tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post1617433832458078884..comments2024-03-24T16:25:05.751-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: Man the LifeboatsMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-3762941739404253002007-11-12T08:34:00.000-05:002007-11-12T08:34:00.000-05:00To follow up on Michael Sporn's comment about Bill...To follow up on Michael Sporn's comment about Bill Plympton, we have to find and develop niche markets for our work. Michel Gagne is another artist who has found his own way. In effect, we must create our own brands.<BR/><BR/>The grim reality is that the only people you can count on -- is yourself.Steve Schnierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766696319640794064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-36386791228188407302007-11-11T17:50:00.000-05:002007-11-11T17:50:00.000-05:00Sorry about the link. I've fixed it now.Sorry about the link. I've fixed it now.Mark Mayersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-79851888712629898622007-11-11T16:47:00.000-05:002007-11-11T16:47:00.000-05:00Very interesting. The "Todd Alcott" link is giving...Very interesting. The "Todd Alcott" link is giving the Marshall Herskovitz article though...Benjamin De Schrijverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113326323094548928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-72459313966229394272007-11-11T12:08:00.000-05:002007-11-11T12:08:00.000-05:00I certainly agree with your final thesis. The unfo...I certainly agree with your final thesis. <BR/><BR/>The unfortunate ones are those who are dependent on the big companies to do the type of work they've specialized in doing. They may be making a dollar today, but the industry could decide to MoCap Bugs Bunny in the future, and the checks would be gone. (We've already seen movie execs declare 2D animation dead and then destroy the animation discs they owned. <BR/>Oh yes, they put hundreds out of work in the process.)<BR/><BR/>Smaller individuals - the "mom and pop" stores of animation - are struggling to swim but are surviving. Bill Plympton is now completing another feature with his own money. He's the perfect model, and more like him are needed to keep animation afloat.Michael Spornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018522723674960270noreply@blogger.com