Writers Get Animated
Episodes
Friday Aug 30, 2019
146 - Angry Birds 2: 2 Angry 2 Birdious
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Hop in the slingshot, we're flinging ourselves to Bird Island to talk Angry Birds 2! How do you craft a story when there's so little plot from source material? How do you take a video game movie franchise to the... next level? What are the different ways you take take comedy beyond audience expectations?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
089 - Ready Player Dracula: Castlevania
011 - Well, Excuuuse Us
Links
Cartoon Brew Interview with the Director and Producer of Angry Birds 2
Watch the Angry Birds 2 Bathroom Scene!
Friday Aug 16, 2019
145 - Sweet, Sweet Fantasy: Amphibia
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
This week, we're looking at crafting a fantasy world! What are the different types of fantasy sub-genres out there? We explore the realm of Amphibia to see how it fits into and subverts various fantasy rules! What adventures does Anne have in store? How do you build a mythical world?
Links
Watch the first two episodes of Amphibia
Fantasy on TV Tropes
Friday Aug 02, 2019
144 - Circle of Remakes: The Lion King (2019)
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Friday Aug 02, 2019
Hakuna Matata! We're traveling to Pride Rock for this episode! Guest Rebecca Myers helps us investigate how the new photorealistic Lion King fits into the great Disney Circle of Remakes. How is this version different from the original animated film? What story changes are made? Does the remake become something new?
Previously on Writers Get Animated
066 - Disynergy: Doc McStuffins, Pooh, and Lion Guard, Too
032 - Once Upon A Time Again
Links
LA Times: 'The Lion King': Is it animated or live-action? It's complicated
Tech Crunch: How the New Lion King Came to Life