tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post2163949631401610293..comments2024-03-29T02:18:35.303-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: OrganicSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-33274047181739667702012-04-23T15:14:54.805-07:002012-04-23T15:14:54.805-07:00also, rule 12 is the most important in the group.....also, rule 12 is the most important in the group...because even if your story is perfect, you're going to hand it to an executive who says... "Kids don't like space." Or "Nobody cares about an iguana." and then you're going to have to come up with a new idea. you have to have enough fixes and good ideas that when you actually find them in a charitable mood you've got something in your hand to sell.hoopcooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034499696886871406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28846841275245305852012-04-23T15:11:38.005-07:002012-04-23T15:11:38.005-07:00These are some good rules.
I would add...if you...These are some good rules. <br /><br />I would add...if you want to read the best book on this stuff that's not a dumb formula to follow...check out Backwards and Forwards by David Ball. It's a dynamite little book for actors that works really well for writing as well. <br /><br />other rules, <br />1) just because you worked on a sit-com doesn't mean you can write a cartoon (except maybe family guy)<br /><br />2) and just because you can draw doesn't mean you can tell a story.<br /><br />3) Every single thing every one of us does is hard. <br /><br />just a suggestion.hoopcooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034499696886871406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-28201498691661545252012-04-23T11:23:12.173-07:002012-04-23T11:23:12.173-07:00Announcement.
I think, after this snotting fest, ...Announcement.<br /><br />I think, after this snotting fest, where anonymous unpleasant people slag parts of the animation community, that a couple of things will soon happen.<br /><br />We're gonna start monitoring posts. And we're gonna require names.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-65122171242720162922012-04-23T11:19:07.822-07:002012-04-23T11:19:07.822-07:00Too bad you and so many other writers did not foll...<b>Too bad you and so many other writers did not follow these points. </b><br /><br />Too bad you don't know what you're talking about.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-4540618829223120462012-04-23T10:46:29.025-07:002012-04-23T10:46:29.025-07:00Ho, I'd like to smack #19 upside the head... ...Ho, I'd like to smack #19 upside the head... there are coincidences, and then there's stuff you're throwing in for cheap drama. <br /><br />I'm surprised there wasn't a #23 "Make a list of absolutely everything that can go wrong and force every damn one of them into the story."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-55217991043163863362012-04-23T08:16:24.255-07:002012-04-23T08:16:24.255-07:0011) Open your residual checks in front of the cre...11) Open your residual checks in front of the crew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-71836481135910285772012-04-23T07:29:23.977-07:002012-04-23T07:29:23.977-07:00^Oh, so you've worked with Butch Hartman, have...^Oh, so you've worked with Butch Hartman, have you? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-84178981162141964942012-04-23T05:30:13.164-07:002012-04-23T05:30:13.164-07:00Animation Writers Story Baysicks:
1) When in doub...Animation Writers Story Baysicks:<br /><br />1) When in doubt, write in a crowd scene, musical number or both. Repeat.<br /><br />2) If the shows deadline is tight, be sure to have lots of chase scenes and action sequences.<br /><br />3) Make sure to write five pages of script for every one minute of animation required.<br /><br />4) If you are told to shorten the script, widen your margins.<br /><br />5) Get all ideas from current tv shows and movies (bonus tip: execs always get a huge laugh when the title of the cartoon parodies the title of their favorite show!).<br /><br />6) Be topical! Hinge your stories on things that will likely be irrelevent or dated in a month or less.<br /><br />7) Ignore any and all input from the director.<br /><br />8) Take credit for gags you had nothing to do with.<br /><br />9) Pound out scripts in less than an hour - spend the rest of your day working on that 'Whitney' spec so you can get the hell out of animation.<br /><br />10) Be the worst creative element on the show, then await your inevitable development deal for your own show!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-90639678837550131962012-04-22T19:28:42.974-07:002012-04-22T19:28:42.974-07:00Too bad you and so many other writers did not foll...Too bad you and so many other writers did not follow these points.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-71593010090376440972012-04-22T19:20:47.445-07:002012-04-22T19:20:47.445-07:00Excellent post, Steve. Thanks for sharing!Excellent post, Steve. Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com