tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post2713891260246923425..comments2024-03-13T23:42:25.845-07:00Comments on Animondays: All in a New York WeekDavid B. Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-46179258693669555882010-02-24T15:38:06.309-08:002010-02-24T15:38:06.309-08:00Tried to go to the Norstein talk but it was full a...Tried to go to the Norstein talk but it was full and I was cast out into the street with nothing to do but eat burgers. I really wish I could have seen that clip from The Overcoat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02003032085017865317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-56512196591150208102010-02-22T06:03:56.464-08:002010-02-22T06:03:56.464-08:00Nick's development initiatives seem to be some...Nick's development initiatives seem to be some of the best of recent years. With small, calculated risks everybody wins. My understanding is that they give creators a little more re: rights to the work on these small projects which can only be a good thing as well.Mike Rauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449145161329062477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-63399228176035557052010-02-22T05:25:45.832-08:002010-02-22T05:25:45.832-08:00You're exactly right, Elliot. And that reality...You're exactly right, Elliot. And that reality is why I'm saying a creator can only rely on their proof of execution. Based on their past works the trust is formed which helps to seal that gives Fran a chance to make a pilot for Cartoon Network. Now, if he was given a series he and Will could develop the characters even further.. <br /><br />But, there is hope when Nick embarks on development plans like their "open mic." Things like that can speed things along and allow for more projects in the system and let creators instantly bring their characters to life in the 1-2 minute film.David B. Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12611160893518781463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-738814364413384768.post-2546790216234700302010-02-22T04:54:36.769-08:002010-02-22T04:54:36.769-08:00"During the seven years it took for that pitc..."During the seven years it took for that pitch to go to pilot production, Fran confessed he didn't really know his characters yet, nor was he sure they would work."<br /><br />Although I understand why development executives want creators to know their characters inside out at the time of pitching, I think it's a major factor in the decreased quality of television animation.<br />Personally, it's wonderful that Fran was able to proceed without really knowing the characters.<br />How can you possibly know them unless you've worked with them a few times?<br />Sure, you can have an idea of what they should be about, but until you've dedicated some time to them they're never going to be real characters, they're just going to be cartoons.<br />I can't think of a one memorable animated character (from television) that didn't start off as one thing and become another, or become better, or become more interesting (or was dropped from the show in favor of someone else that evolved organically through writing and drawing).<br />Frans characters are no more or less interesting than any of the Simpsons were in season one.<br />Obviously, nobody is going to spend money these days letting a show develop like this...Elliot Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952897418341461593noreply@blogger.com