- Would an animatic for an adult animated comedy series, be helpful in pitching a show or is it too much to drop on someone in the beginning?
2. Is there any reason NOT to drop material online and get a response from the world before pitching a show to a network executive?
Thanks! Would love to connect with all people interested in animation, especially adult comedy animation.
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Oskar Arnarson
I haven't heard of anyone doing #1, but it might help you/your series stand out. And using an animatic would definitely make the pitch meeting entertaining/fun.
#2. I'm not sure what you mean.
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Thanks Maurice, appreciate it. Regarding #2 ... I guess I'm curious whether it's stronger to bring a 5 minute demo to a network "exclusively", vs. having it online for all to see.
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You're welcome, Oskar Arnarson.
I'm not sure which one you should do for #2. The people you're going to pitch to might like that it's an exclusive, but they might also like that you've built up a fanbase or awareness of the series online.
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The animatic isn't going to be helpful to a decision maker (presuming you referring to the true form of an animatic being rough storyboards cut together). What is helpful is a finished look, or at the very least character designs. This can be still imagery if there are no resources to do a full proof of concept. For #2 if you plan on putting something online to actively build an audience, there is nothing wrong with that. But if it's just going to sit there with no engagement it's not helpful.
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Laurie Ashbourne, I misread "animatic." I thought Oskar Arnarson was talking about an animatronic puppet. Haha
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Thank you both for your replies :) I was thinking along the lines of having 3-5 polished/finished minutes and then the rest of a pilot in animatic form. Something as alive as this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6vdUM7_yEw ... So basically, the keyframes and very rough animation.