From: emru@CAM.ORG (Emru Townsend)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime,rec.arts.animation,alt.tv.tiny-toon,alt.tv.simpsons
Subject: Call For Submissions
Date: 11 Jan 93 03:46:40 GMT
Organization: MegaCorp Central Complex

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
 
FPS is a relatively new animation magazine that's looking for
contributions of writing and artwork.  We've had two issues
printed so far (low distribution, but they're completely sold
out), and the third issue is just about ready to go.  Starting
with the third issue, we're taking the plunge into a greater
print run, greater distribution, better production values, etc.
 
Our mandate is to discuss _any_ form of animation in any manner,
so long as the discussion is articulated well.  We have no
editorial biases or limitations; if you want to write an article
on the merits of Strawberry Shortcake, go right ahead.  Review a
CD soundtrack of your favorite anime -- fine.  Gripe about the
sorry state of PC animation software -- sure.  We're here to
exchange ideas about animation, period.
 
The first three issues contain: an article by Richard Pini on his and
Wendy's attempts to get Elfquest animated; an article on the editing of
Warner Bros. cartoons, past and present; a series of reviews on
Bubblegum Crisis, Bubblegum Crash, AD Police, and Hurricane Live; an
excerpt from the first chapter of a soon-to-be-released book on Chuck
Jones; an editorial on Disney's alleged reluctance to own up to using
computers for their ink and paint process; a primer on collecting
animation on film; interviews with people involved in the Japanese
animation industry on both sides of the Pacific; a quick look at the
Ottawa International Animation Festival; an interview with Liquid TV
executive producer Abby Terkhule; an overview of Batfink, an obscure
Batman parody from the late 1960s. Naturally, there's also news,
reviews, and the like.
 
Tentatively slated for the next few issues are: an article on the
Animation Art Guild; critical questions and answers on the personal
computer and animation; interviews with Zbigniew Rybcznski, Robert
Woodhead, Robert Napton, and Johji Manabe.  The fifth issue will be
featuring computers and animation.  We're also toying with the idea of a
special issue featuring reviews and discussion of animated films with
just a wee bit too much sexual content for our regular mag.  (There are
some interesting movies in the US, Europe and Japan that are ostensibly
porn films, but some of these have surprising merits or histories.)
 
If you're interested in seeing your name in print (i.e. we can't afford
to pay for submissions just as yet), or just want to know more about
what the heck we're all about, we can be contacted electronically:
 
BIX: switch
Fidonet: 1:167/133 (as "Emru Townsend")
Internet: emru@cam.org
 
Or through SnailMail:
 
PO Box 36, Station H
Montreal, QC
Canada H3G 2K5
 
Subscriptions:
US/Canada: A sample issue is $3.50, a six-issue subscription is $18.00.
Elsewhere: A sample issue is $4.50, a six-issue subscription is $24.00.
 
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