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Hello and welcome to thirteenth episode of Fanboy Nation’s Toon-In-Talk, your rendezvous for animation interviews. If you are listening to this podcast, you’ve probably considered becoming an animator at some point. The traditional method is to attend a university animation program, but higher education isn’t necessarily the correct route for everyone. There are dozens of online programs dedicated to teaching 3D animation, but there is only one that focuses on the traditional, hand drawn method. Rick Pickens discusses his animation career and his new animation program: “Animation in 12 BLANK Lessons.” Show Notes Rick worked in animation in 1987 at the same company as Doug TenNapel when digital animation started to gain traction. He’s worked away from the animation industry for some years, but he continues to be involved with teaching, puppetry, training courses, and his own projects. Whitney and Rick both agree that we are now on the edge of a new animation boom and it’s fantastic and exciting! Joe Murray was the animator who branched out and tried to form his own content platform. It was called KaboingTV. The cartoons today are radically different from anything ever created before and people want to see new and different things. One of the reasons Rick created his program is that he wants to see more cartoons and he wants to give people the opportunity to make them. Rick explains that it’s better to start the process now then waiting. He’s helping potential animation students get their feet wet by creating an online course through Udemy called “Animation in 12 BLANK Steps” and he also has a free online course. Rick based his program’s name on Bob Heath’s book, Animation in Twelve Hard Steps. What makes his program different from other animation programs is that it takes a student through the entire animation pipeline, ending with a finished project they can share. “Animation in 12 BLANK Steps” is designed for fans of traditional, 2D animation. You need to bring a desire to create something with old-fashioned drawing tools or a drawing program on your tablet. The program isn’t a deep dive into technique, but rather to carry through your idea and finish a project. Whitney has psychic powers, not really. When she looks at people’s artwork, she can tell who has influenced them. If you want to be animator or a comic book artist/writer, the way to do it these days is to get in it now! Rick declares, “Let’s go make some funny cartoons!”
Today's Guest: Joe Murray, animation creator, "Rocko's Modern Life," "Camp Lazlo" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of two-dimensional, banana-mouthed warthogs in the new new media capital of the world and home of the best team in baseball… St. Petersburg, Florida! Order from Amazon.com by clicking the book cover above Joe Murray has a natural flair for animation and characters that are bursting with... character. But between you and me—and I gotta be honest here—he is also responsible for creating some of the ugliest cartoon characters in history. Have you ever really looked at Rocko, the star of his original Nickelodeon hit, Rocko’s Modern Life? What is that? And Lazlo—OMG! But his cartoons look great, despite the somewhat hideous characters, and kids love them. I know this first hand; my almost 14-year-old daughter to this day insists she is Camp Lazlo’s #1 fan. Order 'Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series' by Joe Murray, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the DVD boxed set above! JOE MURRAY audio excerpt: "I have never been introduced before by talking about the hideousness of my characters! Rocko and Lazlo are my children! But the characters are all about imperfections." Murray, the creator of all this madness, just published a fascinating book called Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, the Web, and Short Film. Even if you’re not a wannabe animated but just a fan of the art, you’ll find plenty to read about here. The book is packed with practical information, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, rare production sketches and Q&As with an array of familiar animators, from Craig McCracken, creator of The Powerpuff Girls and Dexter’s Laboratory to the creator and voice of SpongeBob Squarepants, respectively, Steve Hillenberg and Tom Kenny. Speaking of Kenny, we'll give a listen to Murray and Kenny at work on a new series they’re developing for KaBoingTV.com, Frog in a Suit. We’ll also have an actual sneak preview from Frog in a Suit in the second half of today’s show. Joe Murray Website • Facebook • Twitter • Order Creating Animated Cartoons with Character from Amazon.com Order Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (2nd Edition) by Bob Andelman, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above! The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!
KaboingTV.com is launching this week, its a creation of acclaimed Emmy award winning animator, television producer and writer, Joe Murray, who has created such shows as Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. Joe will be coming on the show to discuss Kaboingtv.com As well as his new series "Frog in a Suit" which is premiering on the site as well.
KaboingTV.com is launching this week, its a creation of acclaimed Emmy award winning animator, television producer and writer, Joe Murray, who has created such shows as Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo. Joe will be coming on the show to discuss Kaboingtv.com As well as his new series "Frog in a Suit" which is premiering on the site as well.
Acclaimed animator, television producer and writer, Joe Murray, Creator of such shows as Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo comes on The Caleb Jones Show to talk about his latest project, KaboingTV and about how you can help establish the first animator run website and about how you could possibly have producer credits in his newest series "Frog in a Suit," and much more. This is going to be a great show, he's a great guy and KaboingTV is going to be huge, so get involved early!The Caleb Jones Show, where local, national and international news makers inform, and entertain!
Acclaimed animator, television producer and writer, Joe Murray, Creator of such shows as Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo comes on The Caleb Jones Show to talk about his latest project, KaboingTV and about how you can help establish the first animator run website and about how you could possibly have producer credits in his newest series "Frog in a Suit," and much more. This is going to be a great show, he's a great guy and KaboingTV is going to be huge, so get involved early!The Caleb Jones Show, where local, national and international news makers inform, and entertain!