Is Hollywood becoming obsolete?

Here is an article from Rolling Stone about the future of Hollywood. Check it out:

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/is-hollywood-model-doomed-steven-spielberg-and-george-lucas-think-so-20130815

If the blockbuster model that Hollywood continues to follow is doomed, what does that mean for creative people wanting to get into the business? Lucas and Spielberg mentioned how hard it was to get Red Tails and Lincoln to the theaters. We are talking the creators of ET, Raider's of the Lost Ark and Star Wars.Wow!

What can be learned by this? The industry is changing. What is the impact of Netflix, Redbox, You Tube and mobile apps having on our entertainment delivery? Spike Lee, Zach Braff, James Franco and other high profile entertainers have turned to crowdfunded sources like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to get projects done.

Could this be an alternate why to get funded and possibly provide a heightened way for marketing. Can social media be a new type of marketing and distribution tool?

Be a content creator, find your demographic and see if crowd-funded sites like the above mentioned might be the answer to get projects done. Do some research on projects that have used these resources. Surround yourself with people skilled to help or use your subject matter expert skills to get the job done. The nice thing is that you still retain the rights for your project.


Proving your can create and produce makes you more of a commodity and a force to be reckoned with. Isn't that what a mogul does?

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New Computer Tool Creates Animated Movie From Any Written Screenplay

What if you could create animation directly from your written screenplay.

Impossible right? Scary yes? Guess what? The capability is here and the beta is free!

Check out this link description:
http://www.screencraft.org/hollywoodnews/computer-tool-creates-animated-movie-written-screenplay/

And here is the official site:

https://plotagon.com/

Free Animation and Modeling Resource

Saw this magazine from Future Publishing a week ago at the bookstore and it looks like a keeper.
You can view sample pages here:
http://issuu.com/futurepublishing/docs/animation.sampler
Bonus materials from this magazine are available for free! We're talking project files, screenshots, video clip reference / tutorials and more. Granted the magazine gives you the step by step details, but it's nice to see the bonus material offered at no charge.

Is it a tease for you to purchase the magazine? Yes. But if you already know a bit about modeling and animation software you may be able to piece together the workflow concepts.

Check out this link below and enjoy.  If you get an error message you can copy and paste the link into the browser. 
http://www.creativebloq.com/3d-world/download-supporting-files-ultimate-guide-3d-animation-9134673

Disney's Comic Art Kit

Disney artist Carson Van Osten created this Toolkit as a handy guide to common problems of perspective, staging, character design and even lettering comics. Check it out:

http://comicsalliance.com/disney-comic-strip-artists-kit/

Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling

If you have a great idea but not sure how to flesh it out, take a peek at Pixar's 22 rules of storytelling.
See slide show link below and enjoy.

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3018559/pixars-22-rules-of-storytelling-visualized#1

Want more in depth analysis? Check out this PDF:
Pixar's 22 Rules Analysis

Visual Composition and Storyboarding

Here is a link that has just about everything you need to know about visual composition, dynamic character posing,  and storyboarding. Page is big so it may take an extra moment or two to load.

Great variety of examples and a MUST SEE!!

http://www.floobynooby.com/IPUB/comp1.html

23 Things Every Entrepreneur Must Know

Anyone thinking about creating a start-up should check out this link from Forbes.
A special thanks to LinkedIn for this.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/actiontrumpseverything/2013/09/22/23-things-every-entrepreneur-must-know-2/