For those of you who are interested in careers in animation:
Last night was important. It is not enough to be able to draw, or to operate computer programs, or whatever.
You need to know what is currently done in the field. You need to know changes in technology. You need to know the current players and the history. If someone was treated with great respect last night, or had something named after them, you need to figure out who they were.
Therefore if you do not know who Windsor McCay and June Foray are, you should find out. If you don't know what Foray was talking about when she said Termite Terrace, then you need to borrow my Loony Tune DVDs and watch the documentaries.
Hollywood feature films may not require a knowledge of film history, (execs can be idiots) but that is not true with animation. You must know the history and the icons in order to be taken seriously.
The other part is that if a small studio is mentioned in any nomination, you should look them up on their website and see what they are doing and how they are marketing their product. Look up Base 14,
psyop, ornano films on vimeo and all the rest.
This is an amazing field but these people are passionate about what they do. You have to treat it with respect, and that means if you don't already know that June Foray was the voice of Rocky the Squirrel, or that McCay animated Gertie the Dinosaur (as well as drawing one of the greatest comic strips of all time -- Little Nemo) then you better know it next time.
You guys looked great last night by the way, and were impressive in how you handled yourselves. Makes me want to keep taking you to things.
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