The Padded Cel

April 23, 2010 by Robby London No Comments divider image

Exploring the All-Important ‘Schmooze Factor’ at MIPTV! It’s that special time of year when blossoms return to the branches, swallows return to Capistrano and steroids return to the dugout. It can mean only one thing. It’s time for animation execs to return to Cannes’all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed’for the second-quarter TV [...]

The Padded Cel How to Pitch Like a Pro, Really!

July 24, 2009 by Robby London No Comments divider image

A great animated series or movie always starts with an inspired creative vision, but for most of us that is not enough to get it produced. Typically an idea will go nowhere without an irresistible verbal ‘pitch’ to get it financed. Pitching: One could argue that this mysterious process is [...]

The Padded Cel: Down and Out at MIPTV/On the Riviera

April 1, 2009 by Robby London No Comments divider image

Necessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere is this more evident than in the world of showbiz trendsetting. The economic meltdown has pushed Hollywood ‘haute couture’ over a cliff’where it is falling so fast it just passed the Dow. Frugality is becoming ‘in.’ Coupons are the new Kruggerands, Costco [...]

The CG Revolution on Display in Singapore

December 9, 2008 by Robby London No Comments divider image

The inaugural edition of SIGGRAPH Asia (Dec. 10-13) offers a mind-expanding showcase of the region’s talent as well as a colorful snapshot of future possibilities. If anyone needed yet another proof of the growing importance of Asian countries in the computer graphics and animation arena, they should simply glance at [...]

The Padded Cel: Tooniversity and Beyond

January 1, 2005 by Robby London No Comments divider image

This month I have been asked to provide profound insight into a) picking an animation school and b) landing a job in animation. Rule #1 of Showbiz Success states ‘always offer more than what is requested.’ To demonstrate this concept, I will also address c) how to apply for a [...]