Charles Kenny
Industry observer at The Animation Anomaly with a focus on the intersection of art and industry.
Producer of Space Base 8.
Admin of Socel.net and the #animation room on Matrix too!
Industry observer at The Animation Anomaly with a focus on the intersection of art and industry.
Producer of Space Base 8.
Admin of Socel.net and the #animation room on Matrix too!
Q-Force has not been picked up for another season by #Netflix
This is nothing new and has been an issue stretching back decades: https://www.slashfilm.com/966426/why-celebrity-stunt-casting-hurts-animated-movies-and-how-hollywood-can-fix-it/
The Composer Who Turns Hayao Miyazaki’s Humane Touch Into Music
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/12/movies/studio-ghibli-composer-joe-hisaishi.html
The Song Of The South Controversies Explained
https://www.slashfilm.com/960577/the-song-of-the-south-controversies-explained/
Some interesting news (if it is indeed true). Warner Bros. have apparently abandoned the trademark for their forthcoming 'Velma' series which indicates it may have been canned.
https://scoobysnax1.weebly.com/blog/velmas-trademark-has-been-abandoned
Matt Stone and Trey Parker talk 25 years of 'South Park'
Quite difficult to believe this show has been around as long as it has and yet, the older seasons continue to hold up despite their age.
More animation pay shenanigans. This time its WGA West members demanding WGA terms when they write for animation on non-covered productions.
https://www.animationmagazine.net/people/400-wga-members-commit-to-fight-for-animation-coverage/
Abuse of VFX Artists Is Ruining the Movies
https://gizmodo.com/disney-marvel-movies-vfx-industry-nightmare-1849385834
(Read time ~35 mins, but worth)
Reporting on abuse in VFX houses.
I usually try to sit through the credits of a movie, and just read names and job titles. Part to remind myself that a person did that thing. In movies, it's easy for us to watch the pretty thing, get our dopamine, & then go get dinner. These artists prob dont get to watch movies during a production, & could be eating as they work. And prob no dopamine.
they canceled a Scooby-Doo movie but they're still obligated to record the music :oof: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg70BbTPaLW/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
The exciting good news: #DreamWorks is open sourcing their production render software!
The still good news: It's not just just the actual rendering programs, but also the supporting libraries and assets.
The bad news: You will need some SERIOUS hardware to run it
Still though, this is downright excellent news for independent producers.
It leans a tad too heavy on the harrassment issue but the news is still good: https://www.slashfilm.com/954044/why-are-there-so-few-women-in-animation/