Rubberonion Animation Podcast

There are some amazing fan art topics this week! The BARTKIRA trailer was finally posted, Ave Espelita created a CGI tribute to Samurai Jack and Andrew Kaiko illustrates an INSIDE OUT / LOONEY TUNES mashup! We also talk about a classic Disney attraction closing at what used to be MGM and a discussion about the new Boomerang shows preview images response. Happy Wednesday! Here... have a podcast. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (13:59)   BARTKIRA trailer (22:08)   CGI Samurai Jack tribute animation by Ave Espelita (34:03)   The Magic of Disney Animation attraction is closing (39:30)   TOP CAT prequel trailer (48:59)   Artella collab site (1:04:49)   New WB Animation on Boomerang: Bunnicula, Wabbit and Scooby-Doo (1:24:46)   SHOUTOUT to Andrew Kaiko for his INSIDE OUT / LOONEY TUNES fan art Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're

By request, here is a spoiler FREE review of Disney Pixar's INSIDE OUT!! We don't stop there though, there are things to say about the animated short "Lava" ahead of the movie as well as an open discussion about Pixar in general. This was a really great week for art and storytelling so I love episodes like this! There are some other topics covered (which you can see in the annotations below) as well as a Rapid Fire segment and a shoutout about some fan art done which you can see below! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (9:56)   Pat's opinion on THE PEANUTS MOVIE trailer from last week (19:47)   Our Spoiler Free INSIDE OUT review!! (49:23)   Discussing the animated short "Lava" before the movie (59:37)   Open discussion about Pixar (1:13:21)   RAPID FIRE!!!!!! (1:21:16)   SHOUTOUT to Matthew Robert Davies Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitch

I (Stephen) am back in NY on my new Wacom Companion 2 and it actually handled the recording and editing rather well! Rob and I talk 3 trailers, 2 series announcements, 3 audience questions and many more stories in our Rapid Fire segment! Of the trailers, "Peanuts" absolutely blew us away (retroactive spoiler alert). I also take the beginning of the podcast to talk about the Wacom Companion 2 and Adobe Flash CC 2015. You can check out the images under the annotations for a quick look at a weird bug I encountered and the symptom solution in Windows 8.1. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (4:54)   Stephen got a Wacom Companion 2 and Flash CC 2015 (23:00)   PEANUTS trailer #3 (39:27)   THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS teaser trailer (49:34)   Kung Fu Panda 3 teaser trailer (1:01:15)   New POWERPUFF GIRLS series with new lead voice cast (1:12:02)   New THREE STOOGES series from Titmouse Inc (1:16:03)   RAPID FIRE (1:29:20)   Audience Question: “We all heard the comment 'It looked goo

This week we have a special interview with animator Robb Pratt ("Superman Classic," "Flash Gordon Classic"). We talked about how and why he started the Classic series, his thoughts on Superman as a character, Flash Gordon and how he relates to Star Wars, various trials and tribulations navigating the business world of animation entertainment, his recent work on "Wabbit" (the Bugs Bunny animated shorts show) and his absolute love of story and art! Robb was very generous with his time and couldn't have been more fun to talk to. In particular, I loved his insights into the character relation between Bugs Bunny and Superman, the analysis of the Rancor pit scene from "Return of the Jedi" and how he got that creepy voice effect in "Bizarro Classic." Check out his YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WEBSITE and TWITTER for all things Robb Pratt! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (6:03)   Why Robb is spelled with two B's (7:08)   How the Classic series started and what impact it had (15:14)   Bu

An animated bomb called "Klaus" was dropped on the community this week screaming that hand-drawn animation can visually compete with CG in today's climate. And then the creator, Sergio Pablos, says that he'll talk about the techniques used to create the short trailer at an Annecy talk. That's about as close to a mic-drop as we get in the animation field... so we talk about it... a lot! Other stories include Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" teaser, Mega Man getting a TV show, Disney adapting another animation into live-action and a bunch more actually (which is why this episode is almost 2.5hrs long)! Also, I drop an announcement this week about the special episode we have coming NEXT week so be sure to listen for that and send me all your questions via this blog post comment section and/or the #RubberOnionPodcast tag on Twitter and Facebook. To the show!! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (16:06)   KLAUS teaser short animation is beautifully and mysteriously hand-drawn (1:0

With Stephen and Rob taking on this episode alone with only their wits to guide them, stumble they do into a discussion about how and when to charge for your animated content thanks to a Vanity Fair interview of Don Hertzfeldt. We also field a question at the end about whether a listener should go into Freelance, move to a different city for a salary job or both. It's an all your-stories episode this week so strap in for the shoutouts and name drops! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (13:42)   Dreamworks tapped Jason Reitman to write/direct adaptation of "The Adventures of Beekle" (15:58)   Anime Studio 11 streamlines production for various types of animation (18:13)   Oscar Nominee Don Hertzfeldt interview on Vanity Fair (59:54)   "Kung Fury" (1:07:06)   Charter Communications acquiring Time Warner Cable in $78.7 billion deal (1:09:58)   Trailer for Blender’s New Open Source Film ‘Cosmos Laundromat’ (1:14:03)   Patrick Osborne ("Paperman") and Aardman Join Google’s Sp

This week's episode is discussing ALL VIDEOS. We have four main stories made up of 6 videos (embedded below): three CN pilots, Muppets trailer, a French student film & Robb Pratt's excellent "Flash Gordon Classic." If that wasn't enough, in the Rapid Fire segment has even more videos to embed (4 to be exact) and a discussion about studio expansions, Cannes, Disney's upcoming animated films and SO. MUCH. MORE!! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (7:25)   Cartoon network posts three cartoon pilots (26:15)   The Muppets (ABC) trailer (40:51)   French student film “Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Cieux” (“Girls and Guys from the Summits and the Skies”) by Gwenn Germain (47:29)   Flash Gordon Classic animated short by Robb Pratt (1:06:14)   RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!! (1:37:38)   Shoutouts! Chris McEwan (who's graduating this year), Chris Kennet (who did art for "The Empire Strikes Back" Little Golden Book), and to those who showed love on a specific Facebook post this week: Jeff Yo

So here's what happened this week. The "Disney reuses animation" video mashup went around again and people got really negative. Harry Shearer's future with The Simpsons is in question and people got really bitter. The Simpsons released a couch gag featuring Rick & Morty and people called for an early termination for The Simpsons like it was worthless. Then Rob and I get on a call to discuss what happened during the week and I lose my mind a bit. Enjoy. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (10:08)   The "Disney Reused Animation" video mashup makes its rounds again... (22:35)   Harry Shearer's contract isn't renewed, out of Simpsons lineup (1:03:15)   Simpsons / Rick & Morty Couch Gag (1:31:08)   RAPID FIRE!!!!! Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're at it (=

Varying style of animation are being discussed here: claymation, digital warm-up pencil-tests, oil painting comic style and puppetry! We also had a lot of great RAPID FIRE topics submitted by you listeners and a Slow Burn question about ONLINE vs FESTIVAL distribution of your short film. Also, coffee + whiskey and suggestive gummy candies. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (8:58)   Spanish claymation horror film "Pos Eso" (English title, 'Possessed') by Sam. (20:20)   Geoff King's "30 Days of Animation" short project (30:24)   Benjamin Renner (dir. "Ernest and Celestine") directing 30min special based on his comic "The Big Bad Fox" (40:16)   The Muppets return to TV with ABC show (47:23)   RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!! (1:09:41)   Slow Burn Question: "I want to get your thoughts on what you think the most effective method of publishing an original short is? What are the implications of going the festival route as opposed to publishing online immediately, if any? Is there a criter

I recorded this episode with Rob today... about 3 hours ago. There's basically no editing on this episode and that's why the title is "You Get What You Get." You, the listener, saved this episode because I had SO MUCH to pull from! About half of the topics this week are pop culture related and half are specifically animation. Well done everyone... team effort! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (14:24)   Animated Spider-Man movie coming in 2018 written and produced by Lord & Miller (20:32)   Tyler Perry cast as Baxter Stockman in TMNT2 (2017) (25:30)   Brian Tee cast as Shredder in TMNT2 (2017) (30:55)   Stephen Amell cast as Casey Jones in TMNT2 (2017) (37:15)   Bebop & Rocksteady confirmed to appear in TMNT2 (2017) (46:51)   First Look at Will Smith as Deadshot in Suicide Squad (49:18)   Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run film (50:22)   Fox renews The Simpsons for seasons 27 & 28 (57:42)   Pixar artist Sanjay Patel gets personal with 'Sanjay's Super Team' (1:02:23)

"What is a Creative?" That's the theme of this week's podcast where Stephen and Rob are flying solo (duo?) on another 'hot cocoa show.' Check out the outline below with timestamps if you want to skip to a particular topic. We talk about why our career (animation) and creative careers in general are a bit different and sometimes hard to relate to by those that aren't in this type of field, what type of pressures we're under and how we cope with them, and the all important topic of wrestling work and personal projects at the same time. What is the deeeallll with objective and subjective criteria?? Drinking game to NOT do... sip whenever I say objective or subjective. Yea, don't do that. My hope for this week's episode is that we articulate why being in a creative field is so weird and seemingly incomprehensible to even those close to us and why that may not matter (and that's a good thing). I kept this episode clean so if you want to send this to someone who you feel doesn't understand you, wants to, and you do

Another week FULL of stories and interesting topics... and I get a fantastic migraine during the recording this week, because why not? But that doesn't stop us from recording an amazing episode for you all! Because we saw teaser trailers, Brad Bird's would-be take on "The Spirit," a 3D printed animated short, Toon Boom finally going subscription, and two new series (technically one new and one reboot)! Let me know the pain was worth it and leave a comment in this blog post (= CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! (19:29)   'World's first' 3D printed animated short CHASE ME (26:24)   THE BRAVE LOCOMOTIVE by Andrew Chesworth partly finished opening sequence (35:13)   Brad Bird’s 1980 pencil trailer for THE SPIRIT (42:32)   MTV resurrects Celebrity Deathmatch for new season (47:30)   New HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON series this summer on Netflix (56:08)   ToonBoom introduces subscription plan for Harmony (1:04:33)   RAPID FIRE!!!!!!!!!!! (1:34:17)   ... special Rapid Fire link from Mathias Sc

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! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (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 Ques

There aren't many main stories this week because of the high likelyhood of fakery (April Fools was a few days before this recording). But what we DO have was completely submitted by you listeners so thanks for the help! Disney is making another live-action movie off one of their animation properties, Adam West and Burt Ward are Batman and Robin again, there was a music video directed by Sylvain Chomet, and the main conversation is about the difference between a "job" and a "career," prompted by Will Finn's blog post. And, of course, RAPID FIRE! Also, this week I simul-upload to Newgrounds Audio Portal for the first time so if you're a member there give another shoutout! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (9:13)   Disney looking to make a live-action Winnie the Pooh movie (17:21)   New Animated Batman film with Adam West and Burt Ward voicing (27:55)   Will Finn posts about wanting a career vs a job in animation (51:36)   "Carmen" by Stromae music video directed by Sylva

I laughed harder during the recording of this episode than I have in a long time. Not at the stories exactly, but with my friends. We talk about the AMAZING "TIE Fighter" animation by Paul Johnson, the free release of Pixar's RenderMan software, Smurfs being delayed until March 31, 2017, and other stuff including fan favorite segment RAPID FIRE! Also I'm moving again. April Fools. OK I know it's lame but it's April Fools day and I had to say something. Satisfied? Good... enjoy the podcast! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (19:17)   Pixar releases non-commercial RenderMan software (26:03)   OLM partners with ToonBoom Animation to discuss future of digital workflow in animation in Japan (34:22)   TIE Fighter animated short by Paul Johnson (49:36)   Rob hit 1000 subs on YouTube (59:33)   GARGOYLES movie coming in 2017 (1:06:26)   SMURFS delayed until March 31, 2017 (1:15:24)   RAPID FIRE!!!!!!! Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulf

The PIXELS trailer was the most popular conversation topic on the RubberOnion facebook page this week, so we lead with that. At the end we discuss the internet as a creative spawning ground and how traditional media fits in AS WELL AS addressing a question to me (Stephen) about being a freelance animator. We also talk about the ATTACK ON TITAN live-action teaser, INCREDIBLES 2 plot, and the announcements of a California Raisins movie as well as Joseph Gordon-Levitt starring in and producing a Fraggle Rock film. Also Rob went to an underwear party in Williamsburg (which, as a sentence, isn't that weird because it ends with "in Williamsburg"). So enjoy the discussion and feel free to join in below in the comments section! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (14:45)   PIXELS trailer (23:57)   FROZEN / THE THING mashup stop-mo video by Lee Hardcastle (30:22)   ATTACK ON TITAN live-action movie first clip (36:39)   INCREDIBLES 2 coming to theaters Summer 2016 (42:06)   Califo

Are you ready for this?! Biiiiig week! Stephen gives a crash course in understanding the basics of character design while discussing a viral post about how all Pixar women look the same, the crew talks about Bob Iger's choice to "absolutely prohibit" smoking in Disney films rated PG-13 and below, Genndy Tartakovski announced his departure from the "Popeye" movie, Tim Burton is named as the director for an upcoming live-action "Dumbo" remake, and a healthy selection of brand new trailers! With nine stories to cover coming in UNDER 1hr 30min we move a brisk pace this week. Enjoy and let us know what you thought in the comments section! CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (4:30)   Disney CEO Bob Iger plans to ‘Absolutely Prohibit’ Smoking in Disney Films PG-13 and below (17:21)   FROZEN 2 announced (21:14)   Tim Burton to Direct Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ for Disney (30:19)   Tumblr blogger "Something Classy" makes a post about male vs female Disney/Pixar designs (50:25)   Animati

"Toy Story 4" is a romantic comedy, "The Secret of NIMH" gets a hybrid 3d/live-action family comedy reboot, Viacom sues NickReboot for selling their stuff, and we learn what a Puerto Rican Babyshower is... kind of. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (7:52)   Pat's new Let's Play series "My Controller is Broken" (13:50)   Rob's animation "for" National Pig Day (17:19)   Viacom sues NickReboot (29:23)   Toy Story 4 will be a romantic comedy (35:38)   "Rats of NIMH" will be a hybrid 3D/Live-Action family comedy (51:15)   YouTube isn't making money, even with a billion users a month (1:03:33)   Clayfighter is getting remastered for 2016 Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (@TheBadPatRyan)And please Rate/Review us on iTunes & Rate/Review on Stitcher while you're at it (=

This is the most nostalgic episode we've done yet! Power Rangers bootleg film, Leonard Nimoy's career, Inspector Gadget reboot, DuckTales reboot, Adventure Time movie, and Pat is officially back! We also talk about that crazy "Mystery Dress Color" fiasco that happened last week which fascinated artists and annoyed everyone else... that's kind of nostalgic. So curl up with a bowl of Cap'n Crunch and let us deliver the dulcet tones of nostalgia into your brain. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (5:41)   'The Dress Mystery' saga (24:48)   'Power/Ranger' bootleg film by Adi Shankar (38:16)   First-Timer Rob Schrab Set As Director of ‘Lego Movie’ Sequel (44:35)   RIP Leonard Nimoy (54:02)   Netflix gets rights to CG 'Inspector Gadget,' 'Danger Mouse,' and more (1:10:18)   DuckTales' reboot coming to DisneyXD in 2017 (1:16:34)   'Adventure Time' coming to the big screen with Warner Bros Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)Pat Ryan (

This week we cover a broad range of subjects. The Oscars and the strange voters, Jorge Gutierrez and why Stephen likes him so much, software going subscription based into "the cloud," and a fan-game BURGERBOSS from "Bob's Burgers!" There's some analysis and some inspiration and a skit, in true RubberOnion fashion. You won't want to miss this episode... because, whatever. CLICK HERE to go to the full blog post & leave a comment! Annotations: (20:08)   Young Justice returns on episode of Teen Titans GO! (29:59)   Jorge Gutierrez making Kung-Fu Space Western with ReelFX under new multi-year contract (47:30)   Cartoon Brew's compilation of the Hollywood Reporters Oscar ballet surveys (1:03:28)   The Rubber Onion animation podcast's final Oscar "predictions" (this was recorded Sunday before the ceremony) (1:12:11)   Autodesk Software to go completely subscription based in 2016 (1:26:14)   Greg Pugh's fan game version of Burgerboss Check out more of your hosts:Stephen Brooks (@RubberOnion)Rob Yulfo (@RobYulfo)P