The next big change in animation?
The future of animation?
Meet Discord - the Uber/Facebook/Kickstarter of Animation
https://discordapp.com/
While designed as an online app for gamers, I met a student who was doing animation for the new animated TV project "Hazbin Hotel". It looks like it's being funded and managed through this system. I didn't ask, out of manners, how they were being paid. I'm wondering if this could sidestep the entire current studio system. I'm just concerned that labor is being managed this way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeOWxqYp80A
(Caution - adult themed material)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discord_(software)
Here's my animation history rant in a nutshell:
First, the Zoetrope invented by William E. Lincoln,
Next, animation drawn with pencil and paper, shot on black and white film,
Then acetate cels, shot in color,
Next, animated features,
Multiplane cameras,
TV limited animation,
Then came the first computer animation made with old military technology,
Soon, video games,
The internet and world wide web,
Next animated features Tron, Toy Story,
Massive layoffs of traditional artists - "Learn Maya"
Virtual reality and Augmented Reality
Games and animation for smartphones,
Plus, streaming new media.
And now, Discord.
Not that Discord!
Are you ready for what's next?
