Wed, 24 June 2015
I (Stephen) am back in NY on my new Wacom Companion 2 and it actually handled the recording and editing rather well! Rob and I talk 3 trailers, 2 series announcements, 3 audience questions and many more stories in our Rapid Fire segment! Of the trailers, "Peanuts" absolutely blew us away (retroactive spoiler alert). I also take the beginning of the podcast to talk about the Wacom Companion 2 and Adobe Flash CC 2015. You can check out the images under the annotations for a quick look at a weird bug I encountered and the symptom solution in Windows 8.1. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations:(4:54) Stephen got a Wacom Companion 2 and Flash CC 2015
(23:00) PEANUTS trailer #3
(49:34) Kung Fu Panda 3 teaser trailer
(1:16:03) RAPID FIRE
(1:29:20) Audience Question: “We all heard the comment 'It looked good on paper, but the execution was bad/terrible or the idea didn't live up to certain standards or etc.' Did you guys ever come across those scenarios? How did you learn to over come them?" ~Ronald Estid Chaparro
(1:34:59) Audience Question: “Do you guys ever get annoyed whenever someone says something 'isn't original, and thus, why I hate it already?' I'm getting very tired of that, especially from critics.” ~Andrew Kaiko
(1:40:02) Audience Question: “What projects, movies, TV show's, etc. that had you say [it looked good on paper but not in execution]? What changes would you each have like to see happen before the product was finished or after seeing the product?” ~Ronald Estid Chaparro
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Tue, 16 June 2015
This week we have a special interview with animator Robb Pratt ("Superman Classic," "Flash Gordon Classic"). We talked about how and why he started the Classic series, his thoughts on Superman as a character, Flash Gordon and how he relates to Star Wars, various trials and tribulations navigating the business world of animation entertainment, his recent work on "Wabbit" (the Bugs Bunny animated shorts show) and his absolute love of story and art! Robb was very generous with his time and couldn't have been more fun to talk to. In particular, I loved his insights into the character relation between Bugs Bunny and Superman, the analysis of the Rancor pit scene from "Return of the Jedi" and how he got that creepy voice effect in "Bizarro Classic." Check out his YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WEBSITE and TWITTER for all things Robb Pratt! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations:(6:03) Why Robb is spelled with two B's
(7:08) How the Classic series started and what impact it had
(15:14) Bugs Bunny shorts, "Wabbit"
(22:25) Car Guy, road rage shorts
(23:50) Why Robb started making Indie shorts in the first place & partial career discussion
(30:48) How Robb got into animation & further career discussion
(32:32) 1940s classic style is without cynicism and what that really means
(37:59) Flash Gordon & Star Wars talk
(40:31) "Bizarro Classic"
(46:31) What draws Robb to the classic style
(50:43) "Flash Gordon Classic"s increased scope & background discussion
(53:30) Robb on his friendship with John Newton ("Superboy")
(55:25) Discussion about Film Fests
(57:39) Discussing the possibility of sales
(1:00:25) Interpreting Superman
(1:02:00) Audience Question #1: "With great classics like Superman and Flash Gordon under your belt, are they're any other franchises you'd like to make an animation for?" ~Chris Guido
(1:04:42) ROBB vs ROB! The showdown!
(1:11:56) Audience Question #2: "When story-boarding and coming up with ideas for the "Classics" shorts what kinds of things are you looking to achieve overall? For instance is it mostly about re-capturing the nostalgic feel of those old cartoons? Or do you focus more on challenging your own skills, trying things that you may not have had the chance to animate before?" ~Bobby Baxter
(1:16:28) Audience Question #3: "Has he ever seen the Filmation Flash Gordon series and what was his opinion about their take on the character? What is his work flow and what software does he use? Has he thought of doing a full 30 min. episode or feature film (if he was able to get the funding and rights)? What does he have planned next?" ~Timothy Bergeron
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Wed, 10 June 2015
An animated bomb called "Klaus" was dropped on the community this week screaming that hand-drawn animation can visually compete with CG in today's climate. And then the creator, Sergio Pablos, says that he'll talk about the techniques used to create the short trailer at an Annecy talk. That's about as close to a mic-drop as we get in the animation field... so we talk about it... a lot! Other stories include Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" teaser, Mega Man getting a TV show, Disney adapting another animation into live-action and a bunch more actually (which is why this episode is almost 2.5hrs long)! Also, I drop an announcement this week about the special episode we have coming NEXT week so be sure to listen for that and send me all your questions via this blog post comment section and/or the #RubberOnionPodcast tag on Twitter and Facebook. To the show!! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations:(1:02:02) Pixar's THE GOOD DINOSAUR teaser
(1:30:47) TANGLED TV-series coming out 2017
(1:42:27) Netflix orders 4 new animated kid shows
(1:54:23) RAPID FIRE!!!
(2:03:10) Audience Question: "Who would be in your dream team in making a animated film? (Directors, Writers, FX , Voice actors, etc.)" ~Ronald Estid Chaparro
(2:09:06) Audience Question: "What type of animation trope would you each like to not see on the air or on the web? And most important, film?" ~Ronald Estid Chaparro
(2:15:28) Shoutouts! Alex Miller, Benjamin Shelley and Sam Albro
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Wed, 3 June 2015
With Stephen and Rob taking on this episode alone with only their wits to guide them, stumble they do into a discussion about how and when to charge for your animated content thanks to a Vanity Fair interview of Don Hertzfeldt. We also field a question at the end about whether a listener should go into Freelance, move to a different city for a salary job or both. It's an all your-stories episode this week so strap in for the shoutouts and name drops! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations:(59:54) "Kung Fury"
(1:28:27) Audience Question: "For nostalgic purposes, what animated show would you each like to see have a second run on air or on the web?" ~Ronald Estid Chaparro
(1:29:49) Audience Question: "...I find animation jobs very hard to find locally and I'm constantly feeling torn between starting my own freelance work online or moving to where the work is and trying to get into the industry... Does anyone else struggle with this? Advice on personal skills sets for both? Pros and Cons for relocating? Do some people do both (industry and freelance)?" ~Kristen Loader
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