Animation

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Your logline is clear and concise. I would love if there was an adjective in there to tell us something about the rookie. Also, where does this take place? Is this in a contemporary urban sitting, medieval or pirate-esque time setting?

Thank you Kevin that's extremely helpful.

"When a rat-based weapon-of-war is unleashed in a war-torn Sailpunk solar system, an introverted, fastidious, rookie Cat-Dragon must develop the hunting and elemental magic skills necessary to protect those she treasures most."

By Sailpunk I am trying to indicate something along the lines of Pirates of Dark Water meets Disney's Treasure Planet. There is interplanetary travel via tall ships but rather than going through space the ships travel through magical gates and into an interplanetary nexus that takes the shape of a mysterious star sea. I also considered Steampunk but my inspiration is more 1700's golden age of piracy than 1800's. I am open to suggestions of what would work best, including pirate-esque.

That's a really good question, without a straightforward answer. Writers tend to not be involved in the production side of things because their influence may clash with the director's. That being said, if there is a showrunner position, assuming it's a series, then apply for an assistant Showrunner position or assistant to the showrunner. That way you can stay close to the story, while seeing how the entire production works.

The showrunner is essentially a mix between a producer and director in a series. They understand the show inside out, what makes it tick, what makes it consistent and is able to communicate that to the director, the artists, supervisors, editors and so on. They are usually writers or sometimes storyboard artists who have been on the team for a long time and hence have the most in dept knowledge of the story and production pipeline.

keKevin Jackson is this great for beginner level ? I actually just want to know how the animated film work because I might one day want to direct animation film.

Assistant to or production assistant would be an entry level. You would basically be a go-for in this type of role. Go for this, go for that, send this email, hand out these briefs etc. etc. It would be simple job that would allow you to get in easily, see how things work and eventually as time goes by, there may be room to move up depending on your skills and interests. Directors in animation tend to be the senior storyboard artists who are there for numbers of years and can draw really well or a director who simply has a lot of animations directed under their belt.

Banafsheh Esmailzadeh I just read about this yesterday. What an incredible life and the opportunity she had to produce art that made a significant difference in the world is truly humbling. I was not familiar with the work before yesterday but I read several articles about her and am so happy she had the opportunity to be such a light for others.

I just read about this recently. She made some profound pieces.

Looks interesting! I like sci-fi stories with deep and dark themes.

Thank You.

I would love to see some animated clips. I would also recommend adding more mood to the lighting and do some color grading to help make the sci-fi feel even prominent.

If the project has genuinely evolved into a stronger version, I would send the latest materials. However, I’d briefly acknowledge that the project has undergone significant development since the original request and highlight the key improvements. To me, it demonstrates growth, commitment to the craft, and a willingness to refine the work rather than settling for the first version. Ultimately, you want industry professionals evaluating your strongest material.

Congrats on the rewrite, Antonio. "Chosen bond" as the core is strong.

As a screenwriter working on Afrofuturist animation myself, I’ve learned the same: a sharper theme unlocks everything - plot, file, pitch.

Looking forward to seeing Primorion evolve.

Congrats Antonio Goncalves rewriting tends to result in a stronger script. Sharpening your pitch also really helps in capturing attention. Definitely send the updated material but let them know it has gone through changes. If it's for the better, it should instill even more confidence.

This is a video of the young Feraliza singing one of her songs way back before she did her tertiary music and sound tech degrees. I just loved her voice and her whole psyche even way back then. She is now touring with a rock band as their soundie. I set this song to one of my own videos filmed in The South Island.:

https://youtu.be/NDPqD6pBKVs

Very nice video Tui!

I recently did the stage 32 webinar on loglines. The book recommendation from that is Sell Your Story in a Single Sentence: Advice from the Front lLnes of Hollywood by Lane Shefter Bishop

Hi, Sarah! How did you like the logline webinar? That is one of our Stage 32 favs!

the logline webinar was very helpful. The examples given and the breakdowns of each part really helped to clarify for me what parts of the story concept they actually are looking for in loglines and why they want them presented that way. Loglines are something I struggle with so it’s really good for me to hear different perspectives on how to do them to find what actually clicks best for my brain. I was able to refine my logline after watching this webinar to something that likely has a much higher chance of success.

Thank you Evan for the note :) We love having you teach with us!!

Hey everyone! I'm Johnny! I can't wait to begin this class on Saturday and meeting you all!

Greetings and salutations :) Scotty here. Readying for my first foray into animation! I'm eager to begin this collaboration.

Hi Johnny! We're excited to have you with us. Thanks for introducing yourself! Saturday will be here before we know it, and it should be a fantastic experience. If you haven't already, be sure to send in your questionnaire so Evan can review your goals and project ahead of class! Looking forward to seeing you in class and watching your project develop over the coming weeks!

Hi Scott! Great to see you here and love that this is your first dive into animation. You’re stepping into a medium that really rewards experimentation and bold creative choices, so you’re in the right place.

If you haven’t yet, please send in your questionnaire so Evan can get a sense of your goals and what you’re hoping to explore in the lab. It really helps him tailor the experience from the start.

Looking forward to seeing what you create in the class!

It's like going from experts of a craft to a mass production. I wouldn't say it's an "insult to life itself" but it does make the human element another step removed from the craft. Subtlties and natural imperfections are lost or awkward.

AI is all about the obliteration of truth and we are most certainly in ‘the end of days’. You are witnessing the perversion of all things.

The AI bubble will burst. It is going to get far too expensive. Has already started. Most people are looking at AI one dimensionally and NOT looking at the possibilities and responsibilities.

One should ask, how can I use AI in my process to make it more efficient and fun, and not how do I use AI to do my process. The problem is that the slop out there are from people using AI to solely replace the process.

There is nothing purely good or bad in this world. It is the intent behind the usage. Water is good for you and can be dangerous, Knives can be useful but also deadly depending on the usage and intent. A lion is more dangerous than a car, but a car poses more of a danger to you. When you look at lion attacks on human's vs car crash fatalities, cars have killed more people. That is because when we see a lion, we stay far, we drive in caged cars, or they are behind thick glass.

We implement safety measures for the things we deem dangerous, so that they pose less of a threat. AI is no different. We have to recognize it is a part of our society, always was going to be, from the second we watched Star Trek and Star Wars and were fascinated, our brains have been attracted to the idea.

We have to as artists and filmmakers, actually join the conversation and say here are acceptable uses of AI and here are unacceptable uses of it and make those best practices, so we stay out of the danger zone. I love that lawsuits are happening to prevent blatant copyright infringement, I am happy there are laws stating that no one can copyright AI generated content. The fact that making money in this professional is heavily anchored on copyright ownership, will AI a hard choice for commercial use. It will be restricted in how it is used.

When Ai first came out and before it was clear how bad it was on so many levels, I used it to do some Ai concept art and also paid a human artist to do concept art of the same characters. The Ai merely recycled the patterns and input it had been trained on to spit out the art equivalent of 1+1=2. Okay, but nothing special. The human artist? She brought her own creativity to the project and created exponentially better concept art. These were original, unique, gloriously creative designs. They felt genuinely alive while the ai product felt hollow and lifeless. I truly cannot stress how much this experiment showed what we stand to lose when we fail to honour and employ human artists at the concept art stage. Concept artists do not just take a prompt and spot out a product. They leverage their own skills, experiences, expertise and creativity to amplify and enhance a writer’s creativity to create something far greater than a writer prompting a machine ever could. Just like a good writer’s room often produces an exponentially better story than one writer.

If we want people to buy anything creative we make I think we need to honour every creative who contributes. And believe in the humanity of storytelling in a way that demands ai not be tolerated.

The more I learn of ai, the more I feel Miyazaki was very right in his comments on Ai.

Thank you, Cyrus Sales :) hope have more released soon :)

I remember I tried animating once and I got a terrible result, since then I really think a good animation is an incredible talent, great job!

Alex Olguin Thank you very much :) I have another animator on my team Hes very talented :)

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Gasem Habibian Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your thoughts about animation. I’m happy you enjoyed my animation, and I wish you success with your own project!

Was this done with DAZ Studio?

yes :)

Can you control lighting in the software?

Kevin Jackson yes you can but I’m still

learning the lighting also camera work