Issue No. 15 Fall 2021 the Animation Guild Quarterly
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IATSE LOCAL 839 MAGAZINE FALL 2021 ISSUE NO. 15 THE ANIMATION GUILD QUARTERLY MAYA AND THE THREE FALL 2021 EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM 2 OUTSTANDING CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE MAYA RUDOLPH NEW YORK MAGAZINE FYC.NETFLIX.COM KEYFRAME QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF THE ANIMATION GUILD ISSUE: FALL ISSUE INSPIRATION & INNOVATION + FEATURE FILM SHOWCASE NETFLIX: BIG MOUTH PUB DATE: 08/13/21 TRIM: 8.5” X 11” BLEED: 8.75” X 11.25” ISSUE 15 CONTENTS 10 AFTER HOURS 16 THE LOCAL FRAME X FRAME Concrete ambitions Locals supporting drive Erin Althea’s Locals make for a Brutalist art. stronger Union. 4 FROM THE PRESIDENT 12 THE CLIMB 18 STORY & VISION Nadia Vurbenova-Mouri A feature film concludes shares her journey from the 88-episode Tales 7 EDITOR’S NOTE Bulgaria to the U.S. of Arcadia trilogy. 12 9 ART & CRAFT 14 FRAME X FRAME 42 FINAL NOTE Chi Ngô captures In her graphic novels Directors speak out FEATURES nature, serenity, and Aminder Dhaliwal about their Primetime the beauty of Vietnam. relishes creative control. Emmy-nominated episodes. 22 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 18 When it comes to intellectual property, not only should you protect your own creative work— you need to make sure you don’t infringe on others’. Here, three legal experts break down the dos and don’ts of navigating IP. 28 28 MORE IS MORE In Maya and the Three, Creator, Director, and Executive Producer Jorge R. Gutiérrez blends hip-hop, heavy metal, anime, spaghetti westerns, The Lord of the Rings, and ancient mythology to tell the tale of a warrior princess in a 36 fantastical Mesoamerican world. 36 HERO WORSHIP Animated superheroes owe much to comics and live action. They’ve also helped shape their genre, smashing stereotypes and providing an evolving reflection of the changing times. 22 FALL 2021 3 LETTER ONE VOICE THE FIRST IATSE (INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEES) DISTRICT 2 CONVENTION I ATTENDED WAS IN 2015 IN HONOLULU. Even though I’d been an active member for years, that was my first time volunteering to be a Delegate for our Local. I have to admit, I was drawn by the opportunity to spend a few days in Hawai‘i, but I quickly learned the work and commitment it takes to be a good representative of The Animation Guild. IATSE is divided up into 13 geographical Districts. TAG is in District 2 which represents California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawai‘i. The annual D2 Convention host cities are rotated throughout the District to spread the IA love to far-off Locals. It was at a D2 Convention that I learned just how varied our membership is—from stagehands to projectionists to the people who set up trade shows, all under the umbrella of the International. Every four years, like this year, IATSE also holds the International Quadrennial Convention where all 13 Districts come together to vote on resolutions and elect new officers to the IATSE leadership. It is at this convention that our most active members who have gathered support for their resolutions can present to the wider membership. This is where we can have a hand in guiding this massive ship. Like most locals, TAG represents a variety of crafts, but unlike other locals those crafts are all animation related. It can be a struggle to push forward proposals that are craft-specific ON THE COVER since they have a difficult time garnering attention from our members who are in a different craft. So it is for TAG at the District level and even harder at the International level. Artwork from Maya and the Three by Jorge R. Gutiérrez. At first, it feels like an impossible task. We are a local of 5,000 plus trying to have an impact and voice in this union of more than 150,000 members. How will a stagehand in Oklahoma ever feel invested in a proposal from a Hollywood animation local? But the Quadrennial Convention is our opportunity to be heard. Every Local submits resolutions to be considered and voted on by the wider membership. During the meeting, everyone is assigned to participate in a committee. These committees work on the resolutions, debate their merits, work on the language of the resolutions, and then suggest which resolutions should be adopted by vote. I am proud to say that The Animation Guild’s delegation of 35 members made quite an impact with the 6 resolutions we put forward this year. We were able to find that common ground with our kin in different regions of the U.S. and Canada. We were able to find our one voice. In the end, no matter what our vocation, we all want the same things—to be respected at our jobs, to earn what we are worth, to be able to work in a safe workplace, and to be able to have time to spend with the people we love. 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