An excellent look into the making of a cartoon series, particularly, one of my favorites and hopefully one of yours as well! Like the show or not (and I hold no secret that I do), this is a great look into the making of a cartoon. Check it out!
Archives For Animation
An excellent interview was done on the blog EvaWrites.com regarding a writer who spent quite a bit of time writing for cartoons. Check it out!
Disney Channel Original Series “Kim Possible” (Right to Left, Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible) (c) Disney Channel, 2002 – 2007.
Dipper Pines from “Gravity Falls,” owned by Disney Channel
Last year, on July 20th, 2013, my journey on understanding and dealing with the topic of manhood began. It was that Friday on a hot summer that the episode “Dipper vs. Manliness” on Disney Channel’s “Gravity Falls” went on the air.
Now, a year later, I have a better grasp on what a man really is.
Interestingly enough, even when the Disney Channel series “Kim Possible” was on the air, an episode that stuck with me for a very long time called “Ron the Man” really stuck with me.
It was Ron Stoppable and Dipper Pines who I related to the most in the epic question, “what is a man.” Even just as important, this question, “what kind of man will I be.”
Last year, I wrote an article on the topic of “What Is A Man,” and to be honest, I plan to rewrite that very article.
My Christian counselor and spiritual advisor told me to spend time looking for those “Grace Moments,” where God speaks and is often present, even in places we may not think about.
Dipper’s struggle was no different than mine. He struggled with trying to find his masculinity and his stance as a man on the outside, but it was really deeper than that. It was deeper than chest hair or strength.
For Ron, it was more than about muscles. It was more than about attempting to “look” impressive and gain validation. It was more than a document stating that he was a man from his Bar Mitzvah.
He spoke to me using both of these shows guys! The rest is history!
Stay tuned!
A friend of mine, Matt, challenged me this week with a very interesting and important question about my issues with attending college: “Is what you’re studying excite you and build up a passion that’s there!?”
While this is not the exact wording of his question, you can get the picture!
But he was right!
Over the last few days, I began to ask myself the question, “are you really passionate about what you’re studying!?”
I’ll be honest, it is a tough question! To be even more transparent to you guys, I have been having this really deep and nearly undeniable desire to study writing and cartooning again. I have NO idea why all of a sudden it kicked in, but I don’t think I can really ignore it this time.
I’ve been praying about it, thinking about it and really considering it and analyzing it.
Right now, I am researching it. I’m looking into Full Sail University online, actually! They have an awesome creative writing program geared towards writing for entertainment, specifically for animation, video games, movies and books! They also have other courses I could take to add to my literature and broadcast repertoire
So, question remains: “am I leaving ministry!?” I reply with a, “Pffft…NO!!! Of course not!”
I’ll continue to look into what’s going on!
A big change is coming, and it is time to be prepared.
