ART 121-01, Week # 5 (Gah, This Presentation.)

ART 121-01, Week # 5 (Gah, this presentation.)

So, I haven't gotten word back from Frederator, but I was also late into the assignment when I sent the e-mail anyway, so I totally understand. (I wonder if they have a huge backup of e-mails they have to go through via the one I used- which was like the public e-mail. Others were available, but I was shy on using them. Damn my weakness!)-  The good news is that they have done many interviews in the past answering questions that I would ask, so while an interview would had been preferred, there is still the internet.

Turns out Fred Seibert had a twisty turny kind of life. Like, first he worked as a radio DJ, but went on to be a a television producer and executive, then a cartoon producer- and really, at every point he launched great stuff. I didn't know he started Comedy Central and relaunched Nickelodeon ran Hanna Barbara and Chauncey Street Productions.  Going in I knew about Cartoon Hangover and all the old Cartoon Network shows- but this guys had his hands everywhere. It's pretty dang neat.

I still have to find out inside stuff, but I wonder if I will be able to find out how many employees work there and what the office environment is like. Places like Pixar showcase that stuff all the time, but I haven't stumbled across anything saying Frederator Studios has birds nest seat cushions or Igloo cubicles or whatever. I will see!

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ART 121-01 Week #4 (The day I missed class. ;_;)

Ugh, today was not so good. Stupid truck..

Anyway, I figure even though I didn't make class today, I could still work on my presentation. Those are coming up around the corner and I want to do well.. but I have until Oct 15th so.. ehhh..  Anyway, I'll talk a bit about that.     We have to find a place we would like to work, then do a bunch of digging to see if this is, in fact, the place you want to work. I believe I eluded to it in an earlier entry- but anyway. I tried not to go for the obvious ones because I was afraid others would have picked Pixar and Disney and Dreamworks, so instead it was a tie between Hi-Fructose magazine and Frederator Studios. Hi-Fructose is a unique art magazine that shows a bunch of modern bizarre stuff, and they have a cool blog on this very site. Frederator studios is a network where cartoon gems such as the Fairly Odd Parents and Adventure Time have been made. (They also have a sub studio called Cartoon Hangover where their more adult oriented Bravest Warriors, Bee and Puppycat, and Doctor Lollipop reside.) In the end, I chose Frederator Studios. Mostly because while Hi Fructose is a cool magazine, I feel like I wouldn't have much to contribute that requires my drawing skills.. they usually do segments about artists, not people working in their magazine who are also artists.

So, while doing online research is gonna be my main thing, I will at one point be required to schedule a phone call or write an e-mail to this place to ask them questions. I dont know if they have a customer service or public question-answering department or whatever, but I am sort of nervous at the prospect of calling a company to bother them for a school project. Maybe they will be cool with it, maybe not.. I dunno. I'm sure it will be fine. Besides, I have to.

Maybe I will use google docs for the presentation?

(ART 122-01 Suzanne Platt Metropolis), reuploaded with intros and endings. This is a vlog I had to do for class. Please ignore the kitchen in the background. Or dont, I’m not gonna know.

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Infographic: Suzanne platt`s character sheet | Infogram

My first ever Info graphic I had to do for class. As you can see, this is mostly a generator type site.. I hope to learn how to do this stuff on my own soon. Open lab in the art building? Open lab in the art building!