I'm putting together a variety of talent into a sort of production company. Everything from artists, writers, editors, musicians, voice actors, audio/video editors, directors, and so on. The main emphasis of the company is of course Anime. Other than that the production goals are fairly broad, be it producing AMV's for new musicians (Anime music videos), animated shorts, fully fledged movies, or series productions.

Right now we're in the planning stages, essentially just getting names of talent interested in co-operative work in animation. There is no serious time frame or requirements to worry about at the moment. Essentially we're simply bringing together talent first, before settling on any particular projects.

The goal for right now is to bring people together. The goal years down the road is to form one of the first American based Anime Production Studios.

The big recruitment push at the moment is for more artists. We're seeking artists of ALL skill levels and specialties. Even if you consider yourself relatively unskilled, it's still possible to be part of the animation process.
We're seeking all categories of artists, but the big categories are:
Illustrators - They do the basic sketch work of developing frames
Inkers - Go over the sketches to create line art
Colorists - Specialize in coloring line art, mostly through CG. Although in some situations traditional medias can be used (Such as Copics, Acrylic on Acetate Animation Cels)
Also, incase you're wondering, I don't really consider myself an artist. My talents lay in other areas.

Anyways, the goal here is more to form one of the very first non-Japanese/Korean Anime labels.

It's going to be rough going for the first few years. But with enough determination and carpal tunnel syndrome, it will happen.

We're off to a great start so far.

We have a great group of highly talented underground indie musicians willing to create unique and new music for anything we produce.

Our production department specializing in audio and video editing is quickly shaping up and attracting student directors hoping to break into the industry.

We definately need more artists. Right now we have about seven or eight artists of varying skill levels. We need more of all types and skill levels. Whether you're a Keyframe quality artist or a tweener we can probably use you.

As far as compensation goes - Your compensation is directly proportional to the success of the project (Read: You get paid nothing now, but when the projects earns, you earn). A good portion of the money earned in the early years will go back into the company for further production.

Why you should join? Well, at the very least even if the project is a flop, it's something impressive you can put on your resume. How many other artists out there can say they worked to help produce an anime outside of Japan? At best you'll be part of the senior team of one of the first non-Japanese/Korean based Anime Studios.

Also: We're based out of Lawrence, Kansas. Mainly staffed by Undergraduate and Graduate students at the University of Kansas. However in most, if not all cases, it should be possible to do the work at distance over the internet.

[ 22-05-2005: Message edited by: Jedaka ]