Animation

Thank you Cyrus,

I really appreciate your kind words about Ban Sensay.

At this stage I am looking to connect with creative partners who could collaborate on:

• animation development

• storytelling and series development

• potential co-production opportunities

My goal is to bring Ban Sensay to life as an animated series that can inspire children while building a meaningful and memorable world.

I would love to learn more about Creative Station and explore whether our visions could align.

Warm regards,

Dragica Ban

Creator of Ban Sensay

Thank you for sharing more about Ban Sensay! I really love the focus on adventure, wisdom, and positive values, it aligns closely with the kinds of stories we enjoy bringing to life at Creative Station. I also know there’s real value in developing an animation geared toward the younger audience. Do you have a short logline or brief overview of the series to better understand the core concept?

It's really cute, it looks like a samurai marshmallow. What is it about?

Hi Cyrus,

Thank you for your thoughtful comment and for taking the time to engage with Ban Sensay.

Logline:

In a world where everyday childhood challenges feel like great adventures, a calm and insightful mentor named Ban Sensay guides children to discover courage, kindness and inner strength—showing them that wisdom can be the greatest superpower of all.

Ban Sensay is an animated series for children that blends adventure, humor and emotional growth. Through imaginative stories and gentle wisdom, Ban Sensay helps young characters navigate friendship, fear, honesty and perseverance while discovering their own strength.

I would be happy to share a short series bible and visual concepts if helpful.

Regards , Dragica

Hi Alex,

“Samurai marshmallow” might be the most charming description of Ban Sensay so far.

Sam Rivera Wow, this is really exciting! ANIMEC feels like a big step for anime getting the global attention it deserves. Having a dedicated distribution company means more opportunities for animators and studios, and it’s great to see their work presented in ways that truly honor the creators’ vision. Can’t wait to see what comes next!

Demon Slayer was ok, not my fauvorite, now Chainsaw man was amazing! I have a phisical collection ofr the manga HAHA.

Cyrus Sales this is extremely positive news for the industry. @alex, you and I both share the same taste on this .I find Demon Slayer overrated and too chatty. Chansaw man, was such a pleasure to experience.

I'm learning right alongside you Cyrus Sales. The post by Spencer Robinson also has me thinking about things differently. And what I'm learning is that I can't take one person's advice as law. Things are so fluid that I have to be able to take everyone's input and rightly discern it. We're in this together my friend.

Leonardo RamirezI actually live by that, being open to different viewpoints but still filtering them through your own judgment. There’s a lot to learn from others, and we’re really in this together.

Agreed Cyrus Sales. And please know that I'm preaching to myself as I make statements like this - just as much as I'm sharing what I'm learning. I needed a reminder this morning because man, things change on a dime!

I felt either a botched deal or a real one can be flimsy at best, So I didn't care for either major companies who can "buy" Netflix.

Cyrus Sales hi Cyrus, perhaps it shows us how volatile the M&A market is. We’ll see if this current iteration passes legal scrutiny. Do you think it will?

I admire Walt Disney. So I already know his hard-earned story and efforts to make his own dream a reality, I already know who he is and his legacy is incredible. I don't trust YouTube on the video as it can be a misleading documentary and much more worse.

Hey everyone—Adam here. I'm developing an original mythology-driven animated franchise called PRAYPREY. I lucked out with endorsements from an Emmy-winning producer and a transmedia scholar, both see the value of what I'm building—an IP that's taken years to fully realize. Which is exactly why this webinar caught my attention. I'm especially interested in how original IP with built-in franchise architecture is being received right now versus adaptation-driven projects — and where independent creators with fully developed properties fit in the current financing and distribution landscape—if at all. Glad to be learning from Evan on this. See you all on the 5th.

Hey everyone! I'm a creator who, after years of constant progress, am nearing completion on my first 2d indie animation movie "False Perfections". I'm looking for advice on distribution before inevitably reaching that point later this year. I've already begun significant progress on the sequel movie, and am excited to hear from everyone! This seems like the perfect class to learn the landscape, and to make my movie as successful as possible.

Hi! So sorry to miss everyone today as I’m on a work trip! I was wondering about advice on how to approach/where to find animated short film producers for stories specifically written as a short screenplay. Thank you!

What an incredible webinar! Thank you Evan as always for your incredible insight and Suzanne for awesome moderating :)

Your handout from Evan is now available in your my library portal in your Stage 32 profile and the recording will be up in the next 48 hours!

Hey Dwayne Williams 2! Yes, you can absolutely create and use your own original theme song as long as you own the rights to it. That’s actually a great way to build identity and make the project more memorable. At Creative Station, we create original music and theme songs when the project calls for it. Since we handle animation and audio, it helps everything feel cohesive. Love that you’re thinking about branding already, that’s a smart move.

Thanks, Cyrus Sales, I appreciate the clarification. I love that you create your own music as well. That kind of passion and skill is inspiring and something I definitely look up to!

Dwayne Williams 2 I appreciate the kind words. I look forward to us continuing our conversation about this animation. Please keep me and the lounge update on the progress you make, excited to see the development!

Jason McArdle what's your animation about?

Cyrus Sales I’m hoping have more finished by end of the month :) but if you are interested here’s another animation of another series I’m working on called Cosmic Dawn Elena the Shard if innocence if you watch until 1:24 you will see Nerzera when she was a human her back story :) this is a side series I’m working on where Nerzera had be come a vampire bride to Drakain and it’s just a scene after they have awoken

https://youtu.be/908VFAL20TQ?si=tI-xWEt-fPBj6IC8

Jason McArdle Thanks for sharing! I left a comment on another one of your posts that I think is worth exploring, but of course, I’m not entirely sure what your goals are for this.

You're welcome, Kevin Jackson~

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh I'm a little take to the post, was celebrating the birthday (March 1st). I do hope someone was able to take advantage of this though!

Happy late birthday, Cyrus Sales!

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh Thank you! Another lap around the sun has been achieved :)

You're welcome Cyrus Sales, here's to many more!

Lina Coutinho I love that you’re aiming for both live action and animation, there’s a lot of crossover, but also some big differences.

For me, the biggest one is timing and flexibility. In animation, you can fully control every frame, every movement, every camera angle, which gives you a ton of creative freedom, but it also means planning is super critical and changes can be time consuming. In live action, you work with real actors, sets, and practical limitations, so you have to think on your feet more and adapt quickly to what’s actually happening on set.

Storytelling-wise, animation lets you exaggerate and stylize in ways live action can’t, which is amazing for anime inspired works. Live action is more grounded, so you have to rely on performances, camera work, and production design to sell the story.

Both have their challenges, but honestly, working in both keeps things exciting, you learn a lot from each that can inform the other.

Amanda Toney Love this list! So many solid picks that really show how animation can hit hard emotionally and still be super fun. Some of these I hadn’t thought about in a while, definitely makes me want to rewatch a few and appreciate the craft all over again.

"Grant me the power to revolutionise the word" is a pretty big ask!

Anything is possible with the power of anime on your side, Michael David!

"We must be stronger then yesterday" from Naruto

No quotes, just to leave behind some creative work for the next generation.