The Cartoon that Never Was

As you've probably noticed Ebolaworld hasn’t been updated in the last few weeks. The reason was I’ve been working on paid animation job and had to postpone the new Linda Show episode. However, the job just fell through after the client presented requirements at the last minute in which he would own the FLA Source file and all characters within the movie (I was using some of my own). As most of you know (especially those who freelance with flash), the source file contains more than a cartoon. It contains your intellectual property as well. Reluctantly, I was willing to sell the source file separately, but he wasn’t too happy about paying extra. However, before a price could be agreed upon I was told some shocking revelations that compromised my source files privacy which he was agreeing not to do, so I refused to sell. I tried to handle the dispute professionally, but he wanted to make it personal. Needless to say, the job is now terminated.

It’s unfortunate he wasn’t willing to work with me as I bent over backwards for him by charging for only 35 hours when the animation took much longer. Also, since I was hesitant in turning over my FLA source files for free I offered him one that he could use to add his own pre-loader and ending credits, but had all my animation safeguarded as keyframes. I even granted him ownership of the characters (with alterations to mine) and was willing to supply a separate FLA of them. Regardless, he wanted the original FLA source file for unstated reasons, as he could have done everything he told me of with what I was offering. Oh well, now he has a pending deadline and has to create his own version very quickly.

However for me, it’s not a complete loss as I had fun animating the cartoon. Also, during the process I created a few new characters and a lot of new backgrounds and objects that I can implement into my future cartoons. The cartoon was a song about the upcoming Oscars and how much they suck.

Lastly, the new Linda Show and many other projects are back in the works. I will also let you know when this guy releases his version of the cartoon, so we can have a side by side comparison. However, my version can't include the song.

Sam T