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Lisa Milliner
My script translated into AI

I want to do my script in AI.Do anyone have any ideas?

Tom Lapke

Hi Lisa, I am a little confused as to what you are asking. Can you elaborate?

Ashley Renee Smith

Are you asking for suggestions for AI programs to use? Or for advice on how to get started? I've never used any AI writing programs, but I know that others in the community have experimented with them...

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Tom Lapke
Mark Goffman Joins Burgeoning Anime Producer Azuki As Consulting EP; Jessica Turner Aboard As Head Of Franchise Development

I will be interested to see what comes out of this. https://deadline.com/2024/08/azuki-hires-mark-goffman-jessica-turner-exe......

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Mark Goffman Joins Burgeoning Anime Producer Azuki As Consulting EP; Jessica Turner Aboard As Head Of Franchise Development
Mark Goffman Joins Burgeoning Anime Producer Azuki As Consulting EP; Jessica Turner Aboard As Head Of Franchise Development
https://deadline.com/2024/08/azuki-hires-mark-goffman-jessica-turner-executive-roles-1236051600/
Azuki has hired Mark Goffman and Jessica Turner for exec roles at the burgeoning anime producer.
Angela Lartey
Advice in how to get into the Animation industry what shall I do

Hello, my name is Angela L. I have written a 21-page script, but I do not know how to get into that industry

Mike Boas

By "getting into the industry," do you mean that you want to sell your script as a film or TV show?

That is not a realistic goal for an outsider with a single script. The companies that make those film...

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Kevin Jackson

Love the honest and solution oriented advice Mike Boas I have a very talented writer friend and he recently left his day job to pursue writing fulltime and break into the industry. Well, it's been alm...

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Tom Lapke

Kudos to Mike Boas for giving the exact same advice, and link to education, that I wanted to give when I read your post. I guess I will clock out. Mike has it covered. :-)

Kevin Jackson

Tom Lapke He always does, doesn't he!

Mike Boas

Nice to be appreciated!

For the record, I’ve done a little of 2, a little of 3. I've never really tried to get scripts sold.

But I’ve worked on enough animation and live action projects with competency to gain respect from my peers.

Geoff Hall
Scavengers Reign

I love the look of this; it’s cool, it’s as creepy as a blood-coloured icicle and the story is so gooood!

Brought to us by Creators Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner it was originally on Max, but now it’s on Netflix in the UK - and I’m poised to watch the first episode as I write this. Another ser...

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Geoff Hall

Leonardo Ramirez it’s a freaky ride, Leonardo and one well worth experiencing. I hope the meeting with the Exec went well. Drop me a line, sometime.

Leonardo Ramirez

It went amazingly well Geoff Hall. We'll need to catch up soon.

Geoff Hall

Leonardo Ramirez yes please, Leonardo!

Geoff Hall

Leonardo Ramirez aah yes, I watched the first season a while ago and enjoyed the steampunk world creation. i’m looking forward to the second season, which unfortunately will be the last for this parti...

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Leonardo Ramirez

Geoff Hall Just sent you an email.

Tom Lapke
Where Are The Batman: The Animated Series Cast Now, 32 Years Later

Other than the Simpsons, I would be hard-pressed to come up with another piece of animation that has shaped who I am today as much as this show, which to me, was the best representation of Batman in any form or media. What are some animated shows that really help define your tastes?

https://screenran...

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Where Are The Batman: The Animated Series Cast Now, 32 Years Later
Where Are The Batman: The Animated Series Cast Now, 32 Years Later
https://screenrant.com/batman-the-animated-series-cast/
Batman: The Animated Series had quite the prestigious cast of actors, which have since gone on to do incredible things in various other media.
Ashley Renee Smith

I love Harriet The Spy, Maurice Vaughan! I had the bright orange VHS tape.

Maurice Vaughan

I think we had the bright orange VHS tape too, Ashley Renee Smith! We had the green VHS tapes, but I don't remember which movies they were. Might be time for a Harriet the Spy rewatch!...

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Daniel Husbands

I certainly rank the Animated Batman series way way up there, very cool. Thanks for the share Tom Lapke

Kevin Jackson

I so agree Geoff Hall this animated series for me is historically burnt into my mind. Rushed home everyday from school to watch it. I love that the new Batman animated series on Amazon uses the same s...

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Leonardo Ramirez

How did I miss this post??? Shows that I LOVE...Justice League Unlimited, Justice League! I loved the latter episodes of Batman:TAS where there was a bit of a costume and design change. And then there was BATMAN BEYOND!! X-men: Evolution was also a staple.

Evelyn Von Warnitz
THE MAGIC OF SHIRKAN - Which version do you prefer?

Just a little look into the production process of THE MAGIC OF SHIRKAN which is as exciting as it could be.

Wich version do you prefer - ORIGINAL or COMIC VERSION?

Production by Todd Schowalter Productions Inc. / Co-Production TOONZ Medie Gro...

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Maurice Vaughan

I prefer the original, Evelyn Von Warnitz. It looks smoother.

Evelyn Von Warnitz

Thank you, Maurice.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Evelyn Von Warnitz.

Daniel Husbands

I agree with Maurice Vaughan I prefer the original as well for the same reason.

Evelyn Von Warnitz

Daniel Husbands Thank you, Daniel.

Brandy Camille
The Lost Art of Stop Motion Animation

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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Geoff Hall

Brandy Camille please don’t tell the folks at Aardman that it’s a lost art! ;-)

Charles Caster

Geoff Hall Fortunately not lost, in fact it should be treasured, but maybe only viable/bankable for the very best.

Brandy Camille

I don't disagree at all. And I hope the comeback we're seeing with stop motion gets to bloom. It's a wonderful medium make all the more beautiful by how much patience it takes to create.

Tom Lapke

Brandy Camille if you like stop motion, then I recommend Stopmotion on Shudder. Unless you don't like horror, in which case avoid it at all costs.

Daniel Husbands

I think the digital age has made it unnecessary, while I enjoy the art form the economics of time and money with an indistinguishable result from cheaper and faster 3D animation makes it less and less...

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Alessandro Bavari
Unknown quantum objects

After over 1 and a half years of work, UNKNOWN QUANTUM OBJECTS is finally finished.

It was a very complex job, where I mixed all the techniques I know: animation, 3D, stop motion, photography and last but not least, A.I.

Alessandro Bavari

Thanks Geoff, Interesting and useful content, especially for dreaming of further dimensions!

Kumar Sambhav

wooooo hooooooooooooooo it looks incredible !!!

Ashley Renee Smith

That image is incredible, Alessandro Bavari! Congrats on finishing the project!

Alessandro Bavari

Ashley Renee Smith Thanks a lot!

Daniel Husbands

Congratulations on completing your project Alessandro Bavari

Ashley Renee Smith
How to Animate FLIGHT!

Hey, Animators!

I found this fantastic tutorial for animating creatures or characters in flight. What are your thoughts on these tips? Do you have any of your own to add?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRwpCkQzd4U...

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Geoff Hall

Ashley Renee Smith awesome, Ashley. How are you doing?

Ashley Renee Smith

Right!? It's so neat, Geoff Hall! I'm definitely not 100% yet, but I'm on the mend. Thank you for asking. =)

Geoff Hall

Ashley Renee Smith good to know, I will keep you in my thoughts. Be well.

Richard "RB" Botto
Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: “We’re Going to Win Our Industry Back”

A preview of what's to come

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild......

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Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: "We're Going to Win Our Industry Back"
Animation Guild Fires Up Members at Pre-Negotiations Rally: "We're Going to Win Our Industry Back"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/animation-guild-fires-up-members-pre-negotiations-rally-1235971711/
As industry workers face layoffs, outsourcing and the specter of artificial intelligence, leaders of the union painted this year's bargaining cycle as a "do or die" moment.
Geoff Hall

Richard "RB" Botto wow, RB, I hadn’t realised this:

“Also on the docket are addressing major layoffs that have swept the industry in the last few years (the union estimates that about one-third of its...

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Maurice Vaughan
Understanding Collection Account Management for Animation

David Zannoni talks about Collection Account Management for animation projects in today’s blog. Feel free to post your thoughts and questions in the blog comments.

www.stage32.com/blog/understanding-collection-account-management-for-ani......

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Sam Sokolow
Warners Will Get Interesting

Another seat on this train has been taken. This will end up with opportunity but its, to quote GoT, a "chaos is a ladder" moment. https://variety.com/2024/film/news/genndy-tartakovsky-fixed-sony-warner-......

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Genndy Tartakovsky's Animated Movie 'Fixed' Dropped by Warner Bros. In Cost-Saving Move, Returned to Sony
Genndy Tartakovsky's Animated Movie 'Fixed' Dropped by Warner Bros. In Cost-Saving Move, Returned to Sony
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/genndy-tartakovsky-fixed-sony-warner-1236101596/
Sony Picture Animation is looking at a new distribution plan.
Maurice Vaughan

Fixed sounds like it’d be a hit for the adult animated comedy audience, Sam Sokolow. I think Sony Pictures Animation will find a new distributor for the movie.

Mike Boas

Bad luck, but could be worse. GT’s production of Popeye never got completed.

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