I recently created an account at Formspring.me where you can ask me anything.

Austin Harrell asked a great question today – one that I get asked quite often.  I thought I’d share my response here on the blog. Please comment. I want to hear your thoughts/ opinions and follow-up questions.

Hi my name is Austin L. Harrell and I been working on a movie script. Do you know anybody I can pitch it to?

My advice for anyone wanting to pitch scripts or ideas to studios is as follows: Don’t pitch. Make it yourself and create an accompanying trans-media fan experience online.

Now, I know that for most feature film scripts, it’s an impossible task to make the whole thing yourself. So do the next best thing and start with a more ‘makeable’ version.
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“We have the opportunity many times a day, everyday, to be the one who listens to others, curious rather than certain.” – Margaret J. Wheatley

Creativity and humility are inextricably linked.

To curse ourselves for our failures and weaknesses is to sabotage to our own artistic growth, our inspiration, our careers, our performance in art school and our very passion for art.
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I did the title card painting for a new Disney Fairies short called Say Cheese.

We were attempting to blend the classic art deco look of the title cards for many classic cartoons (Disney, WB, UPA, MGM etc…) with our Fairies style and I am very pleased with the result.

You can watch the short here.

Line Art by Ritsuko Notani. Art Direction by Fred Warter. Directed by Dan Abraham.