The Animated Pilot Script 

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Wow cool stuff and thanks for watching and congrats on Cartoon Forum! I've never actually attended (I'm more of an Annecy guy), but I know that's a great market! I've done some work in Europe but was mostly during my days selling anime or attending/speaking at events. What I can tell you is that it's more of a territory-by-territory market, so lots of EU content feels a bit 'compromised' to me, since there's not often a single distributor guiding each show. Also, I'd say there's a much more robust tax subsidy market, particularly in France. Anyway, hit me up LinkedIN if you wanna chat more. I'd love to see the piece you completed!

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A self-produced pilot is fine (actually Beavis & Butt-Head's pilot was produced and animated in Mike Judge's garage and colored by his kids!). For a series though, either the creator or the distributor will have to talk about how the actual series will be completed.

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It's not impossible! But I would discuss with your parents first. If they're not familiar with the animation industry, you can watch any of my episodes with them and have a discussion about it. I know a few very famous animators that started as teenagers, including a good friend who animated on KLAUS.

@@SurvivingAnimation Yeah because I can do the basics but I struggle with stuff like fight scenes like advanced stuff like that but like would they accept a show idea from a kid like 12 to 13 years old is my biggest question

@@metallichobo5165 It's probably difficult! But keep drawing and just having fun with what you're doing. Try to study art and animation as much as you can and you'll get better as you keep drawing and practicing. For now, I would say don't worry about trying to get a show. Try to just make things and complete them. That's the best way to start. Wishing you the best of luck and thanks again for watching!

Hey friend! Remember that those TV ratings are not the age target for a show. Rather, they are the government assigned notations for parents for the minimum age suggested for a series. I would consider Kim Possible a comedy first and foremost, even though it has fun action elements. But, this video isn't really about marketing. It's more about the general structure of pilot scripts. In your case, I would advise using the sci-fi structure since you're telling a tale that requires explanation and has a heroic struggle (as opposed to being a silly comedy like Spongebob). Hope that helps!

Anything's possible! Keep at it! When it's done, your parents can help talk to some professionals (like me) about it!

Also I have no tools for animating I only have paper and pens/ pencils

Surviving Animation how? Also I’ve only told my mum about it a little and my dad has no clue about it

@@basscrackyt5663 That's OK! Just draw and make flip books!

@@basscrackyt5663 If you're really serious, you can have. your parents find me on LinkedIN.

Haha good point! But I think this still probably fits within the structure of comedy.

Hey there and thanks for watching the channel and thank you for your comment. My question to you is, do you think this is true for purely comedic shows like Spongebob Squarepants or The Amazing World of Gumball? I believe both of those shows have extremely interesting characters. But I would also say their 100% focus is comedy. So although they actually do have 'good' stories. Their definition of 'good' is based on a singular filter - 'is it funny?' I know it's a nuanced answer because both of what you might mean and what I'm saying is 'good story with interesting characters' but I think there's value in differentiating the focus of what 'good' means for different genres. What do you think?

Surviving Animation Of course it depends on the show. Shows like Gravity Falls and Steven Universe are aimed at the same demographic but are a whole lot more story and character driven. Stuff like Avatar The Last Airbender , Into the Spiderverse, and Ghibli Movies, (works of art) wouldn’t be made if animations main goal was to be funny.

@@AtomicSim Oh I totally agree with you! For those kinds of shows having complex plots and/or action and comedy mixed together is what makes them great! I guess what I was trying to explain in this video is that different genres have different pilot script needs.

I think it's a great idea!

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Thanks for watching! I'll consider your topic requests! But, generally, I don't think of this channel as topical journalism or pop-culture commentary, so I probably won't state my opinion creatively about new series or films. I'm more here to talk about the business of cartoons!

Good question! I'd say that if your skill is writing, you could lean into that and either be honest with the buyer that you don't have a visual style. But, also I think it might come-off as ill-prepared if you don't at least have a strong mood board or opinion on the matter. Finally though, I'd say your best bet is to work with a designer and at least come-up with your vision. I hope that helps!

That's so great to hear!

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Hey there and thanks for watching! That rule definitely applies to all genres. As streamers are demanding higher and higher quality content, the bar is also higher for the talent coming in to produce them!

@@SurvivingAnimation thanks, its so neat how many comments you reply to

Thank you! I'm hoping to get up at least one more video before end-of-year!

@@SurvivingAnimation Brilliant! I will keep a lookout :)

It's just like making any other cartoon!

Thank you for watching! Stand by for an upcoming video on the topic coming soon!

@@SurvivingAnimation ok thanks

You can use any app you want. What matters is the quality of the final result!

Hey there and thanks for watching! As I mentioned in this video, the guidelines are very specific for the genre. Which genre is the script that you're reading?

@@SurvivingAnimation its an action series

@@cutegodzilla2909 best advice I can offer is at 5:04 of this video. Hope it helps you a little bit! if you want advice that's more specifically geared towards writing or story analysis, you might want to search for another channel more focused on that. Here, my mission is being 'your guide to making it in the BUSINESS of cartoons.' But thanks for watching!

@@SurvivingAnimation thank you so much for your answer and time!

Spongebob Squarepants!

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@@SurvivingAnimation didn't you say your name was eric holder

@@SDwilly Ahaha close! Eric Calderon!

Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! That's a great question and is also a bit tricky territory as well. I'm not a copyright lawyer, but I can tell you generally that it's not ideas that are copyrightable, but the specific execution of an idea. In other words, you can have a show about a magic dog that changes shape - but you can't have that dog be Jake and it can't be drawn in the exact (or a confusingly similar) style as the yellow Jake from Adventure Time. Another anecdote you may have heard before is that 50 SHADES, the books and film, actually got their start as a TWILIGHT fanfic novel! But, as far as I know (since I haven't read the book), the author takes care never to mention the exact characters in Twilight, nor does she reference specific scenes or moments from that book. Finally, as for 'pursuing' if that just means making something because you're passionate, then I think it's always fine (which is the heart of fanfic). But, if the goal is to make something that will spawn a business or a new animated series. I'd say be very careful or perhaps not pursue at all. It's much less riskier to just be inspired by Adventure Time and then come-up with something new, rather than directly take that franchise and make new stories. I hope that helps!

Each of those are different. She-Ra is serial episodic action. Amphibia is comedy. To be honest, I haven't watched a full episode of Owl House yet. Steven Universe is action/comedy as its base. But it goes into serial episodic and then there's of course a single movie as well.