FAQ
What is Toon Mill about?
We are a creative animation company that focuses exclusively on preserving the legacy of our clients. We think it’s a shame that when successful entrepreneurs and others retire and are forgotten. This after a lifetime of struggle, overcoming adversity and significant contributions to society are lost. It’s like it never happened. Often the families of these stellar individuals have only a vague idea of their stories. Animations are a fun to tell those stories so others will want to listen.
What makes your animations different?
We bring sense of humor and whimsy to our creations. This makes viewing them enjoyable and fun. This is in sharp contrast to more serious and boring animations that try to mimic video. Nobody wants to watch those animations.
How can you deliver complex custom animations at such a low price?
We understand biographical animations and are efficient at using animations to communicate stories.
What is a custom production?
Custom productions are one-off original animations exclusive for you that you own. These take a considerable amount of time to design and build with the prices reflecting this.
What is the process?
1. Collaborate to script customized to tell your story
2. Design your primary character to resemble you
3. Design secondary characters as requested
4. Begin production
5. Present final animation for approval
6. Host your animation so it’s easily accessed by any viewer
7. Can deliver as an mp4 file on request
How does animation compare with video?
Animation is abstract and reaches the subconscious mind easier than the more realistic video. The subconscious mind tells the conscious mind what it wants. The conscious mind is well advised to listen. Animation has no restrictions on story telling. This is how dreams work. Anything at all is possible. This is truly liberating. Dreams for the future can seem reachable and more real that the restrictive conscious mind video which focuses only on what and where you are at now and tells you what is not possible and what you can’t have or do.
What are the key production differences?
Video is the result of what was in front of the camera lens and the associated sound at the time of recording. It can record only what you can physically produce. If you are not adept at speaking lines then it records a bumbling amateur. If you can’t act it records hesitant stultifying boring babble. If you’re not particularly pretty it records and displays that too. People get nervous and stressed when watching videos containing the above elements.
Characters in animation are always perfect as formed. They don’t get nervous or tired. Voice overs can be automated or recorded and edited. Animation is much easier to get right than video. Video being familiar looks easy. So does martial arts. It’s not.
How can my animation be customized?
We can also customize the primary character to resemble you. This can include age, ethnicity, sex, height, weight, hair color and so on. The result will not be photo realistic as that requires original art work at a much higher price. We can use system generated voices or can use your voice over.
What’s the guarantee?
Delivered animation can be revised at no cost to be substantially as represented within the first 7 days after delivery.