Comments on: Frank Zappa explains the decline of…almost everything? http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/blog/frank-zappa-explains-the-decline-of-almost-everything/ A graphic novel in progress Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:04:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The House of Move | Art and Animation Nightly » Blog Archive » “I dunno what it is, Just put it out there!” http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/blog/frank-zappa-explains-the-decline-of-almost-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-385 The House of Move | Art and Animation Nightly » Blog Archive » “I dunno what it is, Just put it out there!” Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:06:40 +0000 http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/?p=323#comment-385 [...] Eddie Pittman pointed this out: Watch this video taken from an interview with Frank Zappa and substitute the word “Music” with “Comics, Animation, Film, or any media of your choice. [...] [...] Eddie Pittman pointed this out: Watch this video taken from an interview with Frank Zappa and substitute the word “Music” with “Comics, Animation, Film, or any media of your choice. [...]

]]> By: Eddie http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/blog/frank-zappa-explains-the-decline-of-almost-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Eddie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:09:56 +0000 http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/?p=323#comment-384 BTW, I think it applies to more than just music and animation (as my post implies). The comic strip, comic book AND film industry also suffer from this mentality which is essentially the decision making process of the "creative executives." Leave the creative decisions to the real creatives. BTW, I think it applies to more than just music and animation (as my post implies). The comic strip, comic book AND film industry also suffer from this mentality which is essentially the decision making process of the “creative executives.” Leave the creative decisions to the real creatives.

]]> By: Eddie http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/blog/frank-zappa-explains-the-decline-of-almost-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Eddie Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:35:54 +0000 http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/?p=323#comment-381 Thanks David! I replaced the video with your link—makes more sense when you take all the sex comments out of it :) Thanks David! I replaced the video with your link—makes more sense when you take all the sex comments out of it :)

]]> By: David Nethery http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/blog/frank-zappa-explains-the-decline-of-almost-everything/comment-page-1/#comment-379 David Nethery Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:27:09 +0000 http://www.redsplanet.com/comic/?p=323#comment-379 Here's just the first 2:08 minutes excerpted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TMqS4F7Zc4 Yes, just take out the words "music" or "music industry" and substitute "animation" and it speaks to the difficulty of getting anything new or unusual approved into production. Very similar to some points Brad Bird makes in his famous McKinsey Quarterly profile from a few years ago: "They always try to copy the original THING rather than the CONDITIONS that allowed the original thing to come into being." - Brad Bird http://hand-drawn-animation.blogspot.com/2009/09/thoughts-from-brad-bird.html Here’s just the first 2:08 minutes excerpted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TMqS4F7Zc4

Yes, just take out the words “music” or “music industry” and substitute “animation” and it speaks to the difficulty of getting anything new or unusual approved into production. Very similar to some points Brad Bird makes in his famous McKinsey Quarterly profile from a few years ago:

“They always try to copy the original THING rather than the CONDITIONS that allowed the original thing to come into being.” – Brad Bird

http://hand-drawn-animation.blogspot.com/2009/09/thoughts-from-brad-bird.html

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