Animation Nation

Since 1999. We're still here! Let's keep it going. A lot is happening in 2020. Thank you for the many years! With gratitude and appreciation.

"Read all bout it !! LA Times Claims Ownership Of Everything Their Employees Create Outside of Work !!"

In the world of employers gone wild the Los Angeles Times is demanding ownership of everything their writers come up with outside of the work environment. This has been a longstanding issue with artists in animation and toy design. Now it's creeping into journalism.

Do you think it's okay for employers to own everything you do once you're off the clock? And to use your byline, bio and likeness to market these works?

Link to article. Also on AN's Facebook. 

After being passed up by traditional broadcast TV for $750,000 in funding for a 20 minute animated special a group of voice actors who are called Critical Role decided to crowdfund their project on Kickstarter. The campaign was launched yesterday March 4 2019. The result? They reached their goal in just 40 minutes!!

On this the second day of their 45 day campaign they're about to go over $4.5 million through more than 33,500 backers and are still going strong with pledges coming in continuously.

Watch the video below to see what their campaign is about. Also follow along on AN's Facebook.   

Recently a video has been featured on YouTube on behalf of The Animation Guild in Burbank California. The Guild is the union for the animation industry in Hollywood and Los Angeles County.

This video is very informative and I highly recommend spending a few minutes watching it. The video also highlights a some flaws in the union's thinking when it comes to how storyboard artists are integrated into production. Specifically in terms what they do it terms of the material they're provided with. Can you name the problem and offer solutions to rectify the situation? Visit AN's Facebook to engage. 

The site was launched on this date February 25 1999 as was the movement. A good time for a revival. Let's move things forward from here.  

On that fateful day of February 28 1999 there were 5 articles published. The first 2 are in the previous post. Here the following 3. All of the articles were written spontaneously in the zeal of the moment. They all had a great impact as to what was happening in the animation industry at the time.

There's a reason why we're looking back at the origins of AN. We'll be addressing that soon.

Empowering the Union - Feb 28 1999

Destroying the Executive Mystique - Feb 28 1999

The Underground - Feb 28 1999

There's a reason why we're going back in time.

AnimationNation was in the heat of its big bang on Feb 28 1999 when a volley of articles were published and the word was spreading about this bold new site.

The Problem With Executives - Feb 28 1999

The Tactics of Suppression - Feb 28 1999

There's a reason why we're looking back upon the time capsule of the Original Articles that started AN 19 years ago. Here's 3 more posts that were made on February 27 1999 that helped propel the site and our movement forward at a critical time in animation history.

The Second Golden Age - Feb 27 1999

The DreamWorks Factor - Feb 27 1999

The False Recession - Feb 27 1999

In addition to the first article we published 19 years ago on February 25 1999 entitled "What's Up in Toon Town?"...

We followed up with "Origins of the Problem"...

And "The Pseudo-Producers".

We launched this website and our movement on February 25 1999 with this article. What's Up In Toon Town? Take a look back in time to see and learn what was happening in the animation industry 19 years ago.