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John
John "F" Fountain
@FountainCartoon
Veteran Cartoon Director - Helped make Fairly Oddparents, MLAATR & Invader Zim - mascot of Fountain’s Pen Productions. PG-13 🚫POLITICS - IG: fountainspencomics
Jan 5, 2024 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
This actually highlights yet another aspect of John K’s whole “schtick” was his assertion that if you liked anime, The Simpsons or anything other than Ralph Bakshi or Tex Avery you were a giant dunce.

I’ve never understood “animation partisanship.”

Cont. Animation is such a unique storytelling medium I can’t imagine why you would ever limit yourself that way.

It’s like saying “I will eat nothing but hamburgers forever.”

Cont.
Oct 29, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
#animation #cartoons
Television animation is an industry that openly hates itself.

What do I mean?

It's an industry that - very often - is run by people with absolutely no interest in what it makes.

cont. Image Most of these pencil pushers are just former "executive assistants" who kissed the asses of their bosses who did the same before them.

They didn't go to film school or study storytelling in any capacity.

cont.
Oct 14, 2023 • 12 tweets • 7 min read
#Animation
I haven’t immersed myself in #HazbinHotel or #HelluvaBoss the way I probably should’ve by now… I’ve seen a few episodes and I definitely get the massive appeal, but beyond its obvious charms, it gets something really “right” that I wish more productions did…

Cont. Image The character designs for both shows look very intentionally “fun to draw”.

I feel like a lot of shows do the opposite… drawing ‘The Wild Thornberrys’ was like a punishment.

A lot of animated shows try so hard to be “unique” that they bog down the production…

Cont. Image
Mar 6, 2023 • 41 tweets • 8 min read
#drawjennysunday #mlaatr #mylifeasateenagerobot #Nickelodeon
DISCLAIMER!!! READ THIS!!! SERIOUSLY!!! AND DON'T JUST READ IT - INJEST IT!!!

The following story outline is both FICTION and FAN FICTION!

None of these events happened... these are FICTIONAL CHARACTERS...
cont. Not only is it fictional, it is PURELY speculative on my part!
Someone asked me once, "How would the whole Jenny/Brad/Sheldon thing work out if @RobRenzetti let you run with it?" and what follows are the results.

So... let me be clear:

cont.
Mar 6, 2023 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I’m really excited about sharing this with you all…

But here’s the thing:

I’m getting a lot of comments like “You should do this” or “You should do that”…

One of the great things about working on a show like #mlaatr …
Cont… …is that it took on a life of its own.
It was a functional “reality.”

Those types of shows are the easiest to write for BECAUSE they pretty much write themselves.

Here’s what I mean…
Jan 16, 2023 • 237 tweets • >60 min read
#animation #film #storyboard #directing #ScreenwritingTwitter #art #drawing #cartoon #cartoons #CartoonArt #storytelling #storyteller #Animations #animation2d #animation3d #tutorial #Students #filmstudent #animationstudent
STORYBOARDING 101

with

John "F" Fountain

cont. Image First...
This tutorial is being sponsored by MY PRECIOUS TIME.
I want to keep creating free stuff, so I'm not using paywalls, but if you'd like to support me - LIKE, SHARE, SPREAD THE WORD & SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

on to the tutorial...

youtube.com/channel/UCFkuF…
Dec 4, 2022 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
All dressed up for my daughter’s first dance recital.

This is kinda as good as it gets. Sorry. You couldn’t pay me…
Aug 25, 2022 • 15 tweets • 9 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #storyboard #comics #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #student #writing #screenwriting

PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW

By John Fountain

CHAPTER 8 - Post Mortem

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we? Image Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve tried to give you all of the practical information I have based on my experience on how to pitch a cartoon.

Not as easy as you thought, huh?

Everything I know came from trial-and-error on my part.

You will try.

You will error. Image
Aug 24, 2022 • 23 tweets • 10 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #storyboard #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #student #writing #screenwriting
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW

By John Fountain

CHAPTER 7 - “We’d like to see MORE!”

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we? Image NOTE: All illustrations are from pitch documents I've created over the years. All materials copyright/trademark John Fountain 2022 all rights reserved - none of the following material may be copied or reproduced except for purposes of review without permission of the author. Image
Aug 23, 2022 • 18 tweets • 9 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #comics #directing #Filmmaking #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #writing #screenwriting
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW
By John Fountain

CHAPTER 6 - Follow up

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

So... you’ve pitched your cartoon!
Congrats! Image In many cases, you’ll have a pretty good idea what your chances look like within the first 120 seconds of your pitch.

By the time you speak the title of the show and first paragraph of your pitch, you’ll probably be able to see it on their faces. Image
Aug 22, 2022 • 47 tweets • 8 min read
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW
By John Fountain

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

CHAPTER 5: Leave ‘em Wanting More

This will be the least popular chapter in this tutorial.
It will get the least number of views.

And, yet, it’s probably the single most important. There will be no fun artwork. No gags… no jokes.

I’ll be interested to see who sticks around.

Let’s proceed…

As I’ve stated in previous chapters, the odds are SEVERELY stacked against you getting a show/movie/deal, or even getting an opportunity to pitch...
Aug 19, 2022 • 22 tweets • 9 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #storyboard #comics #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #writing #screenwriting
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW
By John Fountain

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

CHAPTER 4: Anatomy of a Pitch Document Image First, allow me to say what should go without saying:
Everything here is copyrighted and trademarked by John Fountain 2022 - all rights are reserved. None of this may be copied, distributed or reproduced SAVE FOR PURPOSE OF REVIEW without permission from the author!
Aug 18, 2022 • 22 tweets • 11 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #comics #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #student #writing #screenwriting
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW

By John Fountain

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

CHAPTER 3: NOW what?! Image Good lord - after ALL THAT you’re still here?!

You’re a glutton for punishment, huh? Well… good… because if you’re going to pitch your cartoon ideas, you’ve gotta love getting punched in the gut.

And get punched in the gut you most certainly WILL! Image
Aug 17, 2022 • 28 tweets • 12 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboards #directing #Filmmaking #tutorial #writing #screenwriting
PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW
By John Fountain

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

CHAPTER 2
"How to convince the world that they’re wrong and you’re brilliant!" Image You can’t.

Whomp whomp.

NEXT INSTALLMENT - How to deal with disappointment! Image
Aug 16, 2022 • 25 tweets • 12 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #comics #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #student #writing #screenwriting

PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW
By John Fountain

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we?

CHAPTER 1
PITCHING A SHOW: Why? Image One of the things about animation that a lot of people find frustrating is that it often becomes a “nexus” where CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION and COMMERCE are uncomfortably merged. Image
Aug 15, 2022 • 22 tweets • 11 min read
#animation #cartoons #storyboarding #storyboard #comics #art #directing #Filmmaking #entertainment #tutorial #MASTERCLASS #student #writing #screenwriting

PITCHING A CARTOON SHOW

By John Fountain

INTRODUCTION

Let’s talk about pitching a cartoon show, shall we? Image Before we get started, let me sort of lay down how this is all going to happen.
I’m gonna do my best to give you some perspective on how to go about pitching and/or selling your original ideas to a network or media platform based on MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. Image