OUR MENU of SERVICES
BASIC TRAINING
CREATOR LEVELS
PRODUCTION GURUS
Private One-on-One Online DIGITAL ART Sessions
2 hours with an Experienced Educator / Production Guru to Artists on the Autism Spectrum
Using the ZOOM application the Educator can fully communicate with the Artist, and when needed,
operate the students mouse in order to better demonstrate a skill or insider art trick.
(Watch our video for a demonstration)
All sessions can be Recorded for Quality Control and Positive Promotional Purposes
ART FORMs VARY
Note* All Option Descriptions below are Animation-Centric, but we vary in all the Arts of Storytelling.
Upon a discussion with the Artist and an Evaluation of interests and skills, we, together,
will determine which Medium/Art Form best suits the Artist.
Writing, Animated Shorts, Poetry, Videos, Illustration, Comics, Books, Universal Products, Graphic Design
Audio-Plays, Audio-Books, Electronic Music, Sound Design
(currently we do not offer Visual Effects, Gaming, or 3D Animation)
PLEASE NOTE - WE ARE NOT TEACHING HIGHLY TECHNICAL LESSONS - OUR INSTRUCTION IS CONTENT AND COMPLETION BASED LEARNING
A Completion Based Approach to Projects means High Quality, Finished Work, no matter the Artists level of expertise.
Highly Technical Skills take years and full weeks of study and practice to obtain.
We can train and guide your application projects if you intend to apply to Trade Schools and/or other Higher Education Institutions.
PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY
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Approx. 8, 12, or 16 Sessions (Fluency in Programs are based upon the individual, therefore the student may need more lessons before they are able to advance to the Creator Level. Some students may always require assistance even in the basics and they will, after 8 Sessions, be allowed to advance to Creator Level A. See below for Level Definitions. Homework needs to be done in order to gain fluency.)
TOSSED SALAD
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12 - 16 Sessions, yet full number of lessons will depend on length of chosen project & speed of Artist. If you need a Cap on Sessions, we will create a Deadline and meet it no matter what corners need to be cut to deliver a complete Project of Broadcast Quality. If student completes Project in Record Time then we will continue to create a second and possibly third project until Minimum of 10 Lessons is met.
Fan art is acceptable only in Creator Level A. Once Level A is completed, Artist (if desired) must move to Creator Level B and create only Original Content.
Note* Instructor is Credited and Acting as the Film's Producer for all Creator Levels.
Note* When we say "find soundtrack" we mean we will supply you with music artists have donated to Tink Tank, and or you find a musician who donates or makes music for you. If you use Copyright Material without permission you will not be able to upload to our site, or to youtube without Ads and is open for youtube to remove your video if Music Owner complains.
MEAT or VEGGIE SUBSTITUTE & POTATOS
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12 - 16 Sessions, yet full number of lessons will depend on length of chosen project & speed of Artist. If you need a Cap on Sessions, we will create a Deadline and meet it no matter what corners need to be cut to deliver a complete Project of Broadcast Quality. If student completes Project in Record Time then we will continue to create a second and possibly third project until Minimum of 10 Lessons is met.
No Fan Art can be created at Creator Level B
Note* Instructor is Credited and Acting as the Film's Producer for all Creator Levels.
Note* When we say "find soundtrack" we mean we will supply you with music artists have donated to Tink Tank, and or you find a musician who donates or makes music for you. If you use Copyright Material without permission you will not be able to upload to our site, or to youtube without Ads and is open for youtube to remove your video if Music Owner complains.
COFFEE, ESPRESSO, TEA, and SORBET
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Minimum 12 Sessions
Note* All Art created in the Coffee Menu is for Non-Sale or Monetary Distribution. THIS DOES NOT MEAN IF SOMEONE COMES ALONG AND WANTS TO BUY WHAT YOU'VE MADE, OR DISTRIBUTE WHAT YOU'VE MADE you are prevented from doing so, but if so, Tink Tank Animate will Retroactively Bill for the Additional monies that fulfill the JUST DESERTS Menu Item. See Below why that difference is.
JUST DESSERTS
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Along with all of that the Producer will act as your Editor/Finisher. If there are formatting issues too stressful to complete, the Producer completes them for you. If there are Self-Distribution options that are too complex, the Producer will do it for you.
The difference between the Produced Creator Level and the Earlier Levels are Career Based differences.
Here at Tink Tank we inspire Artist's to make art as expression and not commodity. That said, we are Career Professionals ourselves and do believe in Artist Compensation and the Sales of Art, Tickets, Subscriptions, Commissions, Patrons, and other Monetary Forms of Reward.
We suggest the "Less impacted Artist on the Autism Spectrum" work through the first two Creator Levels before Dessert, unless the Artist is not interested in Animation and prefers to work in the field of Books, Illustration, or Audio Storytelling. The first 2 Creator Levels will build your Professional Understanding of a Finisher and will help you be a more Autonomous Director/Animator/Freelancer in the future. Then signing up for the Just Desserts program will be truly beneficial.
If the Artist is not confident in creating their own ideas, but desire to make Art Product, our Production Guru, for an additional charge, will create and write a project for the Artist to create.
The Just Desserts program is also open to us being your Producer on a Gig someone has hired you for. We will also, if desired, assist in Budget representation for you in regards to an Employer hiring you to make an animation/illustration/illustrate a book/write a book/write a series/etc. In the budget to be given to Commissioner, we recommend including our Lesson rates in hopes the Commissioner covers all of your costs.
12 Session Minimum, yet we do not have a real recommendation for how many lessons you want to do. This Program is open ended. As long as you want a series of lessons, we are here to Produce you.
Note* Instructor is Credited and Acting as the Film's Producer for all Creator Levels.
Note* When we say "find soundtrack" we mean we will supply you with music artists have donated to Tink Tank, and or you find a musician who donates or makes music for you. If you use Copyright Material without permission you will not be able to upload to our site, or to youtube without Ads and is open for youtube to remove your video if Music Owner complains.
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COFFEE, & A COOKIE -
Pure Enrichment extended Session Time INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED, & or, BEGINNERS WHO WANT TO LEARN FASTER 3 hour Sessions as opposed to general 2 hour Session There are no limitations to anything here. Take one Session, take 1,500. Make a movie, make a book, start an audio play then turn it into a cartoon instead. Creativity is our only boundary...and your pocketbook. The difference between This Menu Item and the Earlier Coffee Item is Length of Session. 2 Hours is productive, 3 hours is like 4 hours of productivity. If you want to get through stuff faster, produce more content sooner, accomplish more on long projects per sitting, then 3 hours really is much more productive than 3. Note* All "Coffee, Espresso, Tea, & Sorbet" small print applies. |
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CHEF's SPECIAL
BEGINNERS, INTERMEDIATES, ADVANCED, or SO CALLED EXPERTS (ALL WRITERS BENEFIT FROM HAVING A SET OF EARS AND EYES TO BOUNCE IDES OFF OF). SERIES PROPOSAL WRITING; TV, FILMs, BOOKs, other FINAL FORMATS There is a true art to creating fully developed characters that can sustain interest in multiple stories, just as well, the same rings true for creating multiple stories using the same reoccurring characters. Chef's Special instructs you in just that and more. You will forever know how to write a proper proposal for an ongoing series, no matter what format the series is told in. Sessions are for learning and notes. Between Sessions, writer must be completing writing assignments in order for Sessions to proceed. The Writer will complete the course with a full Pitch Bible ready to be turned into a New Series. Final Pilot and/or Scripts, Novels, are not expected or guaranteed to be completed within' Full Sessions. 10 - 16 Sessions, yet full number of sessions will depend on length of chosen project & speed of Writer. |
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ARTIST MANAGEMENT -
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WATCH US COOK -
Spend an Hour Watching a Professional Art Guru Show you how to do it
Some of us Learn while doing, some learn by studying...There are a number of ways an individual absorbs information. With Tink Tank's Watch and Learn, the Artist on the Autism Spectrum has a focused opportunity to see and hear about the basic tasks and see them play out right in front of their eyes, giving them not only a preview of what they will be doing when they make their own art, but a lasting impression that they too can do the magic that looks too complicated from afar. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "Watch and Learn" & VIDEO TUTORIALS is the Live Ability to ask the Professional Art Guru questions during a "Watch and Learn" Session.
There is no minimum or limited number of Watch and Learn Sessions.
Watch and Learn Sessions are recommended for Visual Learners, Trepidatious Learners, Shy Learners, On-the-Fence Learners, Naive yet Interested, Beginners, Intermediate Learners/Creators, Advanced Learners/Creators.
Watch and Learn can be very useful with Lower Functioning Artists who struggle with their output of verbal communication, but who have good input and the physical ability to operate tasks within computer programs. In these cases, the Artist is inspired to Emulate the Professional Guru who is demonstrating tasks that the Lower Functioning Artist can accomplish, even on their own, or with verbal or repetitive visual guidance for later Full Sessions.
TO GO ORDERS AKA PRODUCER RETAINERS
TO GO ORDERS
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Retainer Options Coming Soon.
Retainer Definitions: Not everyone needs lessons, but more than less, they need assistance throughout their Months, Year, and Years. With our Producer Retainers you can have access to the Producer for a Phone Call, Text, Email, or Lesson(s) / Meeting, Advice, Production, or whatever your Productive needs might be.
The Production Guru will always have you on the top of the list for any of things based on the current schedule of the Day(s)/Week(s)/Month(s).
FOR EXAMPLE: The Artist has started a new project. A week or two pass and they need help. The artist can schedule a determined amount of time that week for the Producer to work One on One with them to assist in getting past the artistic/technical wall the artist has run into. Maybe the Artist just needs a little focus again, maybe they are coming up against a deadline and need the Producer to assist in making that deadline, or the Artist has been contacted about a Gig, but needs the Producer to Negotiate terms and prices with the Commissioner. These are some of many things that may come up during the Artist's career, or life. With our Retainer, you have contracted the Producer to be available within a reasonable amount of time to tend to your needs. No waiting in line, no seeking out someone else because the Producer is "too busy" to set up a random lesson(s).
If you ask Tink Tank Animate, we believe the Retainer is the most useful and manageable way for the Artist to stay on task, get the help they need, get things done, and have a sense of peace of mind without the stringent responsibility of constant scheduled lessons, and release the pressure of being their best when the bell rings and they HAVE to do the work because they have paid for the Lessons that week, but are not feeling up to it.
Yes, sometimes individuals on the Spectrum need rigorous, planned out, scheduled, rules driven lifestyles, but that is not always so true for them in the real of Art. In the realm of Art, all Artists, A-Typical or Autistic, need peace of mind and freedom to do their best work, and we at Think Tank Animate have found this Artistic Freedom also compliments their daily life when dealing with change, random situations, and stress.
WORKSHOPS
(coming to a Town Near You)
STARTERS WORKSHOP |
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Digital Drawing in Adobe Animate - 4 hour Days for 5 days
A) No experience with Digital Drawing in Animate and/or Photoshop
B) Ages 12 and Up
C) Must be computer literate
D) Compliant in a Group Environment - Stemming, Hand Flapping, Rocking, Pacing, and other similar Actions of Autism are Acceptable. We trust a parent's judgment of their own son and daughter.
(Note* in our application process we will be asking that you generalize your "things." If we desire to have a better understanding of levels of severity or more details, you will be contacted by a Behavioral Specialist in order to better make the call for you or us. If a Group Setting is not suitable for your Artist on the Spectrum, you will find one of our other Services will be. See Below)
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Hand-Drawn Animated 1 minute Short Film - 4 hour Days for 9 days & 1 Screening Day
A) Must have basic Drawing Skills in Adobe Animate (this does not mean ability to draw Awesome Cartoons or Life Drawings. You just need the know-how to use Adobe Animate. You also do not need to draw characters or objects. You can make animations of shapes, colors, cutouts, or whatevers...)
B) Must have basic knowledge of Animate Keyframing
C) If no “A or B,” then Applicant has two Tink Tank Options prior to the Workshop.
OPTION 01: A single 2 hour Private Virtual Lesson to learn these basics. You will be supplied with exercises that you must practice throughout the week prior to the Workshop in order to be fluent enough to sit in a group setting. We cannot guarantee that if you show up unprepared that you will complete your Short Film and/or the Instructor will be able to give you enough attention to guide you the entire way. See Note*
OPTION 02: For a Fee you can be supplied the Animate Exercise Files without a Virtual Lesson. You are expected to practice these exercises throughout the week prior to the Workshop in order to be fluent enough to sit in a group setting. We cannot guarantee that if you show up unprepared that you will complete your project and/or the Instructor will be able to give you enough attention to guide you the entire way. See Note*
(Note* If Artist arrives at Tink Tank without the practiced Keyframing skills, they will be required to do the exercises on their first day of Camp in order to use their time in a productive manner enabling them the opportunity to complete their Short Film)
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE WORKSHOP - Once the Artist has been chosen to be in the Cohort of The Main Course Workshop, Tink Tank will set up a one-to-one Skye/Facetime/Zoom Video Meeting as a meet and greet so we may learn about what they'd like to make and help reel the idea in before showing up to the Workshop. There is no additional charge for the meet and greet.
This is not a competition.
Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis depending on the Artist's ability to be a part of a group setting.
Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis depending on the Artist's ability to be a part of a group setting.
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Hand-Drawn / CutOut / Abstract Animated 2-3 minute Short Film - 6 hour Days for 9 days & 1 Screening Day
A) Must have fluency in Adobe Animate, and have made at the minimum 2 Animated Shorts on their own prior to Applying to the Dessert Workshop
B) Must arrive with Completed Storyboard (either digital jpegs or 8.5 x 11 white paper)
ACCEPTANCE INTO THE WORKSHOP - Once the Artist has been chosen to be in the Cohort of The Main Course Workshop, Tink Tank will set up a one-to-one Skye/Facetime/Zoom Video Meeting as a meet and greet so we may learn about what they'd like to make and help reel the idea in before showing up to the Workshop. There is no additional charge for the meet and greet.
This is not a competition.
Applications are accepted on a first come first serve basis depending on the Artist's ability to be a part of a group setting.
CHEF's SPECIAL WORKSHOP |
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