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HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:47 pm
by Mikdog
Hi guys. Can't find my original HappyLand thread that was pages long :? I may have deleted it a while back.

Some of you may be familiar with this project of mine I started around 2006. I was making a series built and animated in Anime Studio (then called MOHO). I recently sold the whole lot, including the pilot, the Alien short and all 52 short 30-seconders. Stoked.

More detail here: http://www.mikescottanimation.com/i-sold-happyland/

Here's the pilot:



Woo!

Thanks,

Mike

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 1:56 pm
by VĂ­ctor Paredes
That is fantastic, Mike! Congratulations!
I'm really happy for you and for Happy Land, it has been inspiring all us for years :)

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:01 pm
by Mikdog
Hey Selgin, thanks man, that's a really nice thing to say.

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:08 pm
by slowtiger
Congrats! I'm so proud of you - looks like hard work sometimes still pays ...

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:13 pm
by Mikdog
Thanks slow ;)

And thanks for all your help, showing me your suggestion for the sun bouncing helped the 'ease-in-ease-out' penny drop for me.

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:36 pm
by Maestral
Congrats, Mike! Nice work with happy ending / or beginning? ,)

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 3:01 pm
by KenW
Congratulations Mike,

You should be very happy to see your work in demand. Like others here i've been following your animations for years. Cheers to you! :lol:

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:19 pm
by AmigaMan
Congratulations from me too. That's great news :D
I still have my DVD of the series I bought from you. It's taken a while but it has a lot of charm so I'm not surprised someone saw value in it. Excellent!

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 9:03 pm
by ulrik
Great news! Congratulations!! You're really worth it. :D

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 10:10 pm
by funksmaname
Congrats dude! you will be an inspiration for new AS users (and old ones) for the rest of time. Legends will be told about 'HappyLand'. Glad I could witness it from the beginning! awesome.

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:13 am
by sbtamu
It seems you are happy about selling "HappyLand" congratulations!!!

When you say Sold, do you mean someone has purchased the rights also or can you continue making more episodes?

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:21 am
by rlgood
Congratulations Mike! I've watched all your Happy Land shorts on YouTube. I even left a nice comment or two. I'm very pleased to hear this good news. Happy Land is the the place to be. :D

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:13 am
by jahnocli
Well done, Mike.

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:09 pm
by Mikdog
Thanks Maestral ;) end of something, beginning of another fo' sho'.
KenW - I am pleased indeed. Thanks for following my stuff.
Amiga - Ha ha, glad you got a DVD. Thanks for buying one. There were so few of those made, I have one more left for myself.
Ulrik - thanks :)
Funksmaname - Ha ha. Nice. Thanks.
Sbtamu - I am indeed happy about selling HappyLand. Someone purchased the whole lot, including the IP (Intellectual Property) so I can't make more HappyLand episodes, unless the buyer contracted me out to do so. Looking through the character templates I made with loads of pre-programmed actions that cut together really nicely (the character could walk, or stop walking, or run, or jump, or go on tip-toes etc... with the click of a mouse) the buyer may decide to offer the files for sale as a learning tool perhaps. In any event, I've got some other work in the pipeline so I'm pleased to have sold HappyLand.
Rigood - Woah, you watched all of them? Nice! Thanks.
Jahnocli - Thanks buddy ;)

Re: HappyLand - SOLD!

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 6:36 am
by neeters_guy
Congratulations!This is an early work too, your best is yet to come.:D