This might be one the most important things you will ever read, if you are planning to make your own animation studio or if you are working in the animation industry in general. This article was written by the creator of Big Idea Studios. Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales. And it is by far, one of the most riveting, inspirational and honest articles I have ever read on the internet. Period.
It's about the truth about the studio that brought you Veggie Tales and how it went from a sky-rocketing "the next big thing" to a fiasco law-suit battle worn, bankrupt studio with millions in debt(that in the end they were able to pay off).
But this article is so much more than that.
This is a blueprint to what most people might go through if you make your own animation studio. The ugly side of Toon Town. Where back deals are made and politics get dirtier than the mob, you will read and understand how things really go down in the animation industry. And it ain't pretty.
But, it's actually more than that. It's a great story.
Phil Vischer really left everything in this article. He poured his heart out and even though it's eleven pages long, it feels like two. Go ahead give it a read, you won't regret it.