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Lynda.com sold to LinkedIn for $1.5bil, 1920s-style Clarence episode

Stephen BrooksApril 15, 20151 Mins read1.1k Views

Where did the name ‘RubberOnion’ come from? Cat animation sells cars? Lynda.com sold for HOW MUCH?! We have a special 2hr episode of the podcast this week because there were so many relevant stories! A new segment debuts at the end as well where I answer some questions like what’s the benefit of an LLC and how to spot a bad college. And who knows, you might be in our OTHER new segment this week: shoutouts!

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(14:46) ‘Clarence’ Episode Pays Tribute to Rubber-Hose Animation

(22:07) Studio Ghibli Does Cute Cat Car Commercial

(26:54) John Kricfalusi Makes ‘Squidbillies’ Promo For Adult Swim

(32:10) Lynda.com sold to LinkedIn for $1.5bil

(42:26) ‘Perfect Houseguest’ by Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata

(52:19) Adobe Character Animator

(1:01:47) No more Simpsons DVDs

(1:09:50) RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!!

(1:34:30) Slow Burn Question: “Stephen, what was the benefit to going LLC for your business?” -James T. Nethery

(1:40:10) Slow Burn Question: “What should you look for in a good animation school? Also, discuss how not to fall for the tricks of the advert trade” -Orion McHugh

(1:45:26) Shoutouts! Jeff Young-Sterling, Tobias Krebs, & Newgrounds users (BrainofBryan, RoboProdigy, manotran)

“Clarence” rubber-hose animation tribute episode

Studio Ghibli ‘cat animation’ car commercial

“Perfect Houseguest” by Tiny Inventions

Adobe Character Animator demo

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Stephen Brooks

Stephen Brooks is a freelance animator in NYC that specializes in a hand-drawn style. Being a professional since 2005, he also produces indie shorts with self-made music, sound fx & voices. Lately Stephen has taken to introducing others to animation with production VLOGs, a podcast, instructional videos and is writing a book on traditional principles in a digital world. View his animation work www.rubberonion.com