This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on July's #RubberOnionBattle! Don't forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for August's Battle (topic is "Exciting Trailers for Boring Subjects").

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Topics & Timestamps: (14:56) James T Nethery (20:28) Xenia Bougaevsky (29:10) Waymond Singleton (35:18) DeAndre Reid (41:50) Elizabeth Honer (50:58) Rob L (57:13) Spencer Holmes (1:06:16) Greg Pugh (1:11:43) Hugh Triggs Jr (1:21:43) Eric Polley (1:28:06) Josie Smith (1:42:23) Dave Hingley (1:49:45) Chris Rodriguez (1:54:32) Jason Zayas (1:58:08) Rob Yulfo (2:06:10) Stephen Brooks

 

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INTERVIEW! This week we talk with illustrator and animator Robert Valley who just released an amazing Indie Animated Film "Pear Cider and Cigarettes" on Vimeo. We discussed the Kickstarter back in episode 109 and in it we said that we'd love to get him on the show... fast forward 6 months TO THE DAY (that episode was released Feb 10th and this is August 10th) and here he is! We talk the impact of music, the importance of editing, animating in photoshop, superhero oversaturation, using Kickstarter, loops, black frames, creaking doors, and coughing into your mouth (it'll make sense).

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Topics & Timestamps: (3:21) Music (8:08) Voiceover (13:00) Robert's influences and history (19:26) DC Nation Wonder Woman short (25:32) Tone (30:44) Addiction and repetitive themes (39:28) Animating in Photoshop (45:33) Editing (51:39) Perspective Drawing (57:00) Audience Questions... (57:13) Chris Guido: "So awesome! Big fan of Valley's stylistic approach to his projects. I guess my question is where does he draw inspiration from? Any particular artists or works that drive his own style?" (1:02:56) Jamil Lahham #1: " I would like to hear about the dynamics of working with Passion Pictures. What was the relationship like? consulting? production? collaboration?" (1:08:23) Jamil Lahham #2: "As a first time Kickstarter user I would like to hear a little about his experience with crowd funding, and any pointers for indie animation filmmakers who are considering it would be great." (1:18:25) Techno's parents & friends reception and message from a fan

 

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHZKIVS3h2g  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA-cQf2Gfpw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyZdIIPYXEA 

 

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SEGMENT EPISODE! This week there are some heavy topics and some fun, surface-level ones but we weave them together into a chat like only we can. Enjoy!

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Topics & Timestamps: (6:26) "How You Doin" (11:42) Animation News... (13:07) "Justice League Action" Highlight Reel (23:03) New "Rocket & Groot" animated shorts in style of Skottie Young (35:21) Arc Productions shutters doors under financial trouble (57:04) Alex Hirsch's "Gravity Falls" treasure hunt (1:02:54) Rebecca Sugar addresses representation as a Bisexual Woman (1:14:10) Slow Burn: "Where's the line between companies stealing art style and fan art using IP?" (question via Peter J Casey)

 

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SEGMENT SHOW! This week we talk all sorts of news from last weekend's SDCC and beyond

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Topics & Timestamps: (7:07) How You Doin'? (15:26) Don vs Raph by Jhonen Vasquez (31:51) Turtles Take Time (and Space)' by Brandon Auman (45:37) Ben 10 reboot clip (48:07) Hey Arnold character designs (54:28) Pixar will stop making sequels (1:15:51) New Ducktales teaser art and information (1:22:20) Japanese trailer for Moana (1:33:00) Fan-O-Rama (1:46:29) New Woody Woodpecker hybrid film (1:54:46) New Pepe Le Pew film written by Max Landis

 

Media Referenced During this Episode:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQNZcBTOgt8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOuSCfJgpd8&feature=share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljik3zsGNF4

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This week we spoke so much about June's #RubberOnionBattle that we made it into an entire show! Don't forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for July's Battle (topic is "Mustache Problems").

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Topics & Timestamps: (13:07) Jason Zayas (22:11) Greg Pugh (31:08) Xenia Bougaevsky (38:43) Waymond Singleton (47:17) Rob L (56:43) Mike Boas (1:05:42) Spencer Holmes (1:15:51) Eric Polley (1:23:22) Elizabeth Honer (1:35:13) Vicky Holloway (1:42:58) Chris Rodriguez (1:48:57) Rob Yulfo (1:58:12) Stephen Brooks Media Referenced During this Episode:

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This week we have a completely unplanned, loose chat about anything that came up during the time. We talked about Gamera's "fart flying," we invent a theme park around Forest Gump, and talk about what Pokemon, Go means for the future success of other augmented reality games... and invent some of our own!

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INTERVIEW! This week we talk with animator Joel Furtado who most recently created the "X-Men: Danger Room Protocols" animated series which was unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, Vimeo and other destinations due to Marvel copyright claims. We discussed that situation back in episode 109 and now we get to discuss it all with the man himself. He was very open about it and it led into very interesting discussion about fanart vs parody (which we touched on before), the technical aspects of creating CGI Pixel Animation, working in the video game industry and the state of western Canadian animation work.

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Topics & Timestamps:

(3:08) Talking "X-Men: Age of Apocalypse" (8:12) Joel's background (9:52) "X-Men: Danger Room Protocols" situation recap (14:11) The problematic "Star Trek: Axanar" comparison (22:42) Animation Techniques behind Danger Room Protocols (30:25) What can be learned from this? (39:59) About Fan Art (45:39) Parody and its extra protection (50:46) Original Work and an Audience Question from Lamont Wayne (54:57) Virtual Reality (56:55) Western Canadian animation scene (1:05:53) Game Animation

 

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXx0pk9EthI

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This segment premiered in #RubberOnionPodcast 139 "Brexit Through the Gift Shop"

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SEGMENT SHOW! This week the world was talking about the "Brexit," so we talk with Steve Henderson of Skwigly about what possible impact it could have on animation production. We have a creator spotlight interview with Paul "Otaking" Johnson who did that excellent TIE Fighter fanimation. There's an audience question which might have spawned a brand new segment and of course Rapid Fire!

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Topics & Timestamps: (5:10) How You Doin'? (9:05) Next week's episode is... (11:15) Creator Spotlight: Paul "Otaking" Johnson (1:00:32) Conversation with Steve Henderson of Skwigly: "What impact might the Brexit have on animation production?" (1:34:36) Audience Question: "What tricks could you give a newbie who's in the market looking for purchasing or subscribing to a animation software?" ~Ronald Chaparro (1:42:17) Rapid Fire!!!!!!

 

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This segment premiered in #RubberOnionPodcast 138 "Onion Knuckles"

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