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We have been using after effects. Sure would love to pop you over a targa to play with would love to see a side by side. That would be fun.
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I am enjoying hearing every ones opinions on this first shot and am interested to see what else you all have to say about the rest.
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Yes Frank i agree there can be more color correction and tweeking done on the scene what is your preferred choice in program for this?
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Far Star teaser 2 has just been posted in showcase. Tomorrows posting will be the 3 and a half minute trailer the net works have been seeing. Enjoy
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Far Star teaser 2
Artists to creat this scene
Reiko Weidtland modeler/texture/texture of 1121 astronuat the star of show
Ian Cookson modeler/texture of 1121 room
Rachel Jones space and far star planet
Elisa Llamido narrator and composite of sonic boom and light effect
Reiko Weidtland animation
Jack West Director and lighting and heavy breather
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I just posted in show case Far Star teaser 1. This is the first of many to come. I look forward to hearing what you all have to say. I hope it meets up to the hype and the long wait to see anything on the show.
I would also like to say thank you to the wonderful team of Far Star with out all of you none of this could of been possible.
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Far Star Teaser 1: there will be more to come. Enjoy
Aritst that worked on this scene
Chad Hunt Unity Model and Rigging
Laurence Clark Explorer and rigging
Andy Mulia Texture or Exoplorer and window on Unity
Rachel Jones space
Holmes Bryant Moon
Tomasz Grabarczyk Earth model booster emitter and lighting
Jack West animation
Elisa Llamido Narrator
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Robcat,
We do not have any name actors working on the show but the voice actors are professional actors and all have very impressive resumes.
Julian,
No we have not pitched to G4/tech TV. What network are they affiliated with? Could you give me some data on them so I can follow up on this?
Flog,
If I was to take Far Star and put it up on the internet for every one to see for free to create a buzz how would this exposure help in selling the show to a network or a distributor? What shows were picked up by a network or a distributor that did this so I can follow there example
Thanks for all the feed back I am really enjoying this.
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We heard from Julie Kane-Ritsch from The Gotham Group, the premier agency
specializing in animation. After carefully reviewing all of our materials,
she regretfully declined to take us on as a client. She said that she was
very impressed with the excellent production value and high quality of the
images and animation, but that she cannot see us fitting into what the
networks are looking for at this particular time. According to Julie, there
are only two outlets for action-adventure animation: Disney's Jetix block
and KidsWB. Disney is actively searching for shows that have a child as the
main character and KidsWB is more interested in comedy.
She was, however, very impressed with the package that we were able to put
together and said that she is very interested in continuing our relationship
and possibly representing us for future endeavors.
We are still waiting to hear from two other agents: Annette Van Doren,
independent agent, and Aaron Berger of Quattro Media.
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How did I get into Disney, cartoon network and Nic? It was through who I know that is in the business out here in Hollywood. They know somebody that knows somebody. Once I got to the point of some key players I then needed to impress them enough with our show so that they would put there necks out and say you should take a look at this show and not look like fools. I have not been able to acquire these ins with the other networks and now see it is time to go for the agent. This is how I got past the front doors of the three networks with out an agent. Now I am using the same approach in getting an agent to represent the show and distributors. First thing is never just mail your stuff in. This will go as far as their trash can or get buried in a pile of submissions. Believe it or not there really is that much for them to go through and to get them to give you the time of day becomes a full time job of hustle and persistent. If you feel like you are being a pain in their ass then you are doing your job but remember you should really try to know some one they know and respect when talking to them a cold call is not going to get you far. I know I have done it. It really does come down to who you know in Hollywood. This is one of the biggest gains I have now is that I now know personally the heads at some big networks and they respected the work we have produced and are willing to look at our next projects. This is a very big win for the production company.
What is expected in a pitch book?
1. Images of the characters but they should be in a plane boring background of gray so that the only thing to look at is the character itself. Put the character in three action poses on a page with a brief description of who this character is. Also you will want to have the characters on one foot square boards so you can set them up around the room or use them as flash cards as you talk about the show.
2. The pilot in full script finished form
3. The series bible consists of no less than 13 episodes and each episode should have one paragraph explaining what happens in the episode.
4. If you are going for television cartoon your budget for show should not exceed 300 thousand per episode because the net works are not going to want to put out much more than that. Most like to see it in the range of 250 thousand per episode on a start up show in its first season. You should know your number on this stuff because they do ask. I would say the most important thing here is to not under bid yourself this can be a real bad deal. Tell them this is what it is going coast to make the show and be sure you know it is right. Know your budget.
5. Know the networks market and what they are after and what they are doing. Turn your pitch to focus towards there agenda and explain to them how you feel your show can benefit them. Even though you don’t really believe it they must feel you do. Remember you are selling here.
Well I think that is just about it if you have any questions let me know I will do my best to help.
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Mike,
You are not far off base at all here. In fact we could take our pitch package we have right now to a distributor such as lions gate to pitch them for straight to video or the major win of a theatrical release but I am sure they are in the same boat as the networks and are going to want to be approached by a agent and not a individual company. I do not know this for a fact were distributors stand on this because we have not walk this road yet.
If we get the distributor we could then get funding to finish up the show on the money but first I am wanting to exhaust the TV avenue first and if it does not work out then I will go the distributor route. My reason for wanting to go TV is that I feel we could build a stronger audience base to set our self’s up for a more solid chance of a theatrical release in the future with a much stronger following. Much like what you have seen with sponge bob and the power puff girls.
As I have said there is a lot of opportunity to get the show sold and that we are just getting started. I feel that once we have an agent representing the show all of this is going to be approached in good time.
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I spoke to the Sci Fi channel about two months ago. They only accept submissions through a reputable agent and they do not do personal submission. I even got them to talk to the heads in the legal department to see if they could break policy on this but it was a no go.
I have spoken to all of the networks that only except agent submissions and have pitched them that as it stands the show is going to be on a tight budget to be able to produce a CG series and to add on another 10% for a agent could possibly make the budget to expensive for the network to afford and really is a unnecessary expense. That did get them off their butts to at least talk to the legal department but still a no go.
So were it stands for Far Star is that we are talking to the Agents for represintaion and are pretty much at a stand still on the network pitches until this is accomplished.
Currently we have three major agencies looking at the show.
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Flog,
Do you want to know how I got in to the first three networks to pitch them the show with out an agent or what all is entailed in a pitch?
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Thank you for the words of encouragement it means a lot to me and I am sure the team as well.
We have just begun this pitch campaign and we have a lot of opportunities ahead of us to sell the show. So the game is far from over.
As in going for the Film Festival approach it is a good suggestion and defiantly will go this route if we need to.
I believe you are under the impression we have completed the show. This is not the case what we have managed to do with two years of hard work is get a 3 and half minute trailer along the lines of what you would see in a movie theater plus 15 minutes of full scenes of various episodes a pitch book showing all the main characters and episode bible of 12 episodes. This may not sound like much but it was a huge undertaking. The demo reel gives you the viewer a solid idea of what the show looks, sounds and feels like in its final form. This in reality is more than what most networks get to look at when being pitched a show. I have been asked why did you take this long route to pitch the show. I went this approach because I wanted to make sure Animation Master and my self could really do this crazy idea of producing a Pro CG cartoon via the Internet with artists from around the world. Needless to say it is working out perfectly. Second I want to keep the production of the show and felt we needed to show the networks or distributors that we are capable produce this show by walking it and not just talking it.
My first priority is to make sure we finish this show one way or another. My second priority was to get the show out into the market place as fast as possible and to try to get into the money as soon as possible for the team and my self so we can do this full time.
What are we doing now? Well from our last review from Disney we have gone back into development to change one aspect of the show that almost all of the artists working on the show said I should change about the show and it is a big one so we just got another big plate full of hard work ahead of us. Great thing is not one of the artists have said I told you so. God I love this team.
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With the TSM2 did you upgrade to the current version 2.1. I know they did some repairs to get rid of this issue.
The animation rocks.
Love your work
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With Nic our first network we pitched to they said the show was just not a Nic show and I agree on this. When I went into Nic and I looked at their wall that is covered with there show and I imagined Far Star up there with them it stood out like a sore thumb. So the response from Nic was not a surprise. Nic did say the show had great qualities about it and best of luck.
With Cartoon network our second network we pitched they said they already have shows in development at this time and are not in need of any shows.
Disney was close and they liked the show allot and we came out on the short end of the stick with them because they decided to go with another show. Disney took over three weeks to give us their final answer. Disney did give us some pointers on were they felt the show needed changes.
I would like to add that so far the experience with the networks has been great and they have been very kind. On a positive note all of them have said they would love to take a look at any future projects that we produce and trust me they will.
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Hello Fellow AM Artists,
Far Star started on the forum almost two years ago and I feel an obligation to keep the forum up to date on what is happening with the show.
We have pitched the show to three major networks and all three have turned the show down. Sorry to say.
The first network was Nickelodeon
Second was cartoon network
Third and our most recent was Disney
OH the pain of rejection.
I have been in Hollywood for a long time so my skin is pretty thick. We still have Fox kids and kids Wd and a hand full of other net works but for us to get in the doors to pitch we are in need of an agent.
The show is currently being reviewed by three top of the line Hollywood agencies right now and we are expecting to get answers from them in the near future.
Well that is it for now.
Will keep you posted as thing arise.
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Great work Anzovin Studios I love the TSM 2 rig and all of the new features. Big Big improvement on a already outstanding product. I highly recommend this for all V11 users.
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Thanks Steve i will check it out. Glad to hear you can do it on the fly that is even better.
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Hi Steve,
I would like to get the default rig to perform the way the upper arm does in example animation character you provide with the TSM2 in the fk. Upper arm does not move when moving forearm and hand but when moving upper arm it moves forearm and hand.
The default TSM set up does not do this. What do i need to do to get the rig to perform this way?
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Yes this question has come up on our end as well.
Would be nice to see a demo of this in the TSM 2 manual.
Lets say we want to add a cog for the shoulder to orient with the bicep. There are two bones in this area. which one do you set the constraints to? I think it would be the bone nearest to the shoulder bone.
I would also like to know for the elbow, hip to thigh, knee.
Thanks
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Helen,
thank you for the good luck.
No they have not asked what software we are using to make the show.
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Hello Fellow Animators,
Far Star has now been pitched to two major net works so far and both have turned down the show.
The first network was Nickelodeon. We were told they thought the show look outstanding but are not looking for Sci-Fi and just was not a Nick show.
The second was cartoon network. They had nothing but good things to say about the show but they already have there own sci-fi shows in production and are not in need of one at this time.
We currently have a set pitch date and time with our next major network and should have two more network pitch dates set this week.
The Far Star artist’s are currently working on the 44 minute pilot and at the same time have been working with production prepping and testing out many things to make sure we are ready to do the show as efficiently as possible. I am confident to say we have now established a very strong team.
I cannot thank the artist’s enough for all that they have done and continue to do for the show. Thank you.
I will keep you posted as things unfold.
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Thanks for posting. I loved it. Turns out there just down the street from me. I will go donw and say hi.
Far Star teaser 2
in Work In Progress / Sweatbox
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Thanks Frank I have made a note of it. I am going to hold out a while longer on this kind of stuff and run the show around town more. I am still waiting on a response from two more agents to represent the show and i have a few other tricks up my sleeve that i am going to try. Let me know when you think you will have the time to play with the targa image and i will email it over.