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I had the pleasure of being a guest in the writers' room yesterday and we got focused a lot on the animation landscape and yet, there still seemed to be unanswered questions. I suggest to anyone writing for animation to immerse themselves into the industry. It is very small and somewhat of a silo bu...
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2024 Promises to Be a Feast for Animation Lovers
https://www.indiewire.com/features/animation/2024-animated-movies-preview-1234939493/
I'm pretty excited that there will be a new animated Transformers and Lord of the Rings movie to watch this year. I'm also really interested in seeing Spellbound when it releases!
Sounds like a great year for animation Richard "RB" Botto. I'm looking forward to DM4 - I love that series and think it's so well written. And along with Ashley Renee Smith, I'm looking forward to Tra...
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This is right up my alley Richard "RB" Botto
My favorite movie, "The Nightmare Before Christmas," is a well-known stop motion animated film. The animation is one of my favorite things about it because I know the patience and care that stop motion animation takes. But I find that it is something I see less and less in film these days, especiall...
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I agree Ashley Renee Smith. It takes massive amounts of patience, with just a few moments of footage taking several weeks to film in some cases. I know with "The Nightmare Before Christmas," there was...
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Henry Selick is one of my favorite filmmakers. And his films are few and far between and I know it's because of how tedious the process can be, but I also believe that that's what makes watching his films that much more special.
I have used Stop Motion Animation as tool to introduce kids to the magical art of film making. With a simple set-up, they can see the immediate result of their creative work making puppetry, on a screen.
That’s fantastic Johan. I’m almost 40 but I could pretend to be a kid for something like that lol
Alexandra, I agree Gruff is a great short. There’s some interesting behind the scenes videos out there too. Worth watching to see why the short is NOT stop motion. All the puppets are performed live. Crazy, right?
Stage 32 is having its 6th logline contest of the year! If you have an amazing Animated script that’ll take the industry by storm, send Stage 32 your logline!
The top logline will be given a FREE CONTEST ENTRY to our 5th Annual New Voices in Animation Contest! And the TOP THREE LOGLINES will be ent...
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Is AI bad or good? I can't tell you, but I think the disadvantages or benefits of a technology will show in the way how it is going to be used. I recently stumbled upon this article about Showrunner. It's an app that introduces you to animated shows and allows you to create more stories inside the w...
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Excited to see my friend Jen Rudin is back behind the table. What a great CD, especially for animation.
https://deadline.com/2024/06/jen-rudin-reopens-jen-rudin-casting-company......
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I might have used Spider-Verse as an example before but there is something to be said about just how much of a game-changer the art style, animation process, and over-all visual storytelling went into this film. Here is a video discussing 3 rules that the films broke, and an interesting intro into V...
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This is my favorite movie, so I can gush about it all day long. But to me what is truly impressive about Spider-Verse isn't just that the style and process were game-changing, it was how they used it...
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I couldn't agree more Ashley Renee Smith and Maurice Vaughan...
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Fun fact…we just confirmed the story editor of Spider-verse as the mentor of our Animation Screenwriting contest! We’ll be announcing that soon!! https://www.stage32.com/happy-writers/contests/5th-Ann...
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The Spiderverse films definitely have a distinct style that definitely pushed the envelope.
Incredible, Amanda Toney!! That's so exciting!
Hello, I'm looking for investor to create an Animated Feature Film.
How I can connect with a right person?
No one answers me.
That's right, if you see our Reel , you can see our team is ready for doing that.
1) What's the story about? (logline)
"The magical journey of legendary characters to the contemporary modern world an...
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Geoff Hall I put our Demo Reel, Please take a look at to that.
Mohsen Abdolali will do, Mohsen.
Mohsen Abdolali wow, that’s great, Mohsen. I love the character design; especially the bearded character. Well done on your work so far. Check out the webinar that Mike has pointed you towards. And al...
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Geoff Hall thanks
Huge congratulations to long time Stage 32 educator and all around great guy, Conrad Vernon, on this new endeavor.
https://deadline.com/2024/06/conrad-vernon-straight-up-creative-john-sta......
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Agreed, Mark Deuce. The mission of this platform from Day One back in 2011 was to democratize the industry. Our educators play a massive part in executing on that mission.
Love this...
“At Straight Up Creative, we are departing from the misconception of animation as solely a children’s genre and see animation as a versatile medium capable of expanding the ability to tell any story, in any genre, for any audience..."
And if there was anyone to lead that charge, Leonardo Ramirez, it's Conrad. He's a visionary.
I took one of his classes a while back and it was pretty awesome, Richard "RB" Botto. It's called, "Breaking Down the Process of Feature Film Animation from Script to Screen" and for anyone interested...
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He's a fantastic teacher, Leonardo Ramirez, and obviously as accomplished as they come. Also a shining example of how being selfless and a true collaborator can move mountains in this industry....
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Did anyone see Inside Out 2 over the weekend? I saw it and liked it a lot.The box office numbers were outstanding, and we could be looking at a summer where animation rescues the box office, depending on what Despicable Me 4 does in a couple weeks.
This is huge for animation and huge for the industry as a whole.
People still love their animated movies, and original, lovable characters. I think if studios continue to innovate and build off of previous successes we'll see a lot more in the near future.
Inside Out 2 had a $155MM opening, Brian Smith. Wow! Based on the Despicable Me franchise box office, I think Despicable Me 4 is gonna be a box office superhit.
I love that animation is getting all the love so far this summer. I haven't had a chance to see Inside Out 2 yet, but I'm really excited to!
Animation is not just an art form that appeals, but appeals and always have impacted, young and developing minds! It's why I'm paying tribute to it in my film, being all about the beauty and captivati...
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Intriguing thesis regarding Sony's purchase of the Alamo Drafthouse chain
https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/sonys-bet-alamo-drafthouse-cru......
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Keep an eye out for this upcoming doc series about Tim Burton. Not sure where it will land, but will probably be streaming late this year or early next. The first episode just showed at Tribeca this week.
https://deadline.com/2024/06/tim-burton-untitled-docuseries-review-an-insightful-portrait-of-a-...
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Thanks, Mike Boas. I didn't know there was a Tim Burton docuseries coming out. He's one of my favorite directors. He has too many incredible movies for me to pick a favorite. Looking forward to the do...
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Me too!
Thank you Mike Boas
He's done a lot of work, interested to see what they do with it. Thanks Mike Boas
This is so exciting! My husband was able to see the Tim Burton exhibit at the LACMA years ago and I was so jealous that I missed it. I'm looking forward to this docu-series.
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Great point and great resource guide, Laurie Ashbourne! Thanks for sharing!