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Dec 8, 2021Liked by Animation Obsessive Staff

I remember visiting one of the animation studios, and on the wall were drawings from frustrated animators making fun of how hard the Secret Of Kells style was to animate. I also remember the storyboard animatic being about 15 minutes longer, but they cut a large portion of the film during production to meet the budget.

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Dec 6, 2021Liked by Animation Obsessive Staff

"In some ways our naivety was a good thing; if we had known the challenges we had to face, we may have listened to the negative advice and not continued."

This has been a very important thing in my life as well!

Speaking of underfunded, struggling animators, allow me to bring to your attention the work of Bakarmax Studios in India, a small company doing wonders! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqKsMcswGdo

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