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bluejeans07Just got home from the convention and I am exhausted. Overall, the con was poorly managed and organized, and while I had fun, met some great and amazing people, and got to know my GDG mates better, it definitely was... a strange, strange place. I'll write a full report once I'm rested, but there's just one thing I need to get off my chest.
To the writers on my f-list, this does not concern you at all. I know you guys are great, intelligent, skillful writers, I know how hard you guys work on your writing, and how hard you criticize your own writing. You guys are fab, I respect, love, and admire your work and dedication to your craft. You wonderful people would never, ever do what has repeatedly happened to me and several other artists at this con.
That said, people who think that they are writers need to stop coming up to artists at their table/booth and act like assholes. Stop pitching your ideas to the artist and then expect the artist to shriek with delight for your idea and then bend over backwards to do FREE WORK for you. When you ask about rates, don't be shocked at how expensive it is, we are professionals and we are treating you as a pro as well to expect that kind of money for the time and equipment it takes to do your work. Also, if you do buy a commission from us, DO NOT ART DIRECT US. WE KNOW MORE THAN YOU ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THINGS LOOK APPEALING ON A TINY SHEET OF WHITE PAPER. Also, do not PATRONIZE us, do not ACT like you are better than us, and do not be surprised that we are rude to you when you are being rude to US.
Look carefully at the animation that's on TV right now. If that is your goal, you have to realize the facts about it:
1. Most of the animated series you see on tv right now were pitched by people who worked for a very long time in the animation industry, primarily as an artist.
2. Most studios do NOT take open pitches, which means pitches from EVERYONE. And even then, if the studio takes open pitches, MOST of those pitches will end up in the trash. And MOST meaning 99% received. Trust me, I was an intern at the Development Dept at Nickelodeon. I was the one who recycled all the rejected pitches.
3. Your idea is nothing new. It's not original, it's not a unique snowflake, it's not The Best Thing Ever Since Sliced Bread.
For any animation pitch idea, a good artist is a huge asset. But if you are a dickwad to us and try to control us, you're not going to get us. Even if you offer us a truckload of money to work with you, we're not going to want to work with you. And it is WITH you not UNDER you. :P
To the writers on my f-list, this does not concern you at all. I know you guys are great, intelligent, skillful writers, I know how hard you guys work on your writing, and how hard you criticize your own writing. You guys are fab, I respect, love, and admire your work and dedication to your craft. You wonderful people would never, ever do what has repeatedly happened to me and several other artists at this con.
That said, people who think that they are writers need to stop coming up to artists at their table/booth and act like assholes. Stop pitching your ideas to the artist and then expect the artist to shriek with delight for your idea and then bend over backwards to do FREE WORK for you. When you ask about rates, don't be shocked at how expensive it is, we are professionals and we are treating you as a pro as well to expect that kind of money for the time and equipment it takes to do your work. Also, if you do buy a commission from us, DO NOT ART DIRECT US. WE KNOW MORE THAN YOU ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THINGS LOOK APPEALING ON A TINY SHEET OF WHITE PAPER. Also, do not PATRONIZE us, do not ACT like you are better than us, and do not be surprised that we are rude to you when you are being rude to US.
Look carefully at the animation that's on TV right now. If that is your goal, you have to realize the facts about it:
1. Most of the animated series you see on tv right now were pitched by people who worked for a very long time in the animation industry, primarily as an artist.
2. Most studios do NOT take open pitches, which means pitches from EVERYONE. And even then, if the studio takes open pitches, MOST of those pitches will end up in the trash. And MOST meaning 99% received. Trust me, I was an intern at the Development Dept at Nickelodeon. I was the one who recycled all the rejected pitches.
3. Your idea is nothing new. It's not original, it's not a unique snowflake, it's not The Best Thing Ever Since Sliced Bread.
For any animation pitch idea, a good artist is a huge asset. But if you are a dickwad to us and try to control us, you're not going to get us. Even if you offer us a truckload of money to work with you, we're not going to want to work with you. And it is WITH you not UNDER you. :P
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