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Making a Fortune from Your Conteng-Conteng!

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Whoever told you that artists only become wealthy after they are dead? In Malaysia, it might be worst, nobody even know you after you are dead (sorry, artists…). We also have a few good ones to name a few- Datuk Lat, Reggie Lee.

Rich Cartoonist… (via Boing Boing)

The “funnies� you read every day bring $8,000,000 a year to a small group of 200 cartoonists. How they rose to the top and how you can enter their select circle is told here by leading comic artists.THAT laugh you had today over your favorite funny strip is worth money— $200 to $1,000 a day to the cartoonist that made you chuckle.

His pen and ink characters are part of a great $8,000,000 industry that is far from overcrowded and that is practically depression proof.

However, local comic scene is not as profitable as depicted from the article, not very unlike the filmmaking industry, the music industry, actually, the whole entertaiment industry…

So I guess it’s pretty important to match your talent to your geographical location.




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  • shadowfox
    The local comic scene has potential for hilarious laughter. They can look at our politicians for a wealth of examples. We absolutely do not lack laughing material as Malaysia is a nation of laughing stocks.

    Only problem is, how many of these cartoonists have the guts to express themselves by making fun of these hilarious monkey politicians ?

    Here's one that has so much potential that it's making people laugh.

    Uncle Najib wants you !

    http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c350/roswellb...
  • shadowfox
    While we're at creative industry topic, let us focus our attention now on the MDC project Saladin, an animated 3D movie. MDC has been accused of abusing tax payer's funds.

    http://www.mmail.com.my/Current_News/MM/Thursda...

    A SIX-minute trailer costing RM20 million?

    Rakan BH

    This is the amount spent by the Creative Application Development Centre to develop a trailer for the film, Saladin. The centre is under the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).

    The stunning disclosure on the animated movie came from DAP Seputeh member Teresa Kok who told the House that the money on the project was spent over a six-year period, begining 2000.

    “Even more galling was that the pre-production script was written by a foreigner. A million (ringgit) was paid to the American script writer. Officials from MDeC also used the excuse of having to liase with the American director to travel to the US regularly.�

    However, after six years of plodding, the MDeC failed to produce the movie.

    “The right to produce the movie has been given to Silver Ant Sdn Bhd and Imaginex Studios Sdn Bhd,� said Kok.

    “The film has been turned into a television serial. Now, MDeC is asking for more funds under the 9th Malaysia Plan for this project. Is this not a waste of public funds, and indirect corruption?� she thundered."
  • shadowfox
    Here's an excerpt of the speech in Malay.

    http://teresakok.blogsome.com/2006/04/19/my-10-...

    Filem Saladin

    Datuk yang diPertua, saya ingin minta Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Innovasi memberitahu kepada dewan yang mulia ini tentang projek filem Saladin. Kononnya filem itu telah memakan perbelanjaan sebanyak RM20 juta, tetapi pihak berkenaan hanya mampu menggunakan wang yang begitu banyak untuk mengeluarkan filem “Trailer� yang selama enam minit sahaja.

    Filem Saladin merupakan tugas asas Creative Application Development Centre (CAD-C) di MDeC untuk melangkahi masuk ke industri animasi antarabangsa dengan menggunakan bakat tempatan, tetapi anehnya kononnya CAD-C membayar US $ 1 juta kepada seorang pengarang skrip Hollywood dan bukannya penulis skrip tempatan untuk menulis skrip pre-penerbitan, mengikut sumber dalam industri filem, kosnya adalah jauh lebih rendah daripada angka ini. Selain itu, pegawai MDeC juga menggunakan alasan ini untuk berulang-alik ke Amerika Syarikat sejak tahun 2000 dan ia telah memakan perbelanjaan yang amat tinggi manakala tiada apa-apa audit dijalankan terhadap projek “out-sourcing� ini.
    MDeC membina Creative Multimedia Lab dengan kos RM5.2 juta atas alasan untuk menggunakan peralatan yang canggih dan mahal untuk mengeluarkan Saladin, tetapi sebaliknya Creative Multimedia Lab ini hanya mampu mengeluarkan filem trailer selama enam minit sahaja selepas ia dirancang selama enam tahun, akhirnya, filem ini diberi kepada syarikat swasta iaitu Silver Ant Sdn. Bhd. and Imaginex Studios Sdn. Bhd untuk menjalankan penerbitan, dan Majalah “The Edge� yang bertarikh 17 April 2006 melaporkan bahawa “Silver Ant membuat animasi itu dalam masa tiga bulan manakala Imaginex membuat suara-bunyian (sound effects) dalam masa dua minggu.

    Sekarang, filem Saladin telah ditukar menjadi siri filem TV, MDeC ingin minta peruntukan dana lagi bagi projek ini dalam RMK9. MDeC sebenarnya satu agensi kerajaan “one-stop� yang ditugaskan untuk membantu kemajuan sektor ICT di Malaysia. Kenapakah agensi ini membelanjakan wang yang begitu banyak untuk memasuki bidang penerbitan filem secara langsung dan bukannya menggubalkan dasar dan memberi insentif untuk menggalakkan syarikat swasta menceburkan diri dalam bidang penerbitan file mini? Bukankah tindakan MDeC ini merupakan penyalahangunaan wang rakyat dan korupsi secara tidak langsung?
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