"Too Bright To See", Kyle Lukoff It's hard to be yourself before you know who that is.
I just want to shout out a great children's trans story I came across recently titled "Too Bright To See". It really pulls you into the feeling of body dysmorphia and discovering your gender identity, with a spiritual push.
We all know Mr. Tumor-Head, but I am personally a fan of the people in the back which are literally just yellow ovals with eyes.
I listened to her perform it live at Magfest while the animation was playing. 💙
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It's from the same people, at least.
I've put off on subbing to Dropout for too damn long but this will absolutely be the push that finally does it.
Oh snap, I forgot they were getting in on it. Based.
very excited for this to be out in the world: i wrote about repressed queerness in Elio, child surveillance in Inside Out 2, the post-Lasseter crisis, and the figure of the child in Pixar for The Baffler
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Dreamworks' final batch of fully in-house features were well below 100 mil.
The primary theme of season 3:
parents are badass.
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Wow, this was really dark and fucked up and NOTHING like any of the other shorts.
...And I love it for that.
Isn't he just talking in sounds? What is the point???
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Okay, I feel better after getting some drawing practice in.
And also rewatching "Lesbian Space Princess".
Okay see, this thread from @radrappy.bsky.social is exactly what I mean when I say the old models are dead and new ones will have to be made whether we like it or not.
I think it tested poorly for unrelated story reasons and it was just convenient to cut it in that moment because of, like you said, the political climate.
Studio heads should seriously learn that, if they're going to answer a question that's related to serious real-world topics, they should either be fully straightforward about their views on it, or not say anything because that middleground response that could make everyone happy doesn't exist.
Anyway we should support Julián (Cartoon Saloon) when it comes out!
Based on the beautiful kids book "Julián is a Mermaid" and shaping up to be very openly queer in presentation and has a queer writer on the team (Juliany Taveras)
Let's support those who aren't afraid of helping tell our stories.
Case by case basis. Toy Story 5 I'll likely pass on in the theater, and I was already leaning in that direction.
Pixar makes good movies. Even a lot of their more overtly flawed entries like Elio, I still enjoy a lot.
But let's not let that blind us from how problematic the studio politics can still be because of their ever corporate, bureaucratic nature, at its worst leading to tone-deafness like this.
Is anyone even gonna realistically for it at that point?
Disney is a brand company. I dont think anyone goes to those movies to "feel represented" but to get a specific vibe.
BUT its always great, amazing and potentially profitable for Disney to give a shit about those things. Theyre leaving money on the table for their competitors (YouTube and Sony).
And the Disney100 screenings only went back to 1991 with "Beauty and the Beast" while the UK had way more variety
I just wish some angel investor would back some indie studio or even a whole indie platform to help bring in-house American animation back and allow so many of these artists to be paid a living wage again. There's gotta be someone out there...
Cause the industry that we've known clearly isn't coming back, & the high some of the big boys are getting on YouTube is gonna dry up eventually. There needs to be something more secure built off what the likes of Glitch have been able to accomplish. It isn't easy, but it's what will need to be done
I feel like instead of just thoughtlessly telling every struggling artist to go indie, or even shooting such advice down, there really needs to be more of a convo about how indie's current strides can be used to help build a new, sustainable industry. I'm talking platforms, grants, investors, et al.
Man, if there is any sanity remaining by the time we make it out, we need to officially declare venture capitalism uncool.
