what happened to the summoning?
What happened to the summoning?
Frederator lied. They're working on a comic series for it right now. I hope it does well and someone fucking picks up the IP, I feel like we're removed enough now form the Adventure Time clones era that it could actually be its own thing now.
Frederator lied
Elaboration?
Fred Films is interested in producing a series, but Fred Seibert recognizes that the industry has zero interest in original shows at the moment, This show along with anything else they had planned is on ice for now. He's been getting artists to focus on comics in the meantime. Elyse will be putting out The Summoning - The Art of the Craft Vol. 1 in October this year.
Hopefully the industry turns around soon. I fully believe Fred intends to make good on his word to produce a series, but he's also in his 70s.
Claire is peach-colored now?
She should've stayed white
The Summoning was one of many submitted shorts to a competition Frederator held, where they said they'd adapt whichever one did best into a full series. The Summoning did by far the best, no series ever emerged.
Why did they lie?
Mostly because of what said, the industry went full retard shortly after that contest was held.
anon is mistaken.
1) The series wasn't being produced by Frederator. The *pilot* was made by Frederator, but then Fred Seibert left and started a new production company, "Fred FIlms". Frederator doesn't do original animation anymore and mostly makes shit content for youtube in the form of "107 facts you didn't know about <fill in the blank>". Fred Films is a new creative venture and was going to continue the series. The fact that the series hasn't been made yet is likely the source of anon's allegation that they lied.
2) Fred Films hasn't cancelled the plans to do the series and has actually made statements alluding to the fact that it's something they're still interested in pursuing once the landscape for original IPs improves. However, Fred's philosophy of "creators first" is causing him to act cautiously at the moment since the industry has become somewhat hostile.
3) The comic is not a series per se, but a volume (likely a collection of strips, but we'll see). This is to help generate continued interest in the show, give Elyse a platform, and hopefully help her (and the company) some capital.
The comic is not a series per se, but a volume
It should be noted that the comic is not in lieu of the show. While it's unknown exactly what will happen in the future, for now the plan seems to be to still do a show. It's unknown if the comic will tell the same story, be part of the same universe, or if perhaps it will exist on its own.
It's a genuine shame that such an 11/10 character design is just going to waste desu
Isn't this some porn artist oc?
Questionably consensual sex with Claire.
No, she's from a pilot on Youtube
It's a meme to ask this at this point
Fred Seibert recognizes that the industry has zero interest in original shows at the moment
holy fuck is this far from the truth dude, Fred Films is the few studios that accepts pitches via internet submission, I pitched my ideas to them and even though they weren't interested they not only gave me advice but they also sent me resources to help me as a creator. They develop plenty of shows, just see Happy Place by one of the Bluey writers which was also funded by Fred Films.
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Fred Films is not "the industry". They can't produce anything entirely by themselves just because they want to.
doesn't mean they can't shop shit around, and i they weren't interested in producing content they wouldn't leave pitches open all the time and review them
Learn to read. I didn't say Fred Films has zero interest, I said the industry. They've had an open submission policy since they launched and are collecting potential IPs, but they put a hold on actively developing anything for now. Fred has made statements as such on his LinkedIn. He's waxed emotional about it around the holidays.
But yes, Fred (and his various ventures) have typically been very good about nurturing new talent and mentorship.
No need to be rude about it.
Their submissions are always open ya nonce. They are keeping an ear to the ground, but they are not actively shopping shows around. Sorry.
This was a potential lead that Georden Whitman explored when he was shopping around Port by the Sea. He actually worked for Fred so the connection was already there and with a banger pilot under his belt, it should have been a shoe-in. Georden confirmed on his twitter the same thing that you can glean from Fred's LinkedIn...while they have interest in making more shows in the future, they're not actively doing so now.
my bad, I wasn't in the loop with things, I still appreciate them for reviewing my idea though. They didn't have to do that so I really like them as a studio whether they are or aren't making anything
they not only gave me advice but they also sent me resources to help me as a creator
Yeah, they do that with everyone
t. also pitched a pilot and got a friendly rejection
Fred is really fucking cool and actually puts his money where his mouth is when it comes to supporting creators.
They *are* planning for the future. The industry isn't great at the moment, but they are anticipating it will get better. They're collecting talent at the moment in anticipation for things improving. That way if/when the market improves, they don't have to start from scratch trying to find IPs to develop and can hit the ground running.
Best of luck with your show idea, anon. Keep trying.
The industry isn't great at the moment
You guys keep saying that, what does that mean
Almost nobody's making cartoons and what cartoons they do make are recycled IPs. It's arguably the worst state the industry's been in since the 70s.
Animation budgets are getting slashed, and new shows aren't getting greenlit at the same pace that they had in previous years. The shows that do come out are primarily based on extant IPs, so original show ideas are not a hot commodity at the moment.
Some anons argue that there are new shows coming out and will point to specific examples, but those shows that are either coming out now, will be soon, or are being teased, have already been in development for years. If you have any glimpse behind the scene, you'd see that virtually no new shows are actively being developed right now which is why so many animators are out of work at the moment.
Since new cartoons are becoming rare, doesn't that give more incentive for a pilot to be greenlit? You know, like selling water during a drought.
Claire with big tits is better than flat Claire
No because execs are retarded and only greenlight certain things in any given period. Right now they're convinced that the public has limited interest in animation period and what little they do greenlight has to be from an existing IP. It's a very cancerous outlook that won't shift until a surprise breakthrough happens.
Oh really?
This. Networks used to take risks on new IPs. An exec would see potential in a pitch, trust their gut, and then that exec would be the one to champion the cause of the show pushing it through all the red tape and getting it on air. It was always a gamble and sometimes shows would fail, but then other times you'd get a mega hit like Spongebob or Adventure Time.
At some point, execs stopped wanting to take that risk of something failing and decided they ONLY wanted the mega hits. The best way to ensure that people will watch something is to essentially show them something they've already seen, so that's why we're stuck in the loop of endless reboots, sequels, prequels, and baby versions of stuff that has already been made. That and they create shows based on focus groups and statistics which is how we ended up with that Wish abortion Disney made for their 100 year anniversary. No story, no inspiration...just a joyless list of shit they needed to include so they could market the crap out of it.
Hopefully the rise of interest in indie productions will help break this cycle. Networks are starting to pay attention to stuff made by groups like Spindlehorse and Glitch.
she's over 18
Is the creator secretly a pedophile? Why make her look like a literal child?
When did she say that? I thought she was canonically like 12.
No story, no inspiration...just a joyless list of shit they needed to include so they could market the crap out of it.
She's 12 in the comic and 14 in the pilot. I don't know where the fuck you pulled "over 18" out of your ass.
It is mentioned on the official bio released by the creator
The industry needs to have the titans of old ripped open. Like the story of Tiamat and Marduk, the blood and viscera will form a new environment.