Animation

Check out this clip from a Spider-Verse animator.

Check out how the lay out team uses a basic 3d model to track fluid motion and the 2D artists design the keyframes

https://twitter.com/SpencerWan/status/1668709166175727617?s=20

Hello Animators!

Please bear with me whilst I try to tell unravel my thoughts and tell you what I’m up to and where it’s is leading.

Around 2016/17 when the hope of making my feature, Seeing Rachel, crashed along with my production company, a story was stirred within me. (It’s funny how pain always seems to inspire storytelling!) I didn’t know what to do with it. Was it supposed to be a short story, a novel, a live-action film? I just didn’t know what to make of it.

And so I just left all my notes and research files to gather digital dust on my Evernote App until this year, when I met Leonardo Ramirez on Stage32. He showed me the concept art for a series of his and I thought ‘Wow! My story could be an animated series.’

After this Eureka moment, I started researching the story, until I got to the point where I could write a first draft of the Pilot. My mind has exploded since that day with characters, plot-lines, story arcs, etc. This has been a high-energy time for me.

My thought about it is that it should be a series, episodes of around 22 minutes. Anime in style, because I’m influenced by the likes of Satoshi Kon and Mamoru Oshii. A BIG, Universal story that John Truby calls ‘transcendent social fantasy’. (I’ve found his book on Genre’s really helpful). It’s a multi-realm, multi-reality story, that I’ve already scoped a few ‘franchise’ thoughts in the development pot, that is Evernote.

I’m looking to produce a proof of concept trailer/or pilot and will go along the Crowdfunding/Crowdsourcing route with a campaign. (I’ll also be posting something about this later, in the Financing/Crowdfunding Lounge).

With this in mind I’m looking for an Animator and my question to you is, what is the best way to go about this? I’m busy creating a Lookbook, as I’m sure that will help the process. Decidedly in the Fantasy genre and with a strong social concept, but even with the Pilot draft finished, I still feel that I’m at the early stages of scoping the story. I probably have about 7 episodes worth of material.

If anyone in the Stage32 community could help me and share a little wisdom, that would be great.

Many thanks for reading this and I hope it all makes sense.

Geoff

this is my first post here in this lounge and was wondering if there are things not to post here? if you look at my profile here you can see that I draw and I'm not sure if I can offer my talent here.

This quote is attributed to Sir Alec Issigonis, designer of the original Mini who coined it in 1959.

I first heard it from a colleague and dear friend Randy Fullmer; Animator, Producer, Luthier. Randy invented the role of Artistic Coordinator at Disney Animation — despite the fledgling sound to the title, without this role, the blockbusters from Disney’s 2D renaissance era from Beauty and the Beast onward simply would not have happened. He was the glue that held every department together and no matter how little sleep he got, he was always calm, sweet, and game to solve any problem. When Randy spoke artists and executives listened. Randy and I (like many artists shared a love for music, but with us it was a core part of our lives for different reasons, particularly when it came to bass). When I was working in the Florida studio, Randy came to visit, and he came in my office and sat in my chair. With an animation desk on one side and computers on the other, my set up was not unlike many other Artistic Supervisors or Department heads. Randy sat and pushed the chair to each work surface. And when I asked him what he was doing, he said,”I just want to see what it’s like sitting in Laurie’s chair.” That has stuck with me to this day, and helped guide me to understand the perspective of everyone’s job in a film production. Randy left Disney when like many of us, realized there was more to life than that well-funded cocoon. He went off to become a Luthier, creating custom built bass guitars. Randy passed away last week and the world is a little less creative in his absence. However, the documentary below holds valuable lessons for everyone creating; no matter your outlet. Please watch and meet Randy.

https://youtu.be/hNACNx5UlR8

I listen to tons of movie-related podcasts, so I thought it would be good to post a few here that focus on animation.

Rubber Onion Animation Podcast

https://rubberonion.com/podcast/

Stephen Brooks and Rob Yulfo discuss various elements of the animation, including news stories, reviews, interviews, fan-art contests, trivia games, character skits, and more.

The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast

https://bancroftbros.libsyn.com/

Hosted by twin brothers Tom and Tony Bancroft who are former Disney animators. In their podcast, they interview talented animators, talk about the current and future world of animation, and share insights that can inspire animators at any level of their career.

Proko Draftsmen Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/draftsmen/id1465180342

or

https://www.proko.com/course/draftsmen-podcast/overview

Not specifically about animation, but art, drawing, and teaching. From Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff, two art instructors who know their stuff.

Skwigly Animation Podcast

https://www.skwigly.co.uk/animation-podcasts/

British show featuring interviews with professionals in the animation industry.

The Animation Podcast

http://animationpodcast.com/album/all-shows/

One of the first podcasts I listened to, and though it's ended, the archival interviews are still up. Interviews with legends of Disney Animation.

Here's a longer list, many of which I haven't listened to, but might check out.

https://www.animationmentor.com/blog/best-animation-podcasts-for-animators/

HI I made a series of a cartoon and looking to bring it to a network or to the market. I am a first time writer and not sure on any agents or lawyers that can help either find a agent that works with first time writers or a way to get my cartoon to the market . I was also looking at film hub not sure if that is a good place to start as well

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Thanks in ADVANCE

Hey there, Stage32 animators! In case you were wondering, I am now working on a new full-length animated martial arts movie about a group of anthropomorphic pets that share the same dream of becoming martial arts masters and must now work together and prove themselves as heroes if they are to save the world.

This is the last video about anime missiles that I'm doing for the anime series on my channel. This is a demonstration of different concepts I invented concerning the possible thought process behind the animation of so many objects at once. All the notes are in the description. I'd love any advice or opinions you have!

https://youtu.be/_EbJi40mdwM

Hello from where ever you are in the world and welcome to my AMA!

I have been in the animation industry since 1999, and I've worked on projects for Disney, DreamWorks, and Sony, among others, in both features and TV. I have somewhere around 30 credits, the most recent one being the Motion Edit Manager on a little film called Avatar: The Way of Water.

I know this is called "Ask Me Anything," but you'll get better answers out of me if you ask questions that focus on animation production and storytelling, like, "Can you describe the CG animation pipeline?", "How does a project move from development to production?": "How can I get my story produced?" "What is the development process like?"

I love animation, I love the process and I am also a disciple of the Hero's Journey when it comes to developing stories. I have worked in CG and in traditional animation. I have been on the production side and the development side, so please feel free to ask away!

Also, a blog I wrote about breaking into the animation industry recently posted on Stage 32 and can be found here:

https://www.stage32.com/blog/breaking-and-entering-how-to-get-a-job-in-a...

I can't wait to get started chatting with you all today!