RubberOnion Animation Podcast

So here's what happened this week. The "Disney reuses animation" video mashup went around again and people got really negative. Harry Shearer's future with The Simpsons is in question and people got really bitter. The Simpsons released a couch gag featuring Rick & Morty and people called for an early termination for The Simpsons like it was worthless. Then Rob and I get on a call to discuss what happened during the week and I lose my mind a bit. Enjoy.

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Annotations: (10:08) The "Disney Reused Animation" video mashup makes its rounds again... (22:35) Harry Shearer's contract isn't renewed, out of Simpsons lineup (1:03:15) Simpsons / Rick & Morty Couch Gag (1:31:08) RAPID FIRE!!!!!

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Varying style of animation are being discussed here: claymation, digital warm-up pencil-tests, oil painting comic style and puppetry! We also had a lot of great RAPID FIRE topics submitted by you listeners and a Slow Burn question about ONLINE vs FESTIVAL distribution of your short film. Also, coffee + whiskey and suggestive gummy candies.

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Annotations: (8:58) Spanish claymation horror film "Pos Eso" (English title, 'Possessed') by Sam. (20:20) Geoff King's "30 Days of Animation" short project (30:24) Benjamin Renner (dir. "Ernest and Celestine") directing 30min special based on his comic "The Big Bad Fox" (40:16) The Muppets return to TV with ABC show (47:23) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!! (1:09:41) Slow Burn Question: "I want to get your thoughts on what you think the most effective method of publishing an original short is? What are the implications of going the festival route as opposed to publishing online immediately, if any? Is there a criteria you think you could apply to your own shorts, that might separate them into what’s festival material and what’s Newgrounds/Youtube material?" ~Martin Bell

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I recorded this episode with Rob today... about 3 hours ago. There's basically no editing on this episode and that's why the title is "You Get What You Get." You, the listener, saved this episode because I had SO MUCH to pull from! About half of the topics this week are pop culture related and half are specifically animation. Well done everyone... team effort!

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Annotations: (14:24) Animated Spider-Man movie coming in 2018 written and produced by Lord & Miller (20:32) Tyler Perry cast as Baxter Stockman in TMNT2 (2017) (25:30) Brian Tee cast as Shredder in TMNT2 (2017) (30:55) Stephen Amell cast as Casey Jones in TMNT2 (2017) (37:15) Bebop & Rocksteady confirmed to appear in TMNT2 (2017) (46:51) First Look at Will Smith as Deadshot in Suicide Squad (49:18) Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run film (50:22) Fox renews The Simpsons for seasons 27 & 28 (57:42) Pixar artist Sanjay Patel gets personal with 'Sanjay's Super Team' (1:02:23) Animated Sequences from Brad Bird’s ‘Tomorrowland’ Released Online (1:04:34) Netflix Picks Up ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ Animated Series (1:09:10) Baby-Face Bias discussion (via Mike Pindara) (1:11:07) Northwest Animation Festival in Oregon (via Alex Miller) (1:13:50) Rrrrapid Fire(ish)

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"What is a Creative?" That's the theme of this week's podcast where Stephen and Rob are flying solo (duo?) on another 'hot cocoa show.' Check out the outline below with timestamps if you want to skip to a particular topic. We talk about why our career (animation) and creative careers in general are a bit different and sometimes hard to relate to by those that aren't in this type of field, what type of pressures we're under and how we cope with them, and the all important topic of wrestling work and personal projects at the same time. What is the deeeallll with objective and subjective criteria?? Drinking game to NOT do... sip whenever I say objective or subjective. Yea, don't do that. My hope for this week's episode is that we articulate why being in a creative field is so weird and seemingly incomprehensible to even those close to us and why that may not matter (and that's a good thing). I kept this episode clean so if you want to send this to someone who you feel doesn't understand you, wants to, and you don't have the words or time to try explaining it... feel free! And let us know what you think about this topic in the comments section below. How do you understand your career? How do you deal with the unique pressures it presents?

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Annotations: (9:03) It all starts with a message from Billy Dragon Trask (13:44) Topic #1: Why is our career different? (15:25) "How are we judged?" - Objective VS Subjective criteria (26:23) "How we get jobs?" - The Bad, The OK and The Good (32:27) "How do we fulfill those jobs?" - Clients' goals filtered through our personal creative expression (do they own you, are you a hired gun, or do you share creative ownership?) (38:37) Topic #2: Work Projects VS Personal Projects (39:29) "What's the difference?" (41:05) "Who's goals are they?" (45:36) Topic #3: Energy management VS Time management (48:10) "Why are we talking about when referring to 'energy'?" (57:26) "How do you replenish your reserves?" (1:01:37) "How do you deal with motivational issues?" (1:07:20) SHOUTOUTS #1: twitter replies (JK Riki, Greg Pugh, Peter J Casey) (1:08:00) "What is passion, really, and how does it play into our work?" (1:12:53) "Replenishing energy reserves... or being lazy?" (1:16:59) "Can you just force yourself to do creative work?" (1:25:22) "Do you always have to like what you do?" (1:28:14) The balance between "skill" and "interest" (1:33:01) Topic #4: The Battle Between You LIFE and YOUR Life (1:36:54) Creativity, the merging of "selfish" and "selfless" (1:39:40) Remember why you're doing this. (1:42:36) "Will anyone ever understand me?" (1:59:38) SHOUTOUTS #2: facebook comments (Billy Dragon Trask, Benjamin Shelly, Andrew Kaiko, Martin Bell, Ronald Chaparro, Chris McEwan, Mathius Schulenberg, Mark Porter, Samuel R. Albro)

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Another week FULL of stories and interesting topics... and I get a fantastic migraine during the recording this week, because why not? But that doesn't stop us from recording an amazing episode for you all! Because we saw teaser trailers, Brad Bird's would-be take on "The Spirit," a 3D printed animated short, Toon Boom finally going subscription, and two new series (technically one new and one reboot)! Let me know the pain was worth it and leave a comment in this blog post (=

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(19:29) 'World's first' 3D printed animated short CHASE ME (26:24) THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE by Andrew Chesworth partly finished opening sequence (35:13) Brad Bird’s 1980 pencil trailer for THE SPIRIT (42:32) MTV resurrects Celebrity Deathmatch for new season (47:30) New HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series this summer on Netflix (56:08) ToonBoom introduces subscription plan for Harmony (1:04:33) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! (1:34:17) ... special Rapid Fire link from Mathias Schulenberg - THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO fxguide breakdown (1:37:32) Shoutouts! Benjamin Shelley, Andrew Kaiko, & our own Pat Ryan!

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Where did the name 'RubberOnion' come from? Cat animation sells cars? Lynda.com sold for HOW MUCH?! We have a special 2hr episode of the podcast this week because there were so many relevant stories! A new segment debuts at the end as well where I answer some questions like what's the benefit of an LLC and how to spot a bad college. And who knows, you might be in our OTHER new segment this week: shoutouts!

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Annotations: (14:46) ‘Clarence’ Episode Pays Tribute to Rubber-Hose Animation (22:07) Studio Ghibli Does Cute Cat Car Commercial (26:54) John Kricfalusi Makes ‘Squidbillies’ Promo For Adult Swim (32:10) Lynda.com sold to LinkedIn for $1.5bil (42:26) ‘Perfect Houseguest’ by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata (52:19) Adobe Character Animator (1:01:47) No more Simpsons DVDs (1:09:50) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!! (1:34:30) Slow Burn Question: "Stephen, what was the benefit to going LLC for your business?" -James T. Nethery (1:40:10) Slow Burn Question: "What should you look for in a good animation school? Also, discuss how not to fall for the tricks of the advert trade" -Orion McHugh (1:45:26) Shoutouts! Jeff Young-Sterling, Tobias Krebs, & Newgrounds users (BrainofBryan, RoboProdigy, manotran)

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There aren't many main stories this week because of the high likelyhood of fakery (April Fools was a few days before this recording). But what we DO have was completely submitted by you listeners so thanks for the help! Disney is making another live-action movie off one of their animation properties, Adam West and Burt Ward are Batman and Robin again, there was a music video directed by Sylvain Chomet, and the main conversation is about the difference between a "job" and a "career," prompted by Will Finn's blog post. And, of course, RAPID FIRE! Also, this week I simul-upload to Newgrounds Audio Portal for the first time so if you're a member there give another shoutout!

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Annotations: (9:13) Disney looking to make a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie (17:21) New Animated Batman film with Adam West and Burt Ward voicing (27:55) Will Finn posts about wanting a career vs a job in animation (51:36) "Carmen" by Stromae music video directed by Sylvain Chomet (1:11:47) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I laughed harder during the recording of this episode than I have in a long time. Not at the stories exactly, but with my friends. We talk about the AMAZING "TIE Fighter" animation by Paul Johnson, the free release of Pixar's RenderMan software, Smurfs being delayed until March 31, 2017, and other stuff including fan favorite segment RAPID FIRE! Also I'm moving again. April Fools. OK I know it's lame but it's April Fools day and I had to say something. Satisfied? Good... enjoy the podcast!

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Annotations: (19:17) Pixar releases non-commercial RenderMan software (26:03) OLM partners with ToonBoom Animation to discuss future of digital workflow in animation in Japan (34:22) TIE Fighter animated short by Paul Johnson (49:36) Rob hit 1000 subs on YouTube (59:33) GARGOYLES movie coming in 2017 (1:06:26) SMURFS delayed until March 31, 2017 (1:15:24) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!

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The PIXELS trailer was the most popular conversation topic on the RubberOnion facebook page this week, so we lead with that. At the end we discuss the internet as a creative spawning ground and how traditional media fits in AS WELL AS addressing a question to me (Stephen) about being a freelance animator. We also talk about the ATTACK ON TITAN live-action teaser, INCREDIBLES 2 plot, and the announcements of a California Raisins movie as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring in and producing a Fraggle Rock film. Also Rob went to an underwear party in Williamsburg (which, as a sentence, isn't that weird because it ends with "in Williamsburg"). So enjoy the discussion and feel free to join in below in the comments section!

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Annotations: (14:45) PIXELS trailer (23:57) FROZEN / THE THING mashup stop-mo video by Lee Hardcastle (30:22) ATTACK ON TITAN live-action movie first clip (36:39) INCREDIBLES 2 coming to theaters Summer 2016 (42:06) California Raisins coming back in live-action/CG hybrid movie (49:11) Joseph Gordon-Levitt will produce and star in the live-action FRAGGLE ROCK movie (56:21) Variety report says 'Internet Serves as Spawning Ground for Emerging Animators' (1:16:59) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!! (1:32:53) Question(s) from Timothy Bergeron: "Hey Stephen, How did you go about making that leap to a freelance animator?... Is getting clients just networking? Are their sites you go to and bid on jobs? What's the positives and negatives for being a freelance animator... What do you feel is the best way for freelance animators or artists in general, to get noticed? What ways of social networking would you use to get exposure?"

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Are you ready for this?! Biiiiig week! Stephen gives a crash course in understanding the basics of character design while discussing a viral post about how all Pixar women look the same, the crew talks about Bob Iger's choice to "absolutely prohibit" smoking in Disney films rated PG-13 and below, Genndy Tartakovski announced his departure from the "Popeye" movie, Tim Burton is named as the director for an upcoming live-action "Dumbo" remake, and a healthy selection of brand new trailers! With nine stories to cover coming in UNDER 1hr 30min we move a brisk pace this week. Enjoy and let us know what you thought in the comments section!

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Annotations: (4:30) Disney CEO Bob Iger plans to ‘Absolutely Prohibit’ Smoking in Disney Films PG-13 and below (17:21) FROZEN 2 announced (21:14) Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ for Disney (30:19) Tumblr blogger "Something Classy" makes a post about male vs female Disney/Pixar designs (50:25) Animation studio, Laika, will expand by 70% (55:47) Genndy Tartakovski is off POPEYE, future of the film in question (59:39) HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 teaser trailer (1:06:32) THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! trailer (1:15:58) INSIDE OUT trailer

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