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June 10, 2004

Private Reinhardt with box of WMD.
BS&P: “It’s not appropriate kids’ fare”

We are going to start a weekly (or whenever we can) posting of images from ML that don’t make it on air for whatever reason. This week’s image is a storyboard panel by Ricky. OK, BS&P has a point, but… it’s still a funny gag!

Eddie: And when were cartoons just for kids, anyway?

Radio.Blog – an application (?) that lets you stream your mp3s as swfs on your blog or website. About two years, ago we thought about creating a Flash-based “radio” on our website to share some of our music playlists. But that was too much work (and potentially expensive) and we gave up before we got very far. Radio.Blog looks like just what we needed! (via jeansnow.net)

J-Rock Wikipedia! (via chipple.net)

Everyone’s talking about cheap animation labor in India, but according to this article from Asahi.com:

Disheartened by a monthly salary that tops out at 50,000 yen, a 26-year-old animator who joined the production team a year ago said, “Sometimes I want to give up-I never imagined it would be like this.”Only with parental financial support can the animator make ends meet.

Yikes. 50,000 yen - that’s under USD500 per month. I guess it’s no surprise that recently we learnt of a certain US series being animated in Japan. What with the huge talent pool over there and cheap salaries, it’s a wonder that all new series in the USA aren’t outsourced to Japan…

*UPDATE: Animation Nation BBS discussion

Toon Radio Advance Message Board has an Animation News section. “Animation News and Info Not seen on Toonzone, Animation Insider or Animation Magazine”

The 2-D EXPO is coming soon! June 26th. We will be on a Flash Animation panel with Jorge, Gabe, Craig Kellman and Amid. According to Jerry Beck:

In the evening we are planning a sneak preview screening of a new 2-D feature (to be announced) and a program of recent UNSOLD PILOTS.

This is going to be a tough choice. We would love to stay and watch these special animated offerings, but there’s also Destroy All Monsters at the Egyptian. What to do?