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Making a Rock to Roll.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Recently I looked through the notes from our two test screening feedback sessions and one note struck me as immensely important: 2 audience members didn’t feel connected to the main character right off the bat, so when she launches on … Continue reading →

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Tricky Women Animation Festival: Films.

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Tricky Women is Tricky because animation in German is Trickfilm. Puns are fun. The festival itself is also fun, based in a good looking, friendly town of Vienna. The festival is organized by a team of great women lead by Waltraud … Continue reading →

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Women Film Festivals: Do We need Them?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Recently Ottawa International Animation Festival director and programmer Chris Robinson asked in a private Facebook message to 10 female animators what they felt about gender specific festivals. Namely – programs of films made only by women. It was a surprise … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Aftermath: Packing Rewards.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

Guess what – on Valentine’s Day morning, after we reached our Kickstarter goal, I went to a local liquor store and got a bottle of Moscato. Not that I know much or care about Moscato, but drinking champaign at lunch … Continue reading →

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Hard Data Vs. Soft Data of a Kickstarter campaign.

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

In Digital Age it’s seductive to reduce people to numbers, as it makes hard data easily available. – My video has been viewed 41,374 times on YouTube! – My blog had 52,937 visitors last year! – I have 1,237 friends … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter: Week 3

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

From the moment I started to learn how to run a Kickstarter campaign I have encountered a lot of conflicting opinions about it. “It is an excellent way to connect with your fans and raise funds” vs “Having to beg … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter Week 1: Thoughts

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

It’s actually not thoughts, but a feeling: it is hard. But lets take things in order. On Tuesday, January 15th at 9:22 AM I hit the button “Launch” and “Rocks In My Pockets” Kickstarter campaign went live. A moment of exhilaration – … Continue reading →

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Money Blues.

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

It is 4 AM and I wake up with a feeling that a large fist in the center of my stomach is pulling my whole body inside. My muscles crack with tension like guitar strings too tight. My back and … Continue reading →

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Social Media.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

One of my favorite books is Tintin. By now I’ve read it so many times I almost know it by heart. The imaginary events happen in the safe distance of the imaginary past, it’s soothing to see the familiar characters … Continue reading →

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Three Animators and a Baby.

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Babies and animators usually don’t go well together. Babies cry at nights, disrupting people’s sleep and if people don’t sleep they don’t animate well. But sometimes babies born to animators sleep well at nights. Those babies we love. One such … Continue reading →

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