I was researching online about becoming an animation producer when I found your article. Thank you for the amazing advice, but I have a question. Is it possible that I could ask a studio to produce a cartoon that was not mine? Basically, I would like to turn a book series into a cartoon show, but the characters and storyline from the series is not mine. Is this possible?

Thanks,
Chantelle

I have a question regarding this wonderful cartoon series idea I have (although I am a little biased).

I have already begun the compilation of the bible for the series and have also partnered with an animator and voice over person for the production of the cartoon.

My question is this: I do not wish to initially sell the cartoon to a network such as nickelodeon or disney. I want to produce the cartoon initially by myself and create a following for it on a channel like PBS for example and then attempt to sell it to a major network while still retaining rights as a creative director/producer. If I produce the show for a station like PBS is there a chance that I will still be able to sell it to a major network.

What is the best way to go about self producing and distributing my cartoon series with the hopes of later selling it while still retaining creative rights?

Any and all guidance you could provide will be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Thanks for your comment.

I’m not sure if you seen my article http://blog.media-freaks.com/8-steps-to-producing-a-cartoon-series. This should actually shed some light on financing. If you want a more thorough discussion, I would prefer if you ask me your questions here directly so others may benefit. I may write an article to answer your questions.

Thanks
Aldric

I was wondering if we could have a quick chat about finding investors for funding of cartoon series, maybe there’s some information, tips or hints you can give me to narrow down where to look and who to look for.

Thanks, you can email me at darcy_poirier@hotmail.com.

Darcy Poirier

Please follow the link below to view his original post and my answers to his questions.

http://blog.media-freaks.com/ilive/

Thanks for your questions. I have answered your questions at http://blog.media-freaks.com/rob-mack/

Please keep your questions coming!

Aldric

I’m leaning heavily toward edgy rather than cute and am wondering for a start what other traits a team of say 4 characters should have… I’m working on back stories and interpersonal dynamics and my goal is to have them all stylised enough to be recognised as a unit as well as empowering them each with purposeful individuality.

Also, with funding, did you sell your ideas? What rights did you retain to the Intellectual Property?

Thanks again for the opportunity to discuss this here at Mediafreaks;)

Cheers
Rob