Cartoon Characters and Their Universe: Create Another World
Introduction to the Show Bible
A course by Butch Hartman , Cartoon Artist
About the video: Introduction to the Show Bible
Overview
“In this lesson, we will go over all of these elements: the concept, the character lineup, the scenario. Combined, they give us the elements we need to create a "show bible". That’s a document—kind of like a presentation—that explains to a potential studio or buyer exactly what your show is about, what it looks like, and who the intended audience is.”
In this video lesson Butch Hartman addresses the topic: Introduction to the Show Bible, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cartoon Characters and Their Universe: Create Another World. Build your own cartoon narrative filled with endearing characters using a combination of analogue and digital tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“Introduction to the Show Bible We finalized our scenario with color. It's time to get into probably, one of the most important aspects of concept and show creation, and that is the intro to the show bible. Let's do this. Welcome to this next presentation called "Intro to the Show Bible." What is a show bible? Why do we call it the show bible? When you are in church or follow religion... Most religions have a book they follow. The "Bible." The bible that you follow are the rules that are laid down for the people who are in that church or who follow that religion. "Bible" is a fancy term sayi...”
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Butch Hartman
A course by Butch Hartman
Butch Hartman is an award-winning cartoon artist from the United States. He has been a fan of cartoons, movies, and comic books since he was a child and grew up creating stories and shooting his own movies. He later went on to study at the art school founded by Walt Disney, California Institute of Arts. After graduating, he began his career in the television animation industry, working on the 1986 version of My Little Pony.
Since then, Butch has gone on to work for studios like Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network on iconic cartoons including, Tom and Jerry Kids, Droopy Master Detective, Dexter’s Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, and more. His work has received multiple Emmy Awards and he himself has been nominated for several. Butch also created his own children’s app, The Noog Network, and has written and produced live action films, including one for his famous animated show, The Fairly OddParents. He has also grown an impressive social media following with over 800,000 subscribers on YouTube and 1.7 million followers on TikTok, and he hosts his own podcast, Speech Bubble.
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