tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post6902045029759616713..comments2024-03-29T05:13:13.015-04:00Comments on Mayerson on Animation: An Alternate Feature Production ModelMark Mayersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00065971589878678848noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-83654175751536891312008-06-11T11:54:00.000-04:002008-06-11T11:54:00.000-04:00i love the post Mark! really cool clips, wanting t...i love the post Mark! really cool clips, wanting to buy it!<BR/>oh, could you write a review on 'KungFu Panda' Want to see what you think of it. I think it was super entertaining.Jack Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938364827015195594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-77101773736400617022008-06-10T15:52:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:52:00.000-04:00It's sad to see the one time premiere animation st...It's sad to see the one time premiere animation studio adopting the, "quick and dirty" approach to animation. Outsourcing may provide short term savings -- but little else.<BR/><BR/>If this is true, the future looks bleak for Disney hand drawn animation.Floyd Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635960964922892254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-47438540227859916582008-06-09T18:30:00.000-04:002008-06-09T18:30:00.000-04:00so far john williams is tracking ZERO with his bus...so far john williams is tracking ZERO with his business model.<BR/><BR/>At what point do people stop giving him money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-80687879507577103622008-06-09T14:53:00.000-04:002008-06-09T14:53:00.000-04:00"assemble a small team of fewer than 20 people who...<I>"assemble a small team of fewer than 20 people who would be permanent employees. These people would be the equivalent of department heads. They would need to be experienced and flexible. For each project, these people would do prototyping, figuring out how to solve production problems, building a pipeline and setting the style for the film. They would take sample shots to completion, so that every stage of the production could be tested on a small scale. Once they have workable solutions, the production could then seek out subcontracting studios."</I><BR/><BR/>From what I'm hearing that is somewhat the model that Disney is using to make The Princess and the Frog feature. Animation will be in-house , with smallish core group of Clean Up leads. The bulk of the clean-up will be outsourced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-1250709642615051342008-06-09T14:26:00.000-04:002008-06-09T14:26:00.000-04:00You do recognize that your Alternative Feature Pro...You do recognize that your Alternative Feature Production Model is the exact same model that was used successfully in TV for many years - broken as it was, The System as developed by Bill Hanna provided the base on which I built the orignal H-B shorts unit (Dexter's, Cow & Chicken. Powerpuff, J Bravo, et alia). Keep those with the knowledge (despite opposition from the suits), and find the rest on a project-by-project calendar. The biggest problem is not the suits, rather production management execs who are unwilling to recognize that quality is the answer, not quantity; far easier to agree with the $ savings wanted by the suits. It took me 2 years to educate the suits, and the same time to re-educate the prod execs.<BR/><BR/>Essentially I adopted the same model on which I built a large TV spot studio - 30 years ago, Perpetual Motion had a core staff of 20 or so, but could ballon (and did) to 120 or so for intensive production.<BR/><BR/>Buzz PotamkinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27501132.post-68409662765479640882008-06-09T12:45:00.000-04:002008-06-09T12:45:00.000-04:00I think the Studio Model you described could be Re...I think the Studio Model you described could be Reel FX in Texas.<BR/><BR/>The have a core full time staff with a strong pipeline. They also have a web based project management/ content system that allows contract animators to download shots and work on them at remote locations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com