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I occassionally see news reports that Netflix is firing animators and that they are cutting down on their animation studio but yet, I keep seeing plans for new animations. Which is it? Is Netflix producing more animators and less? Are people being hired or fired? Is it that they are mostly outsourci...
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What if the greatest gift you ever gave... came back to save you?
LOGLINE,
A selfless mother who sacrificed her dreams to raise her children after losing her husband is surprised when her grown kids band together to take her on a long-awaited space adventure. But when a misunderstanding arises, disag...
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Katrina is an Emmy and Critics' Choice-nominated producer and development/production executive with over 30 years of experience across studios, streamers, and independent film. She previously served as SVP of Production & Casting for Dimension Films/Miramax, where she worked on films like Sin City,...
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If you are into 2D animation software, I personally love using Moho Pro. It makes animation very simple and you are able to achieve complex motions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZCnfQvN8Mw
Have you met Clementine yet? The star of the show, Clementine is a chaotic, high-energy little girl. In her quest to become Sunny Valley's greatest hero, she helps strangers across the valley—often causing even more chaos than the problems she set out to fix.
Lol looks like she causes quite a bit of mischief! How often does Clyde keep her in line? lol
She’s quite a mess! She always tries to help people but ends up getting in the way more than anything—haha. Clyde acts more as a moral check and ends up saving her from the scrapes she gets into.
Clyde is a charming and sarcastic shadow. As Clementine’s best friend, he acts as her moral compass and the voice of reason for the duo; although he often disagrees with her actions, he always joins her on adventures, offering pertinent commentary and saving her from her own crazy ideas.
Clyde fits this character! He looks cool, calm and collected. Definitely looks like a Yin and Yang type situation! I dig it!
Hehe, obrigado!
I like the lighting in this scene. It has a mood.
thank you :)
I agree with Kevin, lighting really is important when it comes to animation. Great job setting the scene!!
Is there an animation for this or is it just a pose you have done? What are you looking for in terms of voice actors Jason McArdle
Thank you, Joshua Powell :), and Kevin Jackson it's a WIP animation, still have to do a few more scenes, Scythia's and Fenra's reply. The voice actor's name is Eli Harris hes got a few lines in this v...
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One challenge we've encountered while developing THE HUMMING has been determining how much emotion should be communicated through Eli's face versus his antennae.
Because ants don't naturally have expressive human features, we've been exploring how subtle movements, posture, eye direction, and antenna...
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Sounds like you are taking the right approach Joshua Powell All the features you mentioned manipulating are great features to adjust to get what you want. Every feature has an impact. With the human f...
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Kevin Jackson Thanks Kevin, I really appreciate the thoughtful response.
A Bug's Life has actually been one of the biggest influences on how I originally envisioned the characters and world. I remember...
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Anytime. This wonderful thing about antennas is hat the can be a cheat code in communication. Not only will drooping the antennae help to communicate sadness or disappointment or fatigue or defeat. As...
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For those of you who write fantasy, science fiction, animation, or other large-scale worldbuilding projects:
What are some of the best strategies you've found for exploring an expansive world through character rather than exposition?
I'm developing a serialized project with a fairly large mythology, m...
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Interesting question, Adrian Gipson! For me, the parts of the world I reveal are usually tied directly to the protagonist's journey. If a culture, faction, creature, or piece of history helps the prot...
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My approach was that the character learns about the world as the protagonist does
One practice I've seen common in anime is to give each character a specific job or specialty, and it becomes a means of moving the plot forward, adding definition to the world through the character's role in it.
I try to treat the world as a character itself. Environments, signs, routines, and visual details can often communicate more than dialogue.
In THE HUMMING, I reveal parts of the colony through what th...
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I am a Japanese novelist currently seeking professional feedback and potential collaborators for my completed contemporary romance novel, The Love Letter After Forty Years.
The novel tells the story of a Japanese man and an American woman who reconnect after forty years apart. Spanning Japan and the...
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Hi All,
I recently posted a Logline for an animation series 'Kraken and the Crabs' in my profile. If there are any animation studios here, would you like to take a look at the Logline?
Here it is: In a vibrant underwater world, Kraken, the clever octopus and his quirky & belligerent crab companions,...
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I have an idea for a lifestyle series about a young woman who made money from cryptocurrency and begins living a luxurious life, while also dealing with the problems that come with wealth. The series should feel completely realistic, as if someone is filming her daily life documentary-style, with sc...
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Cool story and I like the way you want to depict it documentary-style. My questions is, why do you want to use animation as the medium to tell this story as opposed to shooting it live action which would most likely be more affordable?
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I think it helps when you would draw the distinction between Japanese animation vs America. IMO, since the Japanese invest into animation like America invests in traditional film, the quality and quan...
Expand commentI think it helps when you would draw the distinction between Japanese animation vs America. IMO, since the Japanese invest into animation like America invests in traditional film, the quality and quantity of Anime to curate probably results in a safer ROI. Alot of
Anime gets their start in weekly Manga comics and then become shows with a solid fan base. American comics have gone down in popularity so that gives studios less to work with, but when they're good like The Boys or Invincible, they usually do well