Here's an article on the new Oscar rules, some of which affect animation. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/new-oscars-rules-link-animatio......
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Here's an article on the new Oscar rules, some of which affect animation. https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/04/new-oscars-rules-link-animatio......
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College film student here who is currently working on an animated web series. In addition to working on this series though, I have a side project which I intend to turn into a short 2-5 min proof-of-concept short animation. However, for this project, i need help from people willing assist in animati...
Expand postBob Harper is right, the best suggestion would be to ask other students who are willing to assist you with this side project. It's a good way to network and meet people who have the talents your looki...
Expand commentAlexander Gurrieri, Stage 32 has a free job board. You can post that you're looking for unpaid animation help for a project. Here is a link that you can use to go to our job board directly: https://ww...
Expand commentI agree with Bob Harper . Although, I would guess that other students are also busy and broke, so you do have a bit of a challenge. You might want to find some recent graduates who haven't found work...
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Please help with any lounge where matchmaking is done, like a producer is looking for an animation studio, Indie filmmaker is looking VFX studio, instead of going to MIP/AFM/KIDSCREEN, we will hang in the matchmaking lounge. I am actively looking for someone who can represent my Animation studio in...
Expand postBob Harper Yes dear Bob i started that back in 2020 , Wrote Max n Luke , got it vetted by MIKE DISA , he is a celebrity mentor here in Stage32 , sent that deck to lot of networks, during kid screens,...
Expand commentKumar Sambhav Your journey in trying to do you own IP answers your question on why indie producers aren't jumping at the opportunity to enlist your services. They are going through the same hoops in t...
Expand commentBob Harper Great Insights Dear Bob , This is what is happening, and your Last two lines is exactly the solution i m pitching to communities like STAGE32 , With the advancement in technology smaller te...
Expand commentHey Kumar, it's nice to hear your enthusiasm, it is needed. I like that your efforts are focused more on the indie side but tell me what you forecast for the major studios right now trying to structur...
Expand commentTerence Daniels Thanks !! Long time ago when George Lucas introduced software-based editing, with the help of some Stanford grads , he hired back then , There was revolt , strike and what not , they t...
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Hello everyone! I have been consulting for Brainstorm Productions, a nonprofit animation studio comprised of Neurodivergent artists, most on the Autism Spectrum. They have been working hard on an anthology of animated shorts based on the theme, Dreams. Each artist is writing, directing, and producin...
Expand postYou're welcome, Bob Harper. And thanks. I'm gonna share Ramon's video on my social media.
As someone who’s on the spectrum and has a son on the spectrum, thank you for sharing this! I had no idea this existed! I can’t wait to share this with my family!
Brian Gunter I'm glad you found us. I also have a son on the spectrum. It's the main reason I am so passionate about this project.
Bob Harper I feel you. I watched the first episode and I think my kids will love it! Especially who it’s coming from. So good for you and please pass along another “great job” to the team. We’ll stay...
Expand commentBrian Gunter Thanks, I will let our team know!
Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares two videos in today’s blog.
The first video explains the 12 Principles of Animation.
In the second video, RB shares his number one rule when taking criticism.
Grab your coffee/tea/juice/etc. and jump in!
www.stage32.com/blog/coffee-content-the-...
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Take your time. These are videos that show, rather that tell the sorts of repeated standards and anomalies that I found in repeated use in anime.
Fights VARIABLE
Characteristic, anatomy, and or effect(FX) that is represented as the dominant, contrasting, or dueling opposite factor in a fight between (...
Expand postThanks for posting. I love me some Anime fight scenes. Will check these all out later. Dying to do my own anime fight scene soon.
Fight scenes have their own style and flair, and it's always interesting to see how their going to turn out. Will have to check this out Terence Daniels
I hope you don't mind the mistakes and repeats in there. I was looking at a lot of footage but mostly the best from other bests. The terminology is one word meant to convey an overarching idea concern...
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When it comes to trying to set up my animation studio I was always wondering which would be better for my projects when I got a chance to see the use of Unreal engine 5 for video games. being able to place near realistic characters within a scene through puppeteering vs having to draw each scene by...
Expand postMatthew D Rhodes I remember Final Fantasy The Spirits Within and it does remain a benchmark for me. When I saw it I knew animation would not be the same again. It was amazing to see how real it looked...
Expand commentMatthew D Rhodes Have you generated any visuals yet, I really thrive on such things.
Terence Daniels I've got some concepts art and I've been in contact with a professor that is allowing his students to use a scene from my project as a class project and I'll be given the final to use...
Expand commentAny style can now be marketed to any age group. Blue Eye Samurai is 2D and very R-rated, and Sausage Party, on the surface, looked like a Kids' movie but was also R-rated. As many have pointed out, it...
Expand commentBob Harper It's a good thing Unreal Engine doesn't charge to use until you make money off your projects.
Holy cow. I want to try this. Lumiere has a spacial awareness that previous video creation tools don't have.
Article here: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tools/lumiere-googles-new-ai-model-creates-fully-animated-video-from-text-and-photo-prompts-237447.html
And Lumiere demo page here:
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Wow, "Harold Halibut" looks incredible, Mike Boas! I thought stop-motion was only used in movies.
I saw this showcased somewhere, very cool style. There's something about stop-motion that people just can't get enough of, and to incorporate it into gameplay is a new take on it.
Question: What do you think of Youtube as a distribution model for an animated series? One can spend years pitching their project before finding success. Are there any success stories of persons or studios that went the Youtube route and became successful with their series?
Success would look like ei...
Expand postIt may take some time before Youtube covers productions cost, but as has been previously mentioned it is a great way to see if what you've got can attract an audience. Sometimes a great idea is before...
Expand commentOk Kamar, I see what you mean. That sounds like advertising, not affecting number of times the algorithm promotes your video in searches. A slight distinction in my mind.
I’ll also say that putting an...
Expand commentMike Boas Yes Youtube is a good way to promote your content to get some early traction to show engagement with your content to your investors, the 2d Anime teaser i posted recently , that IP is on tik...
Expand commentYoutube is viable for getting your work out there, and if you can build an audience to attract sponsors, then you have a better shot of making money. Whether it is YouTube, Roku etc. the future of ent...
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I loved this movie! A mashup of silent cinema and looney tunes with a dose of video game logic. Mostly live action, but I’m posting here because it’s full of After Effects animation and post work. (No, I’m not associated with the production. Just wanted to encourage people to check it out.)
Really s...
Expand postThis looks fun, Mike Boas! "Really shows what you can do with imagination and not much money" I only work in the indie world right now, so I know exactly what you mean. I gotta check out "Hundreds of...
Expand commentIt looks awesome, Mike Boas! I'm adding it to my watchlist ASAP!
Very imaginative, thanks for the share Mike Boas
I've found StudioBinder to be really good a breaking down all sorts of things. Here is some animation principles that every animator should know. If you've got any other principles that you think that might be a good add to this list please feel free to share with the community.
Expand postThanks for sharing. The twelve principles are always desirable; however, when it comes to short deadlines and high quotas, the inside joke is that we can only afford three!
Which principle can you get away with the most Bob Harper ?
Daniel Husbands It depends on the project, the deadline and the goal of the project, but usually the three we can use and get away with and still make a project watchable are easing, arcs and timing....
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Bob, have you ever been involved in a project that was trying to qualify for Oscar? With shorts, I know there’s a list of Oscar qualifying film festivals to apply to. I’ve never been through that process, though.
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Mike Boas I have participated in festivals, but not for the Oscar track. I know those who have, and it's only a process if you satisfy the requirements, which are to win one of the festivals on the li...
Expand commentMike Boas I have participated in festivals, but not for the Oscar track. I know those who have, and it's only a process if you satisfy the requirements, which are to win one of the festivals on the list or to have your short play theatrically for a week in one of those qualifying markets (it can be in front of a feature)
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I'd never considered the rules for qualifying for an Oscar, great share Bob Harper
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Great share, thank you Bob Harper!
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Thanks for the share, Bob Harper . This was an interesting read.