A short post today, and that’s because you’ll want to head on over to the downright fantastic Scribble Junkies blog, which, in case you didn’t know, is the collaborative spawn of indie king Bill Plympton and Patrick Smith, who happens to be a man of many, many hats within the animation community.
Long story short, on Friday, Patrick posted the aforementioned 7 principles and they are well worth reading, understanding and learning as they represent the driving force behind the most successful animation studio of the last 20 years. They’re a good lesson for anyone really, as they can apply to any project your working on, not just an animated film.
It’s absolutely true, so head on over to see what John says about it and the rest of the principles, you will not regret it.
For me, the pick of the bunch is number 3:
Quality is a great business plan. Period.
He’s bang on the button with that one and it’s paid off handsomely for him thus far.