Animation Revolution Part 1 - Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo

05/16/21 • 70 min

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Animation Revolution Part 1- in this series, the twins dive into where things are going for the animation industry right now. Not the major studios, but the independent movement that is starting to make waves. In this episode, they interview Tara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo, the duo behind the YouTube pilot "Long Gone Gulch". We dive deep on how they funded their show through Kickstarter, worked on it with top industry vets for 5 years, and released it to YouTube with huge raves! Now what? The pitching time and investment raising just begins! Hear first hand how new directions are being forged for creators to DIY YOUR OWN animated series!

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