IATSE LOCAL 839 MAGAZINE FALL 2020 ISSUE NO. 11 THE ANIMATION GUILD QUARTERLY THE INFLUENCE OF ANIME THE INFLUENCE OF ANIME FALL 2020 EMMY ® NOMINEE OUTSTANDING ANIMATED PROGRAM "A BEAUTIFUL, LIFE-AFFIRMING END TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TV SHOWS OF OUR TIME." IGN FYC.NETFLIX.COM KEYFRAME TAG, COVER 2 NETFLIX: BOJACK HORSEMAN PUB DATE: 08/12/20 TRIM: 8.5” X 10.875” BLEED: 8.75” X 11.125” ISSUE 11 CONTENTS 16 12 THE CLIMB 14 THE LOCAL FRAME X FRAME Writer/Director TAG A to Z explains FEATURES Latoya Raveneau the contract in common terms 4 FROM THE 20 DISCUSSING RACE PRESIDENT 16 DIALOGUE IN THE WORKPLACE Women in adult Three distinguished experts in racial comedy share equity and education share ways to 7 EDITOR’S experiences lay the groundwork for meaningful, NOTE action-oriented dialogues. It starts with leadership creating a safe place 42 FINAL NOTE for conversations. 9 FACE OFF Trailblazing artist Couple and collabo- Ruthie Tompson rators Kristin Donner turns 110 24 THE POSSIBILITY and Kyle Neswald OF THE IMPOSSIBLE Universal themes transcend as the 10 FRAME X FRAME film, Over the Moon, honors and Storyboard artist Zach adapts a popular Chinese myth with Smith’s graphic novel the help of Pearl Studios in Shanghai. For the close-knit crew in LA, Glen 12 Keane’s ability to share his vision through drawings and openness to feedback paved the way for a truly 24 collaborative environment. 30 THE INFLUENCE OF ANIME Beyond the tropes of big-eyed heroines and hyper violence, Animation Guild artists, writers and creators share how Japanese anime has allowed them to explore deeper themes and multi-layered characters. 30 FALLFALL 2020 2020 3 3 LETTER MAKING SPACE WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF A LABOR UNION? TRADITIONALLY, A LABOR UNION’S MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO NEGOTIATE AND ENFORCE A CONTRACT WITH MANAGEMENT THAT GUARANTEES THE THINGS YOU CARE ABOUT LIKE FAIR RAISES, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, JOB SECURITY, AND A STABLE SCHEDULE. It’s a mission that any worker from any field would have an interest in yet union membership has declined over the decades. Anti-labor political forces have succeeded in weakening our ability to act as a counterbalance to corporate demands on workers. Unions are losing their connection to the public at large. The strength of unions is entirely dependent on the strength of its members and I believe that unions need to reframe what that means now that racial equality is the ON THE COVER conversation on everyone’s lips. This move is long overdue. Animation Guild member We at The Animation Guild are reflecting on our responsibility to our members, especially Spencer Wan illustrates an anime-inspired cover inspired our most vulnerable. The fact that there are no black members in leadership roles is by our feature article. evidence enough that we need to make space to encourage more involvement from people of color. Our members need to feel welcome and supported when they need us most. This is a systematic change I’m proposing and it’s going to take some time to take root. We need to be able to track abuses and are moving to put a system in place to report issues. We need to improve outreach to minority students—from new college graduates to elementary school aged kids—and share that a life in animation is a viable career option. Zoom meetings with schools are in the early stages of planning. We need to amplify the voices of our black leaders in the workplace, who want to take on the big job of motivating and organizing other black members, to have a unified voice to address their specific needs. Join us in leadership! We need ou.y Let’s move this ship forward together. 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