rubberonion animation podcast halloween special freelance horror stories 2 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The "Freelance Horror Stories" are back with a part 2 with stories from YOU listeners and even past interviewees, Elliot Cowan and Exit 73 Studios! The point of this episode is to expose you to the bad experiences that animators have in the industry and then Rob and I (Stephen) give a postmortem on the event to learn what went wrong and why... so if in the future you run into a similar situation you'll know what to do! Thank you so much for all your participation, we got some fantastic stories this year and it was great talking with you all! Enjoy the show and have an amazing Halloween weekend! And don't be afraid to share some of your costumes in the comment section below

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Topics & Timestamps:

(7:09)   Martin Bell's story
(25:42)   Sam Albro's story
(36:02)   Kristen Loader's story
(1:00:32)   Rob Yulfo's story
(1:07:57)   Stephen Brook's story
(1:12:11)   Elliot Cowan's story
(1:17:07)   Exit 73 Studio's (Chris Burns & Bob Fox) story
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copyright and what animators need to know about it, fair use, parody, fan art and more, episode 103 rubberonion animation podcast

HOT COCOA SHOW! This week we talk all about Copyright, Fair Use, Parody, Fan Art and more in a discussion that's centered around a blog post I made on the topic a couple days ago (click here to check that would which ALSO has this episode embedded in it for good measure)! Creators on the internet mostly get the blame for using and sometimes abusing copyrighted material in their own creations. Sometimes they constitute something new and other times they're not at all covered under fair use and are basically just stealing, whether intentional or not. As pointed out early in the show, ignorance is not a defense against copyright infringement. However! "Internet creators" are not unique in this area, there's just a lot more artists sharing their work now than there used to be... and much of that work is the exploratory stuff nobody ever used to be privy to in the pre-internet age.

Because the copyright has been extended to such a degree that more of the art which is actually still relevant in our time is copyrighted (proportionate to in the past when the copyright term was much shorter), the risk of stepping into legal quicksand is actually even more probable now. More creators, being seen earlier in their careers than ever before, in a time of extended copyright on the pop culture that itself is uniquely used as a cultural reference point of expression... that's complicated!! I aim to make things clearer for you by making it clearer for my co-host Rob in this episode of the podcast and help further in the companion blog post which I encourage you to check out.

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Topics & Timestamps:

(9:10)  What is Copyright?
(10:32)  Is that the same as plagiarism?
(16:38)  What is the Public Domain?
(23:10)  Talking about Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(28:21)  Dreamworks' new Mr. Peabody & Sherman Netflix series and Rob's new parody short
(36:24)  Copyright Act of 1976, how it helped and how it messed everything up!
(42:12)  What is Fair Use?
(50:26)  The four factors used by a judge to decide if a work is covered under Fair Use
(1:06:16)  Parody vs Satire... what's the difference?
(1:16:25)  Is Fan Art legal?
(1:19:16)  Derivative and Transformative works
(1:25:51)  What's the deal with Fan Fiction?
(1:30:56)  Cease and Desist letters (C&D's)
(1:44:03)  TL;DR (or... TL;DL?)
 
Media Referenced During this Episode:

Night of the Living Dead in the public domain (16:59 and again in more detail at 35:00 and a shoutout to James Rolfe's Cinemassacre commentary at 37:19)

https://archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead 

Little Shop of Horrors (1960) in the public domain (20:13)

https://archive.org/details/The.Little.Shop.of.Horrors.60 

Rob's first "Mr. P. Dawgy and Simon" short (47:25)

https://youtu.be/DzBBO7xkoTk 

Baby Got Back mashup video (57:50)

https://youtu.be/wPcapo5ZB_o 

Vanilla Ice "explaining" why Ice Ice Baby is different than Queen / David Bowie's Under Pressure (1:00:45)

https://youtu.be/bid0AbLTcco 

"Saturday Morning Watchmen" by Harry Partridge (1:11:54)

https://youtu.be/YDDHHrt6l4w 

"Thought of You" by Ryan Woodward (1:35:10)

https://youtu.be/OBk3ynRbtsw 

Stephen's first Instagram post

https://instagram.com/p/8zgNf8HsBK/ 

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Elliot Cowan is the indie animator and filmmaker behind the new movie "The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead." We got to talk to him for 2 hours about everything from trends in big-budget animated films, the current state of art schools and the double-edged sword of making a feature-length animated film virtually by yourself. You listeners submitted so many great questions too and we get to all of them! You might be surprised what he thinks about the animation process and the Pixar movies Up and Cars. Listen for animation mumblecore, "thanks Rob, shutup," the grumpy animator theme song, how you pronounce Cowan and why it's that way, and indie animators as home brewers. 

Interview is Indie Animator Elliot Cowan director of The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead and Roundhead RubberOnion Animation Podcast Episode 102

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Topics & Timestamps:

(6:51)  Elliot introduces himself
(9:08)  We talk about cartoon reboots & the landscape of modern animation
(22:45)  He's been illustrating a lot more since wrapping production on his film, here's why
(25:35)  Why Art School may not be for everybody... and why it's great if it is
(30:45)  Which schools have a "school style" and if that's a good thing
(40:51)  Boxhead & Roundhead animated shorts, Chuck Jones and why B&R didn't speak (before the film)
(43:20) "Brothers in Arms" animated short
(47:23)  With 9 animated shorts in the series under the belt, why make a feature length film?
(49:51)  Talking backgrounds and character design
(52:04)  Talking animation style and process
(57:11)  Easter eggs present in The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead
(1:02:16)  What does he feel the ultimate reward is for making an Indie Animated Film
(1:07:50)  Mr. Orso, Roundhead, and the representations of artists in the film
(1:11:51)  Stephen breaks down some of his favorite moments & meanings in the film
(1:17:50)  Does Elliot intend on making more animated shorts with the Boxhead and Roundhead characters?
(1:19:26)  About watching Independent film
(1:20:49)  Music in the film
(1:21:45) Audience Questions from Martin Bell, Curtis Jobling, Lewis Achenbach, Greg PughChris McEwan, Ronald Chaparro, JoWhimsy Indefinite, Andrew Kaiko, and Nathan Viney
 

 

Media Referenced During this Episode:

"Brothers in Arms" Boxhead & Roundhead series animated short (@40:30)

https://vimeo.com/8976842 

The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8AQpp5FXt8

The Boxhead and Roundhead behind the scenes production diaries

https://vimeo.com/36838797
https://vimeo.com/37327989
https://vimeo.com/38361443
https://vimeo.com/42701532

"The Death of Spider-Man" for Cartoon Hangover (@58:10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTIVWFLWRE   

Other videos of Elliot's you should see:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL03518747AE528035

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04EM6ZYcihg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqqwgAV9vDA

 

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SEGMENT EPISODE! This week I review "Danger Mouse" 2015, we list our Top 5 "Cartoons Based on R-Rated Movies," talk about the animation news of the week in depth and the rest get put in the audience favorite Rapid Fire! segment (this time with a time limit). We also talk about our recent animated short, some of the easter eggs in there and I give you some tips on best practices in Adobe Flash as well as character turnarounds. Listen for Stephen's comparison of Michael Bay's "Transformers" franchise to Donald Trumps 2016 presidential campaign, a GI Joe / Muppet Babies theme mashup, and "leeches, bro." Oh and how could I forget, there's a new design for the podcast! I really hope you enjoy this 2hr episode and would love to hear what you think in the comments section below.

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Topics & Timestamps:

(8:29)  Stephen's first-impression review of the 2015 "Danger Mouse" reboot on the CBBC
(23:48)  Animation News of the Week...
(1:20:42)  Audience Voicemail (Timothy Bergeron and Christopher Murphy)
(1:25:58)  RubberOnion's TOP 5: "Cartoons Based on R-Rated Movies"
(1:46:53)  RAPID FIRE!!!!!!
Media Referenced During this Episode:

"Be Cool Scooby-Doo" clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF0GHrQyZBE

"The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show" opening titles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb2qaaFpNN8

Animated clip from "The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show" - Bumblebeard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9SHep6bVfs

"Little Door Gods" first full theatrical trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAGMDOZhloY

RubberOnion's Podcastimation 3: "What Was Wrong with MAN OF STEEL?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ehljsNmzJc  

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