Steps to making your own Indie Cartoon

 

Start: 23:08 Has there ever been a time working on something where Viv was ever at a time crunch and how does she deal with it? 25:30 Where would you recommend someone start when making their own cartoon? 28:13 What was Viv's journey like from developing comics to making more ambitious TV length, TV quality videos? 30:37 Advice from Viv 32:50 Brand 39:09 Kickstater 45:49 Vivs plan out her series 50:48 How to fight feelings of doubt 55:22 Self vs Studio 1:02:19 Is it better to teach yourself to animate or go to college 1:07:20 Why do most Indy cartoons fail from the start 1:09:48 How did Viv meet her crew? 1:11:19 Viv Specific Circumstances!!! 1:13:14 ^^!!! Vivzie Tips!!! ^^ 1:14:55 STORY TIME 1:17:00 Sketchbook Tour??? 1:18:14 How did you get your own manager or how were you able to reach out and pitch? (Pretty good long story) 1:22:39 What’s the best idea for merch? 1:25:29 When creating a series do you need to file copyright? 1:29:25 How did she get the contacts to this big project? 1:30:14 How much of an impact did going to SVA have on Hazbin in terms of getting in touch with industry insiders as well as getting the Spindle Horse crew to create the show…(And did she think she could of made Hazbin at all without going to SVA) 1:32:07 Do you have any tips for creating a fan base..? 1:36:18 Does Viv have any professional experience in writing or is she learning as you go? 1:37:07 What was it like to work with Maxwell Adams? 1:39:34 LIGHTNING ROUND 1:39:40 How do you overcome fears on what other people will think about your story projects 1:41:47 How did you make the connections you’ve made with the people you've worked with? Did you go to art school to help with that? 1:45:11 What programs does Viv use for animation and animatics? 1:45:50 When working on your own projects what are the ways to avoid burnouts? 1:47:24 How to Advertise or Promote your projects? 1:48:00 How long do you aim to make your episodes? 1:48:40 Did Viv do a lot of research on mythology when creating her version of Hell? 1:50:55 Do you think short form entertainment like Tik Tok will eventually take over 30-minute animated TV storytelling? 1:51:50 How do you get everybody to follow a specific vision of working on your show without coming off like a bossy tyrant? 1:52:54 How do you divide up the work for animation and the cleanup team? Like does she ask who wants to animate which shot or do you decide who animates what? 1:54:03 How did you start off SpindleHorse Studios was there a person you had to go to make it an official studio? 1:54:46 How did Viv develop her style? 1:57:19 What made Viv decide on the different tiers of species in Hell from Overlords to Imps? And what is her thought processing on creating a hell being such as Angel and Charlie? 1:59:05 Does Viv help write the songs or does she leave it all to the songwriters or does she write them? 1:59:48 How many people in total worked on Hazbin? 2:00:30 Do you have business experience or studies to make your production so stable? (Cause she manages her money very well) 2:02:20 How do you go about incorporating musical numbers into a cartoon or TV show? Anything you learn from this process in the Hazbin Pilot? 2:03:49 How does Viv find the time and motivation to keep steady progress on an independent project while balancing life’s other demands? 2:04:57 Does Viv have a day job on the side? 2:05:55 Would Viv ever someday in the future like to do a mentorship/internship to help future artists? 2:07:38 What's the weirdest dream Viv has ever had about her drawn characters? 2:09:00 Viv and her Social Medias THE END