Fahrenheit Digital

I recently found a link to a fun, new short animation called “Humans.” Great look. Great message. Check it out!

Humans

Although I am far from being a fan of what is called “reality television,” “On The Lot” is a new show backed by Steven Spielberg sounds interesting and fun for aspiring filmmakers.

I so happened to catch the last season of “Project Greenlight” and found myself riveted (maybe it is lack of interesty in the subject matter that has kept me away from other “reality” shows). Not only did the series give great insight into the difficulties of logistics, financing and, yes, competing egos but the low budget nature seemed to strip away many of the ancillary aspects of the filmmaking process and distill it down to the essence of getting that particular movie done… one way or another.

Perhaps this show will expose the opposite extreme; the difficulties of getting your movie done when you have to navigate the larger studios.

Sixteen aspiring filmmakers will be chosen to compete at a chance of winning a $1-million development deal with DreamWorks. This is a Fox show produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett, who has a long list of producer credits for both film and television.

“On The Lot”

With the tools & technology enabling artists & writers to realize their creative dreams more and more, some of the more forward-looking networks are turning away from the major animation players and looking toward independent artists & smaller studios in order to find the cutting-edge animation.

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“There’s tons of good animation coming out there that’s not just product of the major studios,” says the channel’s VP of Acquisitions and Scheduling. “There’s a television market that’s held in France twice a year called MIPTV. It boggles the mind just how much animation is sold on a worldwide market. It’s all over the place; some good, some not so good. There’s just no shortage of it and you don’t have to be held to the major studios to get good work. There’s also good work around the corner from me here in New York. For instance, we’ve worked with Bill Plympton in the past and he’s just a subway ride away.”

News-A-Rama Article

CG-Char has just released a review of the “Rigging for Feature Animation” DVD; the first product review on their web site!

This review includes information & insight for those interested in learning more about the “Rigging for Feature Animation” DVD as well as give everyone a taste of the content style that will be a standard from Fahrenheit Digital.

And we only hope to keep improving!

CG-Char Product Review