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Jobs: Karrot Animation is looking for Editors & Storyboard Artists

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Karrot Animation is hiring! The makers of Sarah & Duck for CBeebies are currently looking for artists to join our London team for upcoming TV productions!

We’re keen to hear from Editors & Storyboard Artists, preferably with series experience, plus Designers/Builders & Character Animators with strong portfolios/showreels (CelAction software experience a big bonus). Please contact both Jamie Badminton and Eleni O’Keeffe with your applications and please do alert anyone else you think we should be speaking to! Thanks very much!

jamie@karrotentertainment.com & eleni@karrotanimation.com

Karrot Animation, The Studio, 11 Morecambe Street, London, SE17 1DX

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Promote Yourself: Anime Midwest gets Frenchy and the Punk, and Chris Patton

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Anime Midwest gets Frenchy and the Punk, and Chris Patton
Minneapolis, MN - September 27, 2013 – Anime Midwest in Chicago is excited to announce two more guests will be joining them in 2014: steampunk musicians Frenchy and the Punk and voice actor Chris Patton. Frenchy at the Punk will be part of Anime Midwest’s epic concert series headlined by Steam Powered Giraffe. Convention attendees can see both FnP and Chris Patton in numerous panels, autograph sessions, and events throughout the weekend convention.
Chris Patton is an exceptionally well-known voice actor, particularly for roles such as Sousuke Sagara in Full Metal Panic!. He has has been acting professionally for well over fifteen years, with over twelve of those years dedicated to voice acting and anime, including work for ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, and OkraTron 5000. Some of his other more well-known roles are Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood, Asura in Soul Eater, Akuto Sai in Demon King Daimao, Keima in The World God Only Knows, Ikki in Air Gear, Sho in Guyver, Fakir in Princess Tutu, Nishi in Gantz, and Turles in Dagonball Z: The Tree of Might. Other Anime credits include: Inu x Boku S.S., Phi-Brain – Puzzle of God, Hajime in Ghost Stories, Ayato in RahXephon, Daley Wong in Bubblegum Crisis 2040, Ranmaru in The Wallflower, Eiji in Gravion and Gravion Zwei, Haruka in Tactics, Graham Spector in Baccano!, Komyo Sanzo in Saiyuki, Gintoki in the Gintama movie, Hiroki in The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and tons and tons more! Chris is also a stage performer, a music freak, a horror film nerd, a roller coaster guru, and a huge fan of Sharon Needles, Freddie Mercury, and Aleister Crowley.
When trying to picture Frenchy and the Punk, imagine Django Reinhardt, The White Stripes, Johnny Ramone, Siouxsie Sioux and Edith Piaf jamming together at an event hosted by Deepak Chopra. This is what it might sound like. A sultry French-born singer, percussionist and a fiery punk rock guitarist from the golden days of the hardcore scene blended their diverse talents to form Frenchy and the Punk in 2005. The unlikely pairing has since released 6 full-length CDs and have performed all across the U.S. and in Europe. In May 2012, Yahoo Music called them one of the top 25 duos in the US. Their show is a carnival of two that will take you from Paris to CBGBs and back again. A rollicking flapper folk punk cabaret with cleverly crafted songs, Taiko meets Rio de Janeiro pounding drum instrumentals and true DIY attitude.
The duo’s music, magnetic stage presence, charm and exhilarating performances have attracted a consistently growing and loyal fan base around the world. The new CD Elephant Uproar released in March 2013 highlights the duo’s rabid drumming instrumentals. Be sure to check out their earlier releases, the frenzied fun of the Hey Hey Cabaret CD (2012), and their breakthrough 2010 CD release, Happy Madness.
The duo’s extended bio can be found at http://www.frenchyandthepunk.com/about.html
The full guest list can be found at http://animemidwest.com/guests
Anime Midwest is happening July 4-6, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. The convention brings some of the biggest voice actors, concerts, and events together with nearly 10,000 fans to celebrate Japanese animation and nerdy culture. Attendees can buy tickets to attend now at http://animemidwest.com/register
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News: Tom McLaughlin: R.I.P 1957-2013

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My good friend Thomas Mclaughlin passed away last week. Some of you may have known him from the old Warner Bros days and others from his days at Cartoon Network. Tom, if you knew him was like an M&M, he had a hard shell but was all soft and sweet inside once you got past his Brooklyn bravado. Most only knew him as a sheet timer but he was much more than that being a talented painter and designer as well.

Tom was a superman to many of us. He was never afraid, at least outwardly, and he would truly take a bullet for you, never mind have your back in a bar fight or any trouble you might be in. In his early days he was a lifeguard and avid surfer and surfed regularly up until he died.

Tom had so many stories when you hung out with him and he was so funny that it was like watching stand up comedy. He a great sense of timing and delivery which is rare and a true gift for storytelling.

I met Tom on my first job about 25 years ago working on Broadcast Arts in NYC as I animated a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial and he would drop by my desk to chat and offer advice on my drawings. At the time he was coming off working on Pee Wee’s Playhouse and he had a development deal for a pilot back in ’87 to do a short called Jackie Bison for I think ABC. I was amazed that one guy could make a show. He had so much confidence and really inspired me with that one piece of film. He got another development deal at WB around 1999 about a kid who could travel through dreams and I was fortunate enough to be asked to board it for him. He had a million ideas coursing through his head and sometimes when you talked to him he would speak SO fast you had to decipher what he said. My wife and I still quote things he said 10 years ago.

Tom was a good dude and was about to embark on the next chapter of his life as he cruised into the digital age. The animation business he was in is very transient, you move from one job to the next, spending every day with people for years and then suddenly losing connection and as such for a short time Tom and I lost touch. He would occasionally text or email me and call me an ass. I’d call him Asshole, and he’d text back in true Tom fashion. “That’s Mr. Asshole to you.”

Last year, I reconnected with him and we spoke often. Towards the end he was taking my Storyboard Pro class at Studio Arts every Wednesday and I looked forward to seeing him each week. The night before he died I missed the class and cancelled it due to a bad back. The last thing he ever said to me was “You’re a retard for missing storyboard class. Love, Tom.” in an email. That was Tom in a nutshell. He is survived by his wife Brenda and his three children. I will truly miss him.
This fund is being set up for the McLaughlin family and the hole Tom left when he past away. My hope is that this money you all generously give might go towards his burial, and the trip that Brenda will take as she journey’s back with Tom’s ashes to let his lifeguard pals take him out to the ocean and spread his ashes there which was Tom’s wish. Please give generously, and if you have a special Tom story you’d like to share, please do so in the comments. We are trying also to get together some sort of memorial and perhaps might read them during the memorial so check back here regulatory for updates. –

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You can donate to his fund here.

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Promote Yourself: Chris Patton to attend AniMinneapolis

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Minneapolis, MN - September 25, 2013 – Prolific voice actor Chris Patton will be appearing at the fourth annual Anime Minneapolis convention in May in downtown Minneapolis. Convention attendees can come to the convention to see him in various panels, get free autographs, and participate in various Q&A sessions.

Chris Patton has been acting professionally for well over fifteen years, with over twelve of those years dedicated to voice acting and anime, including work for ADV Films, FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, and Okratron 5000. Some of his more well-known roles are Sousuke Sagara in all the Full Metal Panic series, Greed in Fullmetal Alchemist and Brotherhood, Asura in Soul Eater, Akuto Sai in Demon King Daimao, Keima in The World God Only Knows, Ikki in Air gear, Sho in Guyver, Fakir in Princess Tutu, Nishi in Gantz, and Turles in Dagonball Z: The Tree of Might. Other Anime credits include: Inu X Boku SS, Phi Brain: Puzzle of God, Hajime in Ghost Stories, Ayato in RahXephon, Daley Wong in Bubblegum Crisis 2040, Ranmaru in The Wallflower, Eiji in Gravion and Gravion Zwei, Haruka in Tactics, Graham Spector in Baccano, Komyo Sanzo in Saiyuki, Gintoki in the Gintama movie, Hiroki in The Place Promised in Our Early Days, and tons and tons more! Chris is also a stage performer, a music freak, a horror film nerd, a roller coaster guru, and a huge fan of Sharon Needles, Freddie Mercury, and Aleister Crowley.

AniMinneapolis is a fan-run anime convention held in Minneapolis, spanning three days from May 23-25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Downtown Minneapolis. The convention combines a fan-friendly attitude with a big exhibit hall, a ton of events, and an exceptional guest list. Over 3,000 cosplayers and anime fans are expected to come to the fourth year of this event.

Admission for the entire weekend costs $40 through December 31, and can be found online at http://animinneapolis.com/registration

Vendor registration is also now open for the convention, online at http://animinneapolis.com/dealers

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Promote Yourself: Giant Wheel Animation debuts at MIPCOM with ‘Lily & Friends’

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***Press release***

Giant Wheel Animation debuts at MIPCOM with ‘Lily & Friends’

(25th September 2013 – London) Giant Wheel Animation the Anglo-Indian CGI animation studio today announced it is debuting a new pre-school animation show at MIPCOM.

‘Lily & Friends’ will be an original 52 x 11’ animation series created by Giant Wheel’s London studio and features a curious little girl called Lily whose imagination leads her on a series of adventures in her garden.

The series will also a host of adorable creature characters with each episode featuring a positive lesson in sharing, helping, love, tolerance or respect.

Giant Wheel is unveiling the show in Cannes to co production partners, broadcasters and distributors for the first time. Clark Irving (‘Marvo the Wonder Chicken’ – Disney XD) will direct the series.

Soumyashree Mohapatra, Creative Director of Giant Wheel Animation said: “We excited to be debuting our IP ‘Lily & Friends’ at MIPCOM. We have had an extremely positive reaction to the property so far and we’re confident partners from around the world will be impressed when they see the show in Cannes.”

Giant Wheel Animation is an artist led company comprising of designers and animators who have years of experience in developing popular animated shows and feature films. 2013 marks company’s first visit to MIPCOM.

The studio also recently announced the appointment of Atlantyca Entertainment as distributor for ‘Taka & Maka’, a 40 x 1’ co production with French animation house Tiktak Production, and series director Ulrich Boyer’s Techtonik Productions.

The business’s London HQ develops original IP and also specialises on character design and storyboarding whilst the Indian studio focuses on servicing projects, both for Giant Wheel’s own properties and other clients including ‘Dear Dracula’, recently aired on Cartoon Network. 

For more information about Giant Wheel Animation please contact Justin Crosby on 0203 176 6688/ 07966 228361

 justin@boomdialogue.com

visit www.giantwheelanimation.co.uk