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Sotiris wrote:2D animation fans, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Instead of pointlessly whine about the lack of 2D, why don't you donate to this bold book project in support of traditional animation?

The existence of traditional hand-drawn animation is becoming increasingly threatened by the digital revolution. Today the world’s increasing affection for new technology unfortunately means that there are far less opportunities for traditional animators to gain recognition or funding for their ideas anymore. It is even less possible for talented young students who want to learn traditional 2D animation to find places to study it! There so much real talent out there that its a serious disaster if that talent in not able to learn or express itself in the way it wishes to. So we hope that we can begin to change this situation with the publication of this beautiful new book in support of traditional animation and animators. We just need everyone's help to make it happen!

2DLIB.com has started an initiative where traditional artists and animators from around the world were asked to donate a drawing or illustration to a book - DRAWN TOGETHER ~ Its Time to Draw the Line - that will be published in support of traditional 2D animation. The initial target we set for the book was just 100 donated drawings over a 6-week submission period. But so overwhelming was the support that in the end 222 amazing drawings were finally received – and many of these were from top art & animation talents from around the world. Contributors include Pascal Campion, Paul Chung, Don Crum, Gene Deitch, Paul & Sandra Fierlinger, Michel Gagne, Cedric Hohnstadt, Dattaraj Kamat, Thomas Liera, Dima Malanitchev, Silvia Pompei, Joanna Quinn, Tom Sito, Wouter Tulp and Dean Yeagle.

We believe that - first and foremost - this book will be an incredibly beautiful book to buy and own. But we also hope it will allow us to have our voice heard in the places that matter. We are therefore planning to get a copy of DRAWN TOGETHER ~ Its Time to Draw the Line onto the desks of the 25 top executives in Hollywood - to make them see what huge potential there is in traditional art, as well as the magic that can happen through that traditional art being brought to life through animation. Doing this one thing will allow us to demonstrate to the people who matter that traditional 2D animation has still barely scratched the surface in terms of what it can offer to animation-loving audiences around the world.

Source: http://www.verkami.com/projects/7968-dr ... ok-project

We are therefore planning to get a copy of DRAWN TOGETHER ~ Its Time to Draw the Line onto the desks of the 25 top executives in Hollywood -

I quit trying to pitch 2D projects after my first few attempts went terribly bad. Basically, I was looked at as a dinosaur. "You’re still coming to us with 2D projects?", they'd say. They wouldn't even look at them. We tried pitching different kind of stories, we tried doing different things, tried to revolutionize. They didn't care as long it was 2D.

unprincess wrote:And it makes those stupid blurbs from Disney saying "we still beleive in/havent abandoned 2/d animation!" and their refusal to admit the truth even more annoying.

disneyphilip wrote:

unprincess wrote:And it makes those stupid blurbs from Disney saying "we still beleive in/havent abandoned 2/d animation!" and their refusal to admit the truth even more annoying.

Sorry, but they ARE telling the truth when they say that!

Also, it's high time that the Moderators finally close this thread down for good. It's useless and has become nothing more than a battleground and infested with whiny spoiled brats.

Please, Escapay, for the love of all humanity, lock this thread already!

disneyphilip wrote:

unprincess wrote:And it makes those stupid blurbs from Disney saying "we still beleive in/havent abandoned 2/d animation!" and their refusal to admit the truth even more annoying.

Sorry, but they ARE telling the truth when they say that!

Also, it's high time that the Moderators finally close this thread down for good. It's useless and has become nothing more than a battleground and infested with whiny spoiled brats.

Please, Escapay, for the love of all humanity, lock this thread already!

ProfessorRatigan wrote:

disneyphilip wrote: Sorry, but they ARE telling the truth when they say that!

Also, it's high time that the Moderators finally close this thread down for good. It's useless and has become nothing more than a battleground and infested with whiny spoiled brats.

Please, Escapay, for the love of all humanity, lock this thread already!

Dude, seriously? Every post I see from you is hysterical. And not funny hysterical. Hysterical as in, root of hysteria. (Actually, now that I think about, they're kind of funny hysterical, too.) I'm convinced you must be a troll. If not, then CALM THE HELL DOWN.

unprincess wrote:seriously cant someone just make an opinion on this site without worrying about being bombarded by some pro-this or anti-that fanatic? yeesh!

unprincess wrote:Wow that book sounds like a cool project!

We are therefore planning to get a copy of DRAWN TOGETHER ~ Its Time to Draw the Line onto the desks of the 25 top executives in Hollywood -

well that's a nice idea, but I dont think its gonna work. Theyll probably looks at the title ,snicker and hand it over to their secretery to read.

TsWade2 wrote:Well, even it won't work, then I guess all we have to do is wait Laika's hand drawn animated movie to come, and then we'll support it to make Disney jealous.

disneyprincess11 wrote:

TsWade2 wrote:Well, even it won't work, then I guess all we have to do is wait Laika's hand drawn animated movie to come, and then we'll support it to make Disney jealous.

If Laika's 2D movie succeeds, Disney will defientely go back to 2D!

but why the one studio that's already not conforming to the norm?

TsWade2 wrote:

disneyprincess11 wrote:If Laika's 2D movie succeeds, Disney will defientely go back to 2D!

Right!