Live Streams
Mar, the founder of an animation studio in Tokyo, and her team share serious AND relaxed stories.
Think "in-depth industry conversations with pros, creative and business processes" PLUS "fun facts, pop culture, life in Japan, and random things we enjoy like nature and culture".
Think "in-depth industry conversations with pros, creative and business processes" PLUS "fun facts, pop culture, life in Japan, and random things we enjoy like nature and culture".
Recent and Upcoming!
🔴 Comic adaptations! 💬 With I KILL GIANT's Comic Artist Ken Niimura
16/February/2024 10am JST.
Host: Mar Exposito
Guest: Ken NiimuraYouTube Channel and Twitch Channel
Soon after the livestream ends, the video gets hidden. The livestreams's recording then gets edited and uploaded again to Youtube at a later date.
🔴 What are the industry trends? 🌍Ft. Alkimia Animation Studio
1/March/2024 9am JST.
Host: Mar Exposito
Guest: Alkimia Animation StudioYouTube Channel and Twitch Channel
Soon after the livestream ends, the video gets hidden. The livestreams's recording then gets edited and uploaded again to Youtube at a later date.
🔴 (to be announced)
17/May/2024 9am JST.
Host: Mar Exposito
Guest: To be announcedYouTube Channel and Twitch Channel
Soon after the livestream ends, the video gets hidden. The livestreams's recording then gets edited and uploaded again to Youtube at a later date.
🔴 (to be announced)
7/June/2024 10am JST.
Host: Mar Exposito
Guest: (in chat, to be announced)YouTube Channel and Twitch Channel
Soon after the livestream ends, the video gets hidden. The livestreams's recording then gets edited and uploaded again to Youtube at a later date.
"Educational"
"Soothing"
"Like talking with an old friend"
Where did the recent live stream's recording go?!
From 2023, most videos hosted by Mar get hidden soon after we get offline. But edited recordings are later uploaded to our YouTube channel! These are shorter versions of the stream focused on that day's topic for easier viewing.
In addition to that, supporters at Patreon can also access exclusive monthly clips taken from those (now hidden) streams. That should include the Q&A section, fun highlights, or other video content we may find relevant.
Short on time?
We summarized some recorded streams for you!
You can also send questions to Mar through social media so she replies on stream. She will send you the video link later.
Testing streams, Animation Q&A while Animating a girl for MH2's film
Some topics mentioned, not in order:
Our live stream plans and ideas for 2023
Animation industry in Japan for foreigners
Updating the setup visually
Talking about the current commissioned project: My Holographic Heart https://www.instagram.com/myholoheartfilm/ while showing a screen recording for a cut, inking keyframes
Martial arts and some life updates
Animation Studio recap of 2022 works!
& Q&A
& Q&A
Topics in order:
The studio work's recap:
Animation projects worked in 2022
Animation projects finished in prior years but released in 2022
Current animation projects we're working on now that will drag to 2023
A couple of artists I used to follow
What the studio has upgraded/done in different areas this year.
Q&A time:
Mar's art-related training prior to creating the studio
Software we use, showing in detail a cut for MH2 we're working on
How our studio works (clean up, inbetweens)
And:
Livestreaming ideas for 2023 and viewer's requests
Where to find my old livestreams (at the time of the recording, they are all public! Youtube just puts them into a streams tab and not with the rest of videos)
Bonus question: how to get work into animation studios other than making a portfolio.
Let's Discover the Core of ALL our Animations
After following all the steps to fulfill my dream, I chose not to enter an existing animation studio in Japan. WHY? To create animation with my own rules! Join this steam to get a deeper look at the reasoning behind our 5 public values.
Clip Studio Paint drawing, inking, and coloring for anime
To train our new team, I showed how I do key animation files. Japan studios use a similar style so feel free to use it for your productions as well!
PROCESS (timestamps inside the video's description)
Drawing/Sketching
Inking/Keyframe
Shadowing
Coloring
Timing and final info
But why streaming?
Vlogs, in-person interviews, and tutorials are great but take a lot of time to prepare, film, and edit.
So, we started these "chat while I work" streams to try to produce videos while still animating (what everyone wants Mar to do really).
I'll stream weekly for 6 months to see if I like it, even if no one is watching!
And if the steams pay for the webcam and the monitor by Dec 2020, then I will keep going for another year.
Little did Mar know that this would become one of her favorite times of the week.
She could be a wild extrovert while working from home! Animation, comics, animals, health topics, Japan... everything fits in our informal talks!
We welcomed new team members thanks to the connections created. We took stand-alone tutorials out of streams. And we all learned a lot of new things about the industry together.
And YES, that financial goal was reached! Thanks to YOU!
In 2021 we made an effort to maintain the fun while becoming more valuable and on-topic. That meant we had some live interviews.
But then there was a stream break from late 2021 to early 2023 due to an unexpected internet and hardware situation when moving apartments. Still, Mar loves making videos and tries to broadcast live regularly again as much as possible.
That said, even when in some videos Mar is working on paid commissions, she becomes slower onscreen. So it makes a difference when the community helps support the streams financially.
Thank you for sharing our streams, your donations, and your patronage!
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