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Wyman Brent
Job Lobster

Apparently, the B-52s created Rock Lobster… and I created Job Lobster.

So this happened…

I was doing a quick search for #Brentango on Google and stumbled across something completely surreal — a job listing on a site called jobilize.com that references one of my songs, "The Lobster Drives a Buick." No...

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Cyrus Sales
Curious about animation timelines…

As I continue learning from studios like Powerhouse Animation Studios and Blur Studio—where animated projects can take years to bring to life—I’ve been thinking more about timelines and deadlines in our own work.

For those of you working in 2D animation, do your projects usually stay on strict deadli...

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Amanda Toney

I love this question Cyrus Sales - animation, to me, is fascinating because it's almost like a team sport. It is all parts that equal a whole and I've always wondered HOW to keep things rolling on str...

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Cyrus Sales

Amanda Toney is really is a team sport. I work with 5 animators and it's always fascinating watching them work together to create the different stages of the animation. I do agree and have learned the...

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Vincent Turner

You got to set a deadline obviously. Stuff that isn't paying you doesn't come first. I would also stop taking money when the project is completed and no sight of going anywhere.

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Leonardo Ramirez
Sci-fi and fantasy fans—this one’s for you!

Join the executive producers and showrunners behind The Witcher, Severance, Snowpiercer, and Stargate for a free Stage 32 webcast filled with insider insights on what's selling, how to adapt existing IPs, and what networks and streamers are hungry for right now.

Attend live to ask your questions duri...

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Maurice Vaughan

Can't wait for this, Leonardo Ramirez! I'm getting my questions ready.

Leonardo Ramirez

Same here Maurice Vaughan. I’m really looking forward to this!

Cyrus Sales

Leonardo Ramirez I love Sci-fi, I know this is gonna be great - thank you for sharing!,

Leonardo Ramirez

You're very welcome Cyrus Sales. It'll be a good one.

Wyman Brent
You will go far

YOU WILL GO FAR — A Short Film Told from the POV of Bonnie & Clyde’s Death Car

What if the most haunting story of the Depression era wasn’t told by Bonnie or Clyde… but by the car that carried them to their end?

You Will Go Far is an animated/live-action short film I’ve created, told entirely from th...

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Maurice Vaughan

A short film told from the POV of Bonnie & Clyde’s death car is unique idea, Wyman Brent. I can see it working as an animated or live-action film.

Pat Savage

Wyman Brent Just had a listen to the track on Bandcamp and as a veteran composer you rock! Welcome to Stage32 and happy hunting!

Wyman Brent

Maurice Vaughan, thank you. I am glad that you like the idea. In the film, Bonnie and Cyde are never fully seen. The men that kill them are never seen at all. The entire film focuses on the car from i...

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Wyman Brent

Pat Savage, thank you so very much. That is incredibly kind of you to say. I also wish you the very best.

Maurice Vaughan

You're welcome, Wyman Brent. I like that. Just focusing on the car. I'd definitely watch this.

Phoebe Anasco
Phoebs here, Story Strategist.

Hey Stage 32 peeps! Phoebe here.

I just joined recently and wanted to connect with fellow creatives — especially those passionate about animation.

I’m a story strategist and my dream is to be part of a team that helps bring animated films to life — like Finding Nemo, Soul, or maybe something even bett...

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks, Phoebe Anasco. Here's the logline for Ghost Roach: After moving into their new house, a closed-minded dad tries to get rid of a ghost roach that haunts him and his teenage daughter.

Bob the Mil...

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Cyrus Sales

Welcome Phoebe Anasco! I'm Cyrus, one of the animation mod team members, audio engineer and co-owner of a production company (animation, audio, Vfx). We are currently working on our first original web...

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Bob Harper

Hi, I'm in post-production on a short film that will be submitted to festivals, and I'm in early pre-production for an animated feature.

Phoebe Anasco

Hi Cyrus Sales, Id be glad to connect.

Dan McCrory

Did I stick that question in the wrong place? Happens all the time! What is a story strategist?

Terence Daniels
NEW EPISODE! of Stewpid!(Out to Lunch)

This sets up the second episode of my anime comedy solo personal project getting used to the new AI tools. The kids are inside this time, having lunch. A lot of new characters too! My pipeline is becoming more streamlined as this one was finished in one week; 4 days technically with some clean up to...

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Jody Solomon

Well done! I admire the work you've put in and wish you the best of luck with this project. I agree that if you can get the job done yourself and faster, then you should go for it.

I stick to just the...

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Terence Daniels

Thanks Jody Solomon ! I waited almost 10 years so that's my limit. What types of stories do you write?

Cyrus Sales

I personally don't mind utilizing AI for certain parts of my workflow to streamline it. While it typically is "Hey clean this email up," I have started using it to write my own personal scripts for my...

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Terence Daniels

Hey Cyrus Sales isn't possible for your clients to see the benefits to you deploying an AI solution for them, not the least of which is the quick turnarounds on the rough or even finished materials. I...

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Cyrus Sales

Terence Daniels I'm sure there is - it's more so personal preference. Keeping the creator in creative ya know? But I also understand clients want faster turn arounds, typically on the indie side budge...

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Thanh Trung Nguyen
"14-year-old screenwriter: Can I use animation for my film trailer?"

Hi everyone,

I’m Trung, a 14-year-old aspiring screenwriter from Vietnam.

I’m currently developing my second film project, Hell Beyond Borders. Right now, I don’t have the budget or resources to produce a live-action trailer. I’ve been thinking about creating an animated trailer instead to help pitch...

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Maurice Vaughan

I like that idea, Thanh Trung Nguyen. I think an animated trailer could be an effective way to convey the tone and story. Check out Freepik (www.freepik.com/search?format=search&last_filter=query&last...

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Dwayne Williams

What do you think of this picture? Does it match the scene you imagined for Hell Behind the Border? Let me know if you want to adjust anything — more emotion, more action, different angle — I can change it easily.

Cyrus Sales

Thanh Trung Nguyen let me first start by saying how refreshing and exciting it is to see such a young creator utilizing resources and developing their craft. The saying "If I knew what I knew at your...

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Laurie Ashbourne
Iteration, Theme, and Powerful Openings

A colleague of mine has been sharing a lot of Disney development work on LinkedIn and today he posted this work-in-progress of the opening from the original THE LION KING. It brings back a lot of memories, two of the most prominent are, how late in the process this opening came together, and how it...

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[NOTE: Movie link below] This was our work-in-progress reel for the Lion King. | Jazno Francoeur
[NOTE: Movie link below] This was our work-in-progress reel for the Lion King. | Jazno Francoeur
NOTE: Movie link below] This was our work-in-progress reel for the Lion King. The opening sequence is a combination of cleaned up scenes, rough animations, and storyboards (as we were still working on…
Maurice Vaughan

Hi, Laurie Ashbourne. Your post and the videos remind me of my spec scripts and how even after I've outlined them and finished the final draft, things can change. Scenes, dialogue, theme, etc. I wrote...

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Laurie Ashbourne

Maurice Vaughan You can never go wrong with Porky and Daffy!

Maurice Vaughan

You're right, Laurie Ashbourne. I'm excited to see Coyote vs. Acme!

Cyrus Sales

Laurie Ashbourne thank you for sharing. As I get further into animation and developing original IP it's always fascinating to see the process and refinement of what I would consider the all time great...

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Rahul Sonawane
Making connections

Hi everyone,

I had previously introduced myself here as an aspiring screenwriter, but I forgot to mention another part of my creative journey — I’m also a 3D Environment Artist.

I’ve worked in the indie game space, not quite AAA yet — but that’s definitely the dream, and I’m working toward it every da...

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Rahul Sonawane

i mostly use 3DsMax and Vray togather to create the environment but there is lot more that goes into it. i make base mesh in 3ds max, then sculpt some d...

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Rahul Sonawane

Cyrus Sales I am glad you like it. there were more projects I did back in the day when cloud storage was not a thing, so I lost lot of my work, I am still growing as an artist, so I am not perfect. i...

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Bob Harper

Welcome and thanks for sharing!

Cyrus Sales

Rahul Sonawane I hate when that happens, I've lost a fair share of older projects unfortunately. Look forward to seeing what you create, yep we are connected!

Rahul Sonawane

I am glad we are connected. let me know when you need environment done....

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Wyman Brent
Making Connections

Hello Everyone, I am a fan of animation working on some projects of my own. It would be great to hear about what you are working on. Cheers from an American in Germany.

Wyman Brent

Cyrus Sales, I was in Texas for a while. I was busy dodging tumbleweeds and Texas Rangers, not necessarily in that order. As for your comedy, I would really like to hear about your comedy plans. The l...

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Terence Daniels

Where in Texas, I'm from Houston?

Cyrus Sales

You definitely have to be careful with those tumbleweeds...and the Rangers lol. Let's get connected in a chat would love to see what we can make happen. Terence Daniels I'm a little ways north of Dall...

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Bob Harper

Welcome to the madness!

Wyman Brent

Bob Harper, thank you. Sanity is highly overrated.

Bob Harper
Creating Your Own Path In The Animation Industry

Here's an article about the migration of independent animation creators from the studio system to alternative methods of bringing their visions to life.

https://www.creativescreenwriting.com/why-more-animation-writers-are-cho......

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Cyrus Sales

Hey Bob Harper - I'm reading through this article as I type and wanted to say thank you for sharing! Getting a lot of value with understanding the importance of IP and owning your IP. Funny enough Rus...

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks for sharing the article, Bob Harper. It's a must-read!

Pietro Schito said, "Projects like The Amazing Digital Circus, MechWest, and Flow are proving that you don’t have to wait for permission to...

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Ashley Renee Smith

Such a valuable article to share, Bob Harper, thank you! As someone who grew up loving animation, it’s been so inspiring to watch how independent creators are finding new avenues to bring their vision...

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Phoebe Anasco

Great read! Thanks for sharing this here.

Ashley Renee Smith
‘Doctor Who’ Animated Series Heading To BBC

As a massive Doctor Who fan, I can’t help but be excited about this news.

While this version is clearly aimed at a younger audience, the idea of exploring the Doctor Who universe through animation is s...

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'Doctor Who' Animated Series Heading To BBC
'Doctor Who' Animated Series Heading To BBC
A 'Doctor Who' animated series is coming to CBeebies after the show wrapped with Ncuti Gatwa on the BBC.
Maurice Vaughan

Ashley Renee Smith Mission: Impossible, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Fast and the Furious.

Cyrus Sales

Ashley Renee Smith Funny enough I've never watched a full episode of Doctor Who, might add that onto my list of things to check out. It's cool how they are experimenting with animation for this to rea...

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Phoebe Anasco

Doctor Who, the one available in Disney +?

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