Honourable Mention for Evil Genius Academy
July 1, 2008
Animation Magazine's Pitch Party '08 is over and the results are in. Whilst I didn't win, I received an honourable mention. It had been pointed out to me that I had spelled Enrol incorrectly on the pitch, however that is not true. In UK spelling we use only one L, the US spelling is with two. So it is Enroll in the US, I guess it could count as a spelling error by the judges.
I think in this day and age we are a technology era where we are still seeking answers to what we are here for. Reality TV has taken off over the years to a point it seems ridiculous that every TV channell has a show on about someone else's life. TV and Film for me have always been to escape the rat race and let my mind wander off to a world of unrealism. With that in mind, I didn't write the concept of Evil Genius Academy thinking of how it would affect the viewers or whether or not the audience would connect. In fact, I don't want the audience to connect in that way. This isn't a concept that is supposed to teach you anything about life. This is purely slapstick entertainment, not unlike Warner Bros cartoons from the Golden Age. It's about what makes me laugh and keeps me entertained. I spoke with some colleagues about this concept and they too knew I was on to something that would work great. It seems the idea of just having fun with a show is waning with some networks. It's more about appealing to your audience and connecting your characters to a show through marketing. Which probably stands to reason why you don't see much more of any shows that don't provide some sort of entertainment in a different world. If I'd said the evil genius was an emo kid that was teased by other children at school and his parents picked on him, I'm sure that it would be more appealing. But I'm not about making something for the audiences, I'm about making something I care about. If you don't like the idea, don't follow me or the show.
It's been an interesting experience with the Pitch Party, I'd do it again. But next time I know what appeals to the majority to get a winner. If that's what I want.
In the meantime, I continue to develop the series and will update the website with progress as it comes.
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Attention all Evil Geniuses
June 19, 2008
Okay so I'm going to need your help on this one, I'm participating in the annual Animation Magazine Pitch Party 2008!
My kids TV show I've been developing is Evil Genius Academy (as you can see on the left) and I need your help to spread the word and get the votes. The winners of the Pitch get to nominate the Studio Executive of their choice!
Voting closes soon, please point your browser to the voting page:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/pitch_party_08_vote.html
And spread the word to your friends, global domination!
Thank you !
Is it IATSE or Yahtzee?
June 16, 2008
Nikki Fenke reports that the writers of Sony's new animated series walk out because of Union rulings. Strangely it's a show based on an axed Australian TV show that only made 13 live action episodes.
2008 AWGIE AWARD NOMINATIONS
And the nominations for best categories are...
Continue reading "2008 AWGIE AWARD NOMINATIONS"Flying Bark bought by Belgians?
May 30, 2008
It appears what was once known as Yoram Gross Studios (now known as Flying Bark) in Camperdown (Sydney) then bought in error by EM (Germany) are now to be owned by Studio 100 (Belgium). A company that actually has a focus on children's entertainment!
The transaction is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities in Germany and Austria, as well as the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting (BLM) and the Commission on Concentration in the Media (KEK).
Incredible that EM are the group who bought the Jim Henson Company for $680 million and the Henson family later bought it back for $78 million three years later.
Disney forms kingdom comics to create graphic novels leading to film projects
In a supreme case of "oh, we get it now!" it seems that the hierarchy at the mouse house have spawned a new demon it seems. May be it will be something we can all look forward to rather than with the anticipation we all have for direct to DVD sequels of their animated features. Original stories would be great to read, if only they'd initiate what they used to do so well.
