The Evolution of Adult Animation
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IATSE LOCAL 839 MAGAZINE SUMMER 2020 ISSUE NO. 10 THE ANIMATION GUILD QUARTERLY THE EVOLUTION OF ADULT ANIMATION THE EVOLUTION OF ADULT ANIMATION SUMMER 2020 BIG MOUTH DISENCHANTMENT PARADISE PD CASTLEVANIA BOJACK HORSEMAN THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL BIG MOUTH PARADISE PD BOJACK HORSEMAN DISENCHANTMENT BIG MOUTH CASTLEVANIA BOJACK HORSEMAN EXPLORE THE SHOWS YOU LOVE Celebrating storytellers, performers and craft artists with exclusive content, behind-the-scenes footage and dynamic conversations. THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL DISENCHANTMENT CASTLEVANIA BOJACK HORSEMAN THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL BIG MOUTH PARADISE PD BOJACK HORSEMAN DISENCHANTMENT BIG MOUTH PARADISE PD CASTLEVANIA THE MIDNIGHT GOSPEL BOJACK HORSEMAN FYSEETV.COM KEYFRAME QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE ANIMATION GUILD REVISION 1 NETFLIX: MULTITITLE PUB DATE: 06/12/20 TRIM: 8.5” X 10.875” BLEED: 8.75” X 11.125” ISSUE 10 CONTENTS 10 ON THE JOB 16 SOCIAL HOUR FRAME X FRAME Storyboard artists Look back at inclusion 9 share their craft in animation 4 FROM THE 12 THE CLIMB 18 THE LOCAL FEATURES PRESIDENT Brad Rader on his How Guild members career and mentorship are dealing with WFH 20 THE EVOLUTION OF 7 EDITOR’S ADULT ANIMATION NOTE 14 AFTER HOURS 42 FACE OFF Serious themes, unconventional Bonding at work Paula Spence and origins and beautiful aesthetics are over music Lindsey Pollard paving the way for a new age of 9 ART & CRAFT sketch over Zoom Jess Marfisi mines adult animation—from characters her memories who don’t utter a word to podcast- inspired stories. 28 CULTIVATING CONTENT Since the 1930s, short films have been recognized and celebrated as an artform. Now, more and 14 more studios are supporting the medium to foster new talent and 36 experiment with technology. 36 INDIE BOUND Two artists share their personal experiences submitting independent shorts to film festivals. 38 JOURNEY UNDER THE SEA Fresh perspectives make a CG Bikini Bottom come alive in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. 20 SUMMER 2020 3 LETTER STAYING CONNECTED VIRTUALLY WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE ON TAG’S EXECUTIVE BOARD, ONE OF MY GOALS WAS TO PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS. I WANT TO KNOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE CAN ALL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER. I HOPE TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTEDNESS IN OUR CORNER OF THIS LARGE INDUSTRY. One of my union fantasies is to have a union hall where members can just drop in and visit. We would provide refreshments, maybe some games, music, and a place to just hang out. I pushed for TAG to start hosting mixers so that members could have an opportunity to get to know each other in a relaxed, festive environment and we had success with those. We started hosting Lunch-and-Learns and panels. My predecessor, KC Johnson, activated our robust committee system that is yet another way for members to interact and push towards common goals. ON THE COVER The pandemic outbreak has pulled the brakes on our in-person efforts. The Guild Clancy travels the universe leadership has been doing what it can to get back on track with reaching and connecting in The Midnight Gospel. to our members. Like most companies, we’re moving to the virtual union meeting hall. Image courtesy of Netflix. The Executive Board has continued having our monthly meetings through Zoom. Committee meetings are also being held in the virtual space. Leslie Simmons, our Field Rep, is holding Zoom studio visits and shop steward training. Alexi Drosu, our Director of Communications and Content, has been busy figuring out how to best meet our members’ needs, exploring virtual panels and Lunch-and-Learns. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with. Our first virtual General Membership Meeting was a smooth success. We had members from all over the country join us! For my part, I have started a weekly Zoom question and answer and general discussion meeting called Office Hours. Our Business Rep, Steve Kaplan, and I along with a weekly guest field questions from attending members. We start with a particular topic in mind but will go where the discussion takes us. It takes place every Friday from noon to 12:30 p.m.. As of this letter, we’ve had four successful Office Hours sessions so far and I look forward to the future! Keep an eye out for Office Hours announcements and rsvps. When this pandemic lifts, I look forward to making my dream of a TAG union hall a reality but until then we have our virtual spaces to connect with each other. In safe and distant solidarity, Jeanette Moreno King | President The Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839 A hallucinogenic short fi lm about intimacy, the internet and nihilism, which uses rotoscopy to blur the lines between physical and digital realities. SINE ÖZBILGE UPLOADS We live in an era where DETAILS BEHIND #21XOXO’S technology comforts us, gives PRODUCTION PROCESS “us intimacy and even eases our loneliness. It is not a solely FEATURE ARTICLE in Toon Boom Animation Blog functional tool it also has obtained a great emotional blog.toonboom.com/21xoxo value to the human species ” – Sine Özbilge & Imge Özbilge, Directors, #21xoxo Get Connected! If you’re not receiving important emails from The Animation Guild—job Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Drosu listings, events, invitations, classes, Art Director Jenn Logan/Studio Fuse, Inc. and more—it’s because you haven’t Photographers Martin Cohen, Tim Sullens opted into our email system. Contributing Writers David Brain, Karen Briner, Danny Ducker, I’m running for Assembly to pursue my wife Marcella’s Kim Fay,dream Jay Fernandez, to build Evan a better Henerson, future for our children and families. I’ll work hard to create new jobs, improve our schools, keepPaula Spence our communities clean, green and safe and make sure every You can fix that inCalifornian under ahas minute: access to affordable Editorial healthcare. Assistants I would Rusteen be Honardoost, honored Marie if you Story would join me. 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