LET'S GROW THE CREATIVES IN ANIMATION NETWORK

Let's get this network growing and rustling in the wind:

The Creatives in Animation Network is open to writers and animators interested in collaborating.

There are currently about 60 members. We've just had our 4th meeting and the purpose of the meetings is to meet n greet informally and make contact. Pitching comes later in the conversation, the point is to get talking but the germs may be planted!

If you attend a meeting and have no objection, your name is added to the group email and you are welcome along to any further meeting. There's is also a LinkedIn Group (Creatives In Animation Network) that anyone can join if they match the above criteria.

The idea of both groups is that members can contact each other independently to arrange to meet for coffee with other members and see if they might work together either on a specific project or maybe to create something new out of the ether. Or they can post up information of jobs, invite members to look at a project idea and get in touch if it interest. It's up to you.

And the more we have in the group, the more interesting it gets.

Just to give you a taste, so far we have animation producers and directors, storyboard artists, animators working in 2D, 3D, 3.5D, games, cross-platform and traditional media and illustrators, established animation writers and creators of animation series, award winning screenwriters, writers of children's books, tv series and theatre. All wanting to create.

The next meeting of the group should be around the time of Cartoon Finance (Nov 12-14).

NB The Creatives in Animation Network (CAN) was founded in January 2012. It is an independent group that welcomes writers and animators interested in collaborating. At some stage. Even if not now!

Lindsay Jane Sedgwick; writer, script ed, tutor: Pitching projects into development....

Lindsay Jane Sedgwick; writer, script ed, tutor: Pitching projects into development....: Trying to get numerous projects into development is like treading through very thick treacle on an escalator going backwards that keeps turn...

Pitching projects into development....

Trying to get numerous projects into development is like treading through very thick treacle on an escalator going backwards that keeps turning into a downwards escalator with broken suspension...

I may lose a lot of shoes, heaps of sleep/ dignity/ sanity but if any of them get into production - isn't that the ultimate goal? or, better still, get produced WONDERFULLY WELL TO INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM! - , it'll be well worthwhile!

(And yes, I AM lousy at writing subject headings for blogs!)

4th CAN event is only days away

The fourth Creatives in Animation Network (CAN) event takes place on Monday evening in Temple Bar.

Can't wait.

From the line up of people who have said they're coming along, it should be another interesting evening. There are still a couple of places left if anyone still wants to come. Just leave a comment here or email me. (ljsedgwick@lindsayjsedgwick.com)

CAN Calls Animators and Writers Together Again

I’m organising the 4th Creatives in Animation Network (CAN) event on Monday, September 24th. This network is a wholly independent group, not allied to any of the related Guilds.

There's a change of venue. This one takes place in Roasted Brown, the cafe on the first floor of FilmBase, Curved Street, Temple Bar at 7pm. (PS: Very many thanks to the Screen Directors' Guild of Ireland who lent us their wonderful Screening Room for the first three events.)

Collaborations have happened and are brewing within CAN so it seemed time to bring everyone together again. The other three events were such interesting evenings!

The idea, for those who don't know, is to bring together animators and writers. We meet n greet n talk. We don't pitch, we just get to know each other and then we can follow up with specific projects later.

Numbers are less limited because of space this time but I still need to keep a balance between writers and animators so please let me know if you can make it and spread the word.

HUNTER.... the story begins

HUNTER, a female-driven detective series... Strong characters, full of dark arcs, unexpected twists and turns (if I do my job right)... A series set in Cork and Belfast but definitely with an international feel, given my favourite series recently was The Bridge... and influences would include The Wire, Sopranos, Cracker...

This is shaping into a really, REALLY interesting series.

The teaser is here on YouTube: http://youtu.be/1EJP_pfLdyM

Have a look and see what you think...

Galway Film Fleadh

Gearing up for the Fleadh next week and bringing three projects to the two day Fair.

Meeting n greeting n selling n hawking n finding out n learning n whiskey-ing n talking until my throat hurts....

Can't wait.

If you're going to be there, let me know!