Animated Obstacles

Obstacles in getting an animated project made:

• Funding - Finding sources of finance
• Finding the talent to create the project
• Legal documentation clarity
• Distribution strategy

I had the opportunity to speak to an animation producer from Netflix, and he told me that in order to get your ideas in front of a development executive, you will need a lawyer to represent you and/ or an agent. The reason for this is because the studios do not want unsolicited ideas to prevent lawsuits that claim a story or idea was stolen.

Regarding the other bullet points, I will have to do some research to try and alleviate those pain points.

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Mickey Mouse Works - TV Series -1999

I remember being excited to finally have some new Mickey content featuring the voice of the late Wayne Allwine as Mickey. The show was "Mickey Mouse Works" and featured a quaint CGI factory introduction showcasing the "animation process" from drawings to ink and paint.

Unfortunately the show aired on Saturday mornings at a very unreasonable hour. It's like they didn't want anyone to watch it!

Setting up a VHS player to record episodes onto blank tapes bought from the dollar store was the solution. I still have some of those tapes! I don't remember much advertising and recently had a hard time finding any promotional material or quality images.
 

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