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Meet the Artist Eric Calande

Ylenia Mino — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:24:36 +0000

Eric, tell us who you are and where you are from.

Who am I? That’s a rather philosophical question. Just when I think I have that all figured out, I realize I know nothing about myself. Is it possible to know everything and nothing at the same time? I guess it’s good to have no definitive answer as it must mean I’m still growing and evolving as a person and an artist. Explaining where I’m from isn’t much easier as I’m from everywhere, somewhere and nowhere. My father was in the military so we moved around a lot. I even lived in Europe for 4 years. Ultimately we settled in Pennsylvania. So that’s probably where I most identify as being “from”. But the rest of my family is from New England and I live in the Bay Area, California.

What is your journey to start making art? How did you start your art career and what brought you to start showing your works?

My mother, Joycelyn Erho Calande, was an artist so art has always been part of my life. Going to museums, galleries and art shows was nothing foreign to me. I have always enjoyed “creating” so by the time high school was wrapping up it was pretty clear to me I wanted to pursue art professionally in some capacity. I ended up attending the oldest art school in the U.S., The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. At the time, at age 17 and fresh out of high school, I was the youngest to ever be admitted. It was an intense 4 year art program focusing on drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. By the time I was finishing college, I was doing commission work, showing in some Philadelphia area galleries and entering shows.

Pomegranate – 12 x 12 – Acrylic on wood

What is the process behind the creation of your works?

Non-artists might be surprised to learn there’s sometimes a tremendous amount of thought that goes into an art piece. I often contemplate a piece for a while before I begin the creation process. Sometimes it’s because I have a fledgling idea that I like but it needs to be fleshed out or refined. Other times I’m thinking more about the technical side, how to actually go about creating something from nothing. And then there are times when I’m thinking about what materials would best suit my idea. Some pieces come easy, they just pour out of you like honey. Others are more work and the process requires a lot of starting and stopping. There’s more struggle, but often the struggle is worth it. There are two things I consider important in the creation process. One is the ability to walk away. When I find myself tinkering and just making small changes, one of the best things to do is walk away. Shelve the piece for a bit. Stay away from it for a few days or a few weeks and return with a fresh pair of eyes. It’s amazing how much you will suddenly “see” when you return. The other thing I consider important in the creative process is the ability to make a significant change. If a piece isn’t working, small changes, that tinkering I mentioned, isn’t very effective. You need to do something that scares the hell out of you. You need to dive in and make a really bold, aggressive alteration. I find doing so often leads to surprising results. Creativity is a personal journey so don’t expect someone to hold your hand and tell you what to do next, take bold chances.

Boyhood Daze – 12 x 12 – Mixed media (acrylic, wood and plastic)

What does inspire your artworks?

Most of my work is probably inspired by nature, by life and by travel. But I find inspiration in many things, if not everything. Sometimes I see the work another artist is doing and that inspires me. Or maybe I go to a museum and see something that fires up my soul. Maybe I’m just on a hike in the woods and see something that I connect with. Maybe there’s something occurring in my life I think is worth immortalizing. There’s no single muse for me. Artists are observers and inspiration can be found in the most mundane circumstances. It’s just important to remain open because you never know when inspiration will hit.

Titmouse – 12 x 12 – Acrylic on wood

Is there a specific meaning or message behind your Art?

I’ve never been big on having my art “say something”, that’s what books are for. That’s not to say there’s never a hidden (or not so hidden) message in some works. But mostly I feel as artists we are creating something unique, a different way to see and express something visually, we are sharing pieces of ourselves. Sometimes a pretty picture is just a pretty picture. And I think that’s where artists excel. We make the world a more beautiful and more interesting place. At least most of the time.

Macarons – 10 x 20 – Acrylic on canvas

What is your experience with the Chuck Jones Center for Creativity?

I’ve been a longtime collector of animation art. Specifically the original production art used to create the original Looney Tunes / Merrie Melodie cartoons. I’ve always loved the art form. Many of those animators were also fine artists themselves. I was lucky enough to meet Chuck Jones (and the Jones family) on many occasions as well as some of the other animation artists like Maurice Noble, Pete Alvarado, Marc Davis, Eyvind Earle and others. What I loved about meeting Chuck Jones is that he always made sure you left with more knowledge than which you came. After visiting Chuck’s gallery many times over many years, I began to participate in their annual Red Dot Art Auction. Artists from all over the world donate 12 x 12 inch works of art for a silent fund raising auction. The Chuck Jones Center for Creativity uses the money to offer art and creativity programs to people of all ages, but especially to the young and old. I believe September of 2021 will be the 11th Red Dot Auction and I’ve participated in almost every one, missing only a year or two. This year I’ll be donating 2 works of art….or maybe 3, we’ll see. But the auction brings two of my loves together, Looney Tunes and art. It makes me happy that my work not only raises money for a good cause but it’s nice to know the auction winners are living with my artwork, giving it a home, and enjoying it. Hopefully for some, those little 12 x 12 works will become treasured family heirlooms and bring decades of joy. At the very least my little paintings will hopefully bring some color and life to yet another bare and sterile wall in this world.

Charlie Dog – 12 x 12 – Acrylic on canvas

How is the Covid-19 influencing your Art? How did you use the quarantine time?

Being stuck at home was no issue for me. I was happy to stay at home and go nowhere as most artists probably were. Creativity requires alone time and covid restrictions provided plenty of that. It granted more time to think about art and more hands-on time to create art. Before covid I was always “too busy” or “too exhausted” to create with any regularity. Covid changed that. Suddenly I had the time. So I managed to use the down time to start new works, experiment and to also gather new ideas. Now that things are getting back to “normal” I need to figure out how to continue creating and not get swept back up in to the rat race.

Old Glory – 12 x 12 – Acrylic on canvas

What are your plans and dreams for the future?

When you’re younger you have big ideas about where art can take you. Some are lucky enough to find their path. For others, life happens. It can be difficult to find that work / life / art balance. No one wants to stay in their studio 24/7, nor should they. You need to live life if you hope to bring it to the canvas. Likewise, no one wants to be a slave to a regular job and have zero time or energy to create. At this point in my life I find myself wanting to create the body of work I never had time to create. It doesn’t have to be the most substantial body of work, it doesn’t need to be unparalleled, it just needs to be something I’m proud of and something representational of my life and my interests. Hopefully some others will relate and find joy in whatever manifests. Aside from that, I think acquiring some representation and maybe securing a gallery showing would be great. And travel, lots and lots of travel.

Eric Calande’s Website

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Cars 3 teaser, Annie Award Nominations, and sourcing audio for cartoons – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #167 “Annie Get Your Guns”

Stephen Brooks — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:34:56 +0000

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SEGMENT EPISODE! This is a loose form chat surrounding a trailer and the Annie nominations but we get into interesting conversations regarding the difference between trailers and the final film and the nature of some artists’ oversupport of stop-motion to spite CG. There’s also an “Ax by Fax” audience question on sourcing audio for Indie projects and talking about the RubberOnion Podcast Drinking Game being formed on the forum!

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Topics & Timestamps

(5:02) How You Doin
(9:42) RubberOnion Drinking Game
(13:35) Trailer talk…
(14:10) Cars 3 Trailer
(33:13) Animation News of the Week…
(33:45) Annie Awards Nominations
(52:28) “Ax By Fax” Audience Question: “How do independent animators go about sourcing audio for their projects?” ~Elizabeth Honer

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“Forum, By Them” – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #162

Stephen Brooks — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 14:16:07 +0000

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FORUM EPISODE! Don’t know if this is going to be an ongoing thing but in honor of the BRAND NEW RubberOnion Forum going up on the BRAND NEW website we decided to go through the topics posted there and chat about them. Join the community and enjoy the show!

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Topics & Timestamps

(6:41) How you doin?
(21:01) Introducing… the RubberOnion Forum!
(26:00) Incredibles 2 date change
(32:16) Trolls directors on “happiness”
(39:59) Moonbot layoffs
(45:04) Frederator sells to Rainmaker Studios
(59:56) “Freelance Isn’t Free” Act passes in NYC
(1:07:27) Back to the Forum

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“Freelance Horror Stories 3” – RubberOnion Animation Podcast 161

Stephen Brooks — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 15:24:29 +0000

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Happy Halloween week! This is not only the biggest of the special “Freelance Horror Stories” episodes but also the biggest RubberOnion Animation Podcast of all time!

You get stories of animation jobs gone wrong from all of the following guests as well as from your two illustrious hosts (plus an audience question)!

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Topics & Timestamps

(7:23) How you doin?
(15:18) Tomm Moore
(22:36) Adam Phillips
(33:17) Audience Question from Chris McEwan
(37:18) Peter J Casey “Pikapetey”
(1:01:42) Vivienne Medrando “VivziePop”
(1:32:03) Robert Valley
(1:42:14) Rob Yulfo
(1:51:54) Don Bluth
(1:56:31) Stephen Brooks
(2:17:03) Martin Bell

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DreamWorks’ BOSS BABY trailer, When to Not Take a Job for Moral Reasons, and Disney might buy Netflix – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #159

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:32:26 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! The “Boss Baby” teaser trailer dropped this week and we talk about that which is immediately followed by a question about whether or not to take a freelance job if it conflicts with your ethics… so you know, a normal RubberOnion Animation Podcast transition. We also cover the rumors that Disney might buy Netflix among other things – which really, my mind is on next week’s live show, Freelance Horror Stories 3, and a special episode which will drop on Patreon so enjoy this one before the awesomeness that is next week leading to Halloween!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(6:24) How You Doin?

(6:36) Simpsons’ 600th Episode

(11:54) 3 Year Anniversary / Halloween Celebration week

(18:52) Trailer Talk

(19:09) BOSS BABY teaser trailer

(30:45) Ax by Fax (Audience Question): “Is it easy to turn down a job when the product is something that you’re against? For example would you take a freelancing job for a Tobacco company if no one would know you did it?” ~Jeff Cook

(45:58) Animation News of the Week…

(46:30) Disney moving to buy Netflix

(52:13) Bento Box Forms Kids Division for “Sutikki” with Andrew Davenport

(55:05) Japanese Artist, TAQRO, Builds Custom Cintiq-Embedded Desk

(1:11:45) Rapid Fire!!!

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私のDIY力みて…… pic.twitter.com/PoHmqN5gwn

— TAQRO®ｺﾐﾃｨｱC01b (@taqqqro) October 7, 2016

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The Red Turtle trailer, Nerdland gets a distributor, and Pixar has a new short – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #157

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:05:51 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! We’re back to normal (well as ‘normal’ as we get) on this episode of the podcast where we talk about “The Red Turtle” trailer, Nerdland getting picked up for distribution, and hypothesize on what Pixar’s new short “Lou” could be about. We also bring back the Slow Burn segment to discuss the possibility that creators may have more control over their own shows on networks than we previously thought. Enjoy!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(8:16) How You Doin?

(15:47) Trailer Talk

(16:03) The Red Turtle

(38:20) Animation News of the Week…

(39:03) New Pixar short announced: Lou

(49:50) Nerdland gets picked up for distribution

(57:28) Slow Burn: “Regular Show, Adventuretime, Gumball, and Archer all announced they’ll be ending past their current or next season, all within a week or so from each other. The odd part is that they all claim to be ending “under the creators’ wishes” instead of from network interference.” (asked by Andrew Kaiko)

(1:11:45) Rapid Fire!

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Moana and Smurfs trailers, Mondo Media merges with 6 Point Harness, and a discussion about NDAs – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #154

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 28 Sep 2016 17:44:06 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! In the middle of our 5 episode marathon leading up to #PodcastDay on Sept 30th, we have our classic style variety show with trailers from Moana and Smurfs, discussion about Mondo Media merging with 6 Point Harness, and an “Ax by Fax” audience question about working with NDAs (non disclosure agreements). Enjoy the show and please let us know what you think of this and the other shows this week!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(5:37) How You Doin?

(16:26) Trailer Talk…

(17:39) Moana trailer

(37:17) Smurfs: The Lost Village trailer

(56:13) Animation News…

(56:59) Six Point Harness & Mondo Media merge

(1:15:54) Ax by Fax (Audience Question): “Have you ever worked on a client job with written non-disclosure agreements, and how hard is it to keep the content of your work a secret from everyone until it’s officially announced?” ~Andrew Kaiko

(1:33:42) Rapid Fire!!!!

(1:39:22) A discussion about the next LIVE shows (yes, I said “shows” plural)

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#RubberOnionBattle Talk August 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #149

Stephen Brooks — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 22:39:36 +0000

This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on August’s #RubberOnionBattle! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for September’s Battle (topic is “Unqualified Substitute Teacher”).

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Topics & Timestamps:

(8:27) Elizabeth Honer

(20:30) Waymond Singleton

(27:54) James T Nethery

(37:00) DeAndre Reid

(43:00) Spencer Holmes

(48:24) Greg Pugh

(54:20) Eric Polley

(1:00:03) Dave Hingley

(1:05:19) Chris Rodriguez

(1:11:59) Hugh Triggs Jr

(1:17:24) Rob Yulfo

(1:28:56) Stephen Brooks

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A photo posted by Elizabeth Honer (@grrlrighter) on Sep 4, 2016 at 7:04pm PDT

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LAIKA Animation, Direction, and its CEO Travis Knight, The Tick on Amazon Prime, and 60s Batman Animated Film – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #148

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 19:21:19 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! In this week’s unedited episode we talk about what LAIKA means for animation, Adam West, Burt Ward, and Julie Newman (sp?! I know it’s Newmar, it’ll make sense in the show) coming back to Batman, The Tick and Rocko’s Modern Life are coming back to TV and more. But we start the whole thing off with a discussion about Rick & Morty and why Stephen doesn’t get it.

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Topics & Timestamps:

(13:50) Discussion about “Rick and Morty”

(36:54) Animation News…

(39:06) LAIKA’s animation and direction by CEO Travis Knight

(1:00:32) Rocko’s Modern Life getting hour-long TV special

(1:06:19) The Tick is back on Amazon Prime Video

(1:10:30) Animation featured at the Rio Summer Olympics 2016

(1:15:00) Animated trailer for “Nelbert” book by Shiyoon Kim

(1:29:33) “Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders”

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6xvuhn7pc8

https://youtu.be/2uTCL_hcUyk

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Animators Uncredited on “Sausage Party,” ARC Productions bought by Jam Filled, Curious George Documentary – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #147

Stephen Brooks — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:11:34 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! We have two interviews, a discussion about the uncredited animator pushback on “Sausage Party” and one epic story. Enjoy this show, you won’t be forgetting it anytime soon… I know I won’t

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Topics & Timestamps:

(5:56) “The Bushwick Story” AKA “The Drunkest Sh*t I Ever Saw”

(39:19) Animation News…

(40:28) Uncredited Animators pushback against “Sausage Party”

(1:01:02) Interview with ARC Productions employee Justin Goran about what happened surrounding the bankruptsy fallout

(1:35:41) Creator Spotlight: Ema Ryan Yamazaki and Jacob Kafka about their Curious George Kickstarter

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#RubberOnionBattle Talk July 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #146

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 19:53:00 +0000

This week we we have another full BATTLE TALK episode based on July’s #RubberOnionBattle! Don’t forget to vote for your favorite and submit your cartoon for August’s Battle (topic is “Exciting Trailers for Boring Subjects”).

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Topics & Timestamps:

(14:56) James T Nethery

(20:28) Xenia Bougaevsky

(29:10) Waymond Singleton

(35:18) DeAndre Reid

(41:50) Elizabeth Honer

(50:58) Rob L

(57:13) Spencer Holmes

(1:06:16) Greg Pugh

(1:11:43) Hugh Triggs Jr

(1:21:43) Eric Polley

(1:28:06) Josie Smith

(1:42:23) Dave Hingley

(1:49:45) Chris Rodriguez

(1:54:32) Jason Zayas

(1:58:08) Rob Yulfo

(2:06:10) Stephen Brooks

Media Referenced During this Episode:

Hey Look what I got! Thanks #rubberonionbattle #animationblockparty #rubberonion #robyulfo #handshakefail

A photo posted by Jason Zayas (@the_turnstylist) on Aug 10, 2016 at 7:37pm PDT

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RubberOnion Interviews Robert Valley: “Pear Cider & Cigarettes” Indie Animated Film, animating in Photoshop, and the importance of editing and music – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #145

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:21:29 +0000

INTERVIEW! This week we talk with illustrator and animator Robert Valley who just released an amazing Indie Animated Film “Pear Cider and Cigarettes” on Vimeo. We discussed the Kickstarter back in episode 109 and in it we said that we’d love to get him on the show… fast forward 6 months TO THE DAY (that episode was released Feb 10th and this is August 10th) and here he is! We talk the impact of music, the importance of editing, animating in photoshop, superhero oversaturation, using Kickstarter, loops, black frames, creaking doors, and coughing into your mouth (it’ll make sense).

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Topics & Timestamps:

(3:21) Music

(8:08) Voiceover

(13:00) Robert’s influences and history

(19:26) DC Nation Wonder Woman short

(25:32) Tone

(30:44) Addiction and repetitive themes

(39:28) Animating in Photoshop

(45:33) Editing

(51:39) Perspective Drawing

(57:00) Audience Questions…

(57:13) Chris Guido: “So awesome! Big fan of Valley’s stylistic approach to his projects. I guess my question is where does he draw inspiration from? Any particular artists or works that drive his own style?”

(1:02:56) Jamil Lahham #1: ” I would like to hear about the dynamics of working with Passion Pictures. What was the relationship like? consulting? production? collaboration?”

(1:08:23) Jamil Lahham #2: “As a first time Kickstarter user I would like to hear a little about his experience with crowd funding, and any pointers for indie animation filmmakers who are considering it would be great.”

(1:18:25) Techno’s parents & friends reception and message from a fan

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Animation at SDCC, New TMNT Cartoon from Jhonen Vasquez, Fan-O-Rama, and more! – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #143

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:48:44 +0000

SEGMENT SHOW! This week we talk all sorts of news from last weekend’s SDCC and beyond

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Topics & Timestamps:

(7:07) How You Doin’?

(15:26) Don vs Raph by Jhonen Vasquez

(31:51) Turtles Take Time (and Space)’ by Brandon Auman

(45:37) Ben 10 reboot clip

(48:07) Hey Arnold character designs

(54:28) Pixar will stop making sequels

(1:15:51) New Ducktales teaser art and information

(1:22:20) Japanese trailer for Moana

(1:33:00) Fan-O-Rama

(1:46:29) New Woody Woodpecker hybrid film

(1:54:46) New Pepe Le Pew film written by Max Landis

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Interview with Joel Furtado about what happened to the X-Men Danger Room Protocols fan series – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #140

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 15:00:57 +0000

INTERVIEW! This week we talk with animator Joel Furtado who most recently created the “X-Men: Danger Room Protocols” animated series which was unceremoniously pulled from YouTube, Vimeo and other destinations due to Marvel copyright claims. We discussed that situation back in episode 109 and now we get to discuss it all with the man himself. He was very open about it and it led into very interesting discussion about fanart vs parody (which we touched on before), the technical aspects of creating CGI Pixel Animation, working in the video game industry and the state of western Canadian animation work.

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Topics & Timestamps:

(3:08) Talking “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse”

(8:12) Joel’s background

(9:52) “X-Men: Danger Room Protocols” situation recap

(14:11) The problematic “Star Trek: Axanar” comparison

(22:42) Animation Techniques behind Danger Room Protocols

(30:25) What can be learned from this?

(39:59) About Fan Art

(45:39) Parody and its extra protection

(50:46) Original Work and an Audience Question from Lamont Wayne

(54:57) Virtual Reality

(56:55) Western Canadian animation scene

(1:05:53) Game Animation

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXx0pk9EthI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNgtIrSHack

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Brexit on Animation Production and Paul “Otaking” Johnson interview – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #139

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:31:49 +0000

SEGMENT SHOW! This week the world was talking about the “Brexit,” so we talk with Steve Henderson of Skwigly about what possible impact it could have on animation production. We have a creator spotlight interview with Paul “Otaking” Johnson who did that excellent TIE Fighter fanimation. There’s an audience question which might have spawned a brand new segment and of course Rapid Fire!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(5:10) How You Doin’?

(9:05) Next week’s episode is…

(11:15) Creator Spotlight: Paul “Otaking” Johnson

(1:00:32) Conversation with Steve Henderson of Skwigly: “What impact might the Brexit have on animation production?”

(1:34:36) Audience Question: “What tricks could you give a newbie who’s in the market looking for purchasing or subscribing to a animation software?” ~Ronald Chaparro

(1:42:17) Rapid Fire!!!!!!

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MOANA and FINDING DORY trailers, Top 5 Animated Music Videos, and a clip from PIPER animated short – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #138

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 13:28:51 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! This is an all media week: trailers, clips, music videos… and we talk all about them! We finally get to see the first trailer for Disney’s MOANA and the last trailer and clip for FINDING DORY and its Animated Short PIPER. But we also saw three trailers for films that kind of snuck up on us. But that’s not all, TOP 5 is back and this time we’re listing off our favorite animated music videos!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(3:58) “How You Doin”

(4:15) It’s National Onion Ring Day!

(8:37) Stephen & Rob read Facebook comments: “Trump Tools”

(17:22) Trailer Talk…

(18:28) MOANA (2016) first Trailer

(26:34) Red Shoes & the 7 Dwarfs (2017) Teaser Trailer

(36:56) STORKS (2016) Trailer #2

(46:38) SING (2016) Trailer #2

(56:00) FINDING DORY (2016) Trailer #2

(1:03:58) Animated clip from PIPER, the animated short playing before FINDING DORY

(1:10:50) Top 5: Animated Music Videos

(1:58:35) Rapid Fire!!!!!

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwEq3kaSU6E

(the video Rob took, referenced at 6:30 in the show)

A video posted by Rob Yulfo (@robyulfo) on Jun 18, 2016 at 6:07pm PDT

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Movie Review of “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” (2016) from the RubberOnion Animation Podcast #136

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:06:32 +0000

MOVIE REVIEW! Back in 2014 we did a full review and side-by-side comparison of TMNT (2014) with TMNT (1990)… now we’re taking on the modern sequel “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” (2016). We discuss the sequel in the original TMNT trilogy, “Secret of the Ooze” and compare it with this modern sequel. Does it hold up? What does Stephen think about how the Turtles were treated? What happened to April O’Neil? Did Bebop & Rocksteady fit the tone? Was Krang really necessary? Listen to find out what we think!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(4:06) Reminiscing about Secret of the Ooze

(16:24) Why “spoilers” don’t matter for this movie at all

(18:31) Recap of complaints from TMNT 2014

(23:53) Starting our review of TMNT2 2016 with… April O’Neil & the “human” problem

(32:33) The Opening Sequence: “rooftop tag”

(40:45) Character Introduction Rate

(41:21) Shredder & Karai are completely different actors than in the 2014 movie

(43:04) Casey Jones

(44:38) PG-13… necessary?

(46:04) Krang

(48:14) Splinter

(50:54) So… did you like it?!

(58:23) Stephen’s best and worst moments

(1:05:21) That plane sequence

(1:08:58) Bebop & Rocksteady

(1:20:20) Krang (again)

(1:21:48) Turtles & Casey Jones moments

(1:26:51) Designs & overall tone

(1:42:58) Final Thoughts: is the premise just too dumb?

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://rubberonion.tumblr.com/post/144675728211/hey-everyone-stephen-rubberonion-here-i

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Nintendo movies, TMNT 2 (2016) final trailer talk, Warcraft Mo-Cap method, and Paul Johnson’s R-Type Animated Short– RubberOnion Animation Podcast #134

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:13:49 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! Nintendo announced that they’re finally getting into the film-making business, the animators on the “Warcraft” movie were told not to change anything about the mo-cap performance, and Paul Johnson (otaking) is back with another awesome fanimation!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(7:19) “How You Doin”

(8:59) Shoutout to Greg Pugh for making a book promo GIF (below) for Stephen

(11:19) Shoutout to Exit 73 Studios for Boltron Ultimate

(12:30) RIP Darwyn Cooke

(13:50) RIP Alan Young

(15:49) Trailer Talk…

(15:49) “TMNT: Out of the Shadows” final trailer (comparison with the first)

(28:46) Animation News of the Week…

(29:54) Paul ‘Otaking Johnson fanimation for R-Type

(39:31) Nintendo officially moving into the movie making business

(56:43) Animators were instructed to not change a bit of the performance capture footage in WARCRAFT

(1:16:26) Rapid Fire!!!!

Media Referenced During this Episode:

Thanks to Greg Pugh for this awesome promo GIF for my book!

“Chubby Dumpling” moment at 1:20 of the video below
*very very minor “Captain America: Civil War” spoiler in the video before the “chubby dumpling moment*

https://rubberonion.tumblr.com/post/144675728211/hey-everyone-stephen-rubberonion-here-i

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Dreamworks’ TROLLS and VOLTRON clips, “Son of Zorn” hybrid TV-show, and Amazon Video Direct – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #132

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 18 May 2016 14:50:19 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! We got clips, we got news stories, we got skits, we got jokes… plenty to enjoy! There’s a new clip for Dreamworks’ TROLL movie – does it hold up? How about the full trailer for VOLTRON – is it what we wanted? There’s a new TV-series from Lord & Miller called “Son of Zorn,” Amazon gets into the user streamed video with Amazon Video Direct, and Disney will lay off up to 300 employees when they close down Disney Infinity production. There were more stories and trailers and we address those in the listener submitted Rapid Fire segment!

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Topics & Timestamps:

(7:10) “How You Doin”

(7:10) Stephen saw “Captain America: Civil War”

(21:34) Trailer Talk…

(22:42) Clip from DreamWorks’ TROLLS movie

(37:15) Official Trailer | DREAMWORKS VOLTRON LEGENDARY DEFENDER

(48:38) Animation News of the Week…

(49:17) First look at Jason Sudeikis’ live-action/animated comedy SON OF ZORN

(1:00:38) Amazon Offers Animators A New Way to Make Money from Online Video

(1:11:47) Disney Shuts Down Infinity, Will Lay Off Up To 300 Employees

(1:25:32) Rapid Fire!!!!!!!

Media Referenced During this Episode:

https://youtu.be/1dF3mDv7s1s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPnlQTi8heM

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Comcast buys Dreamworks Animation for $3.8bil, Eric Goldberg’s couch gag, and talking #RubberOnionBattle for April 2016 – RubberOnion Animation Podcast #132

Stephen Brooks — Wed, 11 May 2016 14:20:53 +0000

SEGMENT EPISODE! This week we also have a ‘special’ feature being that this episode is mostly UNEDITED; I mean I put in music and stuff but awkward pauses?… totally intact. We talk about studios skipping Comic-Con, Eric Goldberg’s awesome couch gag for “The Simpsons” and of course the fact that Comcast just bought Dreamworks Animation for $3.8bil! Taylor Armstrong, festival manager for Animation Block Party in Brooklyn, comes on to remind you all to submit your films to their awesome event, we talk about ALL your RubberOnionBattle submissions for April and cap it all off with your favorite segment… Rapid Fire! Enjoy the show!