#004: NS Arts Budget Cuts, Smiling Friends Ends, Virgo Lunar Eclipse & Video Game Renaissance an educational personal perspective collective minded diary / discussion about being an individual Animation Artist & The importance Artist Funding in Nova Scotia + the sudden END of Smiling Friends cartoon and how that shows production process may contrast with a artist grant. The Lunar South Node Eclipse in Virgo eradicates my “perfectionist” ego as this podcast further pummels all delusion of such a thing exists To wrap everything in this talk into frenzied bow- I discuss a, perhaps utopian, future and present conditions for my vision of a “Video Game Renaissance”.
#004: NS Arts Budget Cuts + End of Smiling Friends, Virgo Lunar Eclipse & Video Game Renaissance #podcast
NOTE: My goal is to present this info in a respectful, productive and personal way as my artist path continues to be a trial by fire experience that I felt called to channel in this discussion about very complex topics.
CORRECTION: Grants To Individuals program REDUCED from $632K to $442k
https://artsns.ca/news/changes-arts-ns-budget
an educational personal perspective minded diary / discussion about being an individual Animation Artist & The importance of Artist Funding, Artist Grants for the Arts Sector of Nova Scotia + the sudden END of Smiling Friends cartoon and how that shows production process contrasts with an artist grant project.
The Lunar South Node Eclipse in Virgo eradicates my “perfectionist” ego as this podcast further pummels all delusion of such a thing exists. To wrap everything in this talk into frenzied bow- I discuss a, perhaps utopian, future and present conditions for my vision of a “Video Game Renaissance”.
#animation
00:00:00 Intro; Nova Scotia arts cuts focus
DISCLAIMER: The Service of Writing Artist Grants (for others) has 100% of my respect: I didn't finish my thought about some people needing to budget 10% of a granted award for that service which is evidence of how much work is required to access / navigate this type of funding.
00:15:01 Grants-to-individuals slashed 690k→130k
00:48:57 Individuals vs organizations; resilience realities
DISCLAIMER: applying as a Organization is very different requirement than Individual Artist. Only support from me towards the folks on the ground doing important work as an organization. I was expressing frustrations around my own limitations to be helpful in that sphere.
01:08:13 Smiling Friends impact, tone, style
01:39:04 Artistic Production rules: on‑model, 3/4 staging, communication
#astrology
01:48:01 Virgo lunar eclipse overview
01:50:26 Embrace imperfection; keep publishing
01:58:48 Leo–Virgo–Libra evolutionary sequence
02:11:02 Aries action versus Pisces drift
02:22:37 Mercury‑in‑Pisces “The Thing” analogy
#videogames
02:31:16 Video game renaissance defined
02:33:20 Steam model; 30% platform cut
02:36:33 Emulation and decomp breakthroughs
02:44:18 AAA fatigue; live‑service clones critiqued
02:57:18 Single‑A mindset; Deeper visions on unique Video Games
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