Global Animation Talk with IACG: Production

Bill Dennis blogging from Fujian Province, China

iacg — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:50:07 -0800

Bill talks about plans for animation production expansion in Fuzhou, China.

Bill Dennis from China

iacg — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:19:19 -0700

The Jilin Animation Institute is an incredible undertaking. It’s now celebrating over ten years of operation. The student base is over 10,500. That’s NOT a typo. 10,500 students.

Max Howard - On the Road from Moscow to St. Petersburg

iacg — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:10:34 -0700

Surprise, surprise - I’m not at 30,000 ft. as I write this latest blog but on a high-speed train, traveling from Moscow to St. Petersburg in Russia.

Developing Indigenous Animation Films

iacg — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:04:18 -0700

Aside from the very favorable financial picture of creating indigenous animation films, you’ll find it personally rewarding. It’s great to see the faces of children light up when they see a character from their own culture on the screen instead of an old episode of Popeye or Tom & Jerry. It’ll give both of you a sense of pride.

It’s a Small, Small World

iacg — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:32:42 -0700

It’s critical that an international team be formed to lead your project right from the beginning. As the story and characters are developed you must have folks who are knowledgeable about what will and what will not work in the West.

Wait, Weight? Don’t Tell Me, I Can’t Be…

iacg — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:22:12 -0700

I’m in the UK having recently returned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, followed shortly thereafter by the Annecy International Animation Festival. These two events, both in France, separated by just a few days, are the premiere festivals in the international calendar for live action and animation respectively.

Witnessing the Rise of the Trans-Pacific Animation Production Pipeline

iacg — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:19:12 -0700

The growth of the Trans-Pacific animation production pipeline has created business opportunities for animation communities both in Asia and abroad.

Bill Dennis from Bombay

iacg — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 14:40:35 -0700

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I POSTED A BLOG ON PRODUCING FILMS BASED ON INDIGENOUS STORIES AND CHARACTERS. I PROMISED TO FOLLOW IT UP, SO HERE IT IS

Max Howard ‘Up In The Air’ – Again!

iacg — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:11:23 -0700

I’m returning from two days spent teaching a program at The Animation Workshop on producing independent animated feature films and the particular challenges of doing so in Europe.

Been There! Done That! Bought the Tee Shirt!

iacg — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:44:13 -0700

Bill Dennis talks about important steps in the process of putting together an indigenous feature film production, from story to distribution.