Posts by Jamie Baker3

I mean, I guess I’ve kind of gathered that this whole series is basically just some weird brand of satire or maybe a total parody, so... or am I totally off base here?

I mean, Michael Fassbender doesn't really look anything like Steve Jobs, so watching him try to pull this off feels a little weird, I guess, but there's no doubt he's going to absolutely crush the role. Plus, you've got Seth Rogen in a supporting part, Danny Boyle directing, and Aaron Sorkin on the script... honestly, I can't wait.

Hopefully I'm not dumping this in the wrong subforum here.

Since I'm pretty much obsessed with animation and everything surrounding it—and honestly, I might even want to make a career out of it one day—I've been thinking a lot about Voice Acting, specifically doing voices for animated movies and shows. Since I don't really have a clue how that whole industry operates here in the States, I was hoping someone who actually knows their stuff could shed some light on a few things.

It seems like almost everyone doing the voiceovers for our local dubs of cartoons and series are just standard theater or TV actors. Sometimes you get amateurs trying their hand at it too, but most of the time it ends up sounding super rough and poorly directed. I mean, it's clearly different elsewhere; in the USA, a huge chunk of the people voicing animated series (though feature films are a whole different beast) are actors who actually specialize specifically in Voice Acting. We don't really have that niche here, but I wonder if something like that could ever actually happen? Like, what does it actually take for someone to start their own studio and begin dubbing cartoons, series, or whatever else? How much do the rights for American animated series or even Japanese anime actually cost? Does a TV network buy them first and then hunt for a studio to handle the dubbing, or is it more the other way around?

Honestly, TV shows are just crushing movies right now, I guess.

Paul Anderson, Aden Young

I couldn't even make it to the end, honestly. It was just this exhausting, totally warped farce, though I guess Radcliffe was actually pretty good.

Thanks a ton, you two.

@Group Queen: I’m strictly interested in screenwriting, but since I'm still pretty young, I'm mostly just trying to soak up as much info as possible. I swear, I have piles of ideas. And that bit about "producing a 30-episode series" was kind of just a random thought—I just wanted to wrap my head around how those massive projects actually get structured, especially since there’s never really been an initiative for stuff like that here in the States (even though there's a huge audience for it), so I guess I automatically wondered if you need a massive budget for it, seeing as money is hard to come by around here. That's my Point.

@frozenheron7/">@@frozenheron7: From what I gathered from your post, I guess you need a full creative team regardless of whether the animation studio is huge or not—and I’m not even counting the voice actors in that. Because, man, just animating all of that has to be a hell of a job.

I’m starting this thread mostly just because I’m curious. Lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with animated movies and cartoons—especially anime—so I’ve started wondering about how any of this actually gets made.

First off, what kind of budget are we talking about to pull this off? Or, more specifically, for a series? Like, if I were to dream up thirty episodes of a twenty-minute show, how much cash would I actually need to sink into it?

Then there's the logistics—how do writers and animators even connect? And how do you actually "sell" a series idea to a major network like Netflix or HBO? Oh, and finally, what does everyone actually get paid? Like, creators, writers, animators... anyone else involved in the production.

I think I might have a knack for screenwriting in this niche, but I honestly don't have a clue how the animation industry operates, so if anyone knows anything about it, please, help a guy out.

Honestly, this was a pretty solid comedy, I definitely had some good laughs at certain points. Seth Rogen was awesome as usual, and I guess Zac Efron doesn't even get on my nerves the way he used to; he’s actually become a decent actor, I suppose.

The first movie was alright, I guess, it’s just that Charlie Day really gets on my nerves.

The first part was honestly kind of mid, though I guess the second one was actually pretty decent, so now I’m just hoping this one delivers way more than that... We'll see, I suppose.

I mean, it really depends on the grade level, I guess... might be a bit too heavy for some kids.

Btw, there’s a thread about movies over on Reddit 🙂

Caught it last night. Honestly, such a killer movie, and Matthew McConaughey definitely earned that nomination. Jared Leto was pretty solid too, I guess. Since I still need to sit through basically all the other Oscar nominees, I probably can't really call it yet who's actually going to take home the gold.

Kevin Ward3 said:Honestly, these designs look kind of mid to me, but I guess if the movie actually hits the level of the original Transformers back in '07, then I'll be happy enough.☕

I feel the same way, though I guess I’m being pretty damn skeptical about it all...

This looks freaking awesome. It’s such a shame we’re stuck with a mediocre director and a producer who's basically infamous, so I kind of feel like the character designs might be the only redeeming quality in this whole movie... But hey, I guess I shouldn't get ahead of myself.

Good, bad, or just plain evil.