patterson, Donna Pilcher, Deborah Reber, Rory Richardson, Andrea Romero, Joanna Romersa, Dan Sarto, Kay Salz, Sue Shakespeare, Gina Shay, Colum Slevin, Roy Allen Smith, Don Spielvogel, Roxy Steven, Beth Stevenson, Terry Thoren, Mike Vosburg, Barry Weiss, David Womersley, and Doug Wood.
We would also like to extend a heartfelt thanks to our reviewers, who played a very significant part in shaping this book:
Cheryl Abood, Viki Anderson, Kathy Barrows, Craig Berkey, Scott Bern, Gina Bradley, Ellen Cockrill, Lee Dannacher, Davis Doi, John Donkin, Edna Fuentes, Lucilla Hosher, Claire Glidden, Bob Gordon, Jim Houston, Alex Johns, John Kafka, David S. Karoll, Megan Kennison, Heather Kenyon, Sarah Jane King, Hilmar Koch, Patrick Love, Jessica Koplos-Miller, Joyce Miller, Jerry Mills, Buzz Potamkin, Darrell Rooney, Myoung Smith, Mike Tavera, and Fiona Trayler.
We would like to express our appreciation to David Lipman for his succinct and creative way of describing what it takes to produce in the Foreword. Additionally, we thank all individuals whom we have quoted for sharing with us their definition of what makes a good producer.
We must make special mention of Drew Tolman, who we are deeply grateful to for her extraordinary help in many areas, including researching books, journals, and organizations for Appendix, "Animation Resources", acquiring images, and formatting the production charts.
We also owe a special thanks to Ennio Torresan, Jr., artist par excellence, who did an amazing job in producing many of the illustrations for the book and allowing us to explore the characters of the lion and the rabbit. We would also like to thank Jeff Starling for designing a magnificent background. To Wilbert Plijnaar, thank you for creating what we consider the perfect design for the cover of the book.
I, Catherine, would like to thank my husband, Craig Berkey, for his unconditional love, support, and patience. Throughout the writing of this book he was faced with almost daily compromises, but did whatever it took to help me achieve this goal. I would also like to thank Silvia Koleff for all of her wonderful help with Dylan. Knowing that he was in such good hands made it possible for me to spend the time I needed on the book.
I, Zahra, would like to thank my mother, Mahdokht Sanati, for being the incredible support that she has always been and for once again rearranging her life in order to allow me to fulfill my goal. I would also like to thank my uncle, Homayoun Sanati, for introducing me to The Mathnawi of Jalalu'din Rumi and the story of "The Lion and the Beasts." I cannot begin to thank my husband, Jim Beihold, enough for his infinite patience, encouragement, and fortitude. I consider myself amazingly lucky to be married to such a wonderful man.
